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11 November 2024; A general view of Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

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As AI shifts from models we query to agents that reason and act continuously, the demands on computing are changing fast. This talk explores whether AI's infrastructure - compute, energy, data centres, the CPU's evolving role - can keep pace, and what it takes for countries and companies to capture the value of the AI era.

Building the infrastructure for AI everywhere

10 group-round winners take to Centre Stage for the semi-final of PITCH brought to you by KPMG, our startup competition.

Each of the semi-finalists has three minutes to pitch their businesses. Our judges then choose three finalists to battle it out in the PITCH final.

Semi-finalists will be revealed following the group stages of the competition, taking place on day 1 of the event.

PITCH semi-final

The next wave of AI won't just live on our screens. It'll walk among us, work alongside us, and change the way we live and work. Joined on stage by a dozen humanoid robots, William Shi, President of Americas & EMEA at AgiBot, the world's leading humanoid robot maker by shipments, takes us inside the race to build the next billion workers.

Introducing: The next billion workers

Xiaomi started by challenging the smartphone market. Today, its ambition for smart living extends across more aspects of everyday life, from personal technology, the home to mobility and beyond, with AI integrates experiences. Xiaomi CMO Fei Xu explores what it takes to build a global brand as a product company becomes an entire smart ecosystem.

Build for people: A ‘human x car x home’ approach

Going public isn't the only way to win anymore. With the secondary market exploding, companies are staying private longer than ever. So how do founders and investors actually get paid? This session explores the new reality of exits, what it means for the IPO, and where capital is heading next.

Beyond the IPO: The new exit playbook

As generative video collapses production costs, e-commerce is entering a new era at the intersection of AI, entertainment, and performance. Products launch through AI-powered content, shoppable media and episodic microdramas built to entertain and convert. This session explores how AI is transforming not just how brands advertise, but how the next generation of commerce is built, launched and scaled.

The $100 million prompt

Rising temperatures, volatile geopolitics, and soaring demand from AI and industrial electrification are straining global grids to the limit. Can clean tech scale fast enough to save the system, or will rapid expansion break it? Energy and heavy industry leaders debate whether modern innovation can solve the global energy crisis.

Will tech save the energy sector or break it?

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