Meet some of the amazing women speaking at Web Summit 2019

Join these amazing women in Lisbon at Web Summit, Europe's largest tech event this November. Web Summit, a conference named by Forbes as "the best technology conference on the planet" which brings together world leaders, Fortune 500 companies, tech giants, groundbreaking disruptive tech startups and investors to examine and celebrate the latest advance in technology.

Since its inception in 2009, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 70,000 attendees representing all levels and sectors of the global high technology industry from more than 170 countries. Web Summit also has grown rapidly to an incredible team of over 200 world class engineers, data scientists, designers, producers, marketers, and salespeople between its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland and its operations in Lisbon, Hong Kong, Toronto, San Francisco and New York.

Web Summit will stay in Lisbon until 2028, thanks to a new $128 million deal signed last year with Portugal’s government. This 10-year agreement with Web Summit will decisively make Lisbon a key capital for innovation and entrepreneurship.

This deal gives certainty to our many attendees from over 170 countries around the world, and our thousands of partners and exhibitors. It also gives certainty to our host country, and to our team of more than 200. Together we’re looking forward to doing incredible things...My heart and my team's heart are in Lisbon - Paddy Cosgrave the CEO of Web Summit

Web Summit is very excited to welcome all of these amazing women speakers in Lisbon, Portugal this November:

Gillian Tans - Chairwoman at booking.com

Melanie Perkins - Co-founder & CEO at Canva

Alicia Tillman - CMO at SAP

Juliet de Baubigny - General Partner at Bond/Kleiner Perkins

Rashmi Gopinath - Partner at M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund

Claire Calmejane - Chief Innovation Officer at Société Générale

Connie Loizos - Founder at StrictlyVC

Karen Tso - Anchor, Squawk Box at CNBC

Xuezhao Lan - Founder at Basis Set Ventures

Natalie Monbiot - CEO at Eklektik Ventures

Katica Roy - CEO at Pipeline Equity

Georgene Huang - Co-founder & CEO at Fairygodboss

Kristen Garcia Dumont - CEO at MZ

Corinne Vigreux - Co-founder at TomTom and Codam College

Kate Brandt - Chief Sustainability Officer at Google

Olga Feldmeier - CEO at SMART VALOR

Frida Polli - Co-founder & CEO at pymetrics

Alyssa Cutright - VP of Global Payments at eBay

Liv Boeree - Co-Founder & Ambassador at Effective Giving

Nicola McClafferty (Byrne) - Investment Director at Draper Esprit

Martha Mghendi-Fisher - Founder at European Women Payments Network (EWPN)

Kolinda Grabar - Kitarovic - President at Government of Croatia

Edwina Dunn OBE - CEO at Starcount

Alexandra Zatarain - Co-Founder at Eight

Jeanne Lim - CEO at Hanson Robotics Limited

Ursula Soritsch-Renier - CIO at Nokia

Ophelia Brown - Founder & General Partner at Blossom Capital

Linn Tagesson - Co-founder at Babyshop Group

Nuala O'Connor - President and CEO at Center for Democracy & Technology

amanda hill - CMO at Harrods

Christiana Figueres - Convenor at Mission2020

Jessica Spence - Chief Commercial Officer at Carlsberg Group

Katia Bassi - CMO at Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

Melanie Whelan - CEO at SoulCycle Inc.

Britta Muzyk - Tikovsky - Founder & CEO at Capscovil Innovation Agency

Eva A. Kaili - MEP at European Parliament

Dinara Toktosunova - CEO at Ruptly

Poppy Crum - Chief Scientist at Dolby Labs

Mona Siddiqui, MD, MPH, MSE - Chief Data Officer at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Gail Heimann - CEO at Weber Shandwick

Ailish Campbell - Chief Trade Commissioner at Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

Cina Lawson - Minister of Posts, Digital Economy & Tech Innovation at Togolese Republic

Dany Atkins - Chief Digital Officer at Kodak

Nancy Brown - CEO at American Heart Association

Polina Frolova -Montano - Co-founder at JOB TODAY

Kristin Lemkau - CMO at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Sarah Nahm - Founder at Lever

Jessica Posner Odede - CEO at Girl Effect

Monica Pal - CEO at 4iQ

Karen McCormick - Chief Investment Officer at Beringea

Kelly T. Clements - Deputy High Commissioner at UNHCR

Eshe Nelson - Economics & Markets Reporter at Quartz

Katrin Ley - Managing Director at Fashion for Good

Anna Gedda, - Chief Sustainability Officer at H&M

Mariya Nurislamova - Co-Founder & CEO at Scentbird

Sara Fischer - Media Reporter at Axios

Ariel Garten - Co-founder & Chief Evangelism Officer at Muse

Maria Raga - CEO at Depop

Christina Sass - Co-founder & President at Andela

Gitte P. Aabo - CEO at LEO Pharma

Vanessa Wright, - Group VP Global Sustainability at Pernod Ricard

Phyllis Kurlander Costanza - Head of Philanthropy & CEO at UBS Optimus Foundation

There is an essential need for female leadership to help achieve a truly balanced workforce across the technology industry. As we know, more female leaders and women on boards helps lead to greater creativity and less groupthink, and provides a broader view when making key decisions. But most importantly, more female leaders mean more role models for young women and girls, which is simply critical if we want to achieve parity. Gillian Tans Chairwoman at booking.com

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