Web Summit organises five technology events across the globe. Web Summit, held in Lisbon, is the company’s flagship event. Collision, based in Toronto, and Web Summit Vancouver, starting in 2025, are our North American gatherings, Web Summit Rio, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, is our South American event, Web Summit Qatar in Doha is our Middle East event and RISE in Hong Kong is our Asian event.

They’ve spoken at our events

Founder

Elon Musk

Tennis Player

Serena Williams

Actor & Entrepreneur

Ryan Reynolds

Sam Altman

President

Ursula von der Leyen

YouTuber & Podcaster

Marques Brownlee

The First Lady of Ukraine

Olena Zelenska

Co-founder & Executive Chairman

Reed Hastings

Queen

HM Queen Rania  Al Abdullah of Jordan 

Theoretical physicist

Stephen Hawking

Editor-at-large

Kara Swisher

Musician & Activist

Bono

Author

Margaret Atwood

Secretary-General

António Guterres

Co-founder & CEO

Melanie Perkins

Some partners from our 2024 events

Lisbon, November 11-14, 2024
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Web Summit is our flagship event. Over the years attendance at the Altice Arena and FIL in Lisbon has grown to over 100,000, with the world’s top media and delegates from all over the globe in attendance.

Web Summit

Rio de Janeiro, April 27-30, 2025
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In 2024, we gathered 34,000-plus people – including 500-plus speakers and 1,000-plus startups – at Web Summit Rio. We&#8217;ll return to Rio de Janeiro in April 2025.

Web Summit Rio

Doha, February 23-26, 2025
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In February 2025, thousands of international entrepreneurs, investors and leaders will gather in Doha to connect the tech world and drive innovation at our brand new event: Web Summit Qatar.

Web Summit Qatar

Vancouver, May 27-30, 2025
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In May 2025, thousands of international entrepreneurs, investors, media and leaders will gather in Vancouver at our newest event: Web Summit Vancouver.

Web Summit Vancouver

Hong Kong, returning in 2025
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RISE is the largest technology event in Asia with one of the biggest startup exhibitions in the region, drawing the attention of global venture capitalists and angel investors. It returns in 2025 and will take place in Hong Kong.

RISE

Our global events