Culturati Summit
We love, LOVE this event. Billed as the premiere corporate culture event for executives, scholars & investors, Culturati: Summit gathers the best minds to share playbooks and help design cultures that drive company and employee success. April 7-8, 2024 at Campus on Lake Austin.
EmTech Digital
Head to the MIT campus to the center of the venn diagram where technology, business, and culture cross. The theme? AI and how it affects the future of life and work. Here you’ll find business leaders, researchers, technologists, and industry experts. An inaugural London event happens April 16-17, 2024. Or in the US – now in its 12th year – on the MIT campus: Cambridge, MA May 22-23, 2024.
Aspen Ideas Festival
In one of the most beautiful places in the country, thinkers of all breeds pause to consider and share big ideas. From artists to executives, scientists to authors, business executives to scholars, you’ll meet leaders of all kinds and explore deep issues. The alchemy of minds is sure to create captivating ideas. June 20-29, Aspen, CO.
Collision
Touted as the “tech olympics,” last year Collision brought in more than 36,000 attendees from 118 different countries to discuss the future of tech companies in the age of AI, and the need for sustainability in uncertain times. We can’t wait to see what they have in store for 2024. June 17-20 in Toronto.
TNW Conference
TNW aims to inform and connect tech with present and future challenges, helping international corporations, governments, startups and investors brainstorm a new future. TNW for Startups provides curated matchmaking for startups, along with pitch battles. June 20 & 21 in Amsterdam.
Reuters Momentum AI
We attended this event last year and were blown away by the top-caliber content. Sit at a small lunch table with C-level executives, share an elevator with founders, and be part of meaningful meetups such as Women in Tech. We guarantee the talks will keep you from scrolling on your phone. July 16-17, 2024 right in the heart of Silicon Valley: San Jose, CA.
Fortune Brainstorm
Fortune Brainstorm Tech is one of the most high-profile and established tech conferences in the U.S. The event began in Aspen in 2001 as a small conference and summer retreat and has grown into a community of Fortune 500 leaders, top investors, VCs, banking executives, startup founders, and global thought leaders. The 2024 theme is “Redefining Disruption,” looking at all things AI and the future of work. It’s by invitation only, but you can apply at the site. July 15-17, Park City, UT (a/k/a “Silicon Slopes”)
VB Transform
At this conference from VentureBeat, you’ll get into the nitty gritty of how to actually implement AI in your organization. Join fellow directors and C-suite executives from enterprise level businesses to figure out how to create the AI future for your company. If you’re a woman in AI, there’s a breakfast you won’t want to miss. July 10-11 in San Francisco.
Fast Company Innovation Festival
Fast Company’s eponymous annual festival features the most progressive thinkers, makers and innovators in business, design, leadership, creativity, and beyond. September 16-19, 2024 in venues across New York City.
TechCrunch Disrupt
Geared towards investors, founders and startups, this is an opportune event for discovering, connecting, and collaborating across tech sectors. Plus, they have an event app to help you find those who share your business goals. Emphasis on Disruption. October 28-30, 2024 in San Francisco.
Techonomy 24
As its name implies, Techonomy’s events unite the brightest minds at the intersection of technology and economy, because they believe they are central to all business and human activities. You can expect that anyone and everyone who cares about the evolution of humankind will be there. November 17-19, 2024 in Orlando, FL.
CES
If you have a consumer tech company, this is the place to be (along with 138,000 of your closest friends). Billed as the global stage of innovation, you’ll be among the first to see all the latest in consumer tech. January 7-10, 2025 in Las Vegas.
SXSW
We are big fans of this huge conference; in fact you’ll find us in Austin attending SXSW every March. There’s something here for every creative type to absorb sage wisdom from tech, music, film, and TV professionals from around the globe. Take in a major movie premiere, listen to hot new music acts, see a new art exhibition or comedy session, and of course network. No matter what you do you’ll expand your mind and have fun in the process. March 7-15, 2025 in Austin, TX.
