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The tech conference has been scrambling after high profile companies withdrew in response to Paddy Cosgrave’s comments on Israel

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Paddy Cosgrave is not expected to attend the event next week following his resignation as CEO, even though he still owns the company, writes Cáit Caden

The Web Summit is standing over VIP, all-access packages given to the co-founders of The Ditch investigative website, despite pulling its funding, it is understood.

On Monday, the Web Summit kicks off in Lisbon. Will it feel empty without all the tech giants? Who’s going instead? Has sentiment softened at all among Israeli tech firms, who started the boycott against the event because of former CEO Paddy Cosgrave’s ‘war crimes’ remarks? And where does the conference go from here? Here’s a look at where the Web Summit now stands.

Robert Habeck will not travel to Lisbon for the conference after Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave's anti-Israel comments.

Tech boss discusses job losses at the company, its ‘constructive relationship’ with the Data Protection Commission, and tackling disinformation

New York Times journalist Rob Copeland's gripping book The Fund exposes the reality of Bridgewater Associates and its founder, Ray Dalio.

Cutting ties with the media website is the first major step taken by the new board of Web Summit, now headed by Katherine Maher