While North American, European, and Asian tech markets are still acting quite independently and anchored in their historical hubs, Central and Eastern Europe remained “terra incognita” on the global map. More than 2 million talents, first offices, and R&D centers of up to 70 unicorns and around $44 billion in export.
CEE startups are initially focusing on international markets. Product companies are included in global industry rankings. Outsourcing companies work with clients from all over the world. At the same time, there is a very limited amount of available verified and regularized information on the CEE tech scene in English. In this text, AIN.Capital is committed to filling the gap with tech events in the CEE region.
AIN.Capital has selected the most important and largest IT events in Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland that will be held in 2023. Visiting these events will introduce you to the CEE technology scene, will help you find employees, clients, startups, investors, press coverage, useful acquaintances, and much more.
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| Conference | City, Country | Date | Attendees | Target audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech On-line Expo | Prague, Czech Republic | January 22-23 | 7,000 | E-commerce developers |
| sTARTUp Day | Tartu, Estonia | March 15-17 | 3,100 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
| Amper Expo | Brno, Czech Republic | March 21-23 | 28,000 | Cross-disciplinary |
| Reboot Develop Blue | Dubrovnik, Croatia | April 24-26 | 1,500 | Cross-disciplinary |
| TechChill | Riga, Latvia | April 26-28 | 2,300 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
| Impact | Poznan, Poland | May 10-11 | 6,000 | Cross-disciplinary |
| Digital Dragons 2023 | Kraków, Poland | May 15-16 | 2,100 | Game Developers |
| Bucharest Tech Week | Bucharest, Romania | May 22-28 | 2,500 | Cross-disciplinary |
| Latitude59 | Tallinn, Estonia | May 24-26 | 2,500 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
| Infoshare | Gdańsk, Poland | May 24-25 | 6,000 | Investors, Tech Companies |
| Vienna UP | Vienna, Austria | May 30 – June 7 | 10,000 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
| Devoxx Poland Conference | Kraków, Poland | May 31 – June 2, 2023 | 2,700 offline & 600,000 online | Java Developers |
| Brandminds Summit 2022 | Bucharest, Romania | June 2-3 | 6,500 | Digital Marketing |
| Game Access | Brno, Czech Republic | June 2-3 | 2,000 | Game Developers |
| Perspektywy Women in Tech | Wrocław, Poland | June 14-15 | 2,500 | Cross-disciplinary |
| Webit Impact Forum | Sofia, Bulgaria & Metaverse | June 28-29 | 250,000 offline & 1,500,000 online | Cross-disciplinary |
| SHIFT | Turku, Finland | August 23-24 | 1,000 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
| Infobip Shift | Zadar, Croatia | September 18-19 | 4,000 offline & 10,000 online | Cross-disciplinary |
| IT Arena | Lviv, Ukraine | September 29-October 1 | 5,000 | Executives, Startups & Investors |
| How to Web | Bucharest, Romania | October 4-5 | 2,500 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
| Wolves Summit | Vienna, Austria | October 24-26 | 26,000 | Cross-disciplinary |
| Slush | Helsinki, Finland | November 30-December 1 | 12,000 | Managers, Startups & Investors |
