Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave pulled no punches on the event’s opening night. Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave highlighted Tánaiste Leo Varadkar’s alleged leaking controversy in front of a worldwide audience in Lisbon on Monday night. While introducing Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen as the event’s keynote speaker, Cosgrave underlined the value of whistleblowing by pointing […]

4 years ago

Web Summit has announced that it will stay in Lisbon until 2028. Founded in 2010, the Irish start-up quickly became one of the largest tech and digital conferences in the world. However, it had regular fallings out with the Irish government, and in 2016 its founder, Paddy Cosgrave, made the decision to take the summit […]

8 years ago

Reluctantly, Paddy Cosgrave had to admit defeat in his attempt to change the world one guest speaker at a time this week, but the struggle will surely continue.   “Web Summit is a place where people should be prepared to have their opinions deeply challenged, and in turn to deeply challenge the opinions of others,” Cosgrave said […]

8 years ago

That was quick… Web Summit co-founder Paddy Cosgrave has announced that the event has withdrawn its invitation to president of the National Rally party Marine Le Pen to speak at the event. Earlier this week, it was announced by the Web Summit that Le Pen would appear at the event, which will be held in Lisbon […]

8 years ago

Paddy Cosgrave’s company has also announced a new scheme to help employees in relation to the worsening housing crisis. Web Summit will create 50 new jobs amidst a rapid international expansion with two new offices and hiring across eight cities. The company is set to open an office in Toronto following the move of its […]

8 years ago

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