2 — 3 OCTOBER, ISTANBUL
THE TOP TECH CONFERENCE IN THE NEW EAST
➡️CEE, MENA, Türkiye, Central Asia



2 — 3 OCTOBER, ISTANBUL

THE TOP TECH CONFERENCE IN THE NEW EAST

➡️CEE, MENA, Türkiye, Central Asia

startups and tech talent with global investment, business and career opportunities
Since 2018
CONNECTING
attendees expected at the conference in Istanbul
3000+
investment raised by EMERGE startups in the past years
€30 MLN
investors join EMERGE Istanbul offline and online from across Europe & MENA
200
countries represented by EMERGE participants, investors and speakers
100+
BUNDLE TICKETS
Best offer to attend as a team! Use the promocodes for ALL tickets:
BUNDLE30 - 30% discount (from 3 tickets)
BUNDLE40 - 40% discount (from 5 tickets)
BUNDLE50 - 50% discount (from 7 tickets)
Hot and available :)
GENERAL ATTENDEE
€150
STUDENT
€15
€150
ANGEL
Early stage angel investors
€400
VENTURE
VC, accelerators, corporations
€550
STARTUP
Early stage startups (pre-seed - seed)
€250

STARTUP EXPO

1 day expo package

€300
SCALEUP
Growth stage startups (Series A+)
€390
If you cannot purchase ticket with Turkish card, please contact your bank and ask to enable the international payment function or send us an e-mail to require payment with invoice.
for early birds until 15th September
If you cannot purchase ticket with Turkish card, please contact your bank and ask to enable the international payment function or send us an e-mail to require payment with invoice.
Venue
ESA ARENA
42 Shopping Mall, Ahi Evran Cad. No: 6-70
Sariyer, Istanbul
Agenda tracks
As a founder focused conference, we are familiar with the challenges and barriers, emerging in tech industry every day, that is why we are aiming more in real practical solutions and build our agenda around "how to" formats.
TRENDWATCHING
HOW TO ADJUST YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY TO THE TURBULENT TIMES

Let's talk about the main challenges that different tech and VC-related industries face now and find new ways to overcome it together.
Gaming
HOW TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICIES FROM THE FAST DEVELOPING INDUSTRIES

A deep dive into the cutting edge tools from the gaming industry that hold great potential for different tech businesses.
WEB 3.0 & METAVERSE
HOW TO BUILD AND GROW NEW PROJECTS IN WEB 3.0


Get advice on the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 and discuss Web 3.0 potential for B2B.
FOUNDERS
HOW TO START YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY AND STAY SANE ALONG THE WAY

Founders will uncover their failures and success stories, explaining what you can learn from them.
TECH TALENT ⚡⚡
HOW TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL TECH PRODUCT

Designers, developers, marketing, product and growth professionals will share their tips, advice and best cases. The most hands-on content at EMERGE.
INVESTORs
HOW TO FIND THE NEXT UNICORN?


Roundtables on the hottest topics about the VC industry, private meetings and mentorship sessions with startups – all to make investors' time at the event productive and insightful.
WOMEN IN TECH
HOW TO REACH TO THE STARS IF YOU ARE WOMAN IN TECH

A traditional EMERGE event gathering outstanding female experts to share their professional and personal experience in tech and VC business.
WANT TO GIVE A TALK
AT EMERGE?
Check it!
TRENDWATCHING
HOW TO ADJUST YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY TO THE TURBULENT TIMES

Let's talk about the main challenges that different tech and VC-related industries face now and find new ways to overcome it together.
Gaming
HOW TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICIES FROM THE FAST DEVELOPING INDUSTRIES

A deep dive into the cutting edge tools from the gaming industry that hold great potential for different tech businesses.
WEB 3.0 & METAVERSE
HOW TO BUILD AND GROW NEW PROJECTS IN WEB 3.0

Get advice on the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 and discuss Web 3.0 potential for B2B.
FOUNDERS
HOW TO START YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY AND STAY SANE ALONG THE WAY

Founders will uncover their failures and success stories, explaining what you can learn from them.
TECH TALENTS ⚡⚡
HOW TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL TECH PRODUCT

Designers, developers, marketing, product and growth professionals will share their tips, advice and best cases. The most hands-on content at EMERGE.
INVESTORs
HOW TO FIND THE NEXT UNICORN?

Roundtables on the hottest topics about the VC industry, private meetings and mentorship sessions with startups – all to make investors' time at the event productive and insightful.
WOMEN IN TECH
HOW TO REACH TO THE STARS IF YOU ARE WOMAN IN TECH

A traditional EMERGE event gathering outstanding female experts to share their professional and personal experience in tech and VC business.
WANT TO GIVE A TALK
AT EMERGE?
Check it!
INVESTORS 2023
More coming every week!
  • Esat Acar (PL)
    Vice President
    500 Emerging Europe
  • Oktay Azbazdar (TR)
    Venture Capital & Early Stage Investor
    Plug and Play
  • Talal Almoayed (BHR)
    Managing Director
    Almoayed General
  • Deniz Satiroglu (TR)
    Venture Capitalist
    Revo Capital
  • Raviv Sapir (DE)
    Venture Capital Investor
    Blue Future Partners
  • Daniel Hastik (CZ)
    Partner
    Tensor Ventures
  • Ali Rıza Babaoğlan (FI)
    Managing Director
    Grow in EMEA
  • Ece Taskincay (TR)
    Strategy and Business Development Manager
    Koc Holding
speakers 2023
Best speakers!
  • Fonz Morris (US)
    Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion & Monetization, Netflix
    ex-Design Team Lead, Coursera
  • Lale Can Gözübüyük (TR)
    Regional Director, Country Manager, Turkey
    Plug and Play Tech Center
  • Daron Yondem (TR)
    Azure Application Innovation Tech Lead
    Microsoft
  • Maria Kochmola (US)
    Founder and Managing Partner
    The Games Fund
  • Mike Butcher (UK)
    Editor-At-Large
    TechCrunch
  • Sima Baktaş (TR)
    Founder & Lawyer
    GlobalB Law
    CryptoFemale
  • AVISHKAR SHARMA (UK)
    Head of Crypto Partnerships
    Checkout.com
  • Şemsa Abbasoğlu (TR)
    Marketing Director
    Tarfin
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