Webit Festival

is a lifetime and career-changing experience, celebrating business and professional connections. Webit is a one of its kind B2B and B2G festival and tech fiesta.

For the past 12 years Webit has boosted thousands of projects and companies, has helped build ecosystems, change cities and countries by bringing together the most innovative global leaders, investors, corporates and organizations.

2020 Theme: Preview the future

Previewing a document before printing gives the opportunity to fix it if needed. In 2020 Webit gathers the world’s global leaders under the theme Preview the Future to fix and co-create the desirable future together. Future empowered by the UN’s SDGs and built on inclusion, resilience, responsible lifestyle and well-being for all! Read more

TECH FOCUS AREAS include:

AI 5G Blockchain IoT VR/AR
Next Gen Cloud Biotech Robotics

Explore Webit.Festival in Numbers

Webit Global Impact Committee

Dr. Plamen Russev
Webit.Foundation
Executive Chairman and Founder
Webit.Foundation
Mrs. Mariya Gabriel
European Commission
Commissioner Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
European Commission
Mr. Francisco Polo
Government of Spain
High Commissioner for Entrepreneurial Nation
Government of Spain
Prof. Mmantsetsa Marope
IBE-UNESCO
Director of International Bureau of Education
IBE-UNESCO
Mr. Raja Rajamannar
Mastercard
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President - Healthcare
Mastercard
Mr. Thomas Debass
US Department of State
Office of Global Partnerships
US Department of State
H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa
Republic of South Africa
President
Republic of South Africa
Mrs. Edna Conway
Microsoft
Vice President and General Manager of Global Security, Risk and Compliance
Microsoft
Mrs. Natalia Oropeza
Siemens
Chief CyberTech Security Officer
Siemens
Lt Col Jennifer 'JJ' Snow
Air Force
U.S. Special Operations Command Innovation Officer
Air Force
Prof. Shafi Ahmed
Medical Reailityes
Surgeon. Futurist. Innovator. Entrepreneur. Teacher. Transforming Healthcare Globally
Medical Reailityes
Mr. Tim Draper
Tesla, space X, Skype, Twitch TV
Global venture capitalist
Tesla, space X, Skype, Twitch TV

Webit Mission: Generating societal and environmental change through fostering innovation, entrepreneurship and exponential technologies.

Plamen Russev, Ph.D
Executive Chairman, Webit.Foundation

Explore Webit's Values & Impact Focus

A virtual visit
to the festival

First Announced Speakers

Webit hosts over 450 speakers and we shall add them all here in the months to come.
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Webit catalyzed the rise of the host city as a location for technology talent and investment.

Forbes

Webit defines the innovation landscape in Europe.

The Economist

One of the most influential global digital industry

The Wall Street Journal

The meteoric rise of Webit.

VentureBeat

The future is happening now, at Webit!

Bloomberg TV

One of the most important events dedicated to digital industries and entrepreneurship.

Xinhua

The international event for the digital, technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem with special focus on EMEA.

Mashable

The tech world gathers at Webit

Al  Jazeera

The premier gathering of global Founders.

CNBC-e

One of these events you should not miss!

TechCrunch

Meet the future

CNN Turk

Gathering the region’s leading tech entrepreneurs together to discuss the future of digital markets

Arabian Business

Exhibitors and
Partners of Webit

Speak at Webit.Festival 2020

Webit is hosting 450+ of the world's brightest minds, most
impactful individuals and innovators as speakers.

Become a Speaker

Become an Exhibitor

You may select from a wide variety of expo opportunities including:

  • a company branded yacht, mooring at the prime location of the festival
  • a corporate tent / booth
  • or a smaller branded expo stand

Become an Exhibitor

Become a Sponsor

Join VISA, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Mastercard, SAAB, TELUS* and many more of the world's leading brands and become one of the Webit.Festival partners.

*previous sponsors

Become a Sponsor

Join as visitor

Preview the Future, level-up professionally, generate business, network and connect with all important people for your business success in the most welcoming and friendly environment.

Book your tickets

Join as Startup/Founder

Top corporates, investors, business angels and media attend Webit.Festival and visit the startup expo to find talents and startups to partner with, invest in and accelerate together.

Apply for 3 tickets + 1 day startupexpo booth

Founders Games

Founders Games by Webit is the world’s largest Growth Stage Challenge with over 4500 company applications and $1 million prize pool. The prize pool has been raised from private investors and the Platinum partner - Microsoft for Startups.

Founders Games is invitations only. If you do not have an invitation code - you may apply for and book (upon confirmation from the Webit team) a Special Startup Package (3 tickets and a startup booth).

Preview the Future Expo

Present your incredible inventions at Preview the Future Expo or attend Webit.Festival to watch demonstrations and get a hold of technologies which shape the future.

Have a chat with humanoid robots, explore autonomous vehicles, implants and human upgrades, flying hoverbikes, all type of robotic inventions, VR & AR devices and much more including technologies with no names yet.

Read more Become an Exhibitor

Webit.Tech Fiesta

The Webit.Tech Fiesta represents Webit’s after hours social activities.

The famous Webit parties, the yacht soirées, the invitation only receptions, the black tie gala, the speakers dinners to name a few shape the most exquisite social agenda of such type of events in the world.

Over 200 side events - tech and innovation meetups, partners' workshops, gatherings and parties are only small part of Webit's unparalleled experience.

The business networking at Webit is carefully crafted (by our team and the software solutions we develop) for establishing, building and fostering successful business and social connections with the people that matter.

What is
Webit?

Webit

/ˈwebit/

  1. world's largest innovation festival - where 15,000 of the brightest, bravest and beautiful minds from 120 countries gather to celebrate their vision and will to shape the desirable future.

  2. future - 450 global change agents speak at Webit.Festival’s 15 parallel summits and hundreds more exhibit the future and technologies which are yet to be given names.

  3. family - built on shared values and necessities by people with hearts, to support each other create the desirable future, to do business together putting humans’ well-being and happiness in the focus of our sustainable tomorrow.

  4. founders - boosting entrepreneurship and hosting the world's biggest startup challenge attracting 4500 startups / ScaleUps and $1 million prize pool.

  5. tech fiesta - global platform for celebrating connections (business and personal) with fascinating human beings in an inspiring, special, tech fiesta environment.

  6. policy impact - hosting prime ministers, presidents, policy makers, regulators and top global business leaders to discuss policy innovation, regulation and collaboration

  7. foundation and values - Webit.Foundation is established as a not-for-profit organization.

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