🙌 re:compass #55: In-Person Events Are Back!
Navigator for events during 07–13 June 2021
Do you know how good it feels when email hits your inbox telling you, yes, for sure, they are organizing in-person event this fall?
There are more and more of them. Notable mentions go to the TNW Conference, CB Insights Future of Fintech, WOLVES Summit, World Summit AI and SLUSH, — all major events with a huge impact to tech communities. Of course, most of them have to limit in-person attendance and make promises that at least some sessions will be available online. In a way, all of them are preparing for a hybrid format (online content is here to stay!) but primary attention is on creating in-person experience.
I’m watching trend this with a great interest. I’m curious how return from pandemic will impact ticket prices — will they increase because of limited access to in-person tickets, or decrease since there will be not enough people willing to travel for a conference? How will partners and sponsors react? Will startups be interested to get into pitch competitions with a chance of actual handshake with potential investors, or will they opt in for online stand and hunting for investor attention in their inboxes?
But I am certain there will be some people as excited as me to go back to actual event venue and hug real people. Let’s start booking flights, the workations are back!
💃 Women in Technology World Series Online Festival
When: 07–11 June 2021
Access: £73 — £110
Format: online festival
Join the largest online gathering for women in tech, headlined by Former First Lady Michelle Obama! The Women in Tech World Series Online Festival is returning this June to connect a truly global audience of 10,000 tech professionals. The week-long festival offers an immersive, educational experience for like-minded women to access proven strategies and tools that support them in their mission to achieve their career goals.
👷 FT Live: Future of the Workforce
When: 07 June 2021
Access: £149 — £249 + VAT
Format: online conference
With the new year ushering in hopes of mass-vacations, many businesses continue to reshape and iterate their future workplace strategy. While timelines remain uncertain, it is clear that physical spaces will no longer serve the same purpose. Businesses must make bold and informed decisions around their real estate and rethink how they use physical spaces. Many will need to leverage new design concepts and technologies to create productive, convenient and collaborative spaces. How will the ‘workplace’ be redefined in the year ahead?
When: 08–11 June 2021, 10:00 PST
Access: free
Format: online series of sessions
Building and growing your company is one thing. Doing it legally and protecting yourself is a whole other (sometimes complex) challenge. Join Startup Grind for three separate sessions brought to you by the legal experts at Goodwin, aimed at answering your tough questions valuations, litigation and enforcement avoidance for startups, and protecting your ideas from the start.
❎ Crossing The Chasm: Financing Indoor Ag Seed to Scale
When: 08–09 June 2021, 12:00 EDT
Access: free
Format: online half-conference
During 3 in-depth panel discussions with successful entrepreneurs and their investors, host Brad McNamara will push for first-hand accounts of each round to pull back the curtain on what it takes to fund an idea and create an investment grade business in CEA.
💸 Payments: The next battle in open banking
When: 09 June 2021, 12:30 BST
Access: free
Format: online session
Valuations in the open banking space are soaring far beyond revenues — but is it all unfounded hype? In this Sifted Talks, our panel of experts will dig into what investors are betting big on, and what obstacles remain for open banking payments to become mainstream. Find out what investors are betting big on.
When: 09 June 2021, 17:00 BST
Access: $55 — $95
Format: online mini conference
Join TechCrunch’s editors during this virtual event as they break through the hype to understand the current state of the mobility revolution and reveal the future of transportation. TechCrunch’s editors will interview top founders, technologists and investors in areas like autonomy, micro-mobility, AI-based mobility applications, battery tech and much more. And of course, there are breakout session, 1:1 networking and startup showcase.
🤑 Reshaping The Banking Landscape with AI & Next-Gen Customer Experiences
When: 10 June 2021, 14:00 BST
Access: free
Format: online session
The way we bank has changed forever. In reality, it is always changing, but the progress towards a digital world in the face of the global pandemic has only intensified. Both traditional banks and digital-only challengers are racing to meet those expectations with large bets being placed on automation and the use of AI. This virtual panel discussion brings together industry experts and innovators to answer these questions, and yours, as we move into a new era of banking.
🌄 The Rise of Corporate Venture Capital
When: 10 June 2021, 17:00 CET
Access: free
Format: online session
Join Dealroom on 10 June at 5pm CET for their latest event on the role of corporates in startup ecosystems. The event will feature a data intro from Dealroom Founder Yoram Wijngaarde, and panel moderation by Sifted Innovation Editor Maija Palmer.
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