Technology Fairs in 2021 | US, Europe & Worldwide
Technology trade shows have always been a good opportunity for IT specialists where they could show their inventions and see something new developed by other people as well.
Now, in the times of worldwide pandemic, these tech events are waiting for better times. This pause gives you an opportunity to find out more about them, and we are going to help you with it.
Today we will talk about:
Top Technology Trade Shows 2021 in the World
Best Technology Fairs in the USA
Top Innovation Fairs in Europe
Let’s start!
Top Technology Trade Shows 2021 in the World
If you are actively involved in technological developments, then such biggest tech conferences are an excellent opportunity to find investors, new ideas, partners, and so on.
Top Technology Conferences 2021:
WebSummit
Consensus
Microsoft Ignite
Mobile World Congress
VMWorld
Cisco Live
Let's take a look at what trade shows await us in 2020-2021!
WebSummit
Good news! Given the current situation in the world, Web Summit will have an online meeting this December.
You will be able to listen to the following speakers:
Eric Yuan - Founder and CEO of Zoom;
Ursula von der Leyen - President of the European Commission;
Chris Evans - Co-founder of the “A Starting Point”;
Aileen Lee - Founder and Partner of the “Cowboy Ventures”, etc.
You can purchase the Single Ticket for 179 EUR + VAT, or the VIP Ticket for 999 EUR + VAT. The last one will give you the opportunity to visit the invite-only speaker networking sessions.
This event is well-known by every large software development company like MLSDev which used to visit this fair and built on-side contracts, business partners, etc.
Consensus
Consensus is a worldwide blockchain conference dedicated to the legacy finance and commerce questions.
It is going to be held in May 2021 in New York City.
Consensus is a good opportunity for start-uppers and investors to find good ideas and partners like Safetrading, or to get valuable advice on how to develop a safe cryptocurrency wallet, etc.
Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft Ignite is a commercial technology conference that covers Microsoft Management Summit, Project Conference, Microsoft Exchange Conference, etc.
This event is going to be held in May 2021 in the USA, the certain date is going to be announced later.
Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress is the yearly conference dedicated to the mobile communications industry.
Every year approximately 100,000 mobile developers, device manufacturers, press, network equipment providers, etc.
In 2021 this trade show is going to be held on October 26-28, 2021.
VMWorld
VMWorld is a worldwide conference dedicated to virtualization and cloud computing technologies.
The main visitors of this event are IT professionals, managers, developers from different companies.
VMWorld will likely be held in August 2021 in the USA. Due to the pandemic, the data will be discussed later.
Cisco Live
Cisco Live is the best digital conference to find or develop the existing technological idea. Here you will find different advice and training on the latest tech trends and ideas.
Cisco Live is going to be held in June 2021 in Las Vegas, and in December 2021 in Melbourne.
Best Technology Fairs in the USA
Below we are going to discuss the tech fairs that can be easily visited by people who live in the US.
Technology Trade Shows USA 2021:
TechDay
SF Blockchain Week
Saastr Annual
Internet of Things World
Consumer Electronics Show
TechCrunch
IBM Think
Let’s check the largest trade shows in the US!
TechDay
TechDay is a famous exhibition where you may:
Observe all the successful startups or show your own;
Ask questions to lead entrepreneurs and companies representatives;
Know the technology situation in the world, etc.
The TechDay 2020 was held online, on 17-19 of November. Among the valuable participants were PwC, Insight Fellows, Hydrolux, Geeks It, and other companies.
The data of the 2021 TechDay is still unknown but you will be informed about it as soon as it is discussed.
SF Blockchain Week
SF Blockchain Week is a great conference for traders, investors, developers, advisors that are interested in blockchain technology shows.
Unfortunately, there is no particular date for 2021. We know that the last time the event was held at the end of October in San Francisco, California, so maybe we can expect the same condition.
Saastr Annual
Saastr Annual is a well-known conference dedicated to cloud computing, SAAS, software development, etc. The number of annual visitors is around 15,000.
The date and place of the conference are not announced yet but you have the opportunity to book the place and receive a notification when the tickets will be available.
Internet of Things World
Internet of Things World is a famous event for entrepreneurs, investors, developers, executives, and is dedicated to IoT World questions.
The conference will be held on 26-29 April 2021.
Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
CES is an annual event for people who want to be a part of future technologies. Here you can show your invention to gain attention and support.
Fortunately, we know the date - the next event is going to be held on 11-14 of January 2021.
TechCrunch
TechCrunch 2021 Sessions will be dedicated to the role of venture capital and its influence on the technological ecosystem.
Although the event is going to be on the 3rd of May 2021, the speakers are unknown for now, and the registration is still closed.
IBM Think
IBM Think is an annual conference for partners and clients to share the experience, learn new trends in technologies, develop professional skills, and discover new opportunities.
The 2021 event will be devoted to tech business, artificial intelligence, analytics, etc.
The conference will be held on 4-7 May 2021 in San Francisco, California.
Top Innovation Fairs in Europe
And below we are going to discuss some technology fairs that can be visited by European citizens but considering the situation in the world, some of them still can be online.
Tech Conferences 2020 Europe:
Web2Day
VivaTechnology
Slush
Women of Silicon Roundabout
DMEXCO
TNW
Let’s go!
Web2Day
This annual event helps to improve the technological ecosystem of France by gathering 10,000 employers, start-uppers, students, press to find and share tech ideas.
The next event is planned to be in 2021 in Nantes, and the representatives will inform everyone interested about the certain date and format.
VivaTechnology
VivaTechnology is the tech conference where informational technology, marketing, advertising, customer-related topics are discussed.
The event will be held on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of June, 2021 in Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
Slush
The main goal of this event is to attract more attention to modern tech start-ups. Each year it gathers more than 2,500 start-ups, 1,500 investors, and 500 journalists from more than 130 countries.
The next event will be held on November 19th, 2020 in Helsinki, Finland.
Women of Silicon Roundabout
The 2021 event is going to be devoted to the following topics:
Business Transformation:
Diversity and Inclusion;
Career Development;
Technology Events and Trends;
Workshop and MasterClasses.
Considering the pandemic, organizers decided to make this event an online one, so on the 16-20 of November 2020, you are welcome to listen to the successful women and to get some valuable advice.
DMEXCO
DMEXCO is the event where you can meet the leading media professionals, marketers, and discuss different questions by taking part in seminars, debates, expositions, and masterclasses.
The next conference will be held on the 22-23 of September 2021 in Cologne, Germany.
TNW
The conference's main idea is to bring new ideas on blockchain (safe PayPal Bitcoin exchanges, privacy, security), artificial intelligence, and give the opportunity to develop. The event gathers 17,500 visitors per day, including investors, start-uppers, influencers, etc.
The last event was on the 2 of October 2020, the information about the 2021 event will be provided later.
Bottom Line: Technology Fairs in 2021
Now, after getting a lot of information about different technology expos, you understand that you have a lot of opportunities to develop, even if you are a beginner.
As you may see, almost all of the technology fairs are planned to be online or in spring-autumn 2021. For many people online participants are the best choice, that is why we expect this year will gather a lot of potential investors and developers.