Technology
By Pankaj K
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Not a Conference, Not Exactly. SHAKA is marketed as an anti-conference event. Founders, CTOs, investors, creators — all gathered…
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The SHAKATHON and the Startup Challenge. From September 24 to 25, the SHAKATHON runs concurrently.
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Biarritz as a Tech Playground. Choosing Biarritz is no accident. For several years, the city has attracted a tech and crypto…
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The code WELOVECOINT offers a 20% discount on three-day tickets for the SHAKA Festival. Only one hundred tickets are available.
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The Regular price is 190 euros. With the code, it drops to around 152 euros. Not a huge difference, but it's the last available discount tier — the Early Bird tickets sold out…
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Two thousand five hundred attendees are expected. That's significant.
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SHAKA is marketed as an anti-conference event. Founders, CTOs, investors, creators — all gathered in a setting that is nothing like the usual PowerPoint panel.
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The event was previously called NFT Biarritz before becoming SHAKA in 2022. The renaming wasn't just cosmetic.
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The program begins with the SHAKA Awards. Then comes a day of surfing and yoga — not just an anecdotal recreational break, but an intentionally integrated activity to foster…
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From September 24 to 25, the SHAKATHON runs concurrently. It's a hackathon for developers, focused on projects that combine AI, blockchain, and hardware.
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Read also: S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin, Uniting 900 Blockchain Audits for Enhanced Risk Analysis
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Related reading: OpenAI reveals alarming AI behavior: models fabricate data and hide errors
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The SHAKA Startup Challenge is something else. Selected startups have a few minutes to pitch in front of investors and accelerators.
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The three-day ticket covers meals, drinks, and activities for the entire duration of the festival.
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It's unclear how many tickets remain in the 100-ticket quota. The source does not provide real-time numbers on this.
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