Europe’s largest tech innovation gathering lands in Prague this fall

Staying competitive today means keeping an eye on global trends while building the right local connections. Prague’s Innovation Week 2025 is set to deliver both; on Oct. 9–10, the city will host Europe’s largest innovation and AI-focused event, bringing entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers together for two days of practical workshops, networking, and forward-looking debates.

“The event brings together top personalities from around the world and Czechia: over 50 speakers from more than 20 countries,” Lukáš Sedláček, the founder and director of Innovation Week, told Expats.cz. This year’s edition will take place at the modern ČSOB Campus in Radlice, creating opportunities to engage directly with Czech and global leaders shaping the future of tech and business.

This isn’t just another tech conference. The 10th-anniversary edition addresses pressing global challenges, from defense methods to climate change, mental health, and disinformation. 

Innovation Week will spotlight the work and words of world-class leaders, presenting on these topics. Their lineup includes megaminds like Abran Maldonado, OpenAI ambassador and co-founder of Create Labs, an expert on generative AI and metaverse design, and Stephen Cave, co-director of the Institute for Technology and Humanity at the University of Cambridge.

For entrepreneurs, investors, and innovation-curious individuals, this global mix means exposure to diverse strategies, emerging trends, and breakthrough concepts that can be immediately applied in business and research.

Knowing how valuable interpersonal connections are in the age of AI, this year’s event “places exceptional emphasis on networking,” according to Sedláček. Expect ample opportunities to engage with policymakers and thought leaders shaping the future of technology and its ethical, societal, and economic impacts.

The newly released app for the event was designed so that users can connect with other participants ahead of time. They can even reserve a dedicated space for in-person meetings to further their experience.

Curious guests, speculative investors, and more will have direct access to curated, emerging, and high-potential projects. For startups, it’s also a rare chance to pitch live, gain visibility, and connect with venture capitalists ready to invest. 

If the main stage is about headline ideas, the sleeves get rolled up in the seminars. Over 150 sessions promise hands-on learning and deeper discussion: from practical investor strategies to startup growth hacks and technical workshops on AI. 

Expect coding labs on large language models, crash courses in prompt engineering, design sprints for prototyping, and even policy workshops simulating AI regulation debates. 

An extensive expo hall will showcase hundreds of these innovations, allowing attendees to see ideas in action and leave with skills they can apply immediately.

Innovation Week reflects Prague’s rise as a European innovation hub. As the event enters its second decade, Sedláček emphasizes its broader mission: “It’s about sparking conversations and partnerships that can shape the future [of technology] and society.”