Top Tech Conferences: The ultimate B2B tech events and show guide for 2019

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Love it or loathe it, events and conferences are often where wheelers and dealers in the world of technology meet to decide on the future of the industry.

Ironically, technology itself has accelerate the demise of some massive tech events (like CeBit) but the result is that the remaining ones are more focused, alive and bustling than ever before.

TechRadar Pro and ITProPortal have joined forces with the tech B2B PR industry to curate a list of national and international technology events, conferences and happenings.

Black Hat US

August 3rd - 8th, Las Vegas

Now in its 22nd year, Black Hat USA is the world's leading information security event, providing attendees with the very latest in research, development and trends.

Why attend? Network with 19,000 InfoSec professionals and evaluate a broad range of security products & solutions presented by Black Hat sponsors.

The Conference

August 27th-28th, Malmo

The Conference is a two-day conference where curious minds from all over the world meet to delve further into the promises and pitfalls of the digital development.

Why attend? Through the main themes – human behavior, new technology and “how to make things happen” – the conference looks to discuss, dissect and explore ways forward.

IFA 2019

September 6th-11th, Berlin

The world's leading brands of consumer electronics and home appliances will present a record number of new products

Why attend? Don‘t miss the opportunity to explore emerging trends and celebrate the premieres of new technologies and products.

IT Arena is a tech event with a global outlook and scale, which takes place in Lviv, Ukraine on the last weekend of September. Productive networking, business matchmaking and festival spirit are IT Arena trademarks.

Why attend? Three intensive conference days catalyze exponential growth and inspire new solutions and business ideas.

Gitex 2019

October 6th-10th, 2019

Join attendees from 120+ countries and global media outlets in unpacking the big conversations and latest solutions around AI, blockchain, robotics, cloud and other mega trends.

Why attend? GITEX takes you on a multi-sensory experience of Future Urbanism across 21 halls with 4,000 exhibitors across 24 sectors.

Big Data LDN 2019

November 13th-14th, London

Big Data LDN is a free to attend conference and exhibition where delegates discuss the big questions and share ideas with forward-thinking peers and leading members of the Data community. Hear from 130 expert speakers in 8 technical and business-led conference tracks, including real world use-cases and discuss your business requirements with 100 leading technology vendors and consultants.

Why attend? Big Data LDN (London) will host leading, global data and analytics experts, ready to arm you with the tools to deliver your most effective data-driven strategy.

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