Embedded Files
I'm looking for press engagement at Web Summit. What media outlets and broadcasters attend the event?
I'm looking for press engagement at Web Summit. What media outlets and broadcasters attend the event?
Web Summit is a great opportunity to engage with the world’s media, with journalists from international publications and media houses joining us this November.
WIRED, Fast Company, Financial Times, Axios, Forbes, Newsweek, Vox, Fortune have all attended Web Summit events.
Contact the success team to request the full press list for Web Summit 2025.
Media Village opening hours
Media Village opening hours
Opening hours will be announced closer to the event.
The Media Village
The Media Village
Is there a dedicated area at Web Summit for interviews to take place?
Is there a dedicated area at Web Summit for interviews to take place?
Yes! The Media Village is a workspace for all journalists attending the event, with press conference facilities and bookable private interview booths where journalists can interview speakers.
A media reception desk is situated at the entrance of the Media Village. Our media success team is stationed there throughout the event to help you with any media-related queries or requests you might have.
Maximising media opportunities at Web Summit
Maximising media opportunities at Web Summit
What can Web Summit's media team do for me and my own PR team?
What can Web Summit's media team do for me and my own PR team?
Think of our media team as an extension of your in-house communications team or PR agency. We work closely with the journalists and broadcasters attending Web Summit, and we know what they want from a story. We can help to arrange one-to-one interviews and press briefings, and can distribute your press release on the dedicated Web Summit media portal.
What kind of news will interest the media at Web Summit?
What kind of news will interest the media at Web Summit?
Journalists are interested in exclusives and in stories they can’t get anywhere else. So focus on:
Significant company announcements including investments and/or jobs
An innovation, or new product or service
A new partnership
An acquisition or merger
A report or white paper
Jonquilyn Hill podcast recording, in front of a live audience, at Web Summit 2024
Media workspace at Web Summit 2023
Interviews & announcements
Interviews & announcements
Media interviews
Media interviews
How does Web Summit connect me with journalists who might want to interview me?
How does Web Summit connect me with journalists who might want to interview me?
All media attendees have the opportunity to request interviews with the speakers attending Web Summit. This is facilitated via the Meetings function on our web app and the Web Summit app.
More information on this process can be found on our Networking page here.
Press conferences
Press conferences
I'm making a big announcement this quarter. Are there press conference facilities at Web Summit?
I'm making a big announcement this quarter. Are there press conference facilities at Web Summit?
We have a dedicated press conference facility onsite at Web Summit, located in the Media Village.
The press conference area is operational every day of the event. Press conferences are typically scheduled to take place shortly after a speaker’s main appearance on stage.
The press conference area is managed and staffed by Web Summit's media team, with each 30-minute press conference slot allocated on a first come first served basis.
Each press conference involves an introduction to assembled media by the Web Summit media team, followed by a brief statement or comment from the speaker before opening up to the floor to questions from the media.
To schedule a press conference, contact the speaker success team. The final decision on hosting press conferences is at the sole discretion of Web Summit’s media team.
Technical set up at press conferences:
- The press conference stage is set up theatre-style, with two tables and seating for up to five on stage.
- There is dedicated audience seating for journalists, and space for television cameras, videographers and photographers.
- Full AV facilities are provided in the press conference area, including a roving microphone and a screen for presentations.
Support you’ll receive from the Web Summit media team:
- A dedicated point of contact on the Web Summit media team who'll assist with scheduling, and managing the press conference on the day.
- The media team will ensure all relevant media receive an invitation to your press conference, and work with you to utilise your own contacts to ensure strong media attendance.
Supercar Blondie and Nik Hirschi, hosting a press conference at Web Summit 2024
Press releases
Press releases
Can Web Summit assist with distributing a press release for an announcement I'll be making at the event?
Can Web Summit assist with distributing a press release for an announcement I'll be making at the event?
If you’re announcing something newsworthy at Web Summit, why not provide us with a press release that we can distribute to members of the media at the event? This will be hosted on our media portal, which all media representatives visit during the event to discover the latest news announced during Web Summit.
Hosting a press release on our media portal creates a unique URL that can be shared with your wider network and posted on your company’s social channels.
What's the best way to send my press release to you?
What's the best way to send my press release to you?
You can upload your press release via the dedicated media announcements form that the success team emailed to you during onboarding.
Our media team will then review your press release and ensure that it meets all the requirements outlined on the form. If any changes are necessary, we'll get in touch. You'll be notified by email before the event when the press release has been uploaded to the media portal.
Page updated
Report abuse