By November 9, more than 60,000 participants from more than 160 countries will attend this event of international projection aimed at companies and investors.

The first edition of the Web Summit had only 400 participants, a small number considering that the conference currently has more than 1,000 speakers and 60,000 participants.

For many, the Web Summit has become Europe's largest and most important technology market and a unique networking opportunity for entrepreneurs, investors, startups and technology enthusiasts in general.

The standard Web Summit ticket allows entry to 22 Summit 2017 Web Conferences as well as other satellite events.

In recent days, it has been confirmed that António Guterres will open the Web Summit on November 6th as Secretary General of the United Nations and that Al Gore, a politician and environmental activist, will close the conference.

On the 7th, selected startups will start competing in PITCH, a 3-day competition and a startup that will be the winner, with the opportunity to present their business and business idea on the main stage of the Web Summit.

5% of the speakers are Portuguese, among them José Manuel Barroso, former president of the European Commission; Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Science and Innovation; José Neves, founder and CEO of Farfetch; Domingos Soares de Oliveira (Benfica SAD administrator), Tiago Pires, surfer; João Barros, CEO of Veniam; and João Guerra, co-founder of the Dream Factory Network.

Model Sara Sampaio is one of the last names released, and will be present at a panel discussion on activism by celebrities.