Events

We offer you an overview of past and upcoming events organized by the Košice IT Valley cluster and its members.

CODE MEETS INDUSTRY

Local communities, Opportunities

The Code Meets Industry meetup will bring practical insights into the use of AI, machine learning and automation in heavy industry. Speakers from U.S. Steel Košice and M-D-J will present real solutions, their benefits and limitations, and experiences directly from practice.

CEO Breakfast

For members

At the CEO Breakfast we welcome Hugo Gloss from the DEKK Institute. The discussion will focus on economic uncertainty, entrepreneurship in Slovakia and social trust. The Leaders' Meeting will take place on 27 May at 9:00 a.m. at DKC Veritas.

SARIO Business Day 2026 in Košice

Opportunities, Partner events

On 28 May 2026, the SARIO Business Day event will take place in Košice, aimed at companies wishing to establish new business partnerships and develop cooperation.

WRO 2026 SLOVAK CHAMPIONSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Opportunities

The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) is one of the largest international robotics competitions for young talent in STEM, programming and robotics. The competition connects education, innovation and technological development for young people aged 8 to 19. In Slovakia, it has been organised by Talentum Cassoviensis in cooperation with Edutus University in Hungary since 2019.

EduScrum for educators

Education, Opportunities

The workshop introduces Scrum and eduScrum as modern agile approaches usable in school environments and team collaboration. Participants will learn about the basic principles of Scrum, roles in a team and the different Scrum ceremonies. Through interactive activities and hands-on exercises, they will experience how an agile team works in practice and experience the benefits of effective collaboration, planning and self-reflection. The workshop offers inspiration on how to respond flexibly to change, manage complex tasks more easily, and support continuous improvement of both the team and individuals.

London Tech Week

For members, Opportunities

Attend London Tech Week 2026 from 8-10 June in London and be part of the global innovation ecosystem. Trends, networking and CZ&SK meet-ups await you. Košice IT Valley members will get VIP entry for free (flights and accommodation individually).

Focus Groups: the future is automotive

Opportunities, Other

In cooperation with Business Košice, we will follow up the discussion with a working meeting after the conference on 9 June 2026, the aim of which is to turn ideas into concrete actions. The format of three facilitated workshops will provide a space for deeper collaboration, exchange of experiences and proposal of solutions for the future of the region.

KASV: Final presentations of student projects

Education

We invite you to the final presentations of the projects of the students of the 1st year of the Košice Academy of Software Development (KASV) programme, which will take place on 15 June 2026.

KASV: Diploma Ceremony

Education

The graduation ceremony for the graduates of the Košice Academy of Software Development (KASV) programme will take place on 19 June 2026.

ESG Awards 2026

Opportunities

Košice IT Valley is launching the second year of the ESG Awards, an initiative that recognizes companies and individuals that make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of Eastern Slovakia and deliver exceptional results in environmental, social and governance aspects of business.

Summer Night Out with IT Valley Košice

For members

Business Inspiration Mission: Boston & New York (USA)

For members, Opportunities

Košice IT Valley in cooperation with SAPIE is organizing a Business Inspiration Mission to Boston and New York (28 September - 2 October 2026). The program offers inspiration from top innovation ecosystems, visits to MIT or Cornell Tech and networking. For academics, public sector and SMEs.

Accenture SAP Meetup

Opportunities

Less clicks, more automation: get to know SAP EBS. Interested in how to automate and simplify your banking processes in SAP?

Lab IT Creativity Project – 4th Edition – Finale

Education

Lab IT Creativity Finale - Young Innovators present their projects! After two semesters of hard work, the big moment is coming: 14 high schools from all over Slovakia will present 17 technology projects at the LAB IT Creativity finals - projects they have been working on intensively throughout the school year.

Košice Data School

For members

Košice IT ecosystem is looking for experts who can detect hidden patterns in data and master machine learning!

AI and Marketing – Collaboration or Competition?

Opportunities

AI PROMPT connects AI tools with real work in an efficient, understandable and safe way. And with this, we kick off our very first meetup.

Region of the Future – Future of the Region 2025

Conference

The fourth edition of the conference will be transnational. We have invited guests from Hungary and Ukraine to look together at the path to entrepreneurial success in the Carpathian region. The whole conference will be held in English.

Women can be anything

Education, Opportunities

Inspiring discussion and networking for future leaders The British Embassy in Slovakia and Košice IT Valley invite you to an event aimed at supporting young women and girls to encourage them to boldly pursue careers in IT, science, aerospace, energy and other fields traditionally perceived as "masculine".

Project Management Conference

Conference

Dear project management enthusiasts! Partners 2BCognitus, DT IT Solutions Slovakia, IPMA Slovakia, IT Valley Košice and PMI Slovakia Chapter invite you to 7th Project Management Conference in Košice.

Cybersecurity – Day for Educators

Education

An interactive workshop focused on cyber security for educators, organized in cooperation with ESET and the Košice Self-Governing Region, will present current cyber threats and tools for protection in the online environment.

Open Day – Košice Academy of Software Development

Education

Experience the world of IT live! Want to see what the future of technology looks like up close? Come to our Open Day and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of our academy!

Data and IT – A Job Market in Motion

Other

What does the current job market in the ICT sector in Košice look like? What are the latest trends in IT remuneration? Find out more at the Data Breakfast - two expert presentations, a panel discussion and a unique opportunity for networking with industry professionals await you.

Innovation Within Reach – The Digital (R)evolution

Conference

Introducing the conference "Innovation at your fingertips - Digital (r)evolution"! Join us on March 18, 2025 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Kulturpark in Košice for a unique conference that will show you how technology trends are changing business.

WOMEN & BUSINESS

Local communities

Looking for new contacts, practical advice and tools to grow your business? Come and be inspired by the stories of successful businesswomen and gain valuable know-how at the WOMEN & BUSINESS event.

Backend Meetup

Local communities

If you're interested in how things work "under the hood", if you'd like to discuss technologies and if you're intrigued by the challenges that development teams face when selecting and using specific technologies, we've prepared a meetup just for you - focused on backend technologies - where every line of code paves the way to the technological excellence of the future.

AI and Law: How AI Is Changing the Rules of Business – Business Breakfast

Partner events

MATHISON legal invites you to a Business Breakfast. The topic of this meeting is AI and law: How Artificial Intelligence is changing the rules of business.

DataDay5

Education, Partner events

High school students, look out! Can you program? Are you interested in data like pictures, graphs, election polls and working with them? Do you enjoy solving problems or simply want to learn how to use artificial intelligence? Then join the fifth edition of DataDay, where you can experience all this and more first-hand!