Digital Festival Zurich
In a "hyper-connected" world where technology is omnipresent, the Digital Festival in Zurich aims to revolutionize the digital market with a completely new event concept. The festival will take place in Zurich from September 15 to 18, 2016.
In collaboration with Hack Zurich, the Digital Festival will bring together opinion leaders, key decision makers, international companies and the tech world to present relevant content that will inspire everyone to do their best. Expert conferences, idea competitions, workshops, labs and hacker competitions will take place in a relaxed atmosphere. Zeitgeist meets content without bling bling - and culture is more important than money.
"Ego systems and self-congratulations are no longer in keeping with the times," says Manuel P. Nappo, co-initiator of the Digital Festival. "The strength lies in being together, not against each other. That's the great opportunity for our vibrant tech scene." Thus, from September 15 to 18, 2016, the Digital Festival will form its own ecosystem, in which the online world will also unite offline - whether at conferences, parties, concerts or yoga.
The premiere of the Digital Festival will take place in Zurich from September 15 to 18, 2016. The first two days are WOW Day and Transformers Day. However, the programs, idea competitions, workshops and labs are not only aimed at nerds, techies, digital natives, online kings and social media users, but also local entrepreneurs and opinion leaders - ultimately, all those who have learned the rules only to break them.
The third Hack Zurich, the longest hackathon in Europe, also has its permanent place at the Digital Festival. From Friday evening to Sunday, the 500 finalists, who beat out more than 1600 applicants from over 30 countries - including many students from elite universities - will compete. During the 40-hour competition, which takes place at Zurich's Technopark, the programmers, developers and designers try to crack Internet applications, mobile services and hardware.
