eMerge Americas, the premier technology event connecting Latin America, North America, and Europe, ended this week.
“It’s been a whirlwind fifth edition of eMerge Americas, with over 15,000 attendees and more than 400 participating companies,” said Xavier Gonzalez, CEO of eMerge Americas. “We look forward to welcoming everyone back to Miami in 2019.”
Pitbull, eMerge Americas, and Zeppelin have teamed up for a 1-month coding competition that kicked off on Tuesday.
The competition is designed for teams who can use the Ethereum platform to disrupt the current state of the music industry, bringing blockchain and music together. Full details at www.smackathon.co
The winner of the Startup Showcase, sponsored by Visa in partnership with Venture Hive, was Xendoo.
The winner of the startup showcase fan favorite award was TidBit.
VendyFlo took home the prize from the eMerge Americas Hackathon, a partnership with Wyncode sponsored by Cloudinary, KAIROS, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and VendyFlo was also crowned the winner in the Visa Developer Challenge.
World-class speakers had the eMerge Expo floor buzzing far and wide, from Dr. Dennis Hong and his robots to Vicente Fox, as they tapped into the hottest conversations in our society today—blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity. Grammy-winning artist, entrepreneur, and investor, Armando Christian Perez, aka Pitbull, even dropped a surprise blockchain announcement to close the event.
eMerge Americas returns to Miami next year April 29-30. For the latest news, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn (@eMergeAmericas) and Instagram (@emergeamericas).
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