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Ukrainian Must-Attend 2013 Conferences and Events for Tech Entrepreneurs
Each of these events is a perfect opportunity for networking with potential investors, clients and partners. Moreover, all of the conferences and forums in the list became sort of a launch platform for many new startups and technologies from the CEE region.
IDCEE 2013 (Investor's Day Central and Eastern Europe)
Date: October 10-11, 2013.
About: The main event of the year in CEE. Among the Top 5 main annual IT events in Europe.
IDCEE 2013 will consist of four parts. During the conference the selected startups from the CEE region will not only pitch their projects to investors, but will also participate in the startup competition. The conference will be dedicated to keynote speeches by the outstanding experts and visionaries, as well as to panel discussions on hot topics. Apart from annual Main Stage and Startup Stage, this year organizers want to handpick the high level international tech attendees and a world-class line up of leading visionaries from global tech and Internet companies for the highlight of IDCEE 2013 – a Tech Stage. A contributing token of IDCEE is representation of growing Internet markets, and IDCEE 2013 will be dedicated to Brazil.
Key Facts: More than 2,000 participants from Central and Eastern Europe, United States, Canada are expected to attend the event. 300 investors from all over the world (Intel Capital, Blumber Capital, Runa Capital, Bessemer Ventures, ACCEL partners and others), $30B under management, 150 pre-selected startups. Main goal is to unite ideas and bright minds of leading experts and start-uppers with capabilities of venture investors and business angels. Organizers want to build a virtual bridge between CEE countries’ know-hows and world investor’s potential.
Location: Kiev, Ukraine
Date: April 24, 2013
About: The biggest IT conference in Ukraine.
Key Facts: More than 5500 participants, 5 different sections (including sections for startups.
Location: Kiev, Ukraine
Date: April 18, 2013
About: Pitch and networking forum in front of investors. The Seed Forum is a network for global companies seeking capital a unique opportunity to pitch their investment proposal concepts to investors.
Key Facts: Seed Forum is currently running investor matchmaking forums in more than 30 countries worldwide.
Location: Kiev, Ukraine
