Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit second act as the tech giants return
Top Stories Tamfitronics The tech world’s attention will once again turn to Lisbon next week as Web Summit 2024 kicks off in the Portuguese capital, with more than 70,000 people expected to attend the four-day event.This year’s conference will host a plethora of high-profile speakers including music producer and artist Pharell Williams, Microsoft CEO Brad Smith and whistleblower turned security consultant Chelsea Manning, but despite the high anticipation, this year’s return to Lisbon will struggle to evade the shadow of last year’s controversies.With Web Summit’s co-founder and majority shareholder Paddy Cosgrave back in the driver’s seat after his short-lived resignation, pressure is mounting on the CEO to regain trust after comments he made last year that sent Web Summit into a spiral.Just as the spotlight shines on Elon Musk when Tesla or SpaceX make the...
