Mendix World 2014 Momentum Builds as Initial Keynotes and Sponsors are Unveiled

Biggest Mendix Community Event to Bring Together Mendix Experts, Developers, Customers, Partners and Industry Thought Leaders

BOSTON December 18, 2013Mendix, the app platform company for the enterprise, today announced growing momentum for Mendix World 2014, with the addition of compelling keynote speakers, including featured Gartner, Inc. research director David Norton and a rapidly filling list of sponsors.  Registration is now open for the event, which will take place April 3-4, 2014, at the legendary Cruise Terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Mendix World 2014 is the company’s biggest community event of the year, bringing together Mendix experts, developers and partners for an open exchange of ideas, tips and best practices. The two-day conference will feature a mix of inspiring and practical content designed to help IT departments build powerful multi-device applications—and do so faster, easier and cheaper than conventional approaches.

The Mendix World 2014 program includes over 20 track sessions focusing on best practices, developer discussions, customer case studies, expert tips, technology advances and platform innovations,  as well as strategic keynote addresses from Mendix CEO Derek Roos and CTO Johan den Haan, Gartner research director David Norton and more.  Additional speakers will be announced soon.

Because Mendix World 2014 is eagerly anticipated by Mendix partners, sponsorships have been highly sought after, filling almost immediately.  Sponsors include Appronto, Bizzomate, CAPE Groep, Finaps, First Consulting, FlowFabric, ITvisors, Magnus, Mansystems and Rond.

“Looking at the high-caliber speakers, the demand for sponsorships and the excitement building  among our community, Mendix World 2014 is shaping up to be our biggest and most successful event yet,” said Gottfried Sehringer, vice president of marketing at Mendix. “Developers, IT and business professionals alike are eager for a new approach to application delivery, and we’re thrilled to offer such an inspiring event that’s resonating so well with the industry.”

More than 1,000 attendees are expected at Mendix World 2014. Early-bird registration pricing of €179 is available for a limited time. To learn more about the conference or to register, visit https://www.mendix.com/mendix-world/.

    About Mendix

    Mendix, a Siemens business, is the only low-code platform designed to address the full complexity of enterprise software development challenges. Deploying point solutions to departmental problems solves things at a micro level—but if you want to make a significant impact on your business, you need to go bigger and build powerful portfolios that move the needle sustainably and strategically.

    With Mendix, enterprises can take on more complex, transformational initiatives by engaging everyone in capturing requirements, forming ideas, and embedding value assessment throughout the lifecycle of the software portfolio.

    Focus on the right problems while relying on governance and control to avoid unnecessary risk. Mobilize your organization. Build the change readiness muscle. And when the next big idea drops, turn it into an outcome quicker.

    More than 4,000 organizations in 46 countries use the Mendix low-code platform. An active community of over 300,000 developers has created over 950,000 applications – and counting.