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<p>Web Summit is an annual technology <a href="/facts/Convention_(meeting)/FUaCMsLS">conference</a> held in <a href="/facts/Lisbon/zFTcC99e">Lisbon</a>, Portugal. Founded in 2009 by <a href="/facts/Paddy_Cosgrave/tMtnwa9c">Paddy Cosgrave</a>, David Kelly, and Daire Hickey, Web Summit was held in <a href="/facts/Dublin/Fv8ezm8a">Dublin</a>, Ireland until 2016, when it moved to Lisbon. The conference's topics center on <a href="/facts/Internet_technology/KNkxtSpw">internet technology</a>, <a href="/facts/Emerging_technologies/9Aoq6j9S">emerging technologies</a>, <a href="/facts/Marketing/LttVQ66t">marketing</a> and <a href="/facts/Venture_capitalism/yeH3m7zo">venture capitalism</a>. Web Summit's partners range from <a href="/facts/Fortune_500/BLeHWymz">Fortune 500</a> companies to <a href="/facts/Start-up/9lsjFELt">start-ups</a>, with attendees representing all levels and sectors of the global high technology industry. </p><p>Web Summit runs events throughout the world including <i>F.ounders</i>, <i>RISE</i> conference in <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>, <i>Collision</i> in <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a>, <i>SURGE</i> in <a href="/facts/Bangalore/LoufLHv4">Bangalore</a>, <i>MoneyConf</i> in <a href="/facts/Dublin/Fv8ezm8a">Dublin</a> and <i>Web Summit Rio</i> in <a href="/facts/Rio_de_Janeiro/AVPTJJ2C">Rio de Janeiro</a>. </p>