Cáit Caden: After a nightmarish week, Web Summit can only dream of u-turns and a fresh face

Earlier this week, Google told the Irish Examiner it will no longer have a presence at Web Summit', attributable to a Google spokesperson”.

Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave resigned from his role as CEO on Saturday. Picture: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty

Last week may seem like a nightmare for Web Summit, but the bad dream could linger on as the tech giants that pulled out of attending the conference have yet to reverse that decision, and the company is also now without a CEO.

Yesterday, founder of Web Summit Paddy Cosgrave resigned from his role of CEO after a wave of headliners scheduled to attend the event set to take place in Lisbon next month dropped out, after Mr Cosgrave posted comments online criticising Western leaders’ support for Israel during the war in the Middle-East.