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Courts Lawsuits between Web Summit co-founders given March 2025 hearing dateThe five separate sets of legal proceedings have been allocated a nine-week slot beginning on March 18 of next year
Tech Senior Web Summit executive becomes latest director to resign from company boardThe long-serving executive is the latest in a series of directors to resign from the board
Courts Web Summit co-founder accuses firm of facilitating ‘flagrant smear’ Legal correspondence details that an allegedly defamatory Slack message was sent to staff ‘on the direct instructions’ of Paddy Cosgrave
Technology Web Summit to earn less as it relocates to Vancouver - reportCanadian media reports that the event organiser won’t earn so much under its new deal compared to what it was receiving in Toronto
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Tech Web Summit agrees three-year deal to host its tech conference in VancouverEvent organiser is rebranding its North American conference as it prepares to move on from Toronto
News Business Post’s Catherine Sanz uncovers inside story of Web Summit with new book HarperCollins to publish Drama Drives Interest: The Web Summit Story in September
Technology Analysis: Dublin Tech Summit sale will tell a lot about a crowded sectorHaving outlasted the others that sprung up when Web Summit left for Lisbon, Catalyst Media’s event could fetch millions in a sale
Tech Qatar to ‘leverage’ Web Summit to become a leading tech hubPaddy Cosgrave said that Web Summit attendees’ eyes were opened by Qatar at the tech event’s debut in the country
Post Script Post Script: Brian Cowen and Greg Kavanagh weigh in, Musk takes aim at ex-Web Summit chiefThe Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Editor's Pick Big mouth strikes again: Paddy Cosgrave’s return to Web Summit ensures controversy continuesHaving cultivated a reputation as an anti-establishment firebrand, the events company owner will have to balance his personal comments with his business goals
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Paddy Cosgrave confirms his return to Web SummitCo-founder of the tech events firm resigned six months ago over comments he made on social media regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict
Tech Analysis: If Paddy Cosgrave is back, so too is the controversyIt has been reported that Paddy Cosgrave is back as chief executive of the events company, what does that mean for its immediate future?
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Legal Paddy Cosgrave voted down plan to sell Web Summit after Israel controversy, court hearsHigh Court told Cosgrave resigned from his role last year because it was in the ‘best interests of the company’
Legal Paddy Cosgrave launches legal action against Independent publisher MediahuisThe Web Summit founder has previously expressed opposition to Ireland’s defamation law and said he did not use it ‘on a point of principle’
Companies Profits at Web Summit parent company plunge more than 90%Manders Terrace, the parent company of Web Summit, saw its profit margins slashed to less than 1 per cent as wages and other costs surged
Tech More upheaval at Web Summit as senior figures departThe upheaval at the events company has continued with Katherine Maher’s departure as chief executive after just three months being followed by another senior exit