Web Summit Lisbon
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November 9-12, 2026


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The brands and platforms shaping the future of marketing and advertising.










Insights from the marketers, brand leaders, and innovators shaping modern marketing.

With LLMs influencing over $100B in purchases today, the zero-click era has arrived. We're already seeing the effects: branded website visits are plummeting, and marketers are scrambling to find solutions. But Reddit is seeing the opposite effect. Rob Gaige, Global Head of Marketing Insights and Operations at Reddit explained how Reddit is the #1 cited source across all LLMs, across all time.
AI and machine learning
e-commerce

We heard from Tiffany Rolfe, Global Chief Creative Officer of R/GA as she explored how in an AI-accelerated world, creativity isn’t slowing down – it’s scaling and evolving faster than traditional agency models can handle.
Marketing
Creativity

The AI revolution is at an inflection point for data-driven marketing. Jonathan Adashek, IBM's Senior Vice President, discussed how the world’s leading marketers are harnessing the opportunities, exploring what modern marketing teams should look like.
Marketing
AI and machine learning

Don McGuire, CMO of Qualcomm, and Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, explored what it takes to build brands that move fast, connect deeply, and endure. They unpacked the concept of brand velocity, shared how storytelling can humanise complex innovation, and revealed the power of passion-driven marketing.
Marketing
Leadership