Techsylvania prepares its 6th and largest edition to date with 50 top-class international speakers, 25 satellite events and 3.000 expected participants. The 4-day event has evolved into a platform for growth through technology, bringing together engineers, founders, investors, IT and banking CEOs, but also entrepreneurs, people from companies looking to develop.
Highlights for the 6th edition or why you won’t be able to say “no” to Techsylvania 2019:
two decacorns from Southeast Asia will be present at Techsylvania: Go-Jek and Grab
technical experts from: Go-Jek, BBC, Ambrosus, Packboard, InCountry
co-founder of the €15 billion tunnel connecting Helsinki to Tallinn and the person credited for building the Angry Birds brand: Peter Vesterbacka
executives from world-renowned technology companies will be at Techsylvania to share their insights: Shane Luke (Nike), Calin Vaduva (Fortech), Remus Lechintan (Roundassist)
technical experts from Go-Jek, BBC, Ambrosus, Packboard will get you all excited about science
founders of international technology companies like Databricks, Braintrust are ready to show the participants how is done
two unicorn founders: Databicks and Sisense
co-initiator of Apache Spark: Ion Stoica
the world’s largest technology investment fund (SoftBank’s USD 100 Billion Vision Fund) will be represented by Sakshi Chhabra Mittal, the VP of Investments
workshops will offer answers to technical questions, product challenges, and business development issues
leading media publications: BBC, Techcrunch, Forbes Romania, PressOne, Business Review
Premium tickets that offer access to a lounge (network with the speakers and partner companies) and Q&A sessions
& more amazing speakers and activities are going to be announced soon. Stay close!
Startup Alley, a new concept dedicated to 20 brave and international startups
Startup Alley, supported by Google, offers startups a new place to showcase their business to a wider target audience. We have up to 20 exhibition booths ready for your product. Participation to Techsylvania Startup Alley is open to startups with less than 10 employees and have a product to showcase. It is also the perfect place for launching a new product. You can sign up here or spread the word!
We’re excited to announce: Techsylvania has a new home
Polyvalent Hall — BT Arena
For the 6th edition, Techsylvania is moving to a new and amazing location: Polyvalent Hall (BT Arena). We’ve chosen the largest and most technologically advanced polyvalent hall in the country because it captures our unique vibe and matched our needs for more space and innovation.
Our main goal is to give our participants a unique and complete experience. The 38.410 m² Polyvalent Hall will allow us to open the event for as many as 3.000 IT and non-IT participants.
The event has evolved both in scale and in complexity. Step by step, Techsylvania became a growth platform through technology. What does growth mean through technology? It means, on the one hand, the latest innovations in technology and business around the globe, revolutionary ideas brought by specialists from all over the world and, on the other hand, facilitating a context of interaction between large companies in Romania, entrepreneurs, start-ps and investment funds that create synergies for development — Vlad Ciurca, co-founder and executive producer
Incredible speakers from around the world are joining the 6th edition
This year, the line-up went above amazing and it’s so impressive that we hardly think you’d want to leave the event even for a short break. Ion Stoica, co-initiator of Apache Spark and co-founder of a $2.7 billion company (Databricks), Adam Jackson, serial technology entrepreneur and investor that co-founded Doctor On Demand, which raised $165 million and Braintrust, Shane Luke, Sr. Director, AI and Machine Learning at Nike Digital Innovation, Matthew Postgate, Chief Technology & Product Officer at BBC and Matt Michelsen, a Silicon Valley insider working with Leading Brands: Lady Gaga, Nike, Cirque Du Soleil, YouTube are all going to be at Techsylvania 2019.
And we are just getting started. Almost a dozen investors managing funds of over $150 billion are set to come to Cluj-Napoca due to the event. Sakshi Chhabra Mittal, the VP of Investments at the SoftBank Vision Fund is coming to the 2019 edition. She’s managing SoftBank’s USD 100 Billion Vision Fund, which has shaken up Silicon Valley and the entire technology world. Also joining Techsylvania in 2019 is Fang Yuan, VP at Baidu.ventures. She’s managing a USD 500 million fund with a focus on AI & Robotics.
Eldad Farkash, a serial entrepreneur, investor, and technology thought leader in the field of big data, real-time analytics, and hardware conscious algorithms, Abdullah Al-Shaksy, co-Founder and CEO of Phaze Ventures, Tim Sullivan, CEO of Oceanic Partners, an investor that managed thousands of private transactions, valued at over $3 Billion, across hundreds of companies and many more are set to arrive in June, at Techsylvania.
Enter a Fintech Hackathon to prove you are a master coder
This year we are spicing up the Hackathon with a new theme: Fintech with a focus on PSD2 — Revised Payments Service Directive. Pick a challenge and you have 24-hours to complete it.
Real-time analysis — Create a customer profile based on transactions and a behavior analysis taking into consideration transactions history, value, the overall number, and all banking transfers client related.
Risk Assessment Tool — You’ll need to connect sandboxes, based on client accounts, transaction history, currencies and to establish clients’ risk appetite for product development and testing.
Payment Initiation — Develop a Monitoring Tool that can detect fraudulent transactions or a Stress Testing Tool capable of creating a suspicious transaction in order to test the safety measures implemented in the banking system.
Limited to 70 developers — Register here!
Attend a Satellite Event during Techsylvania 2019
The Scouts of Cluj-Napoca are inviting you to join a quest based on technology and scouting methods.
In 2019 we are adding for the second year, satellite events to the initial 4-day agenda. We are expanding the borders of the event so it can become a hub for technology and business.
With Techsylvania being the central hub, satellites will be available from the first hours of the morning until 9 am and after the official schedule ends at 6 pm. Check out the satellites already scheduled and start adding them to your calendar.
We can’t wait to see you there! Book a ticket and make sure you explore the whole event.
