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Web Summit
Web Summit is an annual technology conference held in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2009 by Paddy Cosgrave, Web Summit was held in Dublin, Ireland until 2016, when it moved to Lisbon. The conference's topics center on internet technology, emerging technologies, marketing and venture capitalism. Web Summit's partners range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, with attendees representing all levels and sectors of the global high technology industry.
Web Summit runs events throughout the world including F.ounders, RISE conference in Hong Kong, Collision in Toronto, SURGE in Bangalore, MoneyConf in Dublin and Web Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro.
Speakers included a mix of CEOs, subject-matter experts, celebrities, and politicians, including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Al Gore, Bono, and U.N Secretary-General António Guterres.
Web Summit's partners include Fortune 500 companies, government entities, and private foundations, such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Cisco Systems and Microsoft.
A court-case in the Irish Business courts between Cosgrave, Hickey and Kelly began in March 2025.
In February, Web Summit debuted a new event in Doha, Qatar. The exhibition took place at the DECC.
On January 24, 2024, Katherine Maher announced her departure as CEO of Web Summit to become CEO of National Public Radio (NPR). In April 2024, Web Summit staff were told Cosgrave had decided to return as CEO.
In October 2023, a number of sponsors and technology companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon cancelled their participation due to the founder's statement on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the Gaza war, in which he asserted that he was "shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders and governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland's government, who for once are doing the right thing" following the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, saying that solidarity with Israel "will fall apart" if the response to Hamas' assault "goes too far."
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Web Summit
Web Summit is an annual technology conference held in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2009 by Paddy Cosgrave, Web Summit was held in Dublin, Ireland until 2016, when it moved to Lisbon. The conference's topics center on internet technology, emerging technologies, marketing and venture capitalism. Web Summit's partners range from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, with attendees representing all levels and sectors of the global high technology industry.
Web Summit runs events throughout the world including F.ounders, RISE conference in Hong Kong, Collision in Toronto, SURGE in Bangalore, MoneyConf in Dublin and Web Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro.
Speakers included a mix of CEOs, subject-matter experts, celebrities, and politicians, including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Al Gore, Bono, and U.N Secretary-General António Guterres.
Web Summit's partners include Fortune 500 companies, government entities, and private foundations, such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Cisco Systems and Microsoft.
A court-case in the Irish Business courts between Cosgrave, Hickey and Kelly began in March 2025.
In February, Web Summit debuted a new event in Doha, Qatar. The exhibition took place at the DECC.
On January 24, 2024, Katherine Maher announced her departure as CEO of Web Summit to become CEO of National Public Radio (NPR). In April 2024, Web Summit staff were told Cosgrave had decided to return as CEO.
In October 2023, a number of sponsors and technology companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon cancelled their participation due to the founder's statement on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the Gaza war, in which he asserted that he was "shocked at the rhetoric and actions of so many Western leaders and governments, with the exception in particular of Ireland's government, who for once are doing the right thing" following the Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, saying that solidarity with Israel "will fall apart" if the response to Hamas' assault "goes too far."