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Tech Conferences & Trade Shows
Trade shows, keynotes and developer gatherings where new hardware and software is unveiled to the public.
These are the events where technology becomes a public spectacle rather than a press release: show floors you can walk, keynotes you can watch live, and product reveals timed for a room full of press and buyers. CES in Las Vegas anchors the January calendar for consumer hardware; Web Summit, Slush and TechCrunch Disrupt do the same for the startup and investor circuit; SXSW Interactive folds technology into a wider culture and music festival in Austin. Regional shows such as Gitex Global in Dubai and Rise Asia in Hong Kong extend the same trade-show format to their own markets.
CESLas Vegas, United States
Rise AsiaHong Kong
Dublin Tech SummitDublin, Ireland
London Tech WeekLondon, United Kingdom
Vivatech ParisParis, France
Gitex GlobalDubai, United Arab Emirates
Slush HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
SXSW InteractiveAustin, United States
Techcrunch DisruptUnited States
Web Summit LisbonLisbon, Portugal