Don’t miss these speakers on Day 3 of Web Summit

The final day of Web Summit 2022 is here. We’ve selected the most high-profile speakers and talks you simply cannot miss – all taking place today (Friday, November 4).

There are 600-plus talks taking place across the three days of Web Summit 2022, covering topics ranging from deep tech to digital marketing, the creator economy, politics, climate change, the state of journalism and so much more. Here are some Day 3 talks you won’t want to miss.

Empathy in action: Tech for global citizens

What are the best examples of initiatives promoting digital inclusion and empowering vulnerable communities, and how can we scale these solutions? How do policymakers and celebrity activists use their voices to bridge socioeconomic gaps and ignite a brighter future for all global citizens? And where to next?

Eva Longoria joins a panel of esteemed guests to discuss this and more.

Debunking the great AI lie

In this session, one of the world’s greatest living public intellectuals – and the father of modern linguistics – Noam Chomsky joins Web Summit remotely for a wide-ranging discussion that touches on why the myths surrounding AI are so dangerous.

Noam is joined by scientist, author and entrepreneur Gary Marcus, and the duo offers a warning on the inadvisability of relying on AI tech as a world-saver.

Robots will be running the farm

Robots are coming to a farm near you! That’s if they’re not there already…

AI and autonomous tech are reshaping the agricultural industry. Join this session with Monarch Tractor founder and CEO Praveen Penmetsa and Provizio founder and CEO Barry Lunn to learn how two startups are pushing towards the future, taking us from factory to field.

​​Securing the future of our planet

The climate crisis is the single greatest threat facing humanity today. Tackling it will require leadership, resolve and ingenuity. And while many are sceptical as to the scale of the challenge, there are many future-facing people working to secure our future survival.

In this session, Climate Cardinals founder Sophia Kianni shares a vision for how we can slow the damaging effects of climate change, and empower a new generation to share their thoughts and take action.

KondZilla: Taking over YouTube

KondZilla is arguably one of the most well-known people in all of Latin America. His music channel, Canal KondZilla, is the largest YouTube channel in Brazil and the third-largest in the world, with 65.9 million subscribers and 36.5 billion video views.

Join this session to discover how the music video creator grew the channel to gain the massive following it has today. You can also learn what exciting new projects are currently in the pipeline, and gain an inside track on plans for further YouTube domination.

Q&A with the ACLU’s Deborah Archer and activist Siyabulela Mandela

This discussion is bound to shine a light on human rights and racial justice in the US and beyond.

Deborah Archer and Siyabulela Mandela are preeminent civil rights activists working to empower radical change and make the world a fairer place. Deborah is president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and co-director of the Centre on Race, Inequality and the Law at NYU Law. Siyabulela is director for Africa at Journalists for Human Rights, overseeing the implementation of regional projects.

Bring your hard questions, and learn from two major figures fighting for civil equality.

Pulling back the crypto curtain

Actor-turned-student of fraud Ben McKenzie has teamed up with journalist Jacob Silverman to unravel the mysteries – and absurdities – of the crypto industry.

In this session, they discuss their adventures in crypto’s darker corners, how much real money is actually sloshing through the system, and whether anyone will survive the latest crypto winter.

Wine tasting with Porto, great wine capital of the world

With Web Summit drawing to a close, join us in raising a glass of the finest Portugal has to offer, as a sommelier teaches us about the history and variety of the country’s wines.

Heini Zachariassen, founder of renowned wine connoisseur app Vivino, will join us to talk us through all that Portugal’s viticulture has to offer.

Check out the full schedule for Day 3.

Main image of Naomi Gleit, Deborah Archer, KondZilla and Noam Chomsky: Web Summit