startups

DevGAMM Minsk 2014

DevGAMM is an international conference for game developers and publishers.

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Date: 17 October 2014
Location: Hotel Renaissance Minsk, BY

The Cloud Conundrum

Everything you need to know about hosting apps in the cloud in one session! Well, maybe not *everything*, but it's your chance to quiz the experts and find out first-hand about the pros, cons and what to look for when hosting in the cloud.

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Date: 31 July 2014
Location: Yahoo!, UK

Responding to the Responsive Web: Insights on Reshaping User Experience

At this free meetup event, industry leaders will share their insights on the past, present and future of responsive web design. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the experts and network with many likeminded people. This event is for anyone looking to learn more about usability, user experience and design.

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Date: 7 August 2014
Location: The Clerkenwell Centre, UK

Mobile UX & responsive design training

Learn how to design for engagement and create beautiful digital touchpoints on mobile & tablet with UX experts! Webcredible is a user experience agency that has trained 8000+ people across 2000 organizations around the world.

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Date: 17 July 2014
Location: Scholastic, US

User Research & Information Architecture training

Discover how to structure & design your website around your users' needs from leading UX experts! Webcredible is a user experience agency and have trained 8000+ people across 2000 organizations around the world.

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Date: 15 July 2014
Location: Scholastic, US

Building Apps for Japan - #Webinar with Haru Takahashi, Ex-Eidos Japan

Japanese Smartphone Market

The biggest spenders on mobile content? According to recent reports, Japan leads the world in paying for mobile content. Spend in Japan and Korea has grown 40% since 2012.

Monument Valley from London-based ustwo has been a huge hit, reaching number 10 in Japan's April 2014 download charts. There's clearly an appetite for British content amongst Japanese mobile consumers.

UPDATE: The recording of the webinar is now live [free registration required].

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Insurance Disrupters - Analytics & Big Data, Predicting the Future

This is an Inaugural Insurance Disrupters morning creative workshop that will examine a disruptive technology with the potential to transform the Insurance Industry - Analytics and Big Data, almost certainly a 'killer app' for the sector.

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Date: 21 July 2014
Location: 55 Water Street New York, US

Scale Your Startup in Asia with Hong Kong's StartmeupHK Competition

Hong Kong by Barbara Willi

Is your startup targeting the Asian market? The 2014 StartmeupHK Venture Programme offers a US$500,000 package of support for the 12 competition winners looking to setup in Hong Kong, recently cited as number one for startups by Forbes.

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Dale Herigstad's "Interaction Design: Visual Prototyping" Masterclass

A one-day Masterclass with 4-time Emmy Award winning Interaction Design pioneer - Dale Herigstad.

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Date: 25 July 2014
Location: IDEALondon, UK

From Concept to Brand Building in one afternoon

A workshop covering the initial steps necessary when starting to think about building a brand. From the concept to the assets you need to have and the ones you don't. The focus is on storytelling and developing a distinct visual language for a product/company.

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Date: 16 September 2014
Location: Avanta, UK

Pitch Workshop for startups (TechPitch 4.5)

Pitch-training workshops that provide the crucial first step for startups looking for funding. Surrounded by fellow entrepreneurs, you will benefit from a supportive environment, as well as honest and insightful feedback from your peers on your pitch. At times you will even receive good tips for your business model or technology too!

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Date: 15 July 2014
Location: The ODI offices, UK

UCD2014 User Centred Design Conference, London

UCD2014 is a unique User-Centred Design conference in London. UCD2014 explores how User Centred Design is applied in a variety of disciplines. "It’s the Goldilocks of conferences; not too big, not too small" Jonty Sharples. It is also describe as the conference for digital over achievers it is in it's 3rd year.

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Date: 24 October 2014
Location: The Kings Fund, UK

"Social Business Sessions London" Meetup

Social Business Sessions is a Meetup to provide a regular forum where we can share ideas, experiences and models for helping organisations become more social. This session, IBM will go talk about IBM Watson AI engine, and will give a 5 minute talk on how IBM support Wimbledon social media efforts.

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Date: 2 July 2014
Location: IBM South Bank, UK

ClickZ Live San Francisco

The Global Conference Series Designed by Digital Marketers, for Digital Marketers

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Date: 11 August 2014
Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco Embarcadero, US

NewFinance #London Insurance Disrupters - Business Model Innovation day

The objective of this workshop is to change the business mechanics of the Insurance industry by creating new business models that may be adopted by existing and new companies.

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Date: 17 July 2014
Location: Central Working (Whitechapel), UK