Tech Events in Vienna

Join us for a relaxed and inspiring AI Brunch in Vienna - a space to slow down, connect, and exchange ideas about how AI is shaping the way we work and think. Set in a cozy atmosphere with good food, this is an open gathering for anyone who wants to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on our daily lives, work, and perspectives - without pressure and far away from formal presentations.

Who is it for
Whether you work in design, tech, marketing, run your own project, or are simply curious - you’re very welcome to join. Come by, listen, share your thoughts, or just enjoy the conversations.

What to expect
We’ll talk about which AI tools have become part of our daily workflows - what’s working, what isn’t, and how we’re all navigating this fast-changing landscape.

There are no presentations or lectures on purpose.
No pressure, no formal agenda - just a cozy brunch, open conversations, honest exchange, and fresh perspectives.

Location
Freiraum Restaurant, Vienna

Date & Time
May, 6.
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Come as you are, bring your thoughts - and maybe your favorite AI tools.

The AI Collective** **is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct.

Take the opportunity to meet founders in an informal setting! Get to know them personally and meet like-minded people!

Take the opportunity to meet founders in an informal setting! Get to know them personally and meet like-minded people!

🚀 EntrepreneursTalk is Back – Get Inspired & Connect! 🚀

Are you ready to explore the world of entrepreneurship? EntrepreneursTalk returns with another exciting edition, bringing you powerful stories from successful founders who have turned ideas into impact.

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a student with big ambitions, or simply curious about what it takes to drive change, this event is for you! Join us as three inspiring leaders share their journeys, challenges, and lessons learned along the way.

We live in an era of innovation, collaboration, and purpose-driven leadership, but how do you take that crucial first step? What obstacles do changemakers face, and how do they overcome them? This talk will equip you with valuable insights, fresh perspectives, and practical advice to help you create real, lasting impact—no matter where you're starting from.

🚀 Why should you attend?

• Gain insider knowledge from entrepreneurs and experts.
• Learn about different pathways to creating impact, from AI and tech to social innovation and healthcare.
• Connect with like-minded students, young professionals, and change-makers.
• Get inspired to take action on your own ideas!

Join this Masterclass and learn a structured approach to bring your research into market

You've done the research, and you think it could matter outside the lab. But how do you actually get it there?

This is the gap that a lot of great research doesn’t cross. Sure, the science behind your project / product is great! But then, the path from a working prototype to a working business has its own rules.

This hands-on 4-hour workshop gives a practical 5-step approach for bringing research into the real world. It's built specifically for a deep-tech and research context (think long timelines, regulated buyers, complex procurement, early-stage uncertainty), not for the consumer-app playbook you'll find in most online-startup content.

Each of the five step combines a short input with a hands-on exercise. You can apply each of these to your own project, or to a prepared case study if you'd rather not share your idea in the room.

By the end of the workshop, you will:

• Understand what "go-to-market" means for research and deep-tech, and how it differs from consumer startups
• Know how to map your market and competitors without drowning in data
• Be able to identify your most promising first customers
• Have a draft value proposition for your own project (or a case study)
• Know how to plan a realistic launch and avoid common pitfalls
• Have a shortlist of traction channels to test next, mapped to the customer journey
• Know which early-stage metrics are worth your attention
• Understand why product-market fit alone isn't enough, and what else you need

Of course, you don’t need a business background to attend. The workshop is built for a mixed audience across faculties, with examples drawn from engineering, software, and similar tech contexts. You're welcome whether you already have a specific project in mind, or you're just checking if this path is for you.

About the speaker

Alex ION - Founder GrowGrowAT & Co-Founder Bookkeepie

Alex Ion, MBA, wears three "hats": As founder of GrowGrow (Vienna), he advises B2B tech companies on go-to-market and international expansion. As co-founder of Bookkeepie International (Budapest), he runs growth for a B2B SaaS scaling across the EU. And as a mentor with organisations in Austria, Hungary and Romania, he coaches early-stage founders. With 25 years in sales and marketing, 15 in international markets - he brings operator, advisor, and educator perspectives into every workshop.

Check Alex Ion on LinkedIn!

About the Entrepreneurship for Scientists Series

The Entrepreneurship for Scientists Series organized by the TU Wien Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) is targeting scientists who would like to enrich or develop a personal entrepreneurial skillset & business competencies, know more about opportunities how to navigate innovations from „the lab“ to society or who would simply like to engage in entrepreneurial thinking. These workshops are free of charge to scientists from all faculties and institutes of TU Wien. Registration required.

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Important:

*During the event, photographic and video material will be taken. Please inform the i²c team at the venue in case you do not agree with appearing in this material. The photographic and video material taken at the event will be used by i²c in printed and electronic media for promotional purposes.

# MICROSOFT FABRIC USER GROUP AUSTRIA
Achtes Meetup | 07. Mai 2026 | ab 18:00 Uhr (vor Ort)

📍 Cloudflight GmbH (Walcherstraße 1A/Stiege 3, 3. Stock, 1020 Wien)
🍴 Snacks & Drinks
🖥️ Nur Vorort (kein Online)
💬 Session: Englisch

Wir freuen uns, euch zum achten Meetup der Microsoft Fabric User Group Austria einzuladen. Unsere Community trifft sich monatlich und rotiert dabei zwischen Wien, Graz und Linz.

Diesmal sind wir bei Cloudflight in Wien rein Vorort zu Gast.

AGENDA

18:00 – Ankommen · Leute kennenlernen · Snacks & Drinks genießen
18:45 – Begrüßung · Update: What's New
19:00 – Weaving CI/CD into Fabric: Implementing CI/CD Best Practices with fabric-cicd | Stefan Mikic, Cloudflight (englisch)
20:00 – Offene Runde · Fragen, Austausch & gemütlicher Ausklang

ABSTRACT

Weaving CI/CD into Fabric: Implementing CI/CD Best Practices with fabric-cicd - Stefan Mikic

Every great fabric starts with the right threads but what happens when your Microsoft Fabric workflows are held together by manual Git actions, slow deployments, and the occasional human error? Things start to unravel.

In this session, learn to stitch together a solution using the Python Library fabric-ci-cd, weaving CI/CD best practices across DEV, TEST, and PROD workspaces, with version control, automated pipelines, and complete isolation of PROD.

Come see it in action, and leave with the patterns you need to weave CI/CD into your own Fabric! 🧵🪡

Joint Forces is an event by BOKU, TU, WU and Uni Wien that brings together the entrepreneurial spirit of all four universities.

Joint Forces – Building an entrepreneurial community across universities.

Hard Facts

Whether you are interested in innovation, want to meet like-minded people, or pitch your side hustle – you are more than welcome!

• FORMAT: Startup pitch and answer questions, spontaneous shoutouts, networking with drinks & pizza
• AUDIENCE: Students from Viennese universities, entrepreneurship enthusiasts
• LANGUAGE: English

What to expect at Joint Forces?

• Welcome Note: Introduction to entrepreneurial activities of Entrepreneurship Center Uni Wien, BOKU:BASE, TUW i²c and WU Gründungszentrum
• Presentation of a team of student entrepreneurs: a guest team of entrepreneurs holds an inspiring presentation about the motivation that keeps them united in pursuing their idea
• Pitches from projects & startups: 3 Minutes for a Pitch + 5 Minutes Q&A
• Shoutouts: Everyone spontaneously has the chance to make an announcement, ask a brief question or introduce themself and what they are looking for during this event. Both students and organizations are invited to share their projects and ideas!
• Networking with pizza & drinks

Pitching at Joint Forces

If you are interested in pitching your startup or project/idea, keep an eye on the next events. Pitchers are usually selected one week prior to the event and informed accordingly. Detailed information on pitches and projects is communicated to the people who registered, once the application is closed.

Note: If you would like to pitch your project/startup, please apply to pitch here by the 30th of April 2026, 23:59. Later submissions will not be considered. If you would like to pitch, pay attention to:

• the application form: you might want to be especially careful when designing the pitch deck and filling out the description of your project/start-up and what you are looking for at Joint Forces. This information is essential for us when selecting the 6 pitchers, so do tell us how interesting your project is, but please keep everything to the point.
• your pitch: you will have exactly 3 minutes to pitch and 5 minutes for Q&A from the audience. To ensure fairness for all pitchers, you will be stopped after the time is over. It is important to relax, talk loud and clear and most importantly, be open to the questions received from the public. They are meant to help you unlock new perspectives and bring up unthought-of matters, so don't be upset if you cannot answer all of them on the spot.
• your slides: you might want to include a call to action or share contact details through your slides so that interested people can easily reach out to you after the event.
• the target audience: the audience usually consists of open-minded students and entrepreneurship enthusiasts. Therefore, you should tailor your pitch accordingly.
• idea publication: if you are planning to apply for a patent for your technology or product, please keep in mind that presenting at Joint Forces can be a disclosure of your idea. This could prevent you from future patent applications. Therefore, you might have to pay attention to the degree of detail in your presentation. If you have any doubts regarding this issue, please contact your university’s technology transfer office or the Austrian patent office

Join our communities

Join our Joint Forces Groups on Facebook and LinkedIn and become a part of our entrepreneurial community.

Partners

Networking Partner is INiTS, Vienna's High-Tech Incubator

More Information

During the event, photographic and video material will be taken. Please inform the TUW i²c team at the venue in case you do not agree with appearing in this material. The photographic and video material taken at the event will be used by TUW i²c and co-organizers in printed and electronic media for promotional purposes.

Dear AI Austrians,

It’s time to get together again.

No agenda, no talks, no program. Just good conversations, familiar faces, and meeting new people from the AI Austria community.
Whether you’ve joined our meetups before or this would be your first one: you’re warmly invited. Come by for a quick hello or stay the whole evening — totally up to you.

📍Location:
Gleis//Garten
Eichenstrasse 2, 1120 Vienna

🕖 Time:
From 18:30 - open end.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there,
AI Austria

Willkommen bei "Build & Connect", dem Treffpunkt für Selbstständige und alle, die es werden wollen – organisiert von Gründerio.

English description below.

Dieses kostenfreie Event richtet sich an Menschen, die selbstständig sind und ihre Reise mit neuen Perspektiven, wertvollen Kontakten und spannenden Insights bereichern möchten. Natürlich sind auch alle willkommen, die sich noch in der Planungsphase ihrer Selbstständigkeit befinden!

Das erwartet dich bei unserem Meetup:

🌟 Expertentalk von Philipp Doblhoff:

Was, wenn Gründen kein Ziel ist, sondern eine Lebensweise?
Ein ehrlicher Einblick in 13 Gründungen: Warum Philipp als Serial Entrepreneur immer wieder von vorne anfängt.

🤝 Austausch auf Augenhöhe: In einer entspannten Atmosphäre kannst du dich mit Gleichgesinnten vernetzen, Ideen austauschen und von den Erfahrungen anderer profitieren.

🍹 Gechillte Atmosphäre: Uns ist wichtig, dass du dich wohlfühlst und Spaß hast. Wenn sich daraus ein neuer Geschäftskontakt oder eine Zusammenarbeit entwickelt – umso besser!

🚀 Unser Ziel: Wir möchten dir nicht nur die Möglichkeit bieten, neue Leute kennenzulernen und echte Verbindungen zu schaffen, sondern dir auch praktische Werkzeuge an die Hand geben, die deinen unternehmerischen Alltag erleichtern und dein Business optimieren.
Wir freuen uns darauf, dich bei unserem nächsten Treffen in Wien willkommen zu heißen. Lass uns zusammen lernen, wachsen und die Reise als Selbstständige gestalten.

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Welcome to "Build & Connect", the meet-up for entrepreneurs and everyone aspiring to become one – hosted by Gründerio.
This free event is tailored for self-employed individuals looking to enrich their journey with fresh perspectives, valuable connections, and inspiring insights. Of course, those still in the planning stages of self-employment are also warmly invited!

Here’s what awaits you at our meet-up:

🌟 Expert Talk Philipp Doblhoff

What if starting a business isn't a goal, but a way of life?
An honest look at 13 startups: Why Philipp, as a serial entrepreneur, keeps starting over from scratch.

🤝 Exchange: Connect with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere, exchange ideas, and learn from the experiences of others.

🍹 Chilled Atmosphere: We want you to feel comfortable and enjoy yourself. If this leads to a new business connection or collaboration – even better!

🚀 Our Goal: Not only do we aim to help you meet new people and build meaningful connections, but we also want to provide you with practical tools to simplify your entrepreneurial journey and optimize your business.
We’re excited to welcome you to our next event in Vienna. Let’s learn, grow, and shape the journey of self-employment together.

Follow us!
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Disclaimer: This event will be recorded with photo, video, and audio material. By attending, you consent to the use of this material, including for later promotional purposes. By reserving your ticket, you agree to being contacted by Gründerio.

Spring is here — let’s take UX outside. Join us for a relaxed UX Vienna get-together in the park, where we’ll trade meeting rooms for fresh air and good company. Connect with fellow UX professionals, share ideas, and enjoy a laid-back evening together.

Bring a blanket and something to drink, and meet us on the lawn below the Palmenhaus in the Burggarten. Whether you stay for a quick chat or settle in for the whole evening, you’re very welcome — we’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Meeting point - below the Palmenhaus on the lawn (on the left side looking at Palmenhause): https://osm.org/go/0JrIXnPJY--?m=

(If the weather is bad, we will come up with an alternative location 24hrs in advance.)

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UX Vienna Evening Meetups are on the 2nd tuesday of every month — 12 times a year.

Collaboratively we document each UX Vienna Evening Meetup at https://UXvienna.at/ongoing/ - Check out to see what kept us busy and what you might have missed so far.

UX Vienna announcements are available at https://meetup.com/UXvienna. In addition you can follow us on LinkedIn.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Join us for our AI Workshop, where we’ll explore the present and future of artificial intelligence in a practical and inspiring way

🎤 Featuring our speakers Nikolai Rizzo and Sebastian Jagsch from Non Solum GmbH (www.non-solum.com), who will share their expertise and insights into the world of AI.

📅 Date: May 12, 2026
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

Venue: D5.1.004 (D5 Building at WU)

Get ready to learn, connect, and discover how AI is transforming industries and creating new opportunities.

💡 Reserve your spot and be part of the experience!

#AI #Workshop #TechEvent #Innovation

AI vs. Creativity: Was bleibt menschlich, was wird automatisiert? Insights, Cases & Panel zur Zukunft der Creative Industry.

AI verändert die Creative Industry schneller als je zuvor: Content wird automatisierbar, Produktion skalierbar - doch was bedeutet das für Kreativität?

In diesem Event werfen wir einen klaren Blick auf den aktuellen Stand: Was ist heute schon möglich? Was ist Hype? Und wo bleibt der Mensch unverzichtbar?

Freu dich auf Keynotes, konkrete Praxis-Impulse und einen offenen Paneltalk zu den zentralen Fragen der Branche:

• Wie verändert KI kreative Prozesse?
• Welche Skills werden entscheidend?
• Und wie bleiben Qualität, Authentizität und Originalität erhalten?

Zum Abschluss gibt es Raum für Fragen, Austausch und Networking mit der österreichischen Medien- und Kreativszene.

Feel the G-force at VREI Velocity Night! Experience pro-level VR racing in the heart of HOIV. Compete, connect, and claim the fastest lap.

Ready to feel the G-force without leaving Vienna?

Join us for VREI Velocity Night, an exclusive evening dedicated to the thrill of virtual motorsport. This isn't just a game—it’s a full-sensory experience organized by the specialists at VREI. Hosted at HOIV, we’re opening up our space for a community-driven night of speed, precision, and immersive technology.

Forget the usual Saturday night routine. Step into a high-speed virtual world where your reflexes are the only thing that matters.

• Pro-Level Sim: Experience the cutting-edge tech that VREI brings to the table.
• Leaderboard Glory: Set a time, defend your rank, and claim bragging rights.
• Community & Connection: Meet the innovators and racing enthusiasts of the HOIV community.

From VR newcomers to seasoned sim racers, everyone is welcome to take the driver's seat.

Disclaimer: By registering for this event, you consent to receiving HOIV’s newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us.

Discover Python at 42 Vienna! Learn Python basics in a short time via peer-to-peer-learning. No experience needed!

Discover the basics of programming with Python through a completely free and immersive workshop, open to all adults. You will explore fundamental programming concepts and learn how to solve real-world problems through coding. No prior experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to learn!

💡 No prior knowledge needed
📍 On-site at 42 Vienna
🌍 Held in English
🔞 18+ only

Join us and take your first steps into tech with a revolutionary learning method! 🚀

Join us for a deep dive into DeFi, blockchain analytics, and real-world blockchain applications.

ABC Research is excited to present the ABC Research Track as part of the Vienna Blockchain Week 2026 – VBW26.

Building on the success of the Austrian Blockchain Conference, the new ABC Research Track @VBW26 marks its natural evolution. In collaboration with Vienna Blockchain Week, we are pleased to integrate our Austrian Blockchain Conference into the broader VBW26 program, creating an even more impactful platform for exchange and innovation.

Join us for a gathering that brings together players from academia, business, and the blockchain community to exchange ideas, spark collaboration, and explore emerging opportunities. This event fosters meaningful dialogue across disciplines, bridging research, innovation, and real-world application. Be part of a forward-thinking conversation shaping the future of decentralized technologies.

Why attend the ABC Research Track @ VBW26:

• Learn: Gain valuable insights into the latest developments in DeFi and blockchain analytics.
• Discover: Discover real-world applications of blockchain technology across industries.
• Connect: Benefit from cross-sector perspectives that connect academia, business, and innovation.
• Network: Expand your network by engaging directly with academics and blockchain pioneers shaping the next market cycle.
• Party: Join the legendary VBW Afterparty from 19:00 onward—because the conversations and connections continue well beyond the conference.

Themes & Sessions – 2026 Edition

• The New DeFi Stack: Where Real Value Is Emerging
  An exploration of the latest trends shaping decentralized finance, highlighting where sustainable value is being created and how the DeFi ecosystem is evolving beyond speculation.
• The Future of Blockchain Analytics: From Strengthening Financial Oversight to Improving Investment Decisions
  This panel examines how advanced blockchain analytics is transforming transparency, compliance, and risk management across financial systems. It will also explore how data-driven insights empower smarter investment strategies and more informed decision-making in an increasingly complex digital asset landscape.
• Outside the Bubble: Real-World Applications of Blockchain Technology
  A practical look at how blockchain is being applied beyond the crypto space, showcasing real-world use cases and the tangible impact of decentralized technologies across industries.

Event Schedule:

• Tuesday, May 19: 13:00 – 19:00 | ABC Research Track @ DC3
• Tuesday, May 19: from 19:00 | Event Closing | Legendary Afterparty @ DC3

Check out the full program here:

https://viennablockchainweek.org/agenda

⚠️ Tickets for the ABC Research Track are FREE but capacity is limited: To ensure high-quality networking, tickets are strictly limited. Book Now.

⚠️ Please note that tickets for the ABC Research Track are only valid for the ABC Research Track and the Event Closing in DC3. If you plan to attend the full VBW26, please book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.at/e/vienna-blockchain-week-vbw26-tickets-1979158837360?aff=erelexpmlt#location

For full information about the Vienna Blockchain Week 2026 visit https://viennablockchainweek.org/.

Hi Deep Learners,

We are happy to announce our next Vienna Deep Learning Meetup on May 19 at Bosch. Our topics this time are: Improved Optimizers for Deep Learning and Automatic Speech Recognition in Air Traffic Management.

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Agenda:

• 18:15 Arrival
• 18:30 Introduction by the meetup organizers
• Welcome by the host: Bosch
• 18:45 Talk 1: Momentum, Preconditioning, and Beyond: Practical Advances in Optimization by Ionut-Vlad Modoranu (ISTA)
• 19:30 Announcements
• Networking Break
• 20:00 Talk 2: Cleared for Takeoff: Automatic Speech Recognition in Air Traffic Management by Christian Sobtzick & Sahebeh Dadboud (Frequentis)
• 20:45 Networking
• ~21:30 Wrap up & End

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Talk Details:
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Talk 1: Momentum, Preconditioning, and Beyond: Practical Advances in Optimization
Modern Deep Learning optimization is largely dominated by first-order methods such as Adam, yet their limitations in memory usage, scalability, and curvature awareness motivate the search for improved alternatives. This talk provides a practical perspective on optimization, starting from the roles of momentum and preconditioning and extending to recent advances that go beyond standard adaptive methods.

We present techniques that improve optimization along three key axes: memory, structure, and computational efficiency. In particular, we introduce MicroAdam, a memory-efficient variant of Adam based on compressed optimizer states; Trion, a low-rank method that replaces costly SVD/QR projections with efficient, rank-independent alternatives; and DASH, a GPU-efficient implementation of Shampoo that accelerates second-order preconditioning via improved parallelization and fast matrix inverse root approximations.

Together, these methods illustrate how careful algorithmic and systems-level design can overcome the practical limitations of existing optimizers, offering a path toward scalable, memory-efficient, and high-performance training beyond Adam.

About the speaker:
Ionut-Vlad Modoranu is a PhD student at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), specializing in efficient optimization for Deep Learning. His research focuses on reducing the memory usage and computational cost while maintaining the performance, including the development of practical optimizers for large-scale models, with publications at top tier international conferences.

Talk 2: Cleared for Takeoff: Automatic Speech Recognition in Air Traffic Management
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) has made tremendous progress in recent years. However, its deployment in safety‑critical operational environments poses a fundamentally different set of challenges compared to demonstration systems or research prototypes. In this talk, we present how speech‑to‑text models are used in a real Air Traffic Management (ATM) product at Frequentis. We walk through the end‑to‑end lifecycle of an ASR system: how training data is collected and curated, how models are selected and evaluated, and what it takes to deploy and operate them reliably for customers in a regulated, safety‑critical domain. Beyond the models themselves, we discuss practical challenges from bringing ASR from research into production, where reliability and trust matter as much as accuracy.
About the Speakers:
Sahebeh (Saba) Dadboud is an Expert Data Scientist at the Frequentis AI Competence Centre. With over eight years of experience in the tech industry, she specializes in bridging Deep Learning, MLOps, and product development to build trustworthy AI for safety-critical systems. At Frequentis, she plays a pivotal role in driving company-wide AI initiatives, supporting the adoption of advanced technologies in domains where reliability, safety, and strict regulatory constraints are absolutely critical. She holds a Master’s degree in Computational Science from the University of Vienna.
Christian Sobtzick is Audio Expert at Frequentis, leading the HET Audio Competence Centre. He is responsible for improving audio quality across all Frequentis voice communication products, drawing on more than 15 years of professional experience. In addition, he supports product development related to automatic speech recognition and contributes to research projects, such as the FFG “Next Generation Safety” project, which aimed to enable AI‑based automation in Air Traffic Management. His background is the field of acoustics, including electroacoustic transducers, acoustic measurements, and signal processing. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering and Audio Engineering from Graz University of Technology and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at our next meetup.
Your VDLM organizer team.

No slides, just solutions. Join investors & experts for a high-intensity working session to solve your startup’s biggest scaling hurdles.

No stage. No fluff. Just the real work of building a startup.

The HOIV Founder Huddle is a curated, high-intensity working session for startup teams who need strategic answers, not another networking mixer. As part of ViennaUP 26, we’re replacing the traditional demo day with a structured, expert-led consultation format.

This isn't about passive listening. It’s a mix of workshop and "meet-the-expert" sessions in which selected founders sit down with investors, industry experts, and leaders to address real business bottlenecks.

What to expect:

✨ Direct Feedback: Get honest perspectives from investors and scaling experts.

✨ Strategic Clarity: Tackle market positioning, fundraising, and team dynamics.

✨ Peer Exchange: Work alongside other founders facing the same growth hurdles.

✨ Actionable Input: Leave with concrete steps for your next scaling phase.

✨ Focused Dialogue: A moderated environment designed for real-world solutions.

Bring your current challenges. Leave with momentum.

🕒 The Full HOIV Experience

The Huddle is just the beginning. At 12:30, our hub transforms for HOIV FUSION: The Beat of Innovation.

Stay for the Innovation Showcase, featuring interactive tech & art, VR challenges, and high-impact panels like "Build It or Kill It." We wrap up the day with a Fusion Finale—think live DJs, art exhibitions, and networking in a relaxed, creative atmosphere.

Need to take a call between sessions? Our ViennaUP Workspace is open all day. As a registered participant, you have access to free co-working, meeting spaces, and food trucks to stay productive.

👉 All official applications and registrations for HOIV Founder Huddle are handled via the ViennaUP platform. Please use our ViennaUP event page to apply and secure your spot.

Disclaimer: By registering for this event, you consent to receiving HOIV’s newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us.

Experience the pulse of ViennaUP! Interactive tech, VR racing, "Build it or Kill it" panels, and a live DJ finale. Where art meets ROI.

Where technology meets creativity.

For one day, HOIV opens its doors to become a living showcase of innovation. HOIV FUSION is a dynamic environment where startup building, emerging tech, and creative expression collide.

Join us as we transform our hub into an open space for exploration. Whether you are a founder looking for investors, an artist collaborating with tech builders, or a visitor curious about the future, this is where the conversation happens.

What’s happening:

✨ Interactive Tech & Art
Dive into hands-on VR and 3D Lab experiences, including our high-stakes VR racing challenge finale.

✨ Live Creativity
Watch the creative process unfold with interactive audio-visual art, live painting, and digital art creation.

✨ High-Impact Panels
Get insights from market-trend discussions and our "Art Meets Business" session exploring new models for the creative industries.

✨ Build It or Kill It
Watch founders pitch product ideas to a live panel of experts for immediate, "no-nonsense" evaluation.

✨ Hub Tours
Meet our resident startups and artists in their studios and explore our indoor and outdoor spaces.

🕒 The Fusion Finale

We’re skipping the traditional closing panel. Instead, we’re ending the day with a high-concept art and networking event. Expect a relaxed, culturally rich atmosphere with music from our in-house DJs, a vernissage featuring HOIV artists, and plenty of space for meaningful conversation.

💻 Traveling for ViennaUP?

We’ve got you covered. All ViennaUP ticket holders are welcome to our HOIV ViennaUP Workspace. Enjoy free co-working, take your meetings, and stay productive between program points in a professional, welcoming environment with food trucks and a chill-out area.

👉 All official registrations for HOIV FUSION are handled via the ViennaUP platform. Please use our ViennaUP event page to secure your spot.

Disclaimer: By registering for this event, you consent to receiving HOIV’s newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us.

Java Champion + 2 Tech-Talks + Raffle Prices + YOU! Join our on-site meetup in Vienna!

We'll take care of food, drinks and 2 awesome talks. You just need to bring you ;-) This Meetup is a joint event with the great Meetup group Vienna DevOps & Security.

Both talks will be presented in English. RSVP now for an evening of learning and fun!
The meetup will be at the Startup House | by Lumia - Stella-Klein-Löw-Weg 8, 1020 Vienna - with food, drinks, snacks & more.

Agenda
17:30 Walk in
18:00 Food
18:30 Talk 1 Making significant software architecture decisions
19:30 Break
19:45 Talk 2 Device Management the DevOps Way
20:45 Drinks & Raffle Prices & Fun

Raffle Prices:

1. Claude MAX Plan 20x for 2 months
2. DJI Mini 4K Drone
3. Flipper Zero

First talk: "Making significant software architecture decisions" by Bert Jan Schrijver (OpenValue)
Software architecture represents the significant design decisions that shape a system, where significant is measured by the cost of change. At its core, architectural decision-making is about balancing trade-offs to align technical solutions with broader requirements.

But how do you approach a trade-off analysis? How do you choose between different solutions, frameworks, tools, languages, or cloud providers? Which factors should guide your decisions beyond just technical fit? And how do you make sure you’re not overlooking non-technical aspects like team expertise, long-term supportability, and hiring feasibility?

In this session, he’ll share a structured approach to making informed, high-impact architecture decisions. We’ll break down technical, organizational, financial and other trade-offs and explore how to evaluate and balance competing concerns. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to make better architectural decisions in real-world projects.

About Bert Jan
Bert Jan is CTO at OpenValue and focuses on Java, AI, software architecture, Continuous Delivery and DevOps. Bert Jan is a Java Champion, JavaOne Rock Star speaker, Duke's Choice Award winner and leads NLJUG, the Dutch Java User Group. He loves to share his experience by speaking at conferences, writing for the Dutch Java magazine and helping out Devoxx4Kids with teaching kids how to code.

Second talk: "Device Management the DevOps Way" by Erik Auer and Dimitrij Klesev (Whizus)
In today’s hybrid work environment, traditional device management is often manual and opaque. This talk presents a DevOps approach to MDM using Infrastructure as Code and automation for speed, transparency, and GDPR compliance.

We’ll show how Terraform defines device configurations and policies as code, while GitHub Workflows automate the full lifecycle — from validation and testing through approval to deployment. Emphasis is placed on a solid approval process where changes are reviewed via Terraform plans, with apply triggered only after the full pipeline and approvals.
Learn practical patterns to make device management faster, safer, and fully auditable — turning MDM into a reliable, governed platform capability.

About Dimitrij and Erik
Dimi is Tech Lead at WhizUs with several years of experience working in the Kubernetes ecosystem and the Cloud Native domain.

Erik Auer has been managing WhizUs, a company specializing in cloud-native technologies, for many years. He regularly attends meetups and conferences to share his expertise with the community as a speaker. He has been working with Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies since around 2016.

OpenValue GmbH in Vienna is part of OpenValue Group, a group of premium consulting companies specialized in providing flexible and high-quality ICT services in the fields of AI and Java software development and Software architecture.

WhizUs lives DevOps! That's why we support you from the development of your application, to the automation of all development and deployment processes using CI/CD, to the creation of a modern, scalable cloud infrastructure.

OpenValue and WhizUs love to share knowledge <3
Question? Do not hesitate to contact me here or via thomas.uecel@openvalue.at, if you have any kind of questions!

Every year we host a free pre-event to the CodeCrafts developer conference! This year we are bringing you Oliver Drotbohm of the Spring open source engineering team as a guest speaker from the conference.

To celebrate this event we are joining forces with the Meetups Wien Software Architecture Meetup and Softwarearchitektur Wien for an epic Meetup mashup 😎 🚀.

Besides that one of our AI Experts from SQUER will dive into Spec Driven Development!

THIS MEETUP WILL BE IN-PERSON 🕺

What to expect:
🗣️ Two or three speakers
👥 Meet old and new friends from the community
🍕 Free food
🎉 Open-end and free drinks afterwards
✔️ Just RSVP!

Agenda:

• 17:30 - Doors open
• 18:00 - Welcome by SQUER and andamp
• 18:15 - First talk
• 19:00 - Break
• 19:15 - Second talk
• 20:00 - Food, Drinks & Networking
• 21:50 - Doors closing

👂 Talks:
🗣️ Philipp Piwowarsky - Spec Driven Development in the Wild

🗣️ Oliver Drotbohm - It Takes Two to Tango – Designing Module Interactions in Modulithic Spring Applications

🧑‍💻 Speakers:

Philipp Piwowarsky will talk about our key learnings and observations on the sociotechnical impact of Spec Driven Development in real-world enterprise projects.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Oliver Drotbohm has been a member of the Spring open source engineering team for 15 years. His work focused on software architecture, DDD, REST, and persistence technologies. His new book, “Modulithic Applications with Spring”, is due for release in 2026.

In his talk he will present different approaches to designing application module interactions and compares them regarding their applicability, effect on testability, consistency, error scenarios and how they affect the modularity of the system overall.

Location, Food & Drinks are sponsored by Certible 🫶
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Send us your thoughts in the comments.
Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or stepping onto the stage for the first time, we’d love to have you share your insights at one of our upcoming events. Interested in giving a talk?

Let us know!

Our formats:
• Full talks (~30 to 45 min.)
• Short talks (~15 min.)

❗️ 👉 TO THE EVENT: Java & Friends + Architecture² Mashup — Edition ❗️

In cooperation with the Java and Friends Community are hosting a meetup at the Certible Office Vienna

👉 Please register on the dedicatedJava & Friends + Architecture² Mashup — Edition Page to join us on May 20th at 5:30 PM

🥳 We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Come hang out with like-minded developers, designers and all others interested in app development topics!

Whether you’re a seasoned regular or it’s your very first meetup, everyone is welcome. We keep things low key and chill.
As always, we kick things off with casual conversations, followed by an insightful talk in English – and of course, free food and drinks to keep the vibes going strong.

This time, we’re hosted by Bikemap, a cycling-focused app and community platform that lets you discover, plan, record, and follow bike routes—offering turn‑by‑turn navigation, route customization, and offline map access—all enhanced by millions of user‑generated trails worldwide

🧠 Topic of the Night
▶️ Insights into Liquid Glass + Insights into Developer Relations
🎤 by Manu Rink,  Apple Developer Relations - Partnership Manager DACH

▶️ OpenClaw for Side Projects
🎤 by Patrick Wolowicz, Cocoaheads Organizer

📅 Schedule
🕡 Doors open: 18:00
🕖 Talk starts: 18:30
🍕 Food, drinks and chatting when talks are done

🗺️ Location
Ruby Paul Co-Working Space, Postgasse 8B, 1010 Vienna, Austria

❤️ Sponsor
Big thanks to Bikemap - https://bikemap.net

⚡ Wanna give a lightning talk?
Have a cool project, tool, or idea to share? Hit us up – lightning talks (5–10 mins) are open to everyone!

See you there – did we mention the food and drinks? 🍕🥤

Start your training as a Digital Creator at 42 Vienna! Supported by WAFF

Dive into Coding at 42 Vienna

Where Every Line You Write Creates Opportunities.

Would you like to become a Digital Excellence Expert? We have the roadmap laid out for you. Discover the 42 path to coding success — all for free!

Have you ever wondered what a revolutionary, avant-garde coding campus looks like from the inside? 42 Vienna, the speedboat of modern tech education, welcomes you on a journey unlike any other!

Come and join us at the 42 Vienna Campus at Muthgasse 26, first floor, 1190 Vienna.

🎮 Game On for Bootcamp Spots!

Want to complete our application process without the wait? Here's your chance! Play our challenge games that afternoon. Want to check out campus and be surrounded by like-minded applicants? Conquer the games on campus and secure your spot at the Piscine — our 42 Journey path — then and there.

🤝 Join the Thriving Community at 42 Vienna

Discover how you can become an invaluable part of our ever-growing community of coders, innovators and dreamers.

⚠️ ️️️Act Fast! Limited Availability

Think about it, but act quickly! We only have a limited number of places for eager minds. Seize your spot before it's too late!

Why study at 42?

1. Tuition-Free and High-Quality Education: Imagine a world-class tech education without the burden of fees. Over 15 industry partners provide the financial means for this IT education and open their doors for internships and jobs for you.
2. No Teachers, Pure Learning: Dive into project-based, peer-to-peer pedagogy. No classrooms, just real-world problems waiting for your innovative solutions.
3. Inclusive & Diverse: Our doors are open to everyone. Regardless of your educational background, 42 Vienna seeks individuals with passion and determination.
4. A Global Community: Join a network that stretches across continents. Your peers here will be the tech leaders of tomorrow.
5. Unconventional Admission: The Piscine, an immersive coding experience, will challenge and excite you, determining your fit for our unique ecosystem.
6. Real-World Preparedness: Beyond coding, master soft skills, teamwork, and critical problem-solving.

Your path at 42 will be unlike anything you’ve experienced before. In this session, we’ll show you how our unique approach to learning works, what to expect from the 42 environment, and how you’ll grow – both as a coder and a person. Please arrive on time – the session begins with a presentation and continues with space for your questions.

The grand finale of HOIV Fusion! Connect with founders & VCs over resident art and DJ sets. Art, beats, and high-level networking at HOIV.

Ready to experience the intersection of creativity and commerce? Swap the traditional business lounge for an evening of inspiration and culture at the HOIV Fusion Vernissage.

As part of the ViennaUP circuit, we are transforming the HOIV hub into a dynamic gallery space designed for meaningful conversations and creative collisions. Whether you’re looking to decompress after a day of sessions, meet a future collaborator, or simply enjoy a drink surrounded by talent, this is the place to be.

What to Expect:

🎨 Exclusive Art Showcase
Discover thought-provoking pieces from our incredibly talented roster of HOIV resident artists.

🎶 Curated Soundscapes
Our in-house DJs provide the perfect soundtrack to keep the energy flowing and the atmosphere relaxed.

🤝 High-Level Networking
Mingle with founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts in an environment that sparks genuine connection over forced small talk.

🚀 Join Us All Day

The Vernissage is just the finale! We invite you to register for the full HOIV Fusion: The Beat of Innovation experience starting from midday.

• Work from HOIV: Traveling for ViennaUP? Use our free co-working workspace all day to take calls and stay productive between sessions.

• The Afternoon Program: Join us for the Innovation Showcase featuring VR challenges, "Build It or Kill It" sessions, and high-impact investor panels.

Ditch the formal wear, grab a drink, and spend your day (and evening) immersed in the heart of Vienna's creative and tech ecosystem. We can’t wait to host you!

Disclaimer: By registering for this event, you consent to receiving HOIV’s newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us.

Wie KI-Agenten unsere Wirtschaft verändern, welche Schlüsselrolle Web3 und Krypto dabei einnehmen und welche Chancen daraus entstehen.

Yat Siu zählt zu den visionärsten und einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten im globalen Web3- und Krypto-Ökosystem. In Wien geboren und aufgewachsen, begleitet er die Entwicklung des Internets als Unternehmer und Investor seit der ersten Stunde — und prägt heute maßgeblich die nächste Generation digitaler Innovation.

Als Co-Founder und Chairman von Animoca Brands — vielfach als „Berkshire Hathaway des Web3" bezeichnet — hat er eines der weltweit führenden Web3-Unternehmen geschaffen. Mit hunderten Portfoliobeteiligungen und globaler Reichweite steht das Unternehmen kurz vor seinem IPO an der NASDAQ.

Wer heute studiert, startet seine Karriere in einer Wirtschaft, die von KI-Agenten und digitalen Eigentumsrechten neu geschrieben wird. Yat Siu zeigt, wohin diese Reise geht — und wo die Chancen für die nächste Generation von Manager:innen und Gründer:innen liegen.

Eine seltene Gelegenheit, einem der einflussreichsten Köpfe des Web3 direkt zuzuhören.

Die Veranstaltung wird live übertragen: https://short.wu.ac.at/yatsiu

Nutzen Sie den Livestream insbesondere, wenn Sie nicht vor Ort sein können, die Vor-Ort-Plätze ausverkauft sind, oder der Verkauf bereits geschlossen ist.

Tech Summit unites innovators, startups & industry leaders to explore the future of Tech, AI & Sustainability through networking & insights

Tech Summit connects over 60k+ attendees, 500+ companies and 400+ partners in 16 countries. It serves as a juncture for networking in the AI, IT, and Digital industries, providing opportunities to engage with industry experts and network with professionals worldwide.

🎉 Get ready for the Angular Vienna x MRDS Vienna Joint May Meetup! This time we partnered up with our friends from MRDS Vienna (meetup.com/reactive-vienna) to bring you an amazing evening of talks, networking and spring energy!

Expect deep dives, practical insights, and plenty of time to connect with the community.

What's on the agenda:
🗣️ Expert speakers
🎓 Knowledge sharing on the latest in Angular
🎫 Raffles with cool prizes
👥 Meet old and new friends from the community
🍻 Free drinks
🍕 Free food
🎉 Open-end networking
✔️ Just RSVP!

Location: LEAN-Coders, Hainburger Straße 33

Agenda:
18:00 – Warm-up
18:15 – Meetup Intro
18:30 – Dominic Bachmann
19:15 – Pizza Break (30 mins)
19:45 – Robert Maier-Silldorff
20:30 – Break (15 mins)
20:45 – Raffle
21:00 - Outro & Open-End

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Robert Maier-Silldorff - iteratec | LinkedIn

Microfrontend-Plugin-System: Architecture, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
This talk shares the story behind a microfrontend-based plugin system we built for a large enterprise customer. I’ll cover why we chose a plugin architecture, how the system is structured, key challenges we faced and how the solution has evolved over time—ending with lessons learned for building extensible frontend platforms.

Dominic Bachmann - Vontobel | LinkedIn

From Typos to Type Safety — Building a Typed Router for Angular
Route enums, path constant objects, flat route trees to avoid nesting complexity — Angular developers have invented all kinds of workarounds to bring some safety to navigation. But they all share the same problem: a second source of truth that you maintain by hand. In this talk, I'll share how I built angular-typed-router, a drop-in replacement that infers every valid path directly from your route configuration. You'll see the developer experience in action — full autocomplete, compile-time validation — and learn how interface augmentation, template literal types, and recursive conditionals make it work at zero runtime cost.

-----------------------❤️🤝❤️ Sponsors ❤️🤝❤️ -----------------------

PushBased
PushBased is a close-knit group of IT experts offering their knowledge and services in #Angular #RxJS #NestJS #JavaScript #TypeScript #webperf #Nx and more.
https://push-based.io/

Lean Coders
Special thanks to the Lean Coders team for sponsoring the meetup venue!
Check them out at lean-coders.at

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As always, everyone who asks a good question during the talks receives a raffle ticket.
Win JetBrains licenses and other cool prizes!

--------------- 😇😎🥳 Code of Conduct 🥳 😎😇 ---------------
We value your safety.
Please check our Code of Conduct here: http://bit.ly/angular-austria-coc

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The event will be live streamed on the Push-Based YouTube channel.

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Help us improve by sharing your feedback after the event!

GenAI Community: Advanced Gen AI Edition

Cisco Systems Austria, Vienna | May 28th | 17:30

Advanced Gen AI is moving beyond experimentation – and the focus is shifting towards real-world applications and scalable systems.

Together with leading voices from Austria’s AI ecosystem, we will dive into advanced use cases, technical breakthroughs, and practical lessons learned when building and deploying next-generation AI systems.

Hosted by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria).

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17:30 – Welcome & Opening

Hosted by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria)
→ Setting the stage: from Gen AI hype to advanced real-world applications

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17:40 – eustella: Make Europe's Greatest Agent (MEGA)

Jakob Steinschaden (AI Newsrooms Technology GmbH)

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17:55 – How to Compliance in times of GenAI (A knowledge graph approach)

Lisa Katzenschlager (cdot)

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18:10 – AI Tools at Cisco: Discover Real-World Use Cases That Boost Adoption

Stefan Honeder & Mustafa Rafie

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19:00 – Networking, Drinks & Conversations

→ Meet the speakers, exchange ideas and connect with the AI community

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More speakers to be announced soon!

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📍 Location
Cisco Systems Austria, (Tegetthoffstraße 1, 1010 Wien)
🗓 Date & Time
From 17:30
🎟 Admission
Free & open to the community – limited seats

[sic!]onnect returns and this time it's bigger and time to celebrate 10 years of the students' innovation centre!

Join us at [sic!]onnect!

Get ready to connect and collaborate at the [sic!]onnect 2026 at
ÖBB Open Innovation Factory on May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM.

Meet founders, start-ups, and partners and have a chat at our exhibition fair. Take part in one of our four workshops and listen to experts and their keynotes!

Don’t miss this great opportunity to be part of something exciting and new - let´ s connect at [sic!]onnect 2026!

Wie Sie den Wert Ihrer IBM i & Z Kernsysteme ins KI-Zeitalter transformieren und damit zukunftsfähig bleiben

Remaster oder Rewrite? Dieses Event bringt Klarheit in die Zukunft Ihres Mainframes oder AS400!

Ihre Kernsysteme laufen. Aber laufen sie noch in die richtige Richtung?

IBM i und IBM Z sind in vielen Unternehmen das stille Herzstück – zuverlässig, bewährt und oft unterschätzt. Doch KI, Cloud und steigender Veränderungsdruck stellen eine Frage, die sich nicht länger aufschieben lässt: Bauen Sie auf das, was Sie haben – oder fangen Sie neu an? Die Antwort überrascht meistens. Denn diese Systeme sind selten das Problem. Sie sind oft die größte Stärke, die noch nicht vollständig genutzt wird.

Wir laden Sie ein, sich genau dieser Frage zu stellen – gemeinsam mit C-Level und Entscheidern, die vor denselben Herausforderungen stehen. In offenen Gesprächen und mit echten Praxis-Einblicken. Das Ziel: Sie gehen mit einem klaren Bild Ihrer nächsten Schritte – und den richtigen Menschen an Ihrer Seite.

Die Vortragenden

Für Inspiration und Orientierung sorgen: Heidi Schmidt, CEO der PKS Software GmbH und IBM Champion. Jörg Egretzberger, CEO der TIMETOACT GROUP Österreich, Experte für Digitalisierung und KI. Leo Hintersteiner, CIO von LKW WALTER, mit ungeschönten Einblicken aus einem laufenden Modernisierungsprojekt. Und ein IBM-Experte, der zeigt, wohin die strategische Reise von IBM i und IBM Z führt.

Die Location

Und weil gute Ideen den richtigen Raum brauchen: Wir verbringen den Tag gemeinsam im Haus der Musik in Wien – einem Ort, der zum Nachdenken einlädt, zum Gespräch und zum Neuentdecken. Eine exklusive Führung durch das Haus ist natürlich inklusive.

Highlights

✦ Exklusive Führung durch das Haus der Musik Wien ✦ Echte Praxiseinblicke in ein laufendes Modernisierungsprojekt ✦ Networking mit C-Level und Entscheidern aus der Branche ✦ Kaffee, Kuchen und Mittagssnacks den ganzen Tag ✦ Und das alles ohne Teilnahmegebühr!

Join us at the heart of Europe! TYPO3Camp Vienna means 2.5 days of networking, learning, socializing, and connecting. Present yourself as a

Welcome to TYPO3Camp Vienna 2026!

Date: June 5th - 7th 2026

Location: Universität Wien

For all questions regarding sponsoring, please contact us at hello@typo3camp.at. TYPO3Camp Vienna is an barcamp event, organized by supseven.at and financed by sponsors.

TAX TECH IST HIER UND JETZT! Digitalisierung als Ihre Chance!

TAX TECH IST HIER UND JETZT!

Am 10. Juni geht es um Sie – die innovativen Köpfe der Tax Tech Branche.

Leiter/Fachkräfte aus Bereichen Steuern, Accounting,Controlling, Steuerberater, Rechtsanwälte, Wirtschaftsprüfer, Mitglieder der Finanzverwaltung, Geschäftsführer, Chief Compliance Officer, und viele andere.

Lernen Sie mit und durch ExpertInnen und KollegInnen, vernetzen Sie sich in der Branche und holen Sie sich neue Ideen und Konzepte zur Digitalisierung im Bereich der Steuerberatung.

Nirgendwo sonst erleben Sie Innovation so hautnah. Das ist Ihre Chance, sich in der Tax Tech Branche zu etablieren und auch andere wichtige Player kennen zulernen. Es werden Kontakte aufgebaut und die wichtigen Fragen von morgen diskutiert und vieles mehr.

Sein Sie dabei!

Innerhalb einer kompakten eintägigen Veranstaltung, werden zukunfts- und praxisorientiert konkrete Möglichkeiten von Tax Tech und das Potenzial der Revolution 4.0 präsentiert.

Das Who-is-Who der Tax Tech Branche: Aussteller mit fachlicher Expertise zeigen was möglich ist. Tax Tech Start-Ups stellen sich vor.

Neben hochkarätig besetzten Panels und interessanten Präsentationen bietet die Tax Tech Konferenz interaktive Workshops — von BranchenkennerInnen für BranchenkennerInnen.