In the past few months, the technology industry proved itself to be one of the most stable ecosystems out there. Tech kept evolving and developing itself despite the new unforeseen challenges. Today, more than ever, we can undoubtedly affirm that technology has become as crucial as other “essential” parts of our life. Along with healthcare, infrastructure, education, technology has morphed from an accessory and “cool” segment to an indispensable industry, one without which we can no longer live comfortably, work or survive financially.
This year, we continue to bring together communities that are actively involved in building up the Future. The same as last year, in 2021 we’ll be meeting each other again in an exclusively virtual setup that will offer a safe and comfortable environment.
On September 22 and 23, 2021, we’ll meet again for the 8th time at the most leading technology event in Eastern Europe. We’ll overcome barriers, we’ll reinvent the Future, we’ll embrace new realities.
Grab your Early Bird tickets here and enjoy the journey
2020 was not just another year. It was a “double dose of web 2.0 version”
Last year was a true challenge for everybody. On all levels. The uncertainty and the lack of safety have both constantly messed up every big tech players’ plans. Only those who quickly figure it out that we’re facing an opportunity instead of a problem thrived in thriving. Funny enough, the year 2020 had an alternate meaning — twice 2.0, double the “web,” a version of digital “dose” that we’ve never experienced before.
Despite the weird situation, we did not give up and, in a few months, we had succeeded in moving the most prominent tech event from Easter Europe from a physical location to a virtual one. It was not an easy task, but we made it, and, most importantly, it prepared us for this year’s edition. Thus, the Techsylvania 2021 event will take place online as we’ve succeeded in embracing a borderless audience’s new reality.
Of course, we miss shaking hands and hugging people, but we’re also grateful for the extended freedom that a virtual setup offers. Because of this, we’ll be more and merrier. We’ll be powerful and meaningful in imagining the Tech Future. We’ll “bathe” in lines of code, we’ll find out about new digital trends, we’ll make up new services and invent new products, and we’ll conquer brand new Worlds by informing, educating ourselves, and finding out new ways of financing these Journeys.
2020 was the year that marked for the first time in the history of Techsylvania participants from 65 countries from almost the entire World. It was amazing! We’ve expanded our reach beyond Eastern Europe, and it felt great. It felt more impactful than ever. Each of the three main pillars of our event (Code, Product, F(o)unding) had the privilege of hosting speakers who are well-known players in the tech innovation area.
These personalities have contributed to evolving the World of business, science, and technology. They honored us by being part of the Techsylvania experience as a whole. The content quality provided by these World-renowned people made our event an actual practical highlight of 2020 and of the entire tech community. And the 2021 edition will match last year’s performance. We’re sure of it.
Yesterday’s success fuels our motivation for today
The previous year’s speakers reminded us of essential lessons about technology, life, management, Future, and team interaction. Those talks and panels helped us draw out precise trajectories of how next years are going to look like. Unfortunately, the Pandemic almost killed our drive to imagine or plan because of the fear of the unknown. And this is one of the bad things we must overcome: never stop thinking about the Future.
We know now we have a lot of work to invest in adapting ourselves to new realities if we are to keep evolving as humans. And the technology hides most of the answers and solutions. For the first time in history, technology dependency went beyond the entertainment stigma. Instead, it clarified itself as a human right. At the same time, huge groups of people became dependent on technology to get basic needs satisfied — work, family interaction… living life. Humans kept their humanity because of technology. 2020 accelerated what others predicted would happen much later in this century.
Technology is the epicenter of innovation, and it will become the “air” all other industries and domains will “breathe.” Agrotech, proptech, marktech, fintech, lifetech. Until the moment Elon (or whomever) will accomplish interplanetary space missions, we’re all now inhabitants of a new Earth, The Earthtech.
In the following years, our shared goals should be:
- analyzing and becoming truly aware of the technological present that we’re living in — a short mindfulness moment that should enlighten us of the mistakes we did in our recent history (learn from mistakes quickly).
- identifying all opportunities that would leverage current society, as it is.
- start working on those technologies that promptly solve the most problems.
Most of the economical and social areas have suffered during these last couple of years, but at the same time, we all had to wake up and start building back what we’ve lost. So there are more winners while there are so few that gave up.
The pressure, we have to admit, pushed us to do great things. It always has, in the curse of human history. And as Daniel Dines (UiPath) said last year:
“This is nothing compared to when you are in survival mode, you feel that your career is ruined and you don’t have any idea of what you are going to do next then you have to just survive and you don’t have a Golden Parachute.”
Add optimism to the mix and we have the perfect fuel for moving forward altogether. Techsylvania 2020 has gone through the entire creative, emotional, human, and technological journey of identifying its Future as an opportunity for evolution. That Future has become a synonym with the need to change the way we live profoundly. This mindset will bring a new Technological Revolution that historians will write hundreds of pages of history about.
And one of those pages will also tell the story of Techsylvania 2021
We now live in a World defined by the fact the hardware won’t work anymore without the software (in any given way) or vice versa, or, as Tony Fadell, the founder of Nest, the inventor of the iPod and the co-inventor of the iPhone, said at the last edition of Techsylvania:
„We are seeing a ton of hardware happening now. We’ve heard from Marc Andreessen many times that software eats the world. Well, for me, the only way software can eat the world is when there’s a new hardware and software paradigm. A whole new platform that comes out. And the iPhone was one of them, iPod was another one, that when you have this new alignment a full vertical stack of new hardware with software you can then create something totally different and then once you’ve nailed it, then software eats the rest of that world to take it all into all the other segments around it. So, it’s really interesting to see how much hardware is being created. That means we’re at the cusp of some new thing that software we can fully integrate that’s going to create some new things we’ve never seen before. It’s only when we have software and hardware disruptive innovation at the same time then you see new markets and new industries spawn.”
Get ready for the 2021 virtual Techsylvania trip of wisdom
Please make yourself comfortable in the privacy of your home/office, get your PJs or dress-up like the old times, and get ready for two days of:
- life-changing talks
- fierce competitions that will define the Future of all of us part of the tech universe
- workshops
- satellite events
- funding programs for start-ups.
We built our event on three content pillars > Code, Product, and F(o)unding. In 2021 Techsylvania dreams of surpassing all the stats from previous editions. We’ll make that dream come true by inviting personalities and stars from the IT industry, marketing, management, investment, and finance.
We expect that our 8th edition will accomplish gathering:
- Over 5000 participants
- 60+ speakers
- 300 + startups
We’ve already managed to bring key people from companies such as Facebook, Google, BBC, Ubuntu, Adobe to the Techsylvania stages for the first time. We’ll do that again with our 2021 event. We’ll break down any barrier simply because we’ve already done it together with you in 2020, when we kept learning, discovering, and celebrating technology, despite the global context. Creative, innovative minds and new technologies are the ones that inspire us to move on. Techsylvania will keep sharing knowledge and inspiration with entrepreneurs, employees, managers, consultants, or students who want to embrace the fascinating World of Tomorrow’s Technology.
In the two days of events, we’ll keep the classic structure of Techsylvania, which gives us the strength to discover, learn, celebrate and rebuild the Future. Together.
Event Structure:
- Conference, September, 22–23
Each year, world-renowned leaders in technology and related industries take the Techsylvania stage to share the lessons they’ve learned in their professional careers through innovation. In these conferences, success and failure stories are shown off as guides to help us evolve and reach the next technological level of our existence.
- Startup Avalanche, September, 22–23
The well-established pitching competition gathers hundreds of start-ups with one goal in mind: to win the Future. In this setup, any ambitious idea can be the one to convince international investors looking for potential innovations to partner up. And although every year hundreds of young people with unique ideas give it a try in the Startup Avalanche, only the best will survive the “snowstorm.” Those that win are mostly those that walk the talk, those with skin in the game, and, in general, start-ups that can demonstrate traction, scalability, market validation, value, regardless of the technology used.
- Technical Workshops, September, 22–23
This is the applied part of the event because, without practice, technology would be just another boring story. Experiments, demos, and exercises will all be possible in the interactive workshops hosted by technology experts. The brightest minds in the industry will demonstrate the latest theories and the passion that guides them.
- Satellite Events, September 20–26
Throughout the third week of September, our partners will host satellite events as a celebration of the innovation promoted by Techsylvania. Over the years, we were honored to witness dozens of such adjacent events organized by Bosch, Microsoft, Betfair, Wolfpack Digital, Salt and Pepper, or Fitbit. All of them were also excellent networking opportunities.
- Startup Alley, September, 22–23
Startup Alley wants to combine the talent and creativity of early-stage companies with the financial potential of investors and business partners that you could meet at Techsylvania. The program aims to propel innovative ideas that are still in their infancy by presenting them to business partners and media trusts. So, if you are a producer, researcher, innovator who feels and knows that will build great things, your place is at Startup Alley, the place where the most brilliant minds meet and shake hands for a common future closer to perfection. The event is dedicated to companies at the beginning of their journey, with a maximum of 10 employees and growth potential. Startups have the chance to present their ideas to the whole World. Startup Alley will include over 20 virtual exhibition stands packed with innovative products to be launched.
Diversity, community, networking, and… passion for technology
The difference between Techsylvania and the rest of the tech events in Europe is that we aim and succeed every year in bringing together a complete technological range of the industry representatives. Small, large, creative, technical, simple, complex, many, few, the form and structure of the companies that join us every year does not matter as much as the thing that unites us all: the passion for technology and the ability to imagine a Future. For two days, the big boys of the industry face the newcomers that have just entered the marketplace or those that want to join this fantastic universe that we consider to be the one that dictates our lives in the most intimate way possible.
Without technology, humanity, as we know it today, would not exist. Likewise, without technology, tomorrow’s society will not develop itself further. This is the common ground that brings us together every year. Not only passionate about the technical field but also curious about the brilliant minds that could answer today’s most burning questions.
The content announced in this event will answer the Future. All those participating will help us see the World more clearly, beyond present uncertainty. Today’s opportunities can be tomorrow’s catalyzers. The challenge consists in finding solutions with the help of all speakers invited to Techsylvania while offering step-by-step guidance, practical value, business opportunities, technological prosperity, networking, and inclusion.
For two days, the worldwide tech community, from big-shot CEOs to small entrepreneurs, will be together under the same virtual roof: Techsylvania. They will have the opportunity to get to know each other, discuss, share ideas, and find solutions for a more technological, more comfortable, more evolved tomorrow.
The opportunity is here. You just need the courage to accept it!