DevTalks Cluj 2023 – an edition to remember

On the 27th of September 2023, we had an awesome edition of DevTalks Cluj! We are so thankful to all our partners who supported us and made this edition possible.

Thank you, Google, for being our Main Partner, who had the anniversary of 25 years!

Betfair Romania Development – Track Partner

8X8, LSEG, Emergn, Revolut, Orange Services – Gold Partners

IDS Consulting – Tech Area Partner

Siemens – Tech Supporter

It was a huge comeback for which we are grateful!

So take a look how this edition showed  in numbers:

👨🏻‍💻 Over 2,000 tech enthusiasts.
🗣 30+ international and local speakers.
🎤 2 stages.
✨ 20+ booths in the expo-area.
🔥 4 powerful masterclasses.

🎓 Knowledge-Packed Masterclasses
The participants had the opportunity to participate in 4 powerful masterclasses, and to explore the latest tech trends:

Building Scalable and Reactive Apps with Flutter, Supabase, and BloC – held by Alex Bordei, Flutter Developer at Whiz Center

Harnessing the Power of Jira and xRay for Documentation – powered by Academia Testarii

Funding your startup vs investing in startups – powered by Transylvania Angels Network and Cluj Startups

Empowering through diversity - the good, the bad and the ̶u̶g̶l̶y̶ hard one – powered by Women In Tech Cluj

Let's take a sneak peek at our speakers and partners’ thoughts on this awesome edition:

👏 Amit Bendor, Head Of AI @ Artlist

„The event was organized perfectly, starting from the venue which was in the right size, the food, transportation and the speaker lounge were all very comfortable. Especially impressive to me was the amount of people and the energy of the audience. people were really interested in learning about new technologies and what is the new in the tech world. The speakers were a variety of smart people with great topics - speakers dinner was great.”

👍 Adam Warski, CTO @ SoftwareMill

„Overall the organisation went very well.”

🙌 Alessandro Vozza, Platform Advocate @ Solo.io

Along with his wife, expressed their appreciation for the event. Their experience was clearly a positive one, filled with warmth and memorable moments.

📚 Academia Testarii

”I am very pleased that I had the opportunity to share my knowledge during the "Harnessing the Power of Jira and xRay for Documentation" Masterclass. DevTalks is and will remain a meeting place for passionate people, where I have always found receptive and curious people to learn new things. I think the experience from this year's edition in Cluj was really valuable; I had the opportunity to show how the use of Jira and Xray can transform the testing process and to facilitate discussions about the best practices in this field, together with the participants of the Masterclass, who were very involved in going through the topic. In addition, the organization of the event was meticulous and the team behind it was extremely professional and attentive to details. Everything contributed to an exemplary experience for me as a speaker. I am more and more curious for each edition of DevTalks, and impatient to meet again with the same thirst for knowledge.

(I would like to thank the organizing team and the participants again for this great opportunity. I hope that the information and ideas I shared were useful for everyone present and that we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future.)”

📝 Sándor Dargó, Senior Engineer @ Spotify

You can read about his experiences and takeaways from DevTalks Cluj 2023 at this link. His perspective adds depth to the collective experience of the event.

🌟 In addition to the individual feedback, we're delighted that the feedback from the Gadgets Area, Women In Tech, TechEdu Area and partner companies was overwhelmingly positive.

We can't wait to meet you again next year! See you there and keep you posted!