September brings Connect Fest to Porto
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Filipa Brito
Porto hosts the Connect Fest event, bringing together the tech community event in Porto, on 5 and 6 September.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn by knowledge sharing and to exchange different perspectives, as conferences bring together people from all parts of the globe, likeminded people and industry peers, who share a common discipline or field.
Connect Fest is hosted by the "Ordem dos Contabilistas" ["Accountants Association", free translation] and its the target audience are programmers, engineers and tech enthusiasts, who will be able to develop new professional relationships, meet new friends, gain knowledge and find career opportunities.
National and international speakers from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Bosch will lecture on tech issues, and confirmed experts are Macy Kuang, of Miaomiao Games, Dinis Guarda, of Ztudium, Joe Birch, of Buffer, Julio Faerman, of Amazon, Luciano Resende and Arnaud Le Hors, of IBM, just to mention a few.
These renowned experts will focus on solving problems with new and inspiring perspectives, namely Artificial Intelligence, data science, agile, UX, security, block chain, IoT, accessibility, virtual reality and devOps.
The Connect Fest will gather around 700 participants, comprising 28 conferences and 8 workshops. This event is sponsored by IoT leader company Bosch and it is supported by Porto City Hall.
There are a limited number of seats, so make sure you have yours.
+ Info and Tickets: www.connectfest.pt