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“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, Web Summit Vancouver in Canada, and RISE in Hong Kong. In 2024, Web Summit Rio gathered more than 34,000 people at Riocentro.

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

Meet our first 2025 speakers. We're adding more every week.

Dileep Thazhmon
Dileep Thazhmon
Co-founder & CEOJeeves
Marcio Aguiar
Marcio Aguiar
Executive DirectorNvidia
Mel Edwards
Mel Edwards
Global PresidentVML
Hugo Gloss
Hugo Gloss
Creator
Shelley McKinley
Shelley McKinley
Chief Legal OfficerGitHub
Hernan Kazah
Hernan Kazah
Co-founder & Managing PartnerKaszeK Ventures
Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Venture Capital ScoutKleiner Perkins
Guilherme Nosralla
Guilherme Nosralla
Co-FounderMerama
Danielle Belton
Danielle Belton
Editor-in-ChiefThe Huffington Post
Eduardo Magrani
Eduardo Magrani
Professor & LawyerNational Strategy for AI in Germany and Brazil
Gerry Giacomán Colyer
Gerry Giacomán Colyer
Co-founder & CEOClara
Beatriz Oliveira
Beatriz Oliveira
CMOBitso
Marcelo Bentivoglio
Marcelo Bentivoglio
Co-Founder & CFOQI Tech
Ximena Aleman
Ximena Aleman
CEO & FounderPrometeo
Marcello Gonçalves
Marcello Gonçalves
Co-founder & General PartnerDOMO VC
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Some partners from our 2024 events:

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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.

 

The Golden Ticket winner is announced on Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSkyscrapers and other buildings line the waters of Rio de Janeiro's warm-looking Guanabara Bay. The rocky Sugarloaf Mountain is in the background.Fernando Machado, CMO, NotCo, on PANDACONF Stage during day one of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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A crowd of seated people. The focus is on one person who is smiling, looking upwards – seemingly at a stage – and clapping.

“The giants of the web assemble.”

– Wall Street Journal

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

– Fortune

Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit Rio 2023 at Riocentro

“Where the future goes to be born.”

– The Atlantic

Spot, the Boston Dynamics robot, stands in the foreground. The robot is surrounded by a crowd of people, some of whom are taking photos.

“The best tech conference on the planet.”

– Forbes