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Tracked and curated - from our flagship Sesame Summit to the industrial shows where pilots actually get signed. One month at a time, promoted picks first.
The world's leading maritime technology tradeshow, held every two years.
Slovenia's biggest information-security conference: three parallel tracks for security practitioners, CIOs and IT managers at Hotel Perla.
An informal Vilnius pitch night in Workland's kitchen, where early-stage founders pitch Freshmango's mentor and investor network for a €5,000 prize pool.
Berlin consumer and home technology tradeshow for brands, retail buyers, media and the public, with an IFA NEXT startup area.
The world's private capital hub: three days in Paris where LPs, GPs, advisers and fund services meet to raise, allocate and deploy…
Deutsche Telekom's free digital business festival in Cologne's Rheinauhafen, aimed at German SMEs adopting AI, cloud and connectivity.
Evening startup meetup in Kaunas run by Startup Lithuania, this edition built around meeting angel and VC investors.
The world's leading automotive aftermarket tradeshow.
Europe's landmark media-art festival: five days in Linz where artists, scientists and technologists show work at the edge of art and technology.
Community conference for data scientists and ML engineers in the Python and open-source ecosystem, with two conference days at NDSM Loods and…
Media, entertainment and broadcast technology tradeshow at RAI Amsterdam for broadcasters, streamers, production and engineering teams.
A three-day developer conference on the Adriatic: six stages of AI, infrastructure and engineering talks for builders and tech teams.
A five-day citywide festival of Cambridge deep tech, for founders, researchers, investors and policymakers, with an Innovation Alley startup showcase.
Norway's biggest software-development conference, five days of talks and workshops for working developers, architects and engineering leads.
Europe's biggest HR trade fair, held at Koelnmesse each September - for HR leaders, people teams, recruiters and work-tech vendors.
A developer conference in Warsaw with three parallel tracks on AI engineering, cloud and software architecture, for senior engineers across CEE.
A half-day Nicosia conference from IMH and ISACA Cyprus for CISOs, IT leaders and regulators working on cyber resilience and compliance.
France Digitale's flagship annual event in Paris, gathering founders, investors and policymakers from across Europe's startup ecosystem.
France's IoT, AI and robotics tradeshow, where industrial buyers meet startups, integrators and chip suppliers over two days in Lyon.
An agrifood and foodtech innovation summit in Valencia connecting startups, investors and food industry players around sustainable food production.
Two days of big-name business keynotes at Messukeskus in Helsinki, for CEOs, owners and senior executives from across the Nordics and beyond.
Reeperbahn Festival is a music festival and industry conference in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district. The 2026 edition ran from 16 to 19…
Europe's largest annual future festival: two days of debate on AI, society and technology in Budapest, for students, founders and the curious…
One-day Vilnius startup conference and pitch battle connecting Baltic founders with international investors.
Curated single-track AI conference in Paris in the dot conferences 'TED-style' format, with around 20 handpicked talks for developers and machine learning…
Music Frontiers is the music-tech conference of MusicTech Germany, the German federal music-tech association. The 2026 edition ran on 17 and 18…
The Balkan Computer Congress: a non-commercial hacker and security gathering in Novi Sad, with talks and workshops run by the community itself.
The 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF, Donostia Zinemaldia) ran from 18 to 26 September 2026 in San Sebastián, Spain. Screenings…
A twelve-day, city-wide festival of 200+ mostly free tech events across Leeds, for the region's developers, digital businesses and tech community.
A citywide, community-programmed tech festival across Belfast: 60+ events for founders, developers and Northern Ireland's wider tech scene.
Sting's accelerator demo day in Stockholm, where its latest cohort pitches to investors in three-minute slots.
Edinburgh's two-day summit for startup founders, operators and investors, capped at 300 attendees with 50+ speakers.
Ireland's national cybersecurity conference: a day in Kilkenny for the country's security industry, public sector, academia and vendors.
The world's largest rail transport technology tradeshow, held every two years.
Free, volunteer-run French data and AI community conference in Nantes, open to all data professionals - with a first Lyon edition launching…
Copenhagen Fintech's two-day conference at TAP1, bringing fintech founders together with banks, investors and regulators from across the Nordics.
The UK's leading free-to-attend data, analytics and AI conference and exhibition, filling Olympia London with 200+ exhibitors and 16 conference theatres.
Europe's digital marketing and advertising trade fair returns to Cologne with a dedicated start-up area in Halls 6-8.
0100 Emerging Europe is a startup and venture conference in Budapest, Hungary, running 23-24 September 2026.
The Cluj-Napoca edition of Romania's biggest developer conference, a one-day, three-stage programme for engineers and tech leads.
ScotSoft is a software engineering and AI conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 24 September 2026.
AAIC Austrian AI Congress is an AI conference in Vienna, Austria, on 24 September 2026.
Malta's national science and arts festival, filling Valletta's streets with research, performance and hands-on demos for the public.
IT Arena is a software engineering conference in Lviv, Ukraine, running 25-27 September 2026.
A week-long digital festival across Toulouse, with 20+ themed tracks, a hackathon and side events for the Occitanie tech and business community.
Bits & Pretzels is a founders festival in Munich bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and corporates for talks, workshops and networking.
Cyprus's main public policy conference, three days in Nicosia bringing politicians, business, academia and civil society into one room.
The Mondial du Batiment's flagship construction tradeshow.
BASTA! Herbst is a software engineering conference in Mainz, Germany, running 28 September - 2 October 2026.
GOTO Copenhagen is a software engineering conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, running 28 September - 2 October 2026.
A one-day Toulouse gathering of space agency leaders, primes and suppliers, run by La Tribune at the Cite de l'Espace.
UK health tech tradeshow at ExCeL London for NHS and public sector digital, IT and clinical leaders and the suppliers who serve…
Spain's national biotechnology industry meeting, organised by AseBio, bringing together biotech companies, investors and researchers for partnering and dealmaking.
Trondheim Tech Port's three-day autumn festival for Norway's technology, research and startup community.
A one-day Slovak innovation festival on industrial transformation, AI in manufacturing and regional development, for makers, manufacturers and founders.
Devopsdays Berlin is a software engineering conference in Berlin, Germany, running 29-30 September 2026.
Sifted's London gathering for European startup founders, operators and investors, built around candid on-stage conversation.
Cross-border healthcare tradeshow and congress in Luxembourg for hospital decision-makers, IT and HR directors, researchers and healthtech firms.
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