Mr Cosgrave resigned as CEO in late 2023, weeks before its flagship conference in Lisbon. He returned to lead Web Summit in April 2024, just six months later. In 2024, Web Summit hosted its first-ever conference in Qatar in addition to its regular events in Lisbon, Vancouver and Doha, which likely contributed to the sharp rise in revenues. [ Bitter Web Summit dispute struck out and settled at High CourtOpens in new window ]The settlement is subject to a “non-disclosure” agreement, according to a separate note within the filings. In return, Mr Cosgrave told reporters outside the court that his former business partners had “finally publicly accepted that I – and I alone – founded Web Summit in 2009″.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 15:44 UTC