2014 Collision Overview
2014 Collision Overview
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THERE WAS A QUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PRIVATE INTERNET COMPANIES IN THE ROOM.
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A GRAND CONCLAVE OF THE TECH INDUSTRYS HIGH PRIESTS, WHO CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
NASDAQ onstage at the Summit 2013 ringing their opening bell. The Main Stage at The Summit was full to its 3,500 person capacity in 2013.
Elon Musk of Tesla Motors and SpaceX closed The Summit in 2013 with a fireside chat on the Main Stage.
NOT JUST THE CITY BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY RALLIES AROUND THE SUMMIT.
Reporter Caroline Hyde interviewing Padmasree Warrior, Ciscos Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, live on Bloomberg Television.
Collision is the first major US tech conference by the same people that brought you F.ounders and the Summit. Founders of Twitter, Pinterest, Netflix, Skype, Zappos, Tesla, Dropbox and hundreds more have attended these events. 2 days Downtown Las Vegas 500+ attendees 150 curated early stage startups 100 investors
Collision Las Vegas will see 150 exceptional startups, plus investors, media, speakers, key influencers and partners, come together for a two-day event of unrivalled networking opportunities and inspiring content.
Our events dont end in the evening, they continue into the night with parties featuring some of hottest venues and some of the worlds coolest performers.
At Collision we will bring together a group of high-calibre startups to exhibit, network and meet investors.
Our events bring together key influencers in the tech community, but they also attract leading individuals from diverse backgrounds such as Tony Hawk pictured here.
Partners and speakers are treated to exclusive dinners and events in iconic venues.
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The Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny rang the NASDAQ opening bell for the first time ever in Ireland at The Summit.
Our events offer exciting sponsorship and partnership opportunities to global brands.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on The Summit Main Stage with Elon Musk who drove into the venue in a Tesla.
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INVESTORS
We work closely with the worlds leading investors who bring much added value to our events.
Partners from all of the leading angel, seed, growth and private equity funds worldwide attend our events with the aim of finding, investing in and working with the next big things in tech. Over the past 3 years weve built strong relationships with these firms who provide the needed finance and mentorship to our events attendees.
WITHOUT A DOUBT IT WAS THE BEST EVENT IVE EXPERIENCED FOR THE TECH AND ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY.
Tony Florence General Partner, NEA
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MEDIA
Its not just big tech names that attend.
The worlds most important media companies cover our events and partner with us. To name but a few: CNN, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, FT, BBC, as well as the most influential tech media from Techcrunch to The Next Web.
IT WAS A CONFERENCE THAT LIVED UP TO, AND EVEN EXCEEDED, THE HYPE
ITS DIFFICULT TO WALK AWAY WITHOUT BEING BOTH IMPRESSED AND UTTERLY SATISFIED
AMERICAS TECHIES COULD BE FOUND AN OCEAN AWAY THIS WEEK, IN DUBLIN, IRELAND FOR THE SUMMIT CONFERENCE
DAVID CAMERON SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT IRELANDS DOING WITH THE FOUNDERS EVENT TO ATTRACT WORLD-CLASS TECH TALENT. WHAT A GENIUS WAY TO BOOST AN ECONOMY
ENTREPRENEURS HAD AT LAST FOUND THE EVENT THEYD ALL BEEN WAITING FOR
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There are exciting opportunities to speak to top international media outlets like Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, The Financial Times, The New York Times, Forbes and many others who regularly attend.
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The Summit has grown into Europes largest technology event with 10,000 attendees, more than double the number of attendees than the next largest tech gathering.
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www.collisionconf.com @CollisionHQ
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