Top Entrepreneur Conferences: 10 Must-Attend Events

Compilation of the 10 Best Entrepreneurial Conferences That Should Not Be Missed

Must attend events for any entrepreneurs, through these events one get to learn, get motivated and even mingle with like-minded personalities. This is a fact that the right functions can trigger business development and its attainment of success. Below are ten of the most crucial business events that all businessman should attend.

1. SXSW (South by Southwest)

When: March

Where: Austin, Texas

Why Attend: It has become one of the largest interactive, film, and music events globally. Specifically, the interactive part is most closely associated with the topic of emerging technologies; it comprises speakers from the leading tech companies accompanied by an option to network. It gives access to the latest technologies and helps the start-ups meet successful professionals from differing domains.  

2. CS (Consumer Electronics Show)  

When: January

Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

Why Attend: CES is one of the biggest global tech events which promotes innovative solutions such as auto-driving car, aliens, drones, etc. For business minded individuals, it is a sneak preview at where business and consumer technologies are heading. It helps the entrepreneurs know where they are investing in personally and can meet leaders in technology and Electronics set to attend CES.

3. SaaStr Annual 

When: February 

Where: San Jose, California

Why Attend: Described as the biggest event for B2B software companies, this event is founder focused and attracts more than 15,000 people in three days. Specific to growth, business owners are able to grasp concepts such as scaling their business, funding, strategizing for growth and much more all from content that is presented in line with their levels of development. There is also plenty of networking available to the software founders.

 

4. Collision  

When: June

Where: Toronto, Canada 

Why Attend: In marketing its brand, collision goes by a tag that translates to ‘where the world’s most important innovations occur.’ This short, intensive conference is dedicated to bringing together people interested in new technologies for business from all over the world. Collision includes keynote speakers, programs in different types of verticals and high level of networking.  

5. Lean Startup Week 

When: October 

Where: Locations vary

Why Attend: Derived from lean startup concept developed by Eric Ries, this groundbreaking conference introduces budding business people to ways of developing their M.V.P, testing hypotheses and engaging the first customers, not to mention managing for failure. The knowledge gained enables the business people to harness more capital and time efficient methods of venture.  

6. Grow Conference

When: April

Where: New Orleans, Louisiana

Why Attend: It was incredible to see that this conference organized by Convertkit and Drip bills itself as the event for “the entrepreneur who demands control.” First of all, it’s focused on influencers, bloggers, creators, and digital businesspeople who started their company from scratch on the Web. Audience gets specific approaches to specific online entrepreneurial theories of the show such as email marketing, sales funnels, product launches, and automation tools, etc. 

7. South Summit 

When: October

Where: Madrid, Spain

Why Attend: With 10 editions held successfully, this is one of the top Spanish conference aiming at finding the investors for corporates interested in investing in the talents and ideas and for the technolgies such as Artificial intelligence, Fintech, Mobility, and Cybersecurity, etc. The audience gets to learn ideas on going international as well as creating sustainable businesses for the future.  

8. Rise Conference

When: March 

Where: Hong Kong

Why Attend: ARYSE being dubbed as “Asia’s Largest Tech Conference,” RISE bring together innovative scalable businesses with game changing companies. It creates the right platform for the kind of discussion that must surround new technologies, innovation, and business. People are getting the information from business tycoons alongside meeting investors and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley to Asia. 

9. LAUNCH Festival 

When: March

Where: San Francisco, California

Why Attend: This leading startup event attracts over 1,500 early stage entrepreneurs, angel investors, disruptors, intrapreneurs and other key influencers across all sectors. Audiences listen to inspiring keynotes and engage in challenging workshops, mentoring sessions, pitching contests, and carefully selected networking.  

10. Sync: This is, therefore, the Premier Entrepreneurship Conference

When: November

Where: London, England

Why Attend: This event by the Oxford Entrepreneurs comprises of workshop sessions, speeches, and business forums designed to provide lessons for every part of entrepreneurship. Sync is one of the platforms, which empowers founders in different stages to connect with other experts and receive feedback.

These conferences above offer executives the most convenient opportunity to meet with the greatest number of leading professionals and discover the newest tendencies and perspectives in the sphere of business creation, funding and growth. Based on my experience, entrepreneurs come back home with wider networks, a set of important skills, and ideas that actually minimize the amount of time and resources a business may waste on trial and error in the process of growth.