Attend a Satellite Event

The smooothest mingle by Klarna

Come and join Klarna’s unreasonable mingle! We will talk about how we leverage automation and how our autonomous teams operate with full responsibility end-to-end. We leverage the knowledge and skills of every single employee, with more than 80 nationalities, to achieve success. This is also part of how we go from initial idea to a fully fledged product launch in record time! Join us to learn more about life at Klarna.

Secret concert by Sofar Sounds Cluj-Napoca

Come spend a cozy evening of live music with us! Sofar Sounds is reimagining the live event experience through curated, intimate performances in 433 cities around the world. A Sofar gig is a cozy show held in a unique venue, with a secret lineup specially curated to offer you a diverse experience. Sign up and you will receive details about the secret venue in Cluj-Napoca before the event. BYOB and your good vibes! 

 Q&A on investments in startups with First Serve Capital 

We’re glad to have with us Joey Brander and Waylon Ian Chin for a Q&A session on startup investment and venture funding.
Joey and Waylon are currently Managing Partners of First Serve Partners (http://www.firstservepartners.com), a leading venture capital firm that invests in sports, media, entertainment, and consumer-facing technology. 

Transylvania Angel Network is a new project created for the purpose of bringing together business people who are interested in angel investing and mentoring tech startups. As a network, the focus is on connecting people with the desire to learn from each other while assisting us to grow and mature the local startup environment.
Cluj Startups is a non-profit organization with the mission to support the local startups, events, and communities, to create visibility over the ecosystem and to facilitate communication between community members. It was founded in 2012 and since then the volunteers organized hundreds of events, projects, and collaborations.

brAIn for brunch

How close are we to understanding the brain? Dr. Newton Howard, one of the world’s pioneers in brain sciences will help us with that by discussing the latest trends in AI and neuron interfacing abilities.

…and what could stimulate our neurons better than some food, drinks and great beats?

What can diversity bring to the tech world?

Join the Women in Tech community for an engaging conversation with inspiring women on the power of diversity and what it can bring to the tech world! Our international speakers look forward to meeting you, to sharing their thoughts and experience, and to answering any questions you may have.

Let’s mingle, learn and have some wine at ClujHub on Sunday afternoon, starting from 18:30. See you there!

Beer Tasting & Journey Mapping

Who said that learning isn’t fun? Learn to create a journey map while enjoying a beer brewed by one of our own!

AI in Focus

Passionate about AI and robotics? Want to find out the latest trends in this field? Then this is the place to be! On 11th of June, starting at 6.00 pm, we’re inviting you to an AI-focused event, part of this year’s edition of Techsylvania. The satellite event will be hosted by Betfair Romania Development, with the support of Cluj.AI community and Girls Who Code – Cluj Chapter. Fang Yuan, Vice President at Baidu Ventures, will be the special guest of the event, sharing insights on the latest advacements and trends in China related to AI and robotics startups.

AI-Powered Office Buildings 

Buildings are no longer static brick and mortar shells that they used to be 20-30 years ago. The integration of IoT devices and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming office buildings into efficiently functioning self-correcting systems that connect and interact with occupants based on their behavior.

 Connatix Playground

Join Connatix Playground Satellite Event for some social time and after-party in the yard. We bring Moritz ice cream, snacks, drinks and music, you bring the energy for Foosball, ping-pong, video-games and of course, the party. See you there !

Research Networking

Does entrepreneurship and research seem like two different worlds? Well, the similarities between them are far greater than you would expect. So what’s better than meeting with the bright minds that spark the innovation that later gets turned into a product. During the event, we’ll have the chance to get to know local and international researchers from a variety of fields, and get the chance to exchange ideas and cross-pollinate.

Lean-Agile processes and tools – a path of continuous growth and adaptability

We typically think that startups and corporations are very different. On the other hand, both need the ability to experiment rapidly with new products and business models, to make decisions based on validated learnings, to measure success based on actionable metrics and to empower their people to engage again and again in an innovation process.

This topic is about learning and discussing about how the lean startup principles can be applied in any kind of organization.

Digital University

This year marks 100 years from the creation of the very first Romanian University in Cluj, this is an important step in our evolution and a good moment to prove that we are eager to adapt to the environment constantly especially now in the digital era.

Rails BBQ

Get together over some snacks and talk about the direction of Ruby on Rails and why it’s still a good choice over other platforms out there.

Climbing 101 

Climbing is more than a sport. It can be an useful tool in your personal and professional development. How? Come and find out at Climbing 101 – Stories & Development through climbing.

Transylvania Cloud Meetup

Options for Infrastructure as code in different cloud providers such as Amazon AWS

Stupid Simple UX

Let’s have a talk about how good and bad UX impacts our daily digital diet. We’ll explore the good, the bad and the damn right ugly side of user interactions from which we will infer good UX practices.

Scouts Quest

The Scouts of Cluj-Napoca are inviting you to join a quest based on technology and scouting methods. Which one do you think will be the best? Gather a bunch of 5 to 8 people, sign in together, prepare yourselves and get ready to solve every quest.

Boardgames -Gaming in real-life

Dear mystery enthusiasts, competition seekers, and fun lovers, this spring we invite you to join us on a path of adventure. We’ve prepared a collection of board games so step into the world of games and don’t be afraid to accept new challenges. For Techsylvania participants the entrance is free if you have the badge on you, for non- Techsylvania participants the fee is 4 Euro. 

 How virtual reality and robots can contribute to promoting mental health

The workshop will offer some key insights and will demonstrate interactively how technology, mainly virtual reality and social robotics, can be used to promote mental health in multiple user populations. The workshop will also address the key limitations of current applications and possible avenues for future integrations between technology and psychology.

Homecomers talk tech

How attractive is the IT ecosystem in Romania? Are you curious about how AI solutions can contribute to a better world?Join our networking event and become part of the Homecomers’ Community in Romania! We are a network of professionals from various fields who aim at making use of their internationally acquired experience and education back in their home country. As we strive to connect with like-minded people and continuously develop experiences and knowledge, we invite our friends from Neurolabs to give us some insights into their innovative AI start-up.

Healthcare innovation/Healthcare innovation in practice from doers

In healthcare to innovate seems incredibly difficult most of times. We will hear from those that did it how to move forward at each and every step and we will review the opportunities that the innovators have through EITHealth and FreshBlood.

Your idea today, the business of tomorrow!

You have an  idea and not enough confidence for  it? Then the debate session « Your idea today, the business of tomorrow ! » is the right place for you.  We will cover important aspects on: creativity, risk taking, innovation, taking action. You will get the chance to find answers  to questions such as : „Does my idea really count ?”, „And if so, how can I apply it?”, „Is that really possible?”, „How did you break the ice?” Build confidence in your  ideas, because in such a dynamic environment , even the simplest thought idea can bring something unexpected, unpredictable and ironically efficient.

Insights on tax management: Tax optimizing and decision-making factors

How to avoid errors in tax management caused by the lack of or inefficient communication, lack of or inefficient tax-accounting information and external and internal factors worth taking into consideration in the decision making to the benefit of your company in this field.