Our first South American Web Summit event – Web Summit Rio – took place in May 2023 in sunny Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Web Summit Rio 2023 was the largest tech event in Brazil, gathering more than 21,000 people to network, make deals and share ideas. Bringing together amazing speakers from every corner of the world, up-and-coming entrepreneurs and the company leaders redefining the tech industry, it truly was an unmissable event.
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Is the future of urban mobility not on the ground, but in the skies? Can Brazilian aviation experts “[use] technology to make aviation safer and better”? Top entrepreneurs and innovators are working on next-gen tech to lead us into the future.
From a spokesperson for Indigenous peoples to the CEO of OnlyFans, the top speakers at Web Summit Rio shared their insights on how society is evolving in the region and identified some of the key cultural trends to watch out for in 2024.
Latin America has been the investment region of choice for much of the last decade, even with global economic conditions now stymying the flow of capital. How has Brazil led the way in raising funding and founding unicorns in that time? And what lies ahead as times get even trickier?
– Ana Buchaim, CMO, B3
– Meredith Whittaker, President, Signal
– Chelsea Manning, Security Consultant, Nym
