Brazil 🇧🇷
The only Latin American country listed in the ten leading global unicorn markets [Statista]. 🌎

#WebSummitRio 2024 is now officially sold out.

We can’t wait to welcome you, along with more than 30,000 attendees, to the Cidade Maravilhosa next week.

The rumours are true...

#WebSummitRio tickets are now on track to sell out before the event kicks off.

Exhibition floor space for partners and startups has already sold out.

We’re so proud to introduce our new all-women Impact steering committee, dedicated to advancing the UN SDGs across all aspects of Web Summit.

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#WebSummitRio is set to be the largest gathering of women founders at an event in South America.

Next week, #WebSummitRio will bring together more than 1,000 startups, 44% of which are women-founded – the highest-ever proportion of women-founded startups at a Web Summit event 🥳

The biggest names in tech are joining us at #WebSummitRio , including:
IBM’s Justina Nixon-Saintil
Salesforce’s Fabio Costa
Revolut’s Glauber Mota
BYD Brasil’s Tyler Li
And more here:
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Today I’m returning as CEO of Web Summit.

When I stepped back last year, it was the first time I had taken time off in 15 years. It gave me time to think about Web Summit, its history, why I started it on my own from my bedroom and what I wanted it to be.

I took the time to…

700+ investors will be joining us at #WebSummitRio , including
Tamara Steffens, Thomas Reuters Ventures
Filipe Garcia, Wow Aceleradora
Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Kleiner Perkins
Izabel Gallera, Canary
Magnus Grimeland, Antler
Get the inside track on the future of investment on Venture.

Our startup program is sold out!

1,000+ startups are set to join us at #WebSummitRio , including

Franq
Sumer LatAm
Niky
PetParker
Worldia
IBEX
Growyx
Kyanda Kenya

Meet the rest 👇

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We’ve just announced that the G20’s startup track, Startup20, will host delegate meetings at #WebSummitRio . Read more here:

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The Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação team is joining us at #WebSummitRio to promote their research and development into the impact economy.

Connect with their team on the event app to learn more or check out their website👇
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#Innovation #Startups #MCTI

Food Summit celebrates Brazilian gastronomy and culture.

At #WebSummitRio , we'll be showcasing the country's finest chefs and food vendors, including:

Mané Boteco
Rei do Mate
Porto do Sabor
Minas Grill
Cogumelado
Cafeteria 3 Corações
Seu Vidal
Tapí
Vizinhando

We're coming to Rio. Two weeks to go 🇧🇷

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📣 Banco BRB is joining us as an event partner at #WebSummitRio 2024.
Chat with the team on the floor to learn more about the company’s financial solutions, and its sustainable economic and social development.
Learn more: ow.ly/qCZZ50R4mwP
#WSRioPartner
#BancoBRB #BRB

We've just announced our plans for Night Summit.
#WebSummitRio after the sun sets 🌅
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This week, we met with São Paulo’s tech community at Runway to #WebSummitRio . Next stop: Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷

“We need to atone for the sins of the 90s if we want to actually address the harms of AI.” - Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, speaking at #WebSummit in Lisbon last November.

Meredith Whittaker will join us at #WebSummit Rio in three weeks.

Join us at #WebSummitRio in three weeks to hear from IBM Brasil president Marcelo Braga, who told O Globo that “for an ethical AI, we need to be based on pillars of explainability, fairness, transparency, privacy and robustness”.

Read more from O Globo👇

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We’re bringing together founders, investors and members of the media for our Runway to #WebSummitRio event in São Paulo on Tuesday, March 26.
Hosted by @richardMForde, our Runway to Web Summit events highlight and showcase local tech talent, connecting the people and ideas that…