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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 models threaten to reduce humans to passive consumers of automated content, entrepreneurship remains our most powerful outlet for agency and purpose. Join Bill Gross as he presents a compelling framework for human-AI collaboration: software identifies the opportunity and drafts the blueprint, while human founders bring the empathy, grit, and execution required to bring it to life in the real world.

Reclaiming human agency in the machine era

Our three finalists battle it out to see who will be crowned winner of the greatest pitch competition in the world.

PITCH final

Enterprises run on structured data, but standard AI still struggles to reason over rows and columns. Discover how unlocking tabular data with native AI transforms traditional, top-down companies into flattened, highly autonomous "octopus" organisations, and what this shift means for competitive advantage and career trajectory.

AI’s octopus era

Western tech: All is not lost

The winner of the greatest startup competition in the world takes to Center Stage to be crowned 2026 PITCH champion.

PITCH winner announcement

From AI-powered glasses to self-balancing motorcycles, Chinese brands aren't just making gadgets anymore. They're reinventing them. The panel dives deep into what's behind China's tech glow-up, and why is the world suddenly paying attention?

Chinamaxxing: The new era of Made in China

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