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Upcoming HealthTech events

The Festival of Biologics 2023

Mar 20-22 – USA
The Festival of Biologics brings together pharma & biotech, academics, and research institutes, together with their partners across the value chain. Across antibodies, immunotherapy, and biosimilars our participants share research, create new partnerships, and tackle the clinical trials, manufacturing, and commercial challenges involved in bringing new therapies to market.

ViVE 2023

Mar 26-29 – USA
ViVE provides a fresh, curated education and networking experience for digital health leaders, disruptors and influencers. They’re bringing together C-suite executives, senior digital health leaders and buyers, health startups and investors, and government and solution providers to advance healthcare.

Reuters Events: Pharma 2023

Apr 18-20 – Spain
Join 100s of your peers at one of the world’s gatherings for pharma pioneers and health innovators. One of the biggest, most senior, and cross-functional commercial pharma events.

LSX World Congress 2023

May 3-4 – UK
The 9th LSX World Congress is the leading partnering, strategy and investment event in Europe, with qualified 1:1 partnering at its core. The event brings together the CEOs and senior decision makers from the world’s most innovative biopharma, medtech and healthtech companies with investors, senior BD&L teams, R&D leaders and industry KOLs. Together, they share best practice, forge partnerships and investments – all geared at putting capital and ideas to work to help create the world’s future medicines and improve patient outcomes.

Future Health Summit 2023

May 24-25 – Ireland
This internationally distinguished event is an Irish and International gathering of the brightest minds in the healthcare industry with an illustrious audience of over 500 high end (C-Suite) industry delegates attending. Featuring renowned speakers from Ireland, USA, UK, Europe, and further afar.

DHIS 2023

Jun 7 – USA
The Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit (DHIS) is an unparalleled annual gathering of the leading innovators, investors, payers, providers, and policymakers who are driving the digital health revolution.

HIMSS 2023

Jun 7-9 – Portugal
HIMSS23 in Lisbon is one of the most influential health information and technology conferences and exhibitions in Europe – where healthcare leaders meet to build relationships during lively networking events, learn from experts in hot topic education sessions and discover innovative health tech products to solve their greatest challenges.

World Medical Innovation Forum 2023

Jun 12-14 – USA
How will gene and cell therapy change health care? Join CEOs, industry leaders, and Harvard’s top medical faculty to assess the future of medicine and the specific actions needed to realize the promise of emerging research for patients everywhere.

Bits & Pretzels HealthTech 2023

Jun 20-21 – Germany
Get ready to unite with the greatest minds in HealthTech! From Pharma and Tech Giants, to MedTech professionals and Policymakers- Bits & Pretzels HealthTech is bringing them all together. With startup founders at its heart, it’s an opportunity like no other for insightful collaboration with a positive ripple effect on European healthcare.

DxPx US 2023

Jul 25-27 – USA
With the gaining importance of diagnostics, digital health, precision medicine, and life science tools, there‘s a need for a dedicated platform to bring together the relevant stakeholders and further drive our industries.

Intelligent Health 2023

Sept 13-14 – Switzerland
Intelligent health will bring together the global AI and health communities to advance discussions on how to apply AI and drive technological collaboration in healthcare.

HETT 2023

Sept 26-27 – UK
HETT 2023 will explore the systems and infrastructure that underpin and enable a data-driven NHS, supporting the ecosystem to deliver patient outcomes through the meaningful implementation of technology.

The MedTech Conference 2023

Oct 9-11 – USA
Featuring world-class plenary speakers, cross-cutting educational programming, valuable networking, and business development opportunities, The MedTech Conference is a must-attend event for the industry’s prominent and most promising companies.

Reuters Events: Total Health 2023

Nov 7-8 – USA
Healthcare is still in crisis. Lessons learned during the pandemic – urgency, collaboration, speed of innovation – must now be applied to build a better healthcare system. As the world looks to the healthcare industry for guidance, Total Health is where its leaders come to set the agenda and change lives.

Frontiers Health 2023

Nov 8-9 – Italy
Frontiers Health emerged as one of the premier global digital health innovation events, with a strong focus on digital therapies, breakthrough technologies, healthcare transformation, investments, and ecosystem development.

MEDICA 2023

Nov 13-16 – Germany
Discover the full range of solutions for medical practices, clinics, and hospitals, and showcase your own. Given the focus on current as well as upcoming challenges, these are more indispensable than ever. Personal protective equipment, hygiene supplies, disposables, and much more.

GIANT Health London 2023

Nov 23-24 – UK
The GIANT (Global Innovation and New Technology) Health Event is one of the UK’s leading, unmissable healthcare innovation festival; with 4 “shows within the festival”. Come meet, network, learn, and do business with 100s of world-class speakers, immersive innovation presentations, the UK’s leading health-tech startups pitching to investors show, and more.


Past Events

CES 2023

Jan 5-8 – USA
CES one of the world’s most influential technology events will return to Las Vegas, Nevada giving the global audience access to major brands and startups, as well as the industry’s most influential leaders and advocates.

IMSH 2023

Jan 21-25 – USA
The International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) is a scientific conference that explores the latest innovations and best practices in healthcare simulation. IMSH provides the tools and resources healthcare professionals need to advance their skills, impact change in delivery systems and practice, and, ultimately, improve patient safety.

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Events 14 hours ago

AI is reshaping how people discover information. Search traffic, once the lifeblood of websites, is plummeting as AI tools provide answers and context immediately, eliminating the need to browse to websites for answers at all.  Understandably, companies are responding by going down avenues they can control: newsletters, podcasts, memberships and events. This reality is true for startups as well. You simply can’t rely on Google traffic or algorithms to build trust anymore. You need direct channels, and there are few ways to build trust more powerful than  meeting people face-to-face. Welcome to the ‘post-click’ era Startups have long played by the ever-changing rules set by Google and social media platforms, which are more often than not prone to changing their algorithms and leaving everyone scrambling to adapt overnight.  AI is not only accelerating this instability, it’s almost making Google referral traffic obsolete. Companies need to adapt to this new reality with strategies that let them talk directly to their prospective customers. The media industry, one of the most vulnerable to the changes, is proving to be one of the quickest to adapt. Morning Brew, for example, blends its newsletters franchises with events. In a recent interview, Sam Jacobs, TIME’s editor-in-chief, highlighted how the company went from organizing two to three events per year, to holding the same number of events monthly. Even digital-first players are embracing events. Podcasts like Acquired and All-In now host live events to bring their listeners together. Finimize has built grassroots meetups around its newsletter. The new defense tech media title, Resilience Media, born on Substack, is planning events to connect experts in its niche. Alex Konrad’s new Upstarts ecosystem includes live interviews, an upcoming podcast and curated events. These aren’t just extensions of the content; they’re ways to nurture communities. Startups should copy this strategy. They must consider where their credibility and relationships will be built in this new landscape, especially as visibility is no longer about simply appearing on top of search results or burning money with ads; it’s about building lasting trust in the spaces that matter. Events are singularly effective at doing that. Lessons from after the pandemic If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that being present online is insufficient. Platforms like Hopin promised a future of global, scalable, online events. Even experiments in VR conferences were the subject of occasional hype.  All of that fell short, however. What founders, investors and marketers learned was simple: There is no substitute for shaking someone’s hand, catching their eye, and sharing time in the same space. When the pandemic ended, events came back with a bang. Companies large and small continue to invest in gatherings. Events still carry symbolic weight: just look at Apple’s meticulously choreographed product launches, or how scaleups like Helsing showcase new technologies.  For startups, events can also serve as tools for strengthening internal communications and bonds with their employees and their community. Here’s a great example: Italian travel scaleup WeRoad holds an annual, two-day global gathering of its travel coordinators and staff that strengthens culture and commitment in ways a Zoom call never could. Why startups need to show up Startups live and die on the strength of their relationships. Securing investors, signing first customers, and finding the right partners are all processes that depend completely on trust. These early relationships are crucial. In an AI-driven world where digital discovery is fragmented, saturated and noisy, events cut through the noise. They offer something AI and algorithms never will: human presence. Startups should think of events as essential investments in visibility and credibility. Whether it’s speaking on stage, hosting a breakfast or simply showing up to the right conference — being in the room matters. It’s OK to be selective. It’s OK to pass on events when priorities point elsewhere. And don’t take this to mean the digital realm and AI should be ignored. But in this era where we’re putting AI on a pedestal, founders should not underestimate the power of a physical meeting for establishing contact with investors, talent, or any other important stakeholder.

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TechCrunch Disrupt? Overrated. Web Summit? A $4,700 mistake I’ll never make again. I’ve burned $18K learning which startup events actually matter for B2B SaaS founders trying to close deals—not just collect business cards. Here’s what nobody tells you: the biggest events aren’t where B2B deals happen. Why “Best Startup Event” Lists Are Useless for B2B Founders Every January, tech blogs publish the same recycled garbage: “50 Must-Attend Startup Events!” They rank by size and buzz. What they don’t rank by: where your buyers actually show up with budgets. I learned this after exhibiting at a 70,000-person mega-conference. Spent $4,700 on booth space, flights, and hotel. Had exactly zero conversations with our target market. The attendees? Mostly consumer startups and the press are looking for the next Uber. According to Cvent, 81% of trade show attendees have buying authority—but only at industry-specific events. Generic “startup” conferences are networking theater. If you’re serious about finding the right startup event strategy, you need to think differently. The 5 Best Startup Events Where I’ve Actually Closed B2B Deals SaaStr Annual – Where SaaS Deals Actually Happen 13,000 SaaS professionals in San Mateo every March. APIDays – The Technical Depth You Need If you’re building APIs, this is your room. 2,000-3,000 API architects who can actually read your docs. Paris is the flagship, but they run 10+ cities globally. What makes APIDays different: it’s deeply technical. No marketing fluff. €3,000 gets you in, and European buyers are way less saturated than US markets. Big Data & AI Paris – Enterprise Buyers With Actual Budgets 15,000 enterprise CTOs and data engineers. I closed two partnerships here worth €400K combined—with French banks and telecom companies that had active Q4 budgets. The French government subsidizes AI adoption, so budgets are real. But your networking tactics need to adapt. Less aggressive, more relationship-focused. €800 for a pass and 3,200€ to exhibit as a startup, totally worth it if you’re targeting European enterprises. Track it on Sesamers so you don’t miss early bird pricing. MicroConf – Where Bootstrapped Founders Share Real Numbers 200-300 attendees max. Everyone’s profitable or trying to be. Zero VC hypergrowth bullshit. I’ve learned more in hallway conversations here than at conferences 50x the size. The attendees are other founders who share actual numbers—not vanity metrics. Churn rates, CAC, payback periods. This is how you measure real ROI from events. Worth every cent if you’re bootstrapped. Industry-Specific Trade Shows – The Secret Weapon Here’s the move nobody talks about: skip tech conferences entirely. Go where your buyers congregate. Healthcare SaaS? Hit HIMSS. Fintech? Money20/20. HR tech? HR Tech Conference. I watched a founder close a $400K deal at a healthcare event while competitors were posting selfies at Web Summit. These cost $3,000 avg, but attendee quality is 100x better. According to Statista, B2B trade shows hit $15.78B in 2024. This strategy works because you’re fishing where the fish actually are. The 3-Filter System I Use to Pick Events Filter 1: Who’s actually attending? Can you name 20 people who match your ICP? If not, wrong event. Use Sesamers to check historical attendee data before buying tickets. Filter 2: What’s your actual goal? Raising money? Go to investor-heavy events. Closing customers? Industry trade shows. Different goals need different event selection criteria. Filter 3: What’s the all-in cost? Ticket + flights + hotel + meals. If it’s over $3K, you need $30K in pipeline to break even. Most events don’t hit that unless you’re strategic. Events I Skip (And Why You Should Too) Web Summit: 70,000 people is networking hell. Consumer-focused despite the B2B claims. Pass unless you need Series A+ PR. CES: Consumer electronics show. Your B2B SaaS buyers aren’t here. I see founders at CES every year wondering why they’re not closing deals. Now you know. TechCrunch Disrupt: Great for press and VCs. Terrible for enterprise buyers. Worth it for launch PR, not pipeline. How I Track Everything Without Losing My Mind I track every event in a spreadsheet: cost, conversations, pipeline generated, deals closed. After three years of data, the pattern is crystal clear. Niche beats broad. Quality beats quantity—industry-specific crushes general tech. The best startup events for B2B SaaS are never on TechCrunch’s homepage. For API companies: APIDays and API World are superior to generic conferences. For AI/ML: Big Data & AI Paris provides European enterprise access that’s nearly impossible to achieve otherwise. Geography matters—European buyers at European events are way less saturated than US markets. Stop Wasting Money on the Wrong Events You have limited time and budget. Most founders can hit 3-5 events per year max. Choose wrong and you’ve burned $15K and 15 days for zero ROI. Choose right and one event generates $500K+ in pipeline. Use Sesamers to find events filtered by your industry and target attendees. See which ones similar founders recommend. Track ROI data. Set reminders for early bird pricing. Never waste another $4K on an event where your buyers don’t show up. Because the smartest way to pick events is learning from founders who’ve already tested them—and can tell you which ones actually matter. Ready to find your next high-ROI event? Start tracking on Sesamers and build your calendar based on data, not FOMO.

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