Your guide to AI at Web Summit

Follow our stop-by-stop guide to AI content at Web Summit 2023 in order to get the most out of your experience in Lisbon from November 13-16.

With new apps, startups and innovations arriving on the scene on an almost daily basis, the world of artificial intelligence can be hard to keep up with. Let us be your guide, helping you make the most out of your Web Summit experience.

We know AI. We’ve got you covered.

Stop ①: Web Summit mobile app

This is your first stop! Before you begin, download the Web Summit mobile app. It’s your ticket, networking tool and schedule planner – all in one place.

Use our app to find your way around the event with maps and schedules, search for the entrepreneurs and companies you want to meet, and get personalised recommendations for new connections and content to check out.

Stop ①b: The curated AI track

This is all our AI-related content, gathered in one spot on our app and schedule. It’s a great starting point for a lengthy browse before planning your days.

You don’t have to be an AI expert to enjoy this content either… We have sessions on everything from how ChatGPT is changing the face of education to how AI-generated product placement can save the video ad.

Stop ②: Onstage content

Do you want to learn more about artificial intelligence? Enrol in AI Academy. You’ll learn from speakers including chess grandmaster Hou Yifan, who’ll share unique insights into the intersection of human intelligence and AI in the context of chess.

If you’re curious about how GenAI is impacting marketing and advertising, check out PandaConf. IBM’s Jonathan Adashek will be talking about how the company’s next-gen watsonx.ai platform can help companies, brands and marketers build their own AI models.

Or maybe you’re looking for the latest investment trends in AI? Venture is a good bet. Cristina Fonseca, managing partner at Indico Capital Partners, will explore how regulation is impacting VC investment in this space.

US$4 billion: Amazon’s investment in GenAI startup Anthropic

– Check the schedule to catch Anthropic’s Web Summit session

Stop ③: AI startups

Check out the startups – AI and more – exhibiting with us this year. Are you involved in a startup? Apply for our ALPHA startup programme now so you can join us in Lisbon in 2024.

Want to find out more? Read about some of the interesting GenAI startups exhibiting with us this year.

Stop ④: Food Summit

By now, you’ve probably worked up an appetite. With several market-style food courts hosting delicious food and beverage stands, you’ll be able to enjoy a taste of Portugal’s culinary scene whenever you’re hungry.

Stop ⑤: Roundtables and masterclasses

Sit in on a masterclass to learn from the AI experts, or join a roundtable where you can participate in a 45-minute discussion that gives you the opportunity to talk through the most pressing issues facing tech, business and society.

88 percent of college students use ChatGPT to help with their coursework

– Check the schedule to discover ChatGPT-focused sessions

Stop ⑥: Q&A

Visit the Q&A stage for some audience interaction. Where else would you get the chance to pick the brains of founders, politicians, actors, executives and investors?

From the Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson fielding queries on the future of media since the advent of GenAI to Y Combinator CEO and president Garry Tan’s advice on pitching your AI startup, no stone will go unturned.

Stop ⑦: Night Summit 🤖 🍸 🧑

Time to wind down, grab a drink, and mingle with fellow attendees at our series of after-hours events across the beautiful city of Lisbon.

Start with the meet and greet at Hub Criativo do Beato on Monday November 13, network – and dance – at Pátio da Galé and Praça do Comércio on Tuesday November 14, and wrap things up with our Night Summit party at Pavilhão Carlos Lopes on Wednesday November 15. Saúde!

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