Techsylvania - Business Review

The first edition of Techsylvania, with high aspirations of becoming the biggest tech event in Transylvania and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held from 31 May to 2 June, welcoming the region’s foremost creative minds, technologists and innovators.

Cluj-Napoca is strategically well positioned in Eastern Europe due to its proximity to Belgrade, Budapest, Sofia, Kiev and Bucharest.

Over 4,000 technology and computer science students graduate from Cluj universities each year which, when coupled to the creative arts, caused Huffington Post to rank it third among cities that are expected to shake up the art world.

Cluj-Napoca was selected as the European Youth Capital 2015 and has been declared Europe’s most hospitable city by the European Commission. The local IT scene is well established within the CEE landscape. Initiatives that boost innovation and technological development will firmly establish it as Eastern Europe’s equivalent to the Silicon Valley, think organizers.

Techsylvania kicks off on May 31 with a 24-hour hackathon on wearable and connected devices, focused on attracting the vast pool of talent available in the city and continuing on June 2 with a one day conference that will bring to the audience respected professionals in international technology .

The Techsylvania Hackathon targets developers who want to set up potentially disruptive applications on connected and wearable technologies . In addition , the 100+ participants will have the opportunity to test different devices available through the courtesy of the program partners.

During the hackathon , over 100 developers will have the opportunity to work on different types of mobile devices and use connected technology to develop their own applications and products. Participants can come with their teams or they can join another team and aim to build a functional application during the event.

Each team will present its product to the audience to convince the public of its potential . The best projects will be awarded and the top three teams will receive admission tickets to the conference which will take place on June 2 and , moreover , will have a chance to present their products to the entire audience of Techsylvania .

The second part of the event is the conference where more than 200 people are expected, which will bring on stage outstanding speakers from around the world.

Speakers will share their experiences and discuss technology innovation and product development . Among them:

– Marcus Segal, ex- COO Division Zynga Casino & Entrepreneur in Residence at The Summit , strategy and operations manager with over 15 years experience in technology

– Paddy Cosgrave, founder of The Summit and F.ounders , whom Bloomberg described as ” Davos for geeks ” and organizer of the annual meeting of the CEOs of 250 major technology companies worldwide,

– HP Jin, co – founder and CEO Telenav , the global leader in location services, car navigation and targeted advertising based on location , company that acquired Skobbler early this year

– Aryk Grosz, co – founder and CTO Mixbook Inc . , an online photo storage service that has received numerous awards so far and has been mentioned in publications such as the New York Times , USA Today and the Today Show in the U.S.

Organizers will soon announce other big names who will join the above and come to Romania at the beginning of June to attend Techsylvania.

Although the first edition, the event promises to revolutionize the local tech ecosystem and make an important contribution to its development. Organized by Vlad Ciurca and Oana Petrus, Techsylvania is supported by an experienced team and an exceptional board of advisors.

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