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Web Summit 2022 will take place between November 1st, 2022, and November 4th, 2022. The event will take place as a face-to-face exhibition between the Altice Arena and the Feira Internacional de Lisboa venues. To ensure the safety of participants, the event venues will have strict COVID-19 prevention measures in place. Social distancing and the 3G entry policy are two of the safety measures that will be implemented. Attendees will be required to present documents such as negative test results, proof of recovery, and vaccination certificates.
A Brief Overview of Web Summit
Web Summit enjoys popularity amid tech companies for being at the forefront of innovation in a lot of fields relating to Internet technologies, emerging technologies, applications, and even venture capitalism. Held in Lisbon, Portugal, the conference is also a jumping point for startups to meet up with investors, pitch their products and develop strong professional networks. If you’re in the early stages of your development, this is where to head next.
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Why Your Visit Is Worth It
As we’ve touched above, if you’re looking to make a name for yourself as a tech company, Web Summit should be circled in your calendar every year. There’s lots to gain from the conference program itself, but it’s the people you’ll meet that will help you make the leap into success:
• 70,000+ international professional visitors;
• 163 countries;
• 8500+ developers;
• 1200+ investors;
• 2150+ startup companies.
Industry Relevance
Web Summit was founded in 2010 and occurs every single year in November. The first six years of the conference, it was held in Dublin, Ireland, but made the move to Lisbon, Portugal in 2016. In the early years, Web Summit had only a fraction of its team and visitors, but this quickly changed in a short amount of time. The main focus of Web Summit falls on emerging technologies and the digital landscape and programming touch upon venture capitalism as well. The Web Summit is a place where startups have the resources to grow and develop through attendance at the many, many lectures, Mentor Hours, PITCH stage and investor meetings. That’s what has propelled this event to the forefront in the tech industry and has earned it the title of the biggest in the world.
Who Are You Going to Meet?
Stephen Hawking, François Hollande, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Luís Figo, Mike Schroepfer, Carlos Ghosn and Reed Hastings are only some of the high-profile speakers who have taken the stage at Web Summit to talk. As far as companies that make a regular appearance at the conference, you can count on IKEA, Google, Amazon, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, T-Mobile, Silicon Valley Bank and the European Investment Bank. Developers make a sizeable portion of the visitors with combined expertise in 178 languages. The main industries represented at Web Summit include advertising, content & marketing, AI & machine learning, e-commerce & retail, enterprise software solutions and fintech.
Past Editions of Web Summit
2021 Edition
The Web Summit 2021 was held at the Altice Arena in Portugal from November 1st to November 4th, 2021. The event was staged as a face-to-face trade show. Strict COVID-19 prevention measures were implemented at the host venue to ensure the safety of more than 42,000 attendees. This included social distancing and the 3G entry policy. Before admission, participants had to present 3G papers, such as proof of recovery certificates. There were 748 speakers, 1.519 innovators, 872 investors, 1.878 members of the press, and 211 partners at the Web Summit 2021. The live edition included representatives from 128 countries.
Past editions
Web Summit 2021
01.11.2021 - 04.11.2021
42,000+
Attendees
128
Countries
748
Speakers
1,519
Startups
872
Investors
1,878
Media members
211
Partners
Web Summit 2020
02.12.2020 - 04.12.2020
Cancelled because of COVID 19
How to get to Web Summit

On Foot
Lisbon International Airport – via Av.Berlim, 35 mins
Oriente Station – via Rossio dos Olivais, 5 mins

By Car
Lisbon International Airport – via Av. Dr. Francisco Luís Gomes, 10 mins
Oriente Station – via Alameda dos Oceanos, 5 mins

By Public Transport
Lisbon International Airport – via transport Vm, 10 mins
Oriente Station – not available