Introducing tech.STARS: The Ultimate Tech Extravaganza!
tech.STARS will kick off in Milan on 6-7 March 2025, followed by a second edition in Munich on 29-30 October 2025.
The new event will bring together many of the brightest minds in the digital world. An arena for challenging norms and ushering in the new.
As a company that values innovation and technology, Easyfairs is proud to be organising this unique celebration of the exciting and fast-changing world of digital technology!
Here’s your chance to get to know tech.STARS better:
tech.STARS – A Festival for Tech Trailblazers!
tech.STARS is designed for cyber pioneers, data experts, AI whiz-kids and every type of digital innovator you can imagine. It’s a new format uniquely engineered to the needs of this community: true festival where you can meet in a relaxed setting with live performances, food trucks and a packed night-time programme of tech, beats and eats!
But it’s also an occasion to do business. Tech.STARS is for professionals such as policymakers, investors, analysts and researchers. The goal is to create a platform that brings together the entire digital ecosystem as a catalyst for further innovation. This is where experts and specialists share trends, insights and best practices and learn from use cases. It’s where new partnerships and deals will be done to drive profitable new tech businesses.
Three Focus Arenas
tech.STARS will spotlight three key areas in tech:
• Big Data & AI Arena: A hub for discussions on analytics, machine learning, and big data infrastructure. Engage in shaping the future through investment and policy, with interactive demos and networking opportunities.
• Data Centre Arena: Focuses on innovation and investment in topics like hyper-scalability, edge data centres, and Generative AI (GAI). Connect with industry leaders and celebrate outstanding contributions in the field.
• CloudOps Arena: Explores cloud infrastructure management, automation, and scalability. Dive into CloudOps, where IT services are optimized in cloud environments, driving innovation and efficiency.
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Key Highlights and Unique Features
tech.STARS promises a deep dive into key technological challenges and solutions over a two-day festival. Participants can expect engaging discussions on critical areas such as diversity & inclusion and sustainability in sectors such as finance, healthcare, entertainment, automotive and retail.
tech.STARS of Tomorrow, an initiative powered by Audi for the Milan edition, will welcome students from technical universities to connect with industry leaders. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between traditional methods and innovative approaches, offering young talents a chance to engage with and learn from professionals and investors in the field.
Content and Industry Focus
tech.STARS will cover a wide range of topics, including:
• Investment & policy
• Infrastructures the backbone of society
• Innovation & technology
• Sustainability & green Initiatives
• Digital transformation
• Smart automation
• Impact of AI on enterprises
• Technology impact for SMEs
• Data-driven approaches
These topics will be explored across various industry verticals such as manufacturing, logistics, finance, automotive, healthcare, entertainment, creative services and more.
Key Figures for tech.STARS Milan
• 2 main arenas
• 3 vertical stages
• 200+ sessions
• 1200+ participants
• 200+ speakers, guests & performers
• 50 exhibitors
“Creative entrepreneurship, technological innovation and serving communities are Easyfairs core values and they all come together at tech.STARS! We’re a multi-format events organiser so I’m also really excited that we’re running tech.STARS as highly innovative festivals – celebrations of progress that will appeal to like-minded people from across the digital technology spectrum. These are true community-driven meet-ups in Milan and Munich, two fantastic cities famed for creativity and technological advances at the heart of Europe,” says Arnaud Istas, Group Head of Business Development.
“Early feedback from exhibitors and participants has been overwhelmingly positive, with many highlighting the strong focus on innovation and its role in shaping the future of digital industries, which helped the tech.STARS Team to recruit an advisory board for the first edition like never seen before with the slogan ‘If we want to see change – we have to be the change’. The aim is to break down barriers and overcome stale IT-industry stereotypes. And that’s what makes these festivals really unique in the tech sector,” says Paul Hammer, Head of Cluster for Easyfairs DACH & Italy region.
