Web Summit between fear and expectation

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The Web Summit-fever broke out In Lisbon at the time to the excesses and dangers of the Internet, new ideas and the money to implement them. With more than 2000 start-UPS and almost as many investors.

The a discuss the dangers of the Internet, the other are looking for ideas or you want to sell: The Web Summit in 2018 has begun. More than 2000 start-UPS at the Lisbon fair grounds, over 1500 investors want to be rid of your money, around 70,000 visitors from 159 countries, cavorting on the banks of the Tagus river in the Portuguese capital. Until Thursday Lisbon is the Mecca of the Internet. Even UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, came to the opening event on Monday evening. He warned that digital Evolution could not serve warlike purposes, but must be a “force for Good”. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor and Prophet of the World-Wide-Web, proposed a Pact for the Web.

Pact for the Web

France, Mounir Mahjoubi, Minister for Digital, announced it will join this Pact as the first country, on the one hand, the freedom of the Internet, on the other hand, in order to facilitate access for those who still have no Internet. The are still around half of the population of the earth, as Berners-Lee’s concerns. The father of the Internet, called for more responsibility from all Stakeholders: governments, businesses, programmers, and users. Both the data protection, freedom of access, as well as in the use of there are problems and excesses that need to be corrected. It is important to get together to Fake News and hate speech – especially in social networks. Also, Google and Facebook have signed the Pact in the meantime.

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web

On Fake News, Mitchell Baker from Mozilla, David Pemsel of the British newspaper the Guardian and the Serbian head of government, Ana Brnabic on the main stage, discussed on the first day. Tenor: lies are not new, but to spread nowadays financially lucrative, faster and easier. Good education, quality, and transparency were cited as the antidote. Personal data and their protection, the future of the auto industry, Cryptocurrencies, and Artificial intelligence were also in focus.

Investors looking

Karel Tuest is looking for technology start-UPS

In the four exhibition halls it was mainly the money and contacts: investors and founders of start-UPS crowded in Speed Dates, contacts and networks was announced. Oscar Ramos of China ccelerator from Shanghai about looking for companies who want to enter the Chinese market. “I have found many companies with Potential,” says the Investor, now he wanted to see more. Karel Tusek of Springtide Ventures from the Czech Republic has money for technology start-UPS. Tusek has calculated found at the Web Summit is an interesting company from his home country and wants to find the next few days. Anna Sophie Lott from the German Vitafy is mainly looking for Inspiration and new ideas.

Anna Sophie Lott is looking for new ideas in Lisbon

“Know where the Trend is” Jenni Swan mountain by Mantro. “If you look at the Alpha – and Beta-Startups and watch where the investors go, you can Orient yourself as well,” the woman from Munich. She is a ‘Company Builder’, looking for good ideas and founded company. However, with risk capital, that’s why you can’t take as much money as others in the Hand: “We don’t work with Ten-million-Euro budget per year. For us, it’s more of a one to two million.”

Until Thursday

Jenni Swan mountain network like the ‘Night Summit’

For your idea search Swan mountain stay two more days, on Thursday, the Web Summit comes to an end. Until then, the participants will be walked around 975.000 km through the exhibition halls, have expected the organizers. The participants are drunk 367.500 coffee and as many speakers on a total of 24 platforms have listened to. The Drinks in the Lisbon Bars at the “Night Summit” in the evening, not counting. The also Jenni Swan mountain, to be confirmed by the way, made the best contacts.