Aug 15-16, San Mateo, CA & Aug 22-23, Live Online

The Center of
World Innovation

Technology innovation moves the world forward. WorldFestival is the global conference supporting emerging technology innovation across 130+ nations.

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20,000
Participants from 130+ Nations involved in the year-long WorldFestival program of awards, voting, conference, and expo.
4,500
Business Professionals attending the WorldFestival Conference
4,000
Dev & IT Technology Professionals attending the WorldFestival Conference
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Investors, Venture Capitalists, and Tech Media judging the WorldFestival Awards

2023 Nominations Now Open

The World Festival 2023 Startup Awards Program is the world’s largest startup awards event identifying and recognizing global innovation, with 15,000+ global members and our judging committee voting on 3,000+ startup companies worldwide, ultimately selecting the Top 50 Startups.

2023 Nominations Now Open

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2022 Keynote Speakers

heather ames

Heather Ames Versace

COO and Co-Founder @ Neurala
Milton, MA, United States

dipanwita das

Dipanwita Das

CEO & Co-Founder @ Sorcero
Washington, DC, United States

rob dawson

Rob Dawson

CTO @ ConsenSys
United States

john engates

John Engates

Field Chief Technology Officer @ Cloudflare
San Antonio, TX, United States

laura hamilton

Laura Hamilton

VP Product, Personalization and Machine Learning @ Optum
Chicago, IL, United States

ryan peterson

Ryan Peterson

VP @ Unity
Victoria, Canada

gene rohrwasser

Gene Rohrwasser

VP of Engineering @ Passport
Charlotte, NC, United States

toby russell

Toby Russell

Co-Founder @ Shift
Alexandria, VA, United States

brian sathianathan

Brian Sathianathan

CTO @ Iterate.ai
San Jose, CA, United States

vishal sunak

Vishal Sunak

Co-Founder & CEO @ LinkSquares
United States

jon trask

Jon Trask

CEO & Founder @ Dimitra
Miami, FL, United States

lewis tuff

Lewis Tuff

VP of Engineering @ Blockchain.com
London, UK

heather ames

Heather Ames Versace

COO and Co-Founder @ Neurala
Milton, MA, United States

dipanwita das

Dipanwita Das

CEO & Co-Founder @ Sorcero
Washington, DC, United States

rob dawson

Rob Dawson

CTO @ ConsenSys
United States

john engates

John Engates

Field Chief Technology Officer @ Cloudflare
San Antonio, TX, United States

laura hamilton

Laura Hamilton

VP Product, Personalization and Machine Learning @ Optum
Chicago, IL, United States

ryan peterson

Ryan Peterson

VP @ Unity
Victoria, Canada

toby russell

Toby Russell

Co-Founder @ Shift
Alexandria, VA, United States

gene rohrwasser

Gene Rohrwasser

VP of Engineering @ Passport
Charlotte, NC, United States

brian sathianathan

Brian Sathianathan

CTO @ Iterate.ai
San Jose, CA, United States

vishal sunak

Vishal Sunak

Co-Founder & CEO @ LinkSquares
United States

jon trask

Jon Trask

CEO & Founder @ Dimitra
Miami, FL, United States

lewis tuff

Lewis Tuff

VP of Engineering @ Blockchain.com
London, UK

About WorldFestival?

Technology innovation moves the world forward. WorldFestival is the global event supporting worldwide technology innovation. At the center of WorldFestival are the WorldFestival Awards, where 30,000+ virtual voters across 130+ nations discover and vote online on the top 1,000 emerging innovations of 2023! Then join 1,200+ live on-site attendees for the Startup Finals in Silicon Valley!

WorldFestival includes:

  • Technology Innovation Conference: Hear talks from dozens of speakers covering the newest innovations from around the world!
  • Executive Summit: Join thousands of global technology executives and learn about how the most successful companies scale their technology, and their technology teams.
  • Expo: Visit and learn about 100+ emerging technologies at our expo. Inquire about expo & sponsor opportunities here.
  • Awards: Discover and vote on the top 10,000 innovations of 2023, from 6 continents, competing to pitch on-stage as the Top 50 WorldFestival Startups, as well as the Top 200 Innovations. Nominate your technology here.

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our goal at WorldFestival is to accelerate world progress by connecting the globe to the newest technologies. More than ever, the entire world is a single innovation ecosystem, where one tech company’s progress can have an impact on people and companies in any nation. We connect the top emerging technologies each year to companies, people, investors, media, and communities around the world.

WORLD 2.0: VISION OF A FUTURE WORLD:

In addition to hosting the world innovation community, WorldFestival advocates a world vision we call “World 2.0”. The more technology progress we make, the more everything in the world becomes interconnected. Companies, customers, data, software, households, cars, cities, industries, nations all become part of one connected web. World 2.0 is the integration of the digital and real worlds, from your transportation and travel, to your company teams and projects, we are all part of one connected web.

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Access to premium content & networking

Tech Pass
Access to technology summits, pavilion, expo

World Pass
Access to 20+ industry summits and expo