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They've attended

The companies shaping the future of technology and business.

Why leaders attend Web Summit

Where technology, business, and innovation come together.

Anton Osika
Co-founder & CEO, Lovable

“The largest technology conference in the world."

70,000+

attendees

1,500+

investors

2,500+

startups

Conversations that drive business

Professional development

Masterclasses, roundtables, and global industry leaders.

Lead generation

Meet partners and discover new business opportunities.

Networking

Connect with global technology leaders.

Market research

See what startups and major companies are building.

Meet some of our past speakers

Global leaders, bold ideas, and conversations shaping the future.

Sam Altman

CEO
OpenAI

Alexis Ohanian

Co-founder
Reddit

Anton Osika

Co-founder & CEO
Lovable

Geoffrey Hinton

Godfather of AI
University of Toronto

Michele Catasta

President & Head of AI
Replit

Alex Schultz

CMO
Meta

Marc Pritchard

CMO
Procter & Gamble

Louise Mcewen

CMO
McLaren Racing

Julia Goldin

CMO & CPO
The Lego Group

Mark Read

CEO
WPP

Adena Friedman

CEO & President
Nasdaq

Nik Storonsky

Founder & CEO
Revolut

Lucy Liu

Co-founder & President, Airwallex

David Vélez

Founder & CEO
Nubank

Koen Köppen

CEO, Mollie

Brad Smith

President & VC
Microsoft

Michelle Zatlyn

Co-founder & President, Cloudflare

Mark Hurd

CEO
Oracle

Reid Hoffman

Co-founder
Linkedin

Max Lytvyn

Co-founder
Grammarly

Eduardo Saverin

Co-founder, B Capital & Facebook

Aileen Lee

Founder & Partner, Cowboy Ventures

Peter Thiel

Chairman
Founders Fund

Doug Leone

Managing Partner
Sequoia Capital

Beezer Clarkson

Managing Director, Sapphire Ventures

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