LISBON, Portugal (ViaNews) – We met with Philipp von Hagen in November 2017 for an interview at the Lisbon’s Web Summit to understand more about Porsche’s goals. Mr. Philipp von Hagen has been a Member of the Executive Board at the holding company, Porsche SE, since 2012, where he’s responsible for investment management. Mr. von…
MADRID (ViaNews) – Anthony Zador is Chair in Neuroscience and Professor of Biology at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, wherein 1953, Watson made the first public presentation of DNA’s double-helix structure. Mr. Zador went to this year’s edition of the Web Summit to talk about “Using Artificial Intelligence for good”. He believes AI is “going…
Antonio Guterres’ speech at the Web Summit was about unity. Guterres’ intentions were clear, he wants to bring all the main political, business, and technology players together for the “common good of the societies of tomorrow”. Following the same line, just a few minutes earlier in the same auditorium, the CEO of Web Summit, Paddy…
Web Summit CEO, Paddy Cosgrave, is bringing MoneyConf to Dublin. According to a company statement, “Brexit is transforming Dublin as a financial centre” so they’re moving the fintech conference, MoneyConf, back to “hometown Dublin.” “Brexit is transforming Dublin as a financial centre. Major banks, credit card companies and fintech startups have all signed leases in…
Isabel Neves is the president of the Lisbon Business Angels Club (LBAC) and one of the investors in Shark Tank Portugal. We met with her for an interview during the third anniversary of the LBAC, in which another round of startup pitches took place. It was a full house event where angel investors and startups…
The Lisbon Business Angels’ Club hosted another edition where startups where able to pitch and showcase their projects to investors. According to Sergio Miguel Gonçalves, the former project manager for the Lisbon Business Angels’ Club, “about 30% of the event attendees were investors and the event outcome was, once again, extremely positive”. Miguel Salvado: We’re…
LISBON (ViaNews) – James Cooper, Adweek Editorial Director, gave Via News an interview at Web Summit where he shared his thoughts about the Web Summit, Adweek, the media business, and entrepreneurship. “Advertising and technology marketing is full with incredibly vibrant and interesting topics for companies and also individuals.” James Cooper Miguel Salvado: How are you…
We met with David A. Steinberg, the founder and CEO at Zeta Global, to understand what he thinks about Web Summit, entrepreneurship, and Trump becoming the US president. Miguel Salvado: Hi David, welcome. David Steinberg: Thank you for having me. What a great country you have. It’s so great to be here. “Trump now has…
LISBON (ViaNews) – Right at the heart of the Web Summit we met with the co-founder of JustEnjoy, Luis Caixado. JustEnjoy is about delivering memorable moments for families during their holidays. They have a ready to use package with a specially selected group of toys and props to help the children engage with the city…
Juan Branco, Julian Assange’s legal advisor released a statement during the Web Summit, the world’s leading technology event taking place in Lisbon. Juan Branco participated in the talk “Should the Internet be a safe place?” in the “Future Societies” stage with Salil Shetty from the Amnesty International, Laurie Penny (New Statement), Rabia Chaudry from Adnan’s…
