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“Where the future goes to be born” - The Atlantic • November 11 - 14 • Lisbon
Web Summit will bring together 70,000+ people, and the companies redefining the tech industry.
Join us in Lisbon this November.
What is Web Summit?
Politico has said we run “the world’s premier tech conference”, the Atlantic that Web Summit is “where the future goes to be born”, and the New York Times that we assemble “a grand conclave of the tech industry’s high priests”.
At a time of great uncertainty for many industries and, indeed, the world itself, we gather policymakers, heads of state, and the founders and CEOs of technology companies and fast-growing startups, to ask a simple question: Where to next?
![opening night of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal](https://cdn.statically.io/img/websummit.com/wp-media/2023/11/opening-night-of-Web-Summit-2023-at-the-Altice-Arena-in-Lisbon-Portugal.jpg)
Meet our first speakers
![Brad Smith](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/88607ca35579df717357dbb33cf88305b319f794.png?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Kelsey Szot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/52f801e4b43b361d459b3ea6bd4d31622a6ee4b9.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Cristiano Amon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/f170f3de3c474336558fdaa1ab44798a42f16ad9.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Jessica Sibley](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/b8495f0fe3bdeb89ff1d653122dc57023720dbce.jpeg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Hovhannes Avoyan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/63c03a0535b734f8ed2f078c828ccc3bafbdf736.jpeg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Jonathan Ross](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/52e9943600761a1ea310a46cdd9b86f363c2daa5.png?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Deborah Archer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/a8a0bdf1fc272003d98721d9f6e605e4765c18ee.png?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Jenny Zeng](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/e64fede10edd0d922660312e97a5f031998ece44.png?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Nick Thompson](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/41aa7b2ea0ac44d477b5731d6d0a1ffc9d792f88.jpeg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Patrice Evra](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/6840add6ae71d9d8df4e3d7bc4113e32f0fa0a07.png?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Daniela Braga](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/e4f4f0d5e3bbb8913901945d1ac0e4689303c10c.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Mike Armstrong](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/14fb1180a8f8ec01326aebea8546873460cab780.png?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Ali Niknam](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/9b1ccf700b8632d9280a8c60e4d9d22e0813a4c1.jpeg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Toma Sabaliauskienė](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/dc92f40eda0b707a9aed6bd295e388de27e76378.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Blake Sabatinelli](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/0207a4caa6f1be2b80c35cf5501aa19a472c6006.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Sebastien Kopp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/8e260068377d2351d1b8f2dc2299174a61361cbb.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
![Rashmi Gopinath](https://cdn.statically.io/img/web-summit-avenger.imgix.net/production/avatars/original/dcaa12818b6f84d5749d2fc472126c0453531530.jpg?ixlib=rb-3.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&w=300&h=300)
Why will 70,000+ gather in Lisbon?
We’re proud of our track record when it comes to live events. The Guardian called us “Glastonbury for geeks”. The Financial Times called us “the world’s largest tech conference”. Inc called us “the best technology conference on the planet”.
![Attendees at PandaConf Stage during the opening day of Web Summit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/websummit.com/wp-media/2024/03/Attendees-at-PandaConf-Stage-during-the-opening-day-of-Web-Summit.jpg)
Some partners from our 2024 events:
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72% of featured hotel rooms are unavailable during Web Summit. Lisbon is booking up.
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“It defines the ecosystem.”
![Web Summit Centre Stage](https://cdn.statically.io/img/websummit.com/wp-media/2024/03/Web-Summit-centre-stage-with-crowd.png)
The Guardian
“The giants of the web assemble.”
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Wall Street Journal
“Europe’s biggest tech conference.”
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Reuters