West Slope Startup Week 2026
Join us in Durango for five days of hands-on workshops, inspiring talks, and meaningful connection across 10 dynamic tracks, celebrating rural entrepreneurs and the communities they call home.
Founders, startups and early-stage teams. Across 24 cities and 19 countries on the radar.
Join us in Durango for five days of hands-on workshops, inspiring talks, and meaningful connection across 10 dynamic tracks, celebrating rural entrepreneurs and the communities they call home.
Entrepreneurs, creatives, community leaders, and anyone building something meaningful.
West Slope Startup Week is a free, five-day conference designed for rural entrepreneurs, creatives, and community leaders, featuring 9 unique tracks and dozens of sessions.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Oslo Innovation Week highlights diverse startups and scaleups focused on renewable energy, health tech, and ocean tech for impactful solutions.
Founders, investors, and innovation leaders
Spotlights Nordic startups and scaleups in renewable energy, health, and ocean tech.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Cyber Security Nordic: two days at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre with presentations on current cybersecurity issues and an exhibition of security technology providers from the Nordics and beyond.
IT and ICT executives, cybersecurity experts, and public and private sector decision-makers.
Covers the politics, economics and future of cybersecurity, with side events including the GovCyber Finland conference, a Hacker's Corner and a cybersecurity startup pitch.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
San Francisco hosts the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, November 4-6, 2026, gathering global startups, VCs, entrepreneurs and tech CEOs as regional pitch-competition winners take the stage.
Startup founders, VCs and entrepreneurs following the global pitch-competition finale
Culminates a global pitch competition where regional winners vie for a shot at the Grand Finale stage, rather than a standard agenda of invited speakers alone.
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Web Summit is a major global technology conference that brings together industry leaders, innovators, and startups to discuss the future of tech.
Attendees from startups, media, and investors.
Web Summit is recognized as the best tech conference in Europe, featuring a wide range of topics and a diverse audience.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Philadelphia's Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference is one of the East Coast's largest venture capital events, culminating in the Lion's Den pitch competition.
venture investors, startup founders and corporate development leaders
Now over 30 years running, it draws 1,000+ attendees and 45 pitching companies, capped by the Lion's Den, PACT's own version of Shark Tank.
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Cyber Week marks its 16th year at Tel Aviv University: four days of conferences, seminars and roundtables on cybersecurity, AI and quantum, with plenaries and an exhibition at the Smolarz Auditorium.
Cybersecurity leaders, researchers, startups, investors, and government and defence officials worldwide.
Chaired by the director of TAU's Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center, it runs alongside AI Week, a Quantum Day and BSides, with side events across the campus.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
The SF Ruby Startup Conference 2026 is a three-day event at SFJAZZ, focusing on Ruby engineering with networking opportunities and talks from industry leaders.
Engineers and founders in the Ruby community.
A unique conference for Ruby engineers featuring hand-picked speakers, networking sessions, and interactive quests.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
CodeLaunch is a startup accelerator competition offering free entry and no equity requirement, connecting startups with investors and development teams.
Software developers and engineers
A startup accelerator competition connecting founders with investors and dev teams.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Slush 2026 in Helsinki curates its crowd so that 76% of attendees are startups or investors, drawing founders from 70+ countries with a mostly European base.
startup founders and venture investors
Deliberately curates attendance so over three-quarters are startups or investors, not general tech enthusiasts, while still drawing founders from 70+ countries.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Cybertech Global TLV is a three-day international cybersecurity conference and exhibition at Tel Aviv Expo, Pavilion 2, with special events, side events and a startup pavilion.
Government officials, cybersecurity industry leaders, academics and startups from around the world.
Built around a global cyber community: international delegations, government, industry and academia meet across the conference, an extensive exhibition and a dedicated startup pavilion.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Web Summit Qatar is a leading global technology conference bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts to discuss the future of tech.
Founders, investors, and tech leaders
Web Summit Qatar features expert-led, future-focused content tracks covering Business, Startup, and AI topics.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
evokeAG. is a two-day, challenge-led agrifood innovation and technology event at the Adelaide Convention Centre, with conference sessions, an innovation showcase of live demos and an exhibition.
Producers, agtech startups and scaleups, investors, researchers and policymakers in Australia and beyond.
Powered by AgriFutures Australia and focused on adoption and investment, with a Startup Program linking startups to investors and partners, on climate adaptation, productivity and food security.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
The startup event of MWC, covering startups, venture investment, scaleups and technology, connecting founders with investors and corporates.
Startup founders, investors and scaleups.
The startup and investor platform of MWC Barcelona.
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SOUTHSTART, ranked Australia's #1 startup festival by Startup Muster and Startup Daily, spans Adelaide and the Fleurieu Coast for its 2027 edition.
startup founders, investors and their support teams
Its #1 ranking comes from two named industry trackers, Startup Muster and Startup Daily, and the festival spans both Adelaide and the Fleurieu Coast rather than one venue.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
TechChill bills itself as the main tech and startup event in the Baltics, pairing its Riga programme with free side events open with or without a conference pass.
Baltic startup founders and early-stage tech investors
Runs a track connecting Ukrainian startup founders with its speakers, mentors and ecosystem, alongside free side events open to non-ticket holders.
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SCALE is all about helping founders and leadership teams get the insight, tools, and access to capital they need to grow, with expanded year-round offerings.
Founders and leadership teams of early-stage and scaling businesses.
SCALE is a new platform supporting ambitious founders and leadership teams of early-stage and scaling businesses with world-class content and networking.
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A global startup conference, covering startups, founders, investors and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.
Startup founders, investors and builders.
Startup Grind's global gathering in Silicon Valley.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
A cleantech and climate startup marketplace, covering startups and investors in energy, climate, AI and deep tech.
Cleantech and climate startups and investors.
A long-running marketplace for climate and cleantech startups and investors.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
A Central European startup and tech conference connecting founders, investors and corporates for matchmaking and networking across the region.
Startup founders, investors and ecosystem builders.
A leading Central and Southeast European startup conference known for curated investor matchmaking.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
An Estonian startup and tech conference connecting founders and investors across the Baltic and Northern European startup ecosystem.
Startup founders, investors and ecosystem builders.
A flagship Baltic startup conference connecting founders with investors across Northern Europe.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Web Summit Vancouver is a premier technology conference bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts to explore the future of tech.
Tech enthusiasts, startups, and industry leaders.
Web Summit Vancouver is recognized as the world's premier tech conference, featuring top speakers and a diverse range of topics.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Nordic Game is the games industry conference of the Nordic region: four days at Slagthuset in Malmö with talks, masterclasses, pitching, business meetings and a showcase of 100+ indie games.
Game developers, publishers, investors, students and creatives from the Nordic countries and beyond.
The home-turf meeting place for the Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish games industries, with an AI Track back after its first run, mentoring and a live pitch competition.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
An international technology conference in Dublin, bringing founders, enterprises and investors together across tech, innovation and digital business.
Technology founders, enterprise leaders and investors.
A major Irish technology conference connecting founders, enterprises and investors across the tech ecosystem.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
A Finnish business and technology festival connecting startups, growth companies and investors on business, technology and the future economy.
Startup founders, growth companies and business leaders.
A Finnish business festival connecting startups and growth companies with investors and industry.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
A Swiss startup conference connecting founders, investors and the startup ecosystem for pitching, matchmaking and networking.
Swiss startup founders, investors and ecosystem partners.
A central Swiss startup event connecting founders with investors and the wider ecosystem.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
The UK's flagship technology festival, bringing together founders, investors, enterprises and policymakers across a week of talks, expo and fringe events on the future of tech.
Tech founders, investors, enterprise and public sector leaders.
The UK's largest technology festival, combining a central expo with a citywide fringe programme across the tech ecosystem.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
The largest technology conference in South America, bringing founders, investors and enterprises together across startups, AI and the broader technology ecosystem.
Startup founders, investors and technology professionals.
South America's largest technology conference, connecting founders, investors and enterprises across the tech ecosystem.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
One of Europe's largest tech and startup events, bringing together founders, investors and corporates for keynotes, startup showcases and networking across the innovation ecosystem.
Startup founders, investors, corporate innovation leaders and tech professionals.
One of Europe's largest technology events, pairing a major startup showcase with keynotes across AI, mobility and climate tech.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
A Northern European startup and investment conference connecting founders and investors for matchmaking, pitching and deal-making across the growth ecosystem.
Startup founders, investors and growth-stage teams.
One of the Nordics' established startup and investor matchmaking conferences, focused on connecting founders with capital.
BigEvent does not sell tickets.
Startup conferences encompass a diverse range of topics, including Business, Entrepreneurship, Retail, AI, and Ecommerce. These conferences take place in vibrant cities such as London, Singapore, and Redwood City, providing unique opportunities for networking and learning. With a total of 25 conferences, attendees can explore various themes and innovations that drive the startup ecosystem forward.
When selecting a Startup conference, consider your role and focus. Practitioners may benefit from conferences emphasizing technical skills, while executives might prefer those centered on business strategy. Additionally, evaluate the format—conferences versus expos—and geographical location to align with your interests. With options available throughout the year, particularly in autumn and spring, you can find the right fit for your professional development.