Conferences, Events, & Meetup Resources

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Networking Guides

• Silicon Valley Startup Events: A Guide to Local Events and Orgs
• How to network at conferences?
• How to be a Better Networker
• Making connections: A guide to networking for new entrepreneurs and early-stage startups
• How to Build Rapport With Anyone at Networking Events. By Teresa Torres via Inc
• The Introvert’s Guide to Successful Business Networking - multiple ways to succeed before, during, and after networking events
• Network Online and In Person for Best Results. By Hanna Morgan
• How I ended up talking to a new interesting person every week. And how that helps the company. By Hampus Jakobsson
• Most startup events are a waste of time. Here’s how to pick the right ones. By Carl Fritjofsson

Nordic Delegations visiting Silicon Valley

• Nordic Impact week - Silicon Valley 2019 (TBD)

Silicon Vikings Sponsored Tech Events

• Startup Grind Global Conference in Silicon Valley, Redwood City, California (Feb 12-13, 2019) (Feb 10-12, 2020)
• Venture Summit West, Santa Clara, California (Mar 6-7, 2019)
• Nordic Innovation Conference by The Nordic Museum, Seattle, Washington (May 16, 2019)
• Startup World Cup Finale, San Francisco, California @SWC2019 (May 17, 2019)
• BridgeSF 2019, San Francisco, California (TBD)
• Startup Europe Comes to Silicon Valley - European Innovation day. San Francisco, California (Sept 23-27, 2019)

Nordic Pavilions at Tech Events

• CES. Las Vegas, Nevada (Jan 7-10, 2020) [Managed by Innovation Norway]
  • Nordic CES Decompression (Jan 7, 2017). By Nordic Innovation House
• SXSW, Austin, Texas (March 8-17, 2019) (March 13-22, 2020) [Managed by Team Finland/Tekes]
  • SXSW 2020: Four Things To Know
  • Take aways from #SXSW2019 in Austin, Texas. By Christian @villum via @Bootstrappingdk (in Danish)
  • Nordics at SXSW - (Twitter: @xnordics #NordicMadeSXSW and Facebook: NordicMade SXSW)
  • Nordic Events and Programs at SXSW 2019
    • Nordics at SXSW 2019. By Nordic Innovation House
    • House of Scandinavia events at SXSW 2019
    • EU events at SXSW 2019
    • Some of the 2019 events:
      • March 8
        • 1:00 to 2:30 PM at SAS House of Scandinavia: The Stockholm talks: Building gender-balanced unicorns. Hosted by Invest Stockholm and Visit Stockholm, in partnership with Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C.
      • March 10
        • 10:00 to 11:30 AM at House of Scandinavia: Oslo talks: Impact Investment and User Data & Privacy. By Oslo Business Region
        • 5:00 to 9:30 PM at EU House: MobileMonday with Nordic Pitch night with the theme AI and Machine Learning
      • March 12
        • 1:00 to 2:30 PM at SAS House of Scandinavia: The Stockholm talks: Sweden's secret sauce to music tech leadership. Hosted by Invest Stockholm and Visit Stockholm, in partnership with Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C.
        • 3:00 to 5:00 PM at SAS House of Scandinavia: Are the Nordics the World's Next Unicorn Factory? by NordicLA and ByFounders
        • 5:00 to 7:00 PM at SAS House of Scandinavia: Nordic Mixer - for the tech, innovation and startup scene at SXSW by NordicLA and ByFounders
  • SXSW Guides
    
    • Tips & Tricks for #SXSW2019. By Jonas @almeling
    • 72 hours with music, BBQ, and bats in #techcity Austin, Texas. By @simoneokkels
    • How can entrepreneurs get the most out of SXSW? Johan Brand shares his strategy
    • Guide to SXSW by @mediaevolution Sweden
    • How To Have Fun And Profit From Your SXSW Hustle. By Danielle Morrill of Mattermark
    • Your SXSW Survival Guide: Festival pros on what to wear, eat, see and do
• Game Developers Conference GDC 2019, San Francisco, California #GDC17 (Mar 18-22, 2019)
  
  • Nordics at GDC
    
    • Report from GDC 2017. By Sweden Game Arena
    • Nordic Events at GDC
• Health 2.0, Santa Clara, California @health2con (Sep 16-18, 2019) [Managed by Vinnova and Business Finland]
  
  • Nordic HealthTech Pioneers at Health 2.0 2017. By Health Tech Nordic
• TechCrunch Disrupt 2019, San Francisco, California (Oct 2-4, 2019) [Managed by Innovation Center Denmark]
• Launch Festival 2020, TBD @launchfestival (TBD) (Launch Festival is in Sydney, Australia in 2019)
  
  • LAUNCH Festival 2016 recap: The key to success is to have your sh*t together. By Nordic Startup Bits

List of Industry-Specific Events

• Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference 2019 by Bootstraplabs, San Francisco #AAI19 (Apr 18, 2019)
• The 2019 Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP) Tech Partner Forum, Santa Clara, California (Jun 19, 2019)
• Nordic Innovation Summit, Nordic Museum, Seattle, Washington (May 16, 2019)
• Women in Tech Festival 2019 by Silicon Valley Forum #SVFWIT19  #SVFWomenTechFest (May 23-24, 2019)

Calendars - Tech Events

• Silicon Vikings Events Calendar
• Nordic Innovation House Events Calendar
• Danish American Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar
• 5 Tech Events in San Francisco That Founders Can't Afford to Miss
• Stanford University's European Entrepreneurship and Innovation Thought Leaders Seminars - Slideshare + Youtube
• Stanford eCorner Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series at Stanford Engineering
• Silicon Valley - SF Bay Area StartupDigest Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in most startup cities around the world
• Crunchbase one of the better directories of events in the Bay Area and around the world [Paywall]
• Lanyrd one of the better directories of events in the Bay Area
• TechVenue.com: Silicon Valley/Bay Area Business Technology Events Calendar guide to local Bay Area Events
• WorkIt.com guide to local Bay Area Events
• Meetup large number of events covering most sectors
• TechMeme Technology Conference Calendar
• Peter Mullen's Events Calendar - Curated list of Silicon Valley tech / innovation events (and beyond)

Calendars - Tech Events

• EuroCircle San Francisco Events and Networking for Europeans and Europhiles
• EuroCircle Silicon Valley Events and Networking for Europeans and Europhiles
• InterNations San Francisco Expat Meet-ups & Expat Get-Togethers
• InterNations Silicon Valley Expat Meet-ups & Expat Get-Togethers

Nordics

• Silicon Vikings Events Calendar
• Main Nordic/Baltic Tech Startup Conferences (held in English)
• Startup Event List in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen
• Meetup Events Calendar – large number of events covering most sectors in most cities

Denmark

Overview

• Global Entrepreneurship Week - Denmark events. By @IVAEKST

Copenhagen

• Startup Event List Copenhagen @StartupEventsDK
• StartupDigest Copenhagen Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Copenhagen & Malmö (Sweden)
• Öresund Startups Events Calendar - guide to startup events in Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund and Copenhagen (Denmark)

Aalborg

• NextNord Events Calendar for Aalborg and Northern Jutland

Aarhus

• StartupDigest Aarhus Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Aarhus

Estonia

• StartupDigest Estonia Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Estonia
• Estonian Startup Events Calendar by Garage48

Finland

  ↵Helsinki

• Startup Event List Helsinki @StartupEventsFI
• StartupDigest Helsinki Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Helsinki
• Maria 01 Helsinki Startup Events Feed

  ↵Turku

• Boost Turku Events Calendar

Iceland

• ​​​​​​​StartupDigest Iceland Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Iceland

Latvia

• StartupDigest Latvia Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Latvia
• Labs of Latvia Events Calendar

Lithuania

• StartupDigest Lithiania Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Lithuania

Norway

  ↵Oslo

• Startup Event List Oslo @StartupEventsNO
• Oslo Startup Events Guide for Entrepreneurs (June 2019). By Founder Institute

  ↵Bergen

• StartupDigest Bergen Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Bergen

  ↵Trondheim

• Tech Events in Trondheim

Sweden

  ↵Overview

• How to crack networking in Sweden (+ what tech firms + startup hubs are doing to help). By @maddysavage @BBC_Capital

  ↵Stockholm

• Startup Event List Stockholm @StartupEventsSE
• StartupDigest Stockholm Events Calendar – Curated guide to the best startup events in Stockholm
• Stockholm Tech Events - Tech events, parties and hackathons in Stockholm @stockholmtech

Malmö

• Öresund Startups Events Calendar - guide to startup events in Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, and Copenhagen (Denmark)

Umeå

• Uminova Infotech Umeå Events Calendar

Uppsala

• Uppsala Tech Events Calendar