From startups to established industries, the Netherlands is home to a large, vibrant technology community. Amsterdam, in particular, has seen a flurry of activity in the past several years, drawing attention from around the globe.
The Netherlands’ capital city is home to hundreds of conferences every year, and 2022 is no exception. Hosting conferences and events is one of the best ways to boost the city’s ecosystem, and attract investment as well as other advancements. These conferences and events are a hotbed for investors, customers, peers, and competitors.
We have compiled a list of upcoming online, hybrid, and in-person events in Amsterdam that are worth attending to gain insights, meet experts, and advance career opportunities. Take a look.
ADS Tech020
Date: April 14th
ADS’ TECH020 is a career fair for students in the final year of their studies, whether Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. The event provides you with the opportunity to find your future career in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, business analytics, computer science, software engineering, computational science, and econometrics.
According to ADS, several organisations ranging from startups, consultancies, tech, retail, banking, and many more, are participating.
If you are interested, you can register here.
TOMAS Connect #1
Date: April 14
TOMAS Connect #1 is an interactive matchmaking session for companies and talent development initiatives that focus on diversity and inclusion in the tech sector.
At this event, you can meet key educators, initiatives, and programs that have a proven track record in contributing to the tech sector.
You can register here.
AMS Blockchain Week
Date: April 18-22
AMS Blockchain Week aims to bring Blockchain experts together through several events in one week.
You can check out the events here.
DevConnect
Date: April 18-22
DevConnect is a week-long, in-person gathering that will feature independent Ethereum events, each with a unique focus. The event aims to focus on depth-first sessions rather than size, and to bring the Ethereum community together in smaller groups to talk, learn about or make progress on subjects.
Events at and around DevConnect will be independently hosted and curated by experts in those domains. You can find more information about the event here.
ITEA
Date: May 12
ITEA is a career platform aimed at connecting international students and graduates from leading universities in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area with locally-based companies.
The event is organised by members of AIESEC Amsterdam and will feature Keynotes, Workshops, Job Fair and Career Coaches. With his event, the ITEA wants students to easily connect with international companies and organisations in a meaningful way.
Interested? You can register here.
JSWORLD
Date: June 1-3
JSWORLD is the largest JavaScript conference in the Netherlands. It is threedays of talks from 40+ global Javascript leaders, and is taking place from June 1 to June 3, 2022, at Theater Amsterdam.
You also have the option to join in person for the event, which includes Vuejs Amsterdam on June 2 and June 3, the globally recognised Vue Community event of the year.
Check out the schedules, speakers, and other details here.
VueJS
Date: June 2-3
VueJS is a two-day conference where you will get to see Vue Experts delivering high-level talks with coding examples. In fact, it is one of the most anticipated talks this time, commemorating 1.5 years since the release of Vue 3. The conference is hosting 20+ Vue.js core members and experts, 2000+ attendees, and audience from 50+ Countries.
If you want to know more about VueJS, you can check out the event. Grab your tickets here.
Money20/20
Date: June 7-9
Want to join fintech’s biggest conversation? Money 20/20 is the best place. Money20/20 organises the largest global events enabling payments and financial services innovation for connected commerce at the intersection of mobile, retail, marketing services, data, and technology.
Further, the conference provides you the opportunity to connect with companies and people that you usually would not see, all in one place.
If you are interested, you can check the details here.
European Women in Technology
Date: June 8-9
European Women in Technology is a part of the Women in Tech World Series, a platform built to empower individuals and drive diversity and inclusion. In this event, keynotes are delivered by industry heavyweights from the biggest companies in tech.
Aimed to encourage progression and innovation in a tech career, you can expect to gain actionable insight that can help make a difference in your career.
Further, there is a ‘Careers Advice Clinic,’ which will allow you to meet with industry leaders who are making themselves available across the two days to offer career advice and tips!
Are you interested? Click here to explore more details.
P!TCH XL
Date: June 11
P!TCH XL is the flagship pitch competition with 2 rounds and grand finals, where you will be in touch with student-founded startups.
In this event, the finalists of the 24 student- and recent graduate- startups will compete in the last round, where they will pitch in front of hundreds of people and a jury for the prize. In addition to that, you will have areas with Incubators, Accelerators, and Asif Village, where you can give life to your ideas.
Are you a young founder with an early-stage startup based in the Netherlands? You can check out more details here.
GOTO Amsterdam
Date: June 12-16
GOTO Amsterdam provides you with the latest and greatest development tools and methodologies. The programme is packed with eye-opening talks covering a range of topics like Machine Learning, Design Thinking, Agile DevOps, Quantum Computing, Cloud Programming Languages, AI, and Data Science.
This year’s programme is focused on taking things back to the roots of software development. You can find more information here.
Human Hybrid AI Conference
Date: June 13-17
Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI) is the first international conference focusing on the study of Artificial Intelligent systems that cooperate with humans instead of replacing human intelligence.
HHAI aims for AI systems that assist humans and vice versa, emphasising the need for adaptive, collaborative, responsible, interactive, and human-centred intelligent systems that leverage human strengths and compensate for human weaknesses while taking into account social, ethical, and legal considerations.
In this first international conference, HHAI is inviting scholars from these fields to submit their best original, new as well as in progress, visionary and existing work on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence.
For more information, click here.
MET AMS
Date: June 14-17
MET AMS is a metaverse festival taking place in Amsterdam in June, 2022. The 4-day festival is the first of its kind and will include keynotes, panels, talks, and workshops as well as immersive experiences and installations from 100+ thought leaders, artists, and brands shaping this space.
The event will explore different aspects of metaverse culture, from how NFTs and the metaverse are impacting every industry – from art and music through to fashion and gaming – as well as covering important topics like diversity, inclusion, and sustainability.
Want to know more about the metaverse? Register here.
TNW2022
Date: June 16-17
Join TNW2022 and learn what’s next in tech. At this conference, you can meet international tech executives, policymakers, startups, scale-ups, and general tech enthusiasts.
Get insights from industry pioneers speaking on 8 themes, from scaling your business and maximising ROI to solving impactful challenges and the world of AI.
You can order your tickets today here.
React Summit
Date: June 17th (Hybrid)| June 21 (Remote)
React Summit is an annual conference on all things React, gathering thousands of Front-end and Full-stack engineers globally. The event offers a hybrid format with both remote and in-person participation.
For more information, click here.
Devopsdays
Date: June 22-24
devopsdays Amsterdam brings development, operations, Q&A, InfoSec, and much more together to discuss the culture and tools to make better organisations and products. This is the seventh edition of devopsdays happening in Amsterdam and expects to host 400 people.
You can register here.
Appdevcon
Date: June 22-24
Appdevcon is a conference by app developers, for app developers. The four-day event has multiple tracks, meaning, it is designed in such a way that whether you’re an Android, iOS, Windows, Web, TV, or another app developer, there’s always at least one session that should be of interest. You can access more information about the event here.
