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Fuel your startup’s growth at Next

Unlock exciting new opportunities to create, innovate, and accelerate your startup’s growth. Connect with visionary startup and VC leaders, explore cutting-edge AI solutions, and discover what’s next for your business.

Drive impact and scale faster at Google Cloud Next

Join us for an exclusive 3-day event designed to meet your startup’s biggest goals. Gain practical insights for growth, uncover go-to-market strategies, sharpen your skills, and expand your network through tailored sessions, immersive generative AI workshops, and inspiring live demos. Leave equipped with the tools and knowledge to take your startup to the next level.

Connect with the best at the Startup Hub

Visit us at the Startup Hub, your go-to place for immersive showcases, one-on-ones with Google Cloud experts, and networking opportunities with fellow entrepreneurs and global VCs. Learn, connect, and be inspired – all while having a great time.

Innovation on display in the Startup Showcase

Check out our lineup of startup booths, each showcasing cutting-edge products and solutions built on Google Cloud. Plus, meet the brilliant minds behind these innovations and learn about their journeys.

Get personalized advice at the Expert Bar

Have questions about development, AI, Google Workspace tools, or startup benefits? Need assistance planning your agenda for Next? Meet with Google product and solution experts at the Expert Bar to help you make the most of Next, and leave with actionable tips to grow your business.

Interactive sessions in the Startup Studio

Take part in our high-energy immersive sessions, featuring a live Ask Me Anything with VCs, rapid-fire lightning rounds with Google Accelerators, pitch competitions with thriving startups, engaging generative AI workshops for developers, and much more.

Startup-focused 
breakout sessions

Turn your ideas into impactful solutions. Learn from top startup founders, VCs, and Google leaders in breakout sessions tailored to address both your technical and business needs. Explore groundbreaking new tech, including the latest in generative AI.

Coworking space

Take a break in our comfortable coworking space. Catch up on emails, network with peers, or simply sit back and relax between sessions. No booking needed.

Sessions at the Startup Hub

Join our interactive sessions with top startup founders, VCs, and Google leaders from around the world to share success stories, tackle challenges together, and learn from each other’s experiences.

Plan your experience at Next

Review the full event agenda to find the daily opening times, the schedule for all sessions and networking events, and more.

PRE-EVENT PROGRAMMING
SELECT AUDIENCES ONLY
9:00 AM
Leaders Circle
10:30 AM - 1:45 PM
Partner Summit Breakouts
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Customer Engagement Center
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Specialty Programming
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Badge Pickup Open
9:00 AM - 10:35 AM
Opening Keynote
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sponsor Expo, Google Cloud Showcase, Developer Experiences & Lounges Open
11:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Sessions
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Partner Summit Keynote
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Expo Happy Hour
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Badge Pickup Open
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sessions
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sponsor Expo, Google Cloud Showcase, Developer Experiences & Lounges Open
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Developer Keynote
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Google Cloud Next at Night
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Badge Pickup Open
8:45 AM - 2:30 PM
Sessions
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sponsor Expo, Google Cloud Showcase, Developer Experiences & Lounges Open
3:00 PM
That's a wrap! Show Closes
PRE-EVENT PROGRAMMING
TUESDAY
April 8
SELECT AUDIENCES ONLY
9:00 AM
Leaders Circle
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Partner Summit Breakouts
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Customer Engagement Center
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Specialty Programming
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
WEDNESDAY
April 9
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Badge Pickup Open
9:00 AM - 10:35 AM
Opening Keynote
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sponsor Expo, Google Cloud Showcase, Developer Experiences & Lounges Open
11:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Sessions
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Partner Summit Keynote
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Expo Happy Hour
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
THURSDAY
April 10
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Badge Pickup Open
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sessions
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sponsor Expo, Google Cloud Showcase, Developer Experiences & Lounges Open
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Developer Keynote
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Google Cloud Next at Night
GENERAL PROGRAMMING
FRIDAY
April 11
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Badge Pickup Open
8:45 AM - 2:30 PM
Sessions
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sponsor Expo, Google Cloud Showcase, Developer Experiences & Lounges Open
3:00 PM
That's a wrap! Show Closes

Google for Startups Cloud Program

Let’s keep building your startup together. Get the technology, training, and community support you need to grow faster, smarter, and more cost-effectively.

Apply for cloud credits 
and more

AI startups get up to $350,000 USD in Google Cloud and Firebase credits (up to $200,000 USD for non-AI startups), plus expert access, technical training, business support, and Google-wide offers, including Google's infrastructure, AI products, and foundation models.

Started by you. 
Accelerated with Google.

Connect with leading AI startups from Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First, a program designed to give North American AI startups access to the best of Google’s people, products, and programming to support their growth as they build AI solutions.

Learn from the best

Get inspired by these industry leaders sharing their expertise in sessions specifically tailored for startups. They’ll discuss strategies that have worked for them, best practices for you to take home, and real-world experiences to help you move your business forward.

Wei Dong
Wei Dong
Chief Information Security Officer
Michaels
Partner
Thomas Kurian
Thomas Kurian
CEO
Google Cloud
Googler
Paul Tepfenhart
Paul Tepfenhart
Director, Global Retail Strategy & Solutions
Google Cloud
Googler
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker
VP, Global Generative AI GTM
Google Cloud
Googler
Ajuna Kyaruzi
Ajuna Kyaruzi
Senior SRE & DevOps Advocate
Datadog
Partner
Miles Ward
Miles Ward
CTO
SADA
Partner
Joshua Haslett
Joshua Haslett
Principal Strategic Partnership Development Manager
Google Cloud
Googler
Yulie Kwon Kim
Yulie Kwon Kim
VP of Product, Google Workspace
Google Cloud
Googler
Warren Barkley
Warren Barkley
Sr. Director, Product Management, Vertex AI
Google Cloud
Googler
Gabe Weiss
Gabe Weiss
Developer Advocate Manager
Google Cloud
Googler
Mark Lohmeyer
Mark Lohmeyer
VP & GM, Compute and AI Infrastructure
Google Cloud
Googler
Amin Vahdat
Amin Vahdat
VP, ML, Systems and Cloud AI
Google Cloud
Googler
Matt Renner
Matt Renner
President, Global Revenue
Google Cloud
Googler
Jeanine Banks
Jeanine Banks
VP & GM, Developer X
Google Cloud
Googler
Alison Wagonfeld
Alison Wagonfeld
VP, Marketing
Google Cloud
Googler
Gabe Monroy
Gabe Monroy
VP & GM Cloud Runtimes
Google Cloud
Googler
Sachin Gupta
Sachin Gupta
VP & GM, Infrastructure and Solutions Group
Google Cloud
Googler
Sunil Potti
Sunil Potti
VP & GM, Google Cloud Security
Google Cloud
Googler
Aaron Wanjala
Aaron Wanjala
Developer
Google
Googler
Carrie Tharp
Carrie Tharp
VP, Global Solutions & Industries
Google Cloud
Googler
Kevin Ichhpurani
Kevin Ichhpurani
President, Global Partner Ecosystem
Google Cloud
Googler
Colleen Kapase
Colleen Kapase
Vice President, Channels and Partner Programs
Google Cloud
Googler
Aimee Catalano
Aimee Catalano
Senior Director, Global Partner Marketing
Google Cloud
Googler
Thomas Menard
Thomas Menard
Head of A.I COE
L'Oréal
Customer
DK
Douwe Kiela
CEO
Contextual AI
Customer
Hari Ramamurthy
Hari Ramamurthy
Technology Fellow
The Home Depot
Customer
Farhan Thawar
Farhan Thawar
VP and Head of Engineering
Shopify
Customer
Jonathan Kindberg
Jonathan Kindberg
Global Security AI Engineering Practice Lead
Accenture
Partner
Fiona Tan
Fiona Tan
CTO
Wayfair
Customer
Atul Jain
Atul Jain
Sr. Director – Global Head of AI/ML and Data Platform Engineering and Operations
Verizon
Customer

Tools and resources

Our startup program is just the beginning. Discover more ways to grow and scale your business.

Learn and build

Expand your cloud knowledge with these learning resources and keep transforming your startup with Google Cloud.

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