Tech conferences are not only designed to promote friendship and fellowships, but they are also created as opportunities for like-minded people to network and to provide people with a platform to access new concepts and ideas. This year, there are quite a number of tech conferences that are scheduled to happen in the remaining half of the year. You now have the opportunity to pick the ones you can attend that align with your areas of interest and area of specialty.

When you attend one of these tech conferences, you will have the perfect opportunity to grow professionally and individually. On the other hand, it can put a strain on your energy and time when deciding which one you should attend.

Below is a list of the upcoming tech conferences that you can choose to visit.

IFA 2018

Cost: ￡449

Location: Berlin, Germany

Date: August 31- September 5

IFA 2018 is a conference that is held in Berlin, Germany as a leading show for home appliances and consumer electronics. The conference is characterized by a wide overview of the international community as it offers a 6-day event that hosts about 240,000 visitors from more than 100 countries around the world. Buyers, key retailers, and industry experts meet at this event to showcase the latest innovations and products. Some of the event categories include Home Cinema, Blu Ray Entertainment, TV, Computing equipment, Recorders and Home Servers, Memory Solutions, and Photoimaging equipment.

IP EXPO Nordic

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Date: September 19-20

This is a two-day event that is held in Stockholm, Sweden at the Stockholm International Fairs & Congress Center. The event offers expert insights and exclusive content in the latest development in the IT industry. Some of the tech areas that are covered in the IP Expo Nordic include Data analytics, Cybersecurity, Networks and Infrastructure, Cloud and IoT, AI, and DevOps.

Microsoft Ignite

Cost: $2,220

Location: Orlando, Florida

Date: September 24-28

Enterprise professionals, products, and services congregate to the annual meeting organized by Micsofot known as Microsoft Ignite. Thre are over 700 different sessions on this event that covers topics like architecture, development, deployment, usage and adoption, operations and management, security, implementation and migration, deployment, architecture, and development.

Demos are also offered on 150+ products. You can also go back and explore more than 700 hours of sessions that have already been recorded including deep dives, overviews, and keynote presentations.

IT Arena 2018

Cost: $160-$400

Location: Lviv, Ukraine

Date: September 29 – October 1

The largest tech event in Ukraine is IT Arena. It is a 3-day event that is conducted in English and attracts 2000+ investors, entrepreneurs, designers, business analysts, and developers each year. In the 2017 edition, there were speakers from Uber, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Philips, Twitter, and Samsung. One of the important markers of the event is the parties which offer great networking opportunities. On the last day, a party known as the FutureLand Festival attracts more than 3,000 visitors.

Oracle OpenWorld

Cost: $2,150

Location: San Fransisco, Carlifornia

Date: October 28 – November 1

The Oracle OpenWorld is an event for line-of-business end users, IT management, and business executives. The topics discussed in the conference include Cloud, commerce, supply chain management, social engagement, big data, concerns about scalability, business analytics, and IoT.

Companies will be able to view the latest technologies from Oracle including AU, application development, and ways to increase efficiency with Data Cloud from Oracle. Regardless of whether you are in social, marketing, service, or sales, you will learn more about how to offer personalized experiences that are consistent.

World Summit AI

Cost: € 399

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: October 10-11

AI innovations and projects have a great platform at the World Summit Artificial Intelligence. The event is a collaboration of 100+ AI events that are held internationally and the global City.Ai. The event provides a good opportunity for discussing opportunities in the sector with the 2,000 visitors who show up for the 2-day event.

Cyber Security Chicago

Cost: $99 – $ 499

Location: Chicago, IL

Date: Septemeber 26-27

Security specialists and IT managers attend the Cyber Security in Chicago to learn more about the developments in this sector. The top security experts are present in this annual event to share knowledge on how to develop better defense systems against cyber attacks. The event covers six areas of focus: detection, intelligence, devesecops, mitigation, protection, and hacking.

Gartner IT Infrastructure Operations Management and Data Center Conference

Cost: 3050 – $3575

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Date: December 4-7

The event is the climax for business leaders and IT leaders, and it covers a wide breadth of topics that are not covered in other events. For the 2018 event, there will be a fresh presentation by the 60+ members of the Gartner I&O analyst team on content that is designed to accelerate business decision making, and link I&O objectives and strategies to the business goals.