When compiling the rating, both industry-wide conferences and specialized events were taken into account. Also, we did not bypass the largest international exhibitions in the field of high technologies, which have a business program.
TechCrunch Disruption
One of the world’s most famous technological event series. Every year, the creators of the international brand Techcrunch gather IT entrepreneurs at the largest industry events (Disrupt SF, Disrupt NY, Disrupt Beijing, Disrupt Europe), city conferences (TechCrunch Tokyo, TechCrunch Bangalore, TechCrunch Shanghai, TechCrunch Italy, TechCrunch Moscow), international competitions and competitions (Disrupt SF Hackathon, Disrupt Europe Hackathon) and during the annual awards ceremony in San Francisco (Crunchies Awards).
DLD Conference
Like CIO conferences, the DLD conference attracts the attention of business, media, social activists, and tech experts. The main meeting takes place once a year in January, and the network of regional conferences covers almost all continents: guests from Tel Aviv, Palo Alto, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, London, and New York have already become DLD participants. You can get to the conference only by invitation of the organizers.
LeWeb
The international IT conference LeWeb twice a year reveals new names and shows the latest trends in the field of information technology: in summer – in London and in winter – in Paris. The future of the high-tech industry is discussed by the best inventors and entrepreneurs. Young teams can get acquainted with large investors and influential market participants at the Startup Competition and during Partner workshops.
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a festival of innovators who launch new projects and bring innovative ideas to life. Despite the fact that the Week is dedicated not only to the ICT market, the organizers of the event also make the main focus on technology start-ups. GEW helps entrepreneurs from all over the world, and 138 countries have already become members of the Global Entrepreneurship Week community.
NOAH Conference
The largest event in the Internet industry. The 2012 conference brought together entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and investors from 44 countries. 107 experts from 15 countries spoke before the participants. Access to the NOAH Conference is by invitation only. The main location of the forum is London.
Lift Conference
A three-day event with a European residence permit. Lift Conference is dedicated to the development of IT and the impact of technology development on society. Six times the conference was held in Geneva. In addition, the event was hosted by Marseille, Seoul, and Jeju. SIME Northern Europe’s largest conference for internet businessmen and digital entrepreneurs. Among the main sections of SIME are media, Internet, advertising, and IT. Upcoming events will be held in Stockholm, Miami, and London. Since 1995, the organizers of the event have been holding the annual SIME Awards in the field of digital technologies.
Webit Events
Webit Congress is an industry event that is one of the largest IT conferences in Europe. The congress is dedicated to Internet technologies, online advertising, startups, telecommunications, and e-commerce. Until 2011, the annual event was held in Bulgaria and was designed for participants from Eastern Europe, however, as a result of an increase in the number of visitors, it was decided to move Webit to Istanbul, and now its audience is specialists from EMEA countries.
