IT Arena 2026, one of the country's largest tech events, has been announced in Lviv. It will take place on September 25–27 at "Arena Lviv". More than 7,500 participants – developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and representatives of the global technology community – are expected. This was reported by the company's press service.
This year, the organizers are expanding the program – new stages will appear, in particular Dev Stage, and are also scaling Defense Expo. In total, the event will cover five tracks: Business, Dev, Product, Startup, and Defense.
The program includes speeches by international and Ukrainian experts, including startup CTOs, cloud solution architects, cybersecurity specialists, and representatives of the defense sector. A special emphasis will be placed on the Ukrainian experience, which influences global trends in technology, cybersecurity, and defense tech.
Traditionally, the Startup Competition will take place – a contest for startups with the opportunity to attract investment. Last year, the competition fund reached $15 million, and applications for the new season will start as early as May.
In addition to lectures and panels, participants can expect networking events, meetups, and informal meetings in Lviv's venues.
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Note that in January 2026, the supervisory board suspended the CEO of the Lviv IT Cluster, and after that, the entire team announced their departure from the organization.
At that time, the Cluster team led by Veselovskyi planned to continue holding the IT Arena conference, which was also supposed to be in Warsaw. On February 27, a message appeared on the Cluster's website that the IT Arena Warsaw conference is being postponed to 2027 to "to ensure more time for preparation and to hold the event at the highest organizational level."
