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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.

34,000+attendees
500+investors
1,000+startups
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!'

Meet the speakers who joined us in 2024

Mike Brock
Mike Brock
Mike Brock
CEOTBD
Monica Long
Monica Long
Monica Long
PresidentRipple
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil
Artist
Justina Nixon-Saintil
Justina Nixon-Saintil
Justina Nixon-Saintil
VP & Chief Impact OfficerIBM
KondZilla Dantas
KondZilla Dantas
KondZilla Dantas
Founder & DirectorCanal KondZilla
Hernan Kazah
Hernan Kazah
Hernan Kazah
Co-founder & Managing PartnerKaszek
Emily Chiu
Emily Chiu
Emily Chiu
Co-founder & COOTBD
Marcio Aguiar
Marcio Aguiar
Marcio Aguiar
Executive Director of Enterprise Sales for Latin AmericaNvidia Corporation
Mate Pencz
Mate Pencz
Mate Pencz
Co-founder & CEOLoft
Bianca Andrade
Bianca Andrade
Bianca Andrade
Influencer & YouTuber
Mikayel Vardanyan
Mikayel Vardanyan
Mikayel Vardanyan
Co-founder & Chief Product OfficerPicsart
Vasco Pedro
Vasco Pedro
Vasco Pedro
Co-founderUnbabel
Gabriela Comazzetto
Gabriela Comazzetto
Gabriela Comazzetto
General Manager of Global Business Solutions for LatAm TikTok
Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald
Glenn Greenwald
FounderSystem Update
Fábio Coelho
Fábio Coelho
Fábio Coelho
PresidentGoogle Brazil
Aline Oliveira Pezente
Aline Oliveira Pezente
Aline Oliveira Pezente
Co-founderTraive
Vitor Olivier
Vitor Olivier
Vitor Olivier
Chief Technology OfficerNubank

Why do 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, Brazil
Skyscrapers 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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Companies that attend Web Summit events

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“The giants of the web assemble.”

– Wall Street Journal

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

– Fortune

“Where the future goes to be born.”

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

– The Atlantic

“The best tech conference on the planet.”

– Forbes