Lets start with some background.
Our very first event was in a church in Amsterdam back in 2006.
From 280 delegates in 2006 to 15,000 delegates in 2018 it has been quite a ride.
Over the years, a lot of new tech conferences sprung up.
Heres our plan to make the14th edition of TNWthe best one yet.
And heres to the next decade of TNW.
This alone is so exiting, that it would already be enough to improve on our previous edition.
With our new venue, we grabbed the chance to make the business floors bigger and better positioned.
Increase meeting space:Whats the best way to do business?
The best way to talk to current clients?
To find new partnerships and prospects?
So this edition, were doubling the amount of space dedicated to face-to-face meetings.
Thats whywe divide our content into tracks.
We have everything from marketing and product design to AI, Blockchain, sustainability and company growth.
Where else would you get this many learning and networking opportunities in one place?
Its basically an investment in the knowledge of your team and in the future of your business.
TNW hosts 17,500 bright minds with decision power way too many to leave encounters to luck.
The obvious answer here is to offer a networking app.
But having an app is not enough.
In my experience, the biggest problem with most networking apps at events is the adoption rate.
Our solution is simple (although it took us years to build!).
The idea is to have one ticket and one account for everything.
We call our tool Earlybird, and weve been developing Earlybird since 2015.
All killer, no filler, without exception:TNW has always been known for its content.
That said, Im critical and I think that if we can do better, we must do better.
Fixing the queues:Last year we ran into a problem.
This sucks, big time.
Dont forget the fun:TNW is a conference with a festival taste.
Story byPatrick de Laive
Patrick de Laive is an experienced entrepreneur and daddy of Bo and Denne.
He is co-founder of TNW and sporadicly invests in startups.
He is(show all)Patrick de Laive is an experienced entrepreneur and daddy of Bo and Denne.
He is co-founder ofTNWand sporadicly invests in startups.
