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Web Summit: The leading candidates in the mix to replace Paddy Cosgrave as chief executive

We look at some of the potential candidates to succeed Paddy Cosgrave, who resigned on Saturday following controversial comments regarding Israel

Paddy Cosgrave, the Web Summit co-founder and former chief executive, stepped down from the role last week. Picture: Hugo Amaral/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The race to appoint a new chief executive at Web Summit following the resignation of Paddy Cosgrave has begun in earnest, with a number of contenders emerging from within and outside the company.

The tech conference has been reeling from the surprising resignation of its founder and chief executive over the weekend following a post on X, formerly Twitter, in which he was critical of Israel’s response to the deadly recent attack by Hamas in ...