€100m Summitboost for the capital

In addition to the tens of thousands of attendees, thousands of start-ups, and hundreds of investors, this year’s Web Summit will bring more than €100m in revenue to the Dublin economy over the next three days.

As stars of technology, business, sport, and food descend on the capital’s RDS, about 22,000 attendees are expected to boost the local economy to the tune of €102m.

Fáilte Ireland director of market development John Concannon said the summit represented a unique opportunity to showcase Ireland and its potential as a business location to the attendees — more than 85% of which are from overseas.