“The giants of the web assemble.”
– Wall Street Journal
“The largest technology event in the world” – Globo
In 2024, we gathered 34,000-plus people – including 500-plus speakers and 1,000-plus startups – at Web Summit Rio.
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Web Summit is “where the future goes to be born”
Politico said we run “the world’s premier tech conference”, the Atlantic that Web Summit is “where the future goes to be born”, and Reuters that we assemble “the biggest names in tech and business”.
Web Summit Rio is part of the roster of international events organized by Web Summit, taking to the world stage alongside Web Summit in Lisbon, Web Summit Qatar in Doha, Collision in Toronto and RISE in Hong Kong. In 2024, Web Summit Rio gathered more than 34,000 people at Riocentro.
They've spoken at our events:
Elon Musk
FounderSpaceX
Serena Williams
Tennis Player
Ryan Reynolds
Actor & Owner
Sam Altman
CEOOpenAI
Ursula von der Leyen
PresidentEuropean Commission
Marques Brownlee
YouTuber & Podcaster
Olena Zelenska
The First Lady of UkraineUkraine
Reed Hastings
Co-founder & Executive ChairmanNetflix
HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
QueenKingdom of Jordan
Stephen Hawking
Theoretical physicistCambridge University
Kara Swisher
Editor-at-largeRecode
Bono
Musician & ActivistU2
Margaret Atwood
Author
António Guterres
Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations
Melanie Perkins
Co-founder & CEOCanvaSome partners from our 2024 events:
Why will 34,000+ people gather in Rio de Janeiro?
South American tech is thriving, and the startup ecosystem in Brazil is holding its own amid a LatAm funding downturn. That’s why we think there’s no better city to host a South American gathering of the global tech community than Rio de Janeiro.
“Web Summit is the World Cup of tech conferences.”
– Fortune
“Where the future goes to be born.”
– The Atlantic
“The best tech conference on the planet.”
– Forbes