Paddy Cosgrave dodges Palestine questions as newly-reinstated CEO sticks to script

Newly-reinstated chief executive  emphasised the event’s future expansion plans and growth while skirting the issue of the war in Gaza

Paddy Cosgrave at the Web Summit press conference.

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave dodged questions about the controversy leading to his ultimate resignation last year, with the summit co-founder skirting the topic of Palestine and the comments he made in the wake of the October 7, 2023, attacks.

Speaking at a press conference at this year’s Web Summit, the newly-reinstated chief executive kept it light and forward-looking, emphasising the event’s future expansion plans and growth while skirting the issue of the war in Gaza, a topic that landed both him and Web Summit in hot water just twelve months ago.