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Events on Europa Now: reports from the conferences, festivals and stages that matter to European tech.

Princess Sophia Wolkonsky brings royalty, global business leaders and esports figures together in Vienna for Castillia 2026

Events

Vienna's Heritage Gala unites royalty, business and esports in celebration of cultural innovation

Princess Sophia Wolkonsky convened an exclusive three-day gathering in Vienna that brought together members of royal families, technology leaders and esports figures to launch AVOR, a new global cultural initiative.

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Conferences

Web Summit 2026 side events and Night Summit: times, venues, listings

Night Summit runs in Pavilion 5 at FIL on 9, 10 and 11 November 2026, with Downtown bar nights on 10 and 11 November. Here is how it works and how to find Web Summit side events in Lisbon.

Conferences

Slush 2026: dates, tickets and venue in Helsinki (18–19 Nov)

Slush 2026 runs 18–19 November at Messukeskus in Helsinki. Here are the dates, ticket prices and availability as of 30 October 2026.

Conferences

Web Summit 2026 Lisbon: dates, ticket prices, venue and getting there

Web Summit 2026 runs from 9 to 12 November in Lisbon, starting with Opening Night on Centre Stage at the MEO Arena at 18:00 local time. Ticket prices as of 30 October, what each day looks like and how to reach the venue by metro.

Conferences

Smart City Expo World Congress 2026: dates, tickets and startups to see

Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 takes place on 3–5 November at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, with passes from €200 and more than 100 startups in the Innovation Playground.

Conferences

Falling Walls Science Summit 2026: dates, tickets, Lab and Breakthroughs

The Falling Walls Science Summit 2026 runs from 6 to 9 November in Berlin. This guide covers the day-by-day schedule in CET, ticket prices as of 28 October 2026, the Lab and Venture pitches and the six Science Breakthroughs of the Year.

Nexus Luxembourg returns in March 2027 with sovereignty at the top of the agenda [Sponsored]

Conferences

Nexus Luxembourg Sets March 2027 Date With AI and European Sovereignty as Central Themes

Europe's largest business gathering returns to Luxembourg on 9–10 March 2027, with applications for its Startups & Scaleups Awards closing on 16 November.

Will AI Create a New League of Venture Capital Firms?

Conferences

Can AI Really Make Venture Capitalists Smarter?

Investment firms are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence for deal sourcing and portfolio monitoring, but whether these tools actually deliver better returns remains unclear.