Berlin, Germany · Event Europe's #1 AI summit for business, bringing together 3,000 business leaders, AI pioneers, and enterprise innovators. They share real-world cases, proven implementation strategies, and the lessons behind successful AI initiatives that help organizations turn AI ambition into enterprise-wide transformation and competitive advantage.
Brussels, Belgium · Event FinTech Belgium, Sailpeak and Vlerick Business School unveil the third edition of the AI Barometer at SilverSquare North, tracking how Belgian financial institutions are moving from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment, with keynotes, use cases, panel and networking.
Paris, France · Event Grassroots networking meetup in Paris for early-stage AI founders, angels, and local builders. Smaller format designed for candid conversations, quick pitches, and co-founder or talent discovery in the pre-seed ecosystem.
Belgrade, Serbia · Event Startit's week of 25+ free AI events spanning Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Niš, drawing 1000+ attendees across 20+ partner organizations for talks, workshops, and meetups on applied AI and startups.
Vienna, Austria · Event Annual meeting point of the Austrian startup ecosystem at Ottakringer Brauerei in Vienna. Brings founders, investors and industry leaders together for talks, panels and high-value networking under the 2026 motto 'No risk, no fun(ds)'.
Ljubljana, Slovenia · Event Largest AWS-focused conference in the Adriatic region, hosted at Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana Mons. Full day of community-led sessions on cloud architecture, modern AWS services, and cloud-native development for developers, architects and founders.
Budapest, Hungary · Event Central and Eastern Europe's AWS community gathering at Kristály Színtér in Budapest. One-day event with keynotes from AWS specialists, hands-on workshops, and cloud networking.
Riga, Latvia · Event BalticNOG 2026 is the annual Baltic Network Operators Group conference, moving to Riga for its next edition at the Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel. It unites 400+ network engineers and internet-infrastructure professionals around routing security, IPv6 deployment, network automation, cybersecurity, cloud networking and regulatory developments, plus a new community-driven 'Skunk Works' format for tackling operational challenges.
Barcelona, Spain · Accelerator Founder and team development accelerator led by Esade and IQS with a long-form program timeline. Application deadline: March 27, 2026. Notification target: April 14, 2026. Program timeline: April 2026 to July 2028, focused on entrepreneurial capability building and strategic networks.
Bled, Slovenia · Event 21st edition of Slovenia's flagship international policy forum, themed Choosing the Future. Convenes heads of state, ministers, business leaders and innovators around geopolitics, the digital transition, AI governance and sustainability.
Prague, Czech Republic · Event Europe's largest Bitcoin conference, now in its fourth edition, bringing together 8,500+ enthusiasts, 250+ speakers, and 100+ companies across three stages to discuss Bitcoin technology, economics, sovereignty, and culture.
Budapest, Hungary · Event A distributed startup festival where Budapest's tech companies, coworking spaces, and VCs open their doors for two days of talks, workshops, and networking. Free to attend, with 3,000+ participants visiting 100+ venues across the city. Ideal for discovering Hungary's startup scene.
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Event Large-scale IT and networking conference with training labs, cloud infrastructure sessions, and the World of Solutions expo. Price: about EUR 700 expo-only to EUR 2700 full conference. DevNet Zone is strong for developer founders and platform integrations.
Kyiv, Ukraine · Event Regional stop of the Conversion Conf affiliate-marketing circuit, bringing CPA networks, advertisers, media-buyers, and ad-tech vendors to Kyiv for one day of talks, expo, and deal-making. Sister events run in Warsaw and Limassol.
Belgrade, Serbia · Event B2B game industry conference co-hosted by DevGAMM and the Serbian Games Association at Hilton Belgrade, with two days of talks, expo, and MeetToMatch networking for developers, publishers, and investors across the Balkans.
Copenhagen, Denmark · Event Europe's premier payments and transaction banking summit, organised by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra at Bella Center Copenhagen. Brings together 1,400+ professionals and 100+ speakers across open banking, payments, digital identity, and cross-border innovation.
Vilnius, Lithuania · Event 26th EBAN Congress brings hundreds of European business angels, VCs, and ecosystem leaders to Vilnius for keynotes, an awards gala, and a Lithuanian startup study visit, with focus on Space & Defence Tech, BioTech, and CleanTech.
Cascais, Portugal · Event 10th edition at Nova SBE Carcavelos, theme 'Reignite Democracy'. Free convening of Nobel laureates, heads of state, activists and young leaders across five pillars including AI & Tech, Health & Preparedness and Global Peace. Limited seats.
Málaga, Spain · Event European Commission-backed flagship telecoms conference at FYCMA Málaga combining EuCNC's 35th edition and 6G Summit's 8th edition, drawing close to 1,000 delegates from 40+ countries to discuss Beyond 5G and 6G networks, with a 50+ exhibitor floor.
Brussels, Belgium · Event The European Dialogue on Internet Governance is an open multi-stakeholder platform on internet governance, hosted by EURid at the European Commission's Charlemagne Building. The 2026 edition celebrates 20 years of .eu under the theme 'European Voices for the Future of the Internet'.
Brno, Czech Republic · Event European Ruby Conference hosted at Hotel Passage in Brno: two days of Ruby talks, community sessions, and international developer networking, preceded by an early-registration meetup on September 16.
Lisbon, Portugal · Event European debut of the meetings-first fintech event: 2,500+ senior attendees, 650+ hosted buyers from banks & PSPs, and 25,000+ pre-scheduled double opt-in meetings across payments, banking, lending and embedded finance. 70% C-suite.
Vienna, Austria · Event Two-day festival at Gartenbaukino gathering 1,500+ creatives at the intersection of design, technology and entrepreneurship. Features 20+ international speakers, hands-on workshops and 25+ talks on creative processes, breakthroughs and craft.
Funchal, Portugal · Event A week-long founder retreat in Madeira combining business education, partnership-building, and wellness, aimed at established founders running profitable businesses rather than first-timers. Its value is high-trust networking and strategic-partnership formation in a small-group island setting, plus a tie-in to Madeira's digital-nomad ecosystem.
Barcelona, Spain · Event Community networking evening hosted during MWC week in Barcelona, typically held at Pier 01 and connecting French founders and partners. Features informal pitches, drinks, and structured introductions with the Franco-Spanish startup community. Valuable for French startups expanding into Southern Europe or seeking MWC-week side networking.
London, United Kingdom · Event Monthly community meetup for French founders, investors, and operators in London. Typically held on the first Thursday of the month at venues like The Arboretum or Huckletree.
Lisbon, Portugal · Event Networking night hosted during Web Summit week by the French Embassy and the French Tech community in Lisbon. Brings together French founders, international investors, and ecosystem partners for informal drinks and introductions. Valuable for French startups attending Web Summit and seeking warm connections with the Franco-Portuguese tech network.
Brasov, Romania · Event Romania's largest fintech-focused banking summit at QOSMO Hotel in Brasov, with 30+ debate topics covering payments trends, SME financing, neobanking, and geopolitical impact on banking; 500+ participants and 50+ speakers in 2025.
Poznan, Poland · Event CEE's largest B2B games industry conference at Poznań Congress Centre with 320+ speakers across 13 tracks, 80+ exhibitors and 3200+ attendees from 50+ countries. Co-located with Poznań Game Arena consumer fair.
Katowice, Poland · Event New summer edition of Game Industry Conference bringing 120+ speakers across 8 parallel tracks, 30+ B2B exhibitors and 1200+ attendees to Silesia's International Congress Centre with lower ticket prices than the Poznań flagship.
Tbilisi, Georgia · Event Three-day decentralized tech & innovation festival at Factory Tbilisi with 200+ speakers across five stages and 80+ side events. Brings founders, investors, and creatives together around Web3, AI, FinTech, iGaming, and AgriTech.
Limassol, Cyprus · Event Premier online trading and fintech expo at City of Dreams Mediterranean, drawing 6,500+ attendees, 200+ exhibitors and 100+ speakers from over 120 countries across brokerage, payments and trading-tech.
Riga, Latvia · Event Second annual summit at Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel uniting iGaming studio heads, product managers, game designers and marketing leads for two days of market-expansion strategy, technology insights and cross-region networking.
Oslo, Norway · Event JavaZone 2026 is Norway's biggest community-driven Java conference, organised entirely by volunteers from javaBin (the Norwegian Java User Group) at Nova Spektrum in Lillestrom near Oslo on 2-3 September 2026. Around 3,600 attendees and roughly 200 speakers cover the JVM ecosystem, developer tooling and software craftsmanship. By design no speaker is paid and no talk can be bought onto the program, which is selected by an independent committee.
Warsaw, Poland · Event Organisator The official La French Tech community in Warsaw, a movement bridging the French and Polish tech ecosystems. It brings startup founders, investors, policymakers, and community builders together through events such as French Tech Connect Warsaw, and helps innovative companies expand between France and Central Europe.
Tallinn, Estonia · Event Latitude59 is Estonia's flagship startup and tech conference, gathering founders, investors, and innovators from across the Nordics and Baltics. The 2027 edition returns to Kultuurikatel in Tallinn on May 19–21, with tickets already on sale via Fienta. The event features pitch competitions, investor meetings, and a main-stage program spanning two full days.
St. Julian's, Malta · Event Week-long international gathering of the maritime industry hosted in Valletta, convening shipowners, regulators, ports, and maritime-tech innovators around shipping decarbonisation, digitalisation, and Malta's flag-state ecosystem.
Reykjavik, Iceland · Event Curated conference at Harpa for bootstrapped and indie-funded SaaS founders, with around 200 attendees from 30+ countries. Focus on practical growth, profitability and long-term ownership rather than fundraising.
Oslo, Norway · Event NDC Oslo is one of Europe's largest independent software developer conferences, organised by NDC Conferences at Oslo Spektrum from 14–18 September 2026. The 2026 edition features around 154 speakers across 165 sessions plus 16 hands-on workshops, covering .NET, cloud, AI, security, and software craftsmanship.
Malmö, Sweden · Event Europe's premier games-industry gathering at Slagthuset in Malmö, with conference talks, expo floor, the Nordic Game Awards, and a closing Masterclass Friday. Draws studios, publishers, and investors from across the Nordics.
Stockholm, Sweden · Event The premier Nordic life-science partnering event organised by SwedenBIO, rotating to Stockholm in 2026. Brings biotech, pharma, medtech, and digital-health players together for partnering meetings, panels, and company presentations.
Stockholm, Sweden · Event Stockholm's city-wide, open-access technology week with hundreds of independently hosted panels, hackathons, and investor summits connected under one platform and anchored by the open Tech Open gathering in Kungstradgarden. The festival convenes startups, scaleups, investors, and ecosystem actors from across the Nordics for five days of programming.
Krakow, Poland · Event Long-running monthly morning meetup of Krakow's startup community at Yolk Workspace, gathering founders, freelancers, investors and tech professionals for informal networking over coffee. Free to attend and a reliable entry point for early-stage founders building their local network and finding collaborators in the Krakow ecosystem.
Athens, Greece · Event Three-day tech, business and arts festival across Athens with 10,000+ attendees, 250+ speakers, a startup competition, Founders' Day and Investors' Day, plus 70+ side events spanning AI, defense, fintech and deep tech.
Warsaw, Poland · Event Networking event connecting the Polish diaspora and expats with local business opportunities, featuring structured matchmaking and roundtables on legal and tax changes. Strong fit for B2B founders and digital transformation providers.
Athens, Greece · Event World's largest maritime exhibition at Metropolitan Expo Athens, drawing 2,000+ exhibitors from 145 countries with 60+ conferences covering shipping tech, green fuels, digitalization and maritime innovation, plus a dedicated startup zone.
Riga, Latvia · Event Riga EVO VC & Startups is an evening networking social run by the global EVO VC & Startups community, hosted at PILS Bar in the Grand Palace Hotel in Riga's old town. It connects investors and tech founders — including micro-cap and deep-tech founders — for informal conversations around finding co-founders, team, funding or scaling partners.
Sophia Antipolis, France · Event Developer conference on the French Riviera at SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis: one Deep Dive day plus two conference days, 50 talks and 30 workshops for around 700 attendees across web, cloud, DevOps and AI tracks.
Lodz, Poland · Event Long-running local startup meetup in Lodz focused on practical feedback, mentorship, and early-stage networking. The #402 edition continues a grassroots format that is especially accessible for first-time founders and local ecosystem participants.
Tbilisi, Georgia · Event Regional iGaming, sports betting, and affiliate-marketing summit at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace, expecting 2,500+ delegates and 70+ speakers from Eastern Europe and Central Asia covering regulation, tech, and operations.
Turku, Finland · Event The 11th edition of Turku's flagship business festival for C-level decision-makers, business developers, and growth-company tech leaders, with app-based matchmaking and an evening programme.
Aarhus, Denmark · Event A one-day startup festival in Aarhus bringing together 700+ founders, investors, and operators in small, curated, participatory sessions. Hosted by Startup Aarhus, designed for real connections and practical progress beyond traditional panel formats.
Madrid, Spain · Event Major Madrid conference at La Nave with 20,000+ attendees, 2,000+ investors, and 6,000+ startups across fintech, energy, mobility, and health tech. Founder passes typically EUR 300-700 with free access for selected startups. Its selective startup competition awards EUR 100,000 prizes, a key bridge between European and Latin American markets.
Riga, Latvia · Event Startup BBQ is a long-running informal summer gathering of the Riga startup community — founders, friends, food and open conversations with no main stage or strict agenda. The 2026 edition, billed '10 Years Later', marks a decade of the tradition and runs the evening of 20 August at Startup House Riga, serving as a community networking event rather than a conference.
Brussels, Belgium · Event Full-day national startup conference at The Egg Brussels with four stages (Founders, Investors, Service Providers, Corporates), culminating in the Belgium Startup Awards ceremony and a pitch competition with a €100,000 convertible loan prize.
Voss, Norway · Event A unique startup conference set in the fjords of Voss, Norway, combining outdoor adventure activities with startup pitching, investor meetings, and networking. Attracts 600+ founders and investors for an intimate, high-energy experience. Known for its unconventional format mixing kayaking and hiking with deal-making. Tickets from EUR 400-800.
Bratislava, Slovakia · Event The Bratislava chapter of the global Startup Grind community powered by Google for Startups. Hosts monthly fireside chats with successful founders and an annual flagship event bringing together 400+ Slovak and Central European entrepreneurs. Free to attend with RSVP.
Winterthur, Switzerland · Event The biggest startup event in Switzerland, returning to Eulachhallen Winterthur and joining the Swiss Startup Association umbrella in 2026. Targets ~9,500 changemakers across health tech, sustainability and deep tech with pitches, exhibitions and ecosystem networking.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · Event The Luxembourg edition of the Startup Ole international roadshow, connecting early-stage startups with corporates and investors from the Greater Region (Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Germany). Features speed-dating investor sessions and pitch battles. Free for selected startups, EUR 50 general admission.
Athens, Greece · Event A distributed open-doors festival where Athens' startups, incubators, and investors welcome visitors for talks, demos, and networking. Free to attend with 2,000+ participants across 50+ venues. The best way to experience Greece's growing startup ecosystem firsthand.
Klagenfurt, Austria · Event Regional meetup event in Klagenfurt, hosted by AustrianStartups, fostering connections within the local startup community as part of their ongoing series.
Žilina, Slovakia · Event 13th edition of the Techstars-format Startup Weekend at the University of Žilina Rectorate: a 54-hour hackathon turning ideas into pitchable startups with 14+ mentors, workshops, meals & final pitches to a judges panel.
Limassol, Cyprus · Event Two-day startup summit at IT Warehouse Limassol focused on cross-border growth, connecting Cyprus and European founders, investors and support organisations through pitching, panels and matchmaking.
Košice, Slovakia · Event Košice IT Valley's flagship summer networking evening combined with the ESG Awards, recognising sustainable business practices across the eastern-Slovak tech & industry cluster at Hotel & Restaurant Resort Barca.
Bern, Switzerland · Event Long-established Swiss IT security conference at Kursaal Bern bringing international speakers to a national audience of students, technical practitioners, security officers and CISOs. The 2026 theme is 'Shadow IT'.
Bern, Switzerland · Event The leading conference of the Swiss medical technology industry, organized by Swiss Medtech at Kursaal Bern. Attracts 800+ industry representatives annually with the 2026 edition focusing on integration under the multi-year theme 'Mastering Complexity'.
Visby, Sweden · Event Techarena's tech-and-policy track inside Almedalsveckan on Gotland, with three stages, 150+ speakers, 60+ panels, a Nordic startup showcase, and 3,000 invited VIPs alongside Sweden's political class.
Dublin, Ireland · Event Flagship women-led event of Dublin Tech Week at the Mansion House Round Room. Brings together 300+ women founders, investors and ecosystem leaders for keynotes, panels, founder showcases and networking focused on capital access and global growth.
Stavanger, Norway · Event Norway Health Tech's flagship gathering, expanding to Stavanger at HelseCampus, focused on health system efficiency and health technology for preparedness, defence, and dual use.
Thessaloniki, Greece · Event 90th edition of Greece's largest general trade and innovation fair at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center, with Japan as Honored Country; combines tech pavilions, startup showcases, and government innovation programming over nine days.
Warsaw, Poland · Event Weekly community gathering at CIC Warsaw with breakout sessions and office hours for founders, investors, and mentors. This entry represents the March 5th 2026 edition.
Rovinj, Croatia · Event Largest regional communications festival now in its 19th edition, with five content tracks including Media, AI, HR, Investment and Finance Weekend gathering media, marketing and PR professionals.