A large stage viewed over the silhouetted heads of a packed audience. A line of people stands on the stage, facing towards the audience. Confetti fills the air. A large Web Summit Rio logo hangs in the center of the stage. Two screens on either side of the logo read 'That's all for today!'
34,000+attendees
500+investors
1,000+startups

They've spoken at our events:

Elon Musk
Elon Musk
FounderxAI, Tesla, SpaceX
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Tennis Player
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Actor & Entrepreneur
Sam Altman
Sam Altman
CEOOpenAI
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
PresidentEuropean Commission
Marques Brownlee
Marques Brownlee
YouTuber & Podcaster
Olena Zelenska
Olena Zelenska
The First Lady of UkraineUkraine
Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings
Co-founder & Executive ChairmanNetflix
HM Queen Rania  Al Abdullah of Jordan
HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
QueenKingdom of Jordan
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicistCambridge University
Kara Swisher
Kara Swisher
Editor-at-largeRecode
Bono
Bono
Musician & ActivistU2
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
Author
António Guterres
António Guterres
Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins
Co-founder & CEOCanva

Some partners from our 2024 events:

The Golden Ticket winner is announced on Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilIrina Novoselsky, CEO, Hootsuite

“The giants of the web assemble.”

“Web Summit is the World Cup of tech conferences.”

Centre Stage during opening night of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“Where the future goes to be born.”

“The best tech conference on the planet.”