Tech Events at StartDock Coworking Singel, Amsterdam

The third edition of PCN's fintech and payments holiday kick-off, run with Nopan and Fintribe. Festive drinks, food and networking, straight after work. It's 17:30 to 20:30 at StartDock Coworking Singel, Singel 126. The page lists no agenda, speakers or ticket price, so check the ticket page before you commit. Why go: for the room, not the programme. It's a sociable way to meet Amsterdam's payments and fintech crowd before the year ends. Best for people already working in the sector who want introductions rather than talks.

A working session rather than a talk: bring a side project, a startup idea or something you started last week, and spend the evening building it alongside other people doing the same. Anyone who wants to can demo what they got done and take feedback from the room. Run by Rick Bossenbroek and Robbin Jansen of European Builders, the calendar that was DAY42, at StartDock on the Singel. Doors 16:00, a round at 17:00 where everyone says what they are working on, food at 18:30, optional demos from 20:30, close at 22:00. Arriving after 17:00 is fine. The hosts settle the food bill between the room on the night, and the page publishes no ticket price, so check before you travel. This edition is full. The only way in is the waitlist, which notifies you if a place opens up. Why go: Amsterdam has plenty of rooms where people talk about what they would build; this is one of the few where they sit down and do it, with a demo hour that makes you finish something. Best for builders with a project already in flight.

An AI startup pitch night on the Singel the evening before World Summit AI opens, with the investor traffic that week brings into the city.

Digital regulation is reshaping how software gets built — and the people writing Europe's new rules aren't always hearing from the people writing the code. DutchBasecamp and the Developers Alliance are hosting a small, high-signal roundtable in Amsterdam for senior developers, CTOs, security engineers, and technically-minded founders to discuss the practical impact of the Cyber Resilience Act, the AI Act, and related digital regulation. The insights gathered will be carried directly to policymakers in Brussels. Roundtable spots are strictly limited (four remaining as of publication). A relaxed networking drinks session follows from 6:30PM, open to all. Networking drinks only tickets also available if you'd rather join the conversation from the bar.