Web Summit Lisbon ・ November 9-12, 2026


Assaf Rappaport
Co-founder & CEO
Wiz


Henna Virkkunen
Executive VP
European Commission


David Faugno
CEO
1Password


Brad Smith
President & Vice Chair
Microsoft


Michelle Zatlyn
Co-founder & President
Cloudflare


Christina Cacioppo
Co-founder & CEO
Vanta


George Kurtz
Co-founder & CEO
CrowdStrike


Sean Fitzpatrick
CEO
Lighthouse


Edith Harbaugh
Co-founder
LaunchDarkly


Guy Podjarny
Founder & President
Snyk

The companies shaping the future of technology and cybersecurity.










Insights from the leaders, analysts, and visionaries shaping the future of digital trust.

In the modern AI-driven world, hackers are using the same tools we all are, massively accelerating their capabilities. Two or three years ago hackers would send thousands of emails and hope to find a weak link to manipulate, now they can orchestrate sophisticated attacks in minutes with an army AI agents who can build trust and write ransom notes. Rob Daly, CTOof SoSafe and Rob Pegoraro of Fast Company explored how we build platforms that adapt to this evolving threat landscape and empower employees to be a robust line of defense.
AI and machine learning
Cybersecurity

Shelley McKinley, Chief Legal Officer at GitHub, discusssed how open source and upskilling are two of the most crucial factors for developers in this new AI-powered era.
AI and machine learning
Innovation

The AI chip landscape is changing fast. Rodrigo Liang, SambaNova CEO, explained how while NVIDIA was charging ahead, deeply embedded and owning the world of training while leading inference players like SambaNova were kicking at its shins.
Leadership
AI and machine learning

Dr Alex Constantinidis, Group Chief Information Security Officer at Qatar National Bank used real life examples to highlight cybersecurity and safety gaps and show how fast tech and AI outpace controls, stressing the need for secure-by-design practices and strong guardrails.
Innovation
Cybersecurity