Community group or meetup
Do you run a meetup for entrepreneurs or tech enthusiasts in your community? Web Summit is always interested in partnering with local groups to help bring their members to our event.
From grassroots to growth
Web Summit is defined by the diversity and inclusivity of its communities. We’re proud to team up with local partners and initiatives to contribute to our dynamic tech ecosystem.
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Catarina Furtado
United Nations Ambassador
United Nations Ambassador
What can Web Summit do for your organisation or community?
Web Summit is a global gathering where political figures, cultural icons and business leaders confront the challenges facing society.
We want to partner with non-profit organisations to bring in new ideas, ensuring each event is a diverse and equitable space for all. Through a series of special ticket initiatives, we partner with organisations to bring people together to discuss key issues in roundtables, to network with like-minded peers, and to learn at our masterclasses.
Who can be a community partner?
Global networks
Are you part of an international network of like-minded individuals looking to make an impact? The Web Summit team can help your members join us for the three-day event in November.
Universities and colleges
Engineering, science, journalism, marketing, business – there’s a place for every higher education institution at Web Summit.
Non-profit organisations
We admire people dedicated to making a difference, whether in their local community or globally. That’s what Web Summit is all about, and that’s why we want non-profits to be part of the action.
Meet our community partners
Some community partner stories from past events
LSE Generate
LSE Generate is the home of entrepreneurship at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and supports students and alums to build socially responsible businesses in the UK and beyond. LSE Generate students have attended our events and, in 2022, hosted a roundtable discussion on sustainable investing.
Girl Move
Girl Move was created to help stop the cycle of poverty and under-education in Mozambique. Through its academy program, Girl Move provides opportunities for young women to become community and business leaders. We have welcomed Girl Move members to our events since 2019.
Bantumen
Bantumen is a digital platform sharing the culture of Black urban creatives and entrepreneurs with the Portuguese-speaking world. It aims to increase diversity in the media industry by sharing the stories of people the media under-represents.
Lean In
Lean In is a global community dedicated to helping women achieve their ambitions. At our events in 2019 and 2020, we partnered with Lean In Portugal to run a series of discussion groups dedicated to improving inclusivity in tech and to combating workplace bias.
Meet some of the community speakers who join our events
Deborah Archer
PresidentACLU
Dr Siyabulela Mandela
Director for AfricaJournalists for Human Rights
Sofia Nunes
Co-founder Mambu
Kelly Burton
CEOBlack Innovation Alliance
Gloria Walton
CEOThe Solutions Project
Sheila North
Former MKO Grand ChiefBunibonibee Cree Nation
Catarina Furtado
AmbassadorUN
Mamadou Ba
Member of SOS Racismo MovementFrontline Defenders
Linda Sarsour
Political Activist, & Co-founderUntil Freedom
Ayọ (fka Opal) Tometi
Co-founderBlack Lives Matter
Keith Sonderling
CommissionerUS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Bruce McIvor
Lawyer & HistorianFirst Peoples Law Corporation
Versha Sharma
Editor-in-chiefTeen Vogue
Jeff Ward
Founder & CEOAnimikii
Natasha Chetiyawardana
Co-founder & Creative Partner of Venture BuildingAccenture Song
Ilza Varínia Cambaza
Medical Doctor & Social ActivistGirl MOVE Academy
Jen Wong
COOReddit
Mette Lykke
CEOToo Good To Go
Bassim Haidar
Founder & CEOChannel VAS
Christiana Bukalo
Co-founderStatefreeOngoing community initiatives at Web Summit
Women in tech
We’re committed to changing the gender ratio at our events and empowering women across the globe by fostering networking opportunities, building mentorship programmes and nurturing our online women in tech community.
Developers
Our developers’ ticket initiative is all about giving back to the community. We’re giving access to talks, developer-focused masterclasses, roundtables and networking sessions.
Amplify
The amplify programme is our commitment to strengthening the voices of under-represented founders and communities in tech. As part of the programme, we actively seek investors and funds that prioritise investing in diversity.
Scholarship programme
Web Summit’s scholarship programme unites up to 300 students and recent graduates who aspire to be part of a community looking to change the future.