What we do

Web Summit organises four technology events across the globe. Web Summit, held in Lisbon, is the company’s flagship event. Collision, based in Toronto, is its North American gathering, Web Summit Rio, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, is its South American Event, while RISE is its Asian one.

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Our global events

With a strong focus on connecting the right people at the right time, each of these gatherings brings together the most inspirational speakers, promising startups, prominent multinationals, active investors, and enthusiastic attendees.

Web Summit events draw the biggest names with partners including Microsoft, Siemens and Lenovo, and talks from Google, Apple and Airbnb amongst many others. 

Previous speakers include tech titans Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey to cultural ambassadors Dr Jane Goodall and Amy Poehler, prominent political figures Al Gore and Margrethe Vestager, and celebrities like Seth Rogen and Nicole Kidman.

Map highlighting the locations of our main events: Web Summit in Lisbon, Web Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Collision in Toronto and RISE in Hong Kong, and our head office in Dublin
Map highlighting the locations of our main events: Web Summit in Lisbon, Web Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Collision in Toronto and RISE in Hong Kong, and our head office in Dublin
Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon

Web Summit

Lisbon, November 1-4, 2022

 

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.

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Web Summit Rio

Rio de Janeiro, May 1-4, 2023

 

Web Summit Rio will bring together 10,000+ people and the companies redefining the tech industry. In 2023, we’ll host our first-ever Web Summit outside of Europe in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Collision

Toronto, June 26-29, 2023

 

Collision is our North American event, hosted over three days in Toronto’s Enercare Centre.  It has become what Forbes calls “North America’s fastest-growing tech conference”.

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Bowen Zhou, Vice president of JDcom and President of JD AI, JD.com, on Centre Stage during day one of RISE 2019

RISE

Hong Kong, returning in 2023

 

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 March 2023 and will take place in Hong Kong.

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