CONNECT DAY 26

19 May 2026 | Vienna, Austria

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CONNECT DAY 26

19 May 2026|


1040 Vienna, Austria

Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63

Registration open until 15 May 2026

APPLICATION & REGISTRATION CLOSED

Thank you for your various applications, we are in the final preparations and are looking forward to welcoming you on Tuesday!

Please note: there is NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION possible.

If you couldn't get a ticket for Connect Day, check out other ViennaUP events and mark your calendar for Connect Day 27 on May 11, 2027

HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR CONNECT DAY? STEP 1: SCHEDULE MEETINGS

To make the most out of Connect Day, make sure to book meetings with other participants beforehand!

  1. Double-check your availability

  2. Filter company & participant lists & request meetings directly

  3. Approve / reject meeting requests

STEP 2: ON-SITE GUIDE incl. FLOOR PLAN

Where's my meeting? How do I check in? How do I get to the location? Head to our On-Site Guide section to stay one step ahead:

  • Floor plan & venue layout

  • Check-in details

  • Arrival tipps

  • Final checklist for smooth meetings

  • Start smart, arrive prepared: Check out the On-Site Guide

PROGRAM 2026

Deep Dive Topics: FrontierTech & AI | GreenTech & Manufacturing | MedTech & LifeScience | UrbanTech, Mobility & EnergyTransition

Pitching man on stage pointing in audience - (c) Marko Kovic

4 topics - same format on stage

4 new topics, more focused for the stage program. Each topic block will be set up in the same format:

  • 5 minute intro into the topic

  • Interactive panel with experts & audience exchange

  • 6 Startup pitches, each followed by questions from the jury

Topics Connect Day 26 - click for speakers & pitchers:

woman pitching infront of sitting and standing audience

Pitching Room

There will be even more opportunities for startups / scaleups from different countries and industries to pitch at Connect Day in this years' bigger pitching room.

2 men networking on a matchmaking table, many people and countdown in the background

B2B Matchmaking 1:1

The heart of Connect Day 26 will again be the 1:1 Matchmaking taking place throughout the day: Startups, Corporates/SMEs, Investors and Austria's & Europe's dynamic innovation ecosystems meet with each other - all in one location & one day.

This "speed dating" format offers a unique opportunity to connect with numerous professionals in just 15-minute intervals, fostering discussions on collaboration and potential partnerships.

group picture of 10 people on stage infront of screen showing "Corporate Reverse Pitch"

Corporate Reverse Pitches

The tables are turned: instead of Startups, Corporates will be pitching their cooperation opportunities to Startups powered by Austrian Business Agency & aws Industry-StartUp.Net. Pitching Corporates:

CONNECT DAY 26 - in Videos

Wondering what Connect Day is all about? What are the 4 deep dive topics? Why should you as corporate / investor attend? Who was there last year?

Check out our targeted videos, here a short teaser:

ORGANIZER

Connect Day is held as a green event in accordance with the minimum requirements of the Green Events quality label.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws)
part of ViennaUP

MAIN PARTNERS

Global Incubator Network Austria (GIN)
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Erste Bank
WKO Aussenwirtschaft Austria

PROGRAM PARTNERS

Logo Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology
Austrian Business Agency (ABA) logo
go international Logo
Logo AplusB Academia meets Business
Logo Vienna Business Agency - For the City of Vienna
Logo Green Tech Valley Cluster

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

Logo Silicon Alps
logo Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Logo BABEG Success in Carinthia
Logo Infineon
Logo AKELA Attorneys at Law
Logo next incubator - Innovations-Hub for sustainability
Enterprise Europe Network
Born Global Champions

PARTNERS

ecoplus
Logo Wiener Stadtwerke
Logo Startupmark & SFG Neues Denken Neues Fördern
Logo oesterreichisches Patentamt
Ernest & Young Logo - Shape the future with confidence
Logo ATC3: Austrian Chips Competence Center
Logo Country Kaernten - It's my life!
Logo invest.austria