The Guardian calls it “Glastonbury (the world’s second-largest open-air music festival) for geeks.” The New York Times calls it “the grand conclave of the tech industry’s high priests.” Politico calls it “the world’s premier tech conference.” Whatever the definition, it has a stage in Portugal for the ninth time in 16 editions.
Web Summit 2024 is scheduled to start on Monday, November 11th, with a full agenda until Thursday. Parque das Nações is preparing to receive more than 70 thousand visitors and a record number of startups: more than three thousand, coming from 160 countries, to explore business opportunities with an international audience.
Among new stages, new faces and new projects, the conference once again brings together “masterminds” from the business world to discuss key current topics, such as the impact of artificial intelligence and the role of the European Union or the State in regulating technology . Also under debate will be the current challenges in terms of venture capital.
One of the new features of this 16th edition is the return of Paddy Cosgrave to the leadership of the Web Summit. The Irishman was forced to step down as CEO just days before the event began in Lisbon to try to save his reputation, following several comments about the Israeli offensive in Gaza. In April of this year, he announced his return.
Check out the great numbers for the 2024 edition here:
70.000Visitors
Like other editions in Portugal, Lisbon will receive more than 70 thousand visitors to the giant technology event.
160Countries
More than 70 thousand visitors and businesspeople fly to Lisbon from 160 different countries.
1.000Speakers
The 16th edition of the Web Summit will give voice to more than a thousand speakers over four days of the agenda. Among the main names are Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, artist and businessman Pharrell Williams, Brad Smith from Microsoft, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and also several European Union commissioners.
9.ªEdition
This is the ninth edition of the event held in Lisbon. After the first two editions in the Portuguese capital, in 2016 and 2017, the Web Summit and the Government announced a ten-year partnership in 2018, which will keep the summit in Lisbon until 2028.
3.000Startups
The 2024 edition of the Web Summit will reach a record number of startups: more than three thousand, coming from all corners of the world.
4Dias
The technology summit lasts four days. This year, it runs from November 11th to the 14th.
1.000Investors
Startups will have the opportunity to publicize their business areas to more than a thousand investors who are looking for talent.
1.800Media
The technology conference will welcome more than 1,800 members of the media, who will be covering the event up to the minute.
7CML grant
The subsidy from Lisbon City Council (CML) granted to the Lisbon Tourism Association to hold the Web Summit amounts to 7.067 million euros. So far, the municipal executive has already approved the disbursement of 4 million.
130Devices
Meo assumes that it will guarantee the capacity to support 130 thousand devices simultaneously via the wireless network, with the reinforcement of the WiFi network to be done with 420 “access points”, 700 antennas and 180 “switches”.
44kmNetwork cables
The installed UPT network cables will reach 44 kilometers to reach every corner of the Altice Arena.
3kmFiber Optics
Connections at this year’s edition of the Web Summit will be supported by three kilometers of optical fiber guaranteed by Meo Portugal.
Source: www.jornaldenegocios.pt
