{"id":20664,"date":"2016-11-02T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T15:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=20664"},"modified":"2021-08-30T23:03:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T04:03:38","slug":"web-summit-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/web-summit-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready For Web Summit 2016 In Lisbon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year the internet technology conference <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/websummit.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Summit<\/a> has ventured from its Dublin origins down south to Lisbon, the capital and largest city in Portugal. Held annually since 2009, Web Summit 2016 is sure to be its biggest year yet! Aiming to hold 50,000 attendees over the course of four days (Nov. 7-10), here\u2019s what you can expect at <strong>Web Summit 2016<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3>WP Engine at Web Summit<\/h3>\n<p>WP Engine will be at this year\u2019s Web Summit. Be sure to stop by our booth and take part in our <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wpedigitalhero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>#wpedigitalhero<\/strong><\/a> campaign where you can dress as your favorite superhero for your chance to win this awesome Bluetooth headphone from <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bragi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bragi<\/a>! Find us at stand 842 in Pavilion 1.<\/p>\n<h3>Networking<\/h3>\n<p>More than 50,000 tech CEOs, founders, startups, investors and political leaders driving change across the world are coming together in Lisbon for Web Summit. This is a great opportunity for networking, you wouldn\u2019t want to miss out on.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WebSummit\/status\/793450305878913024<\/p>\n<p>WP Engine will be holding a networking event co-organised with Second Home. Join us on Wednesday, November 9 at 9pm for a few drinks and some fun music after day 2 of Web Summit.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/web-summit-drinks-with-wp-engine-second-home-tickets-28858766347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REGISTER HERE<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>Panel Discussions<\/h3>\n<p>There will be a mix of 21 events under the Web Summit umbrella. These sessions will focus on answering questions posed by the tech revolution we\u2019re living through. Here are a few sessions we&#8217;ll be at, all featuring WP Engine&#8217;s CEO Heather Brunner:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20656\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com.jpg\" alt=\"web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com-288x144.jpg 288w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/web-summit-decoded-dublin-dublinglobe-com-1134x567.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Source: Dublin Globe<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Revolutionising Processes and Driving Efficiency<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When: Tuesday 8 November &#8211; 11:05-11:30<\/li>\n<li>Location: Saas Monster room<\/li>\n<li>Synopsis: These leading experts will focus on how cloud technology will impact different industries and what benefits it can bring to your organisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Winning the App Economy<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When: Tuesday 8 November &#8211; 11:45-12:05<\/li>\n<li>Location: Saas Monster room<\/li>\n<li>Synopsis: The new market trend is shifting from desktop to mobile for many organisations. This panel will focus on how to get the competitive edge in this shift and future trends in the app economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Creating a Diverse Workforce<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday 8 November &#8211; 14:00-14:45<\/li>\n<li>Location: Round table area in Pavilion 2<\/li>\n<li>Synopsis: This is a small discussion on a table of 10 that Heather will be hosting talking about the importance of diversity in the workplace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>DNA Versus 130 Hour Weeks: What Makes a CEO?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>When: Wednesday 9 November &#8211; 12:40-13:00<\/li>\n<li>Location: Startup University stage<\/li>\n<li>Synopsis: What does a CEO need to live and die by? Our panel of experts discuss what makes them tick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Stay up to date with the latest news at <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lxwebsummit16?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#websummit<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year the internet technology conference Web Summit has ventured from its Dublin origins down south to Lisbon, the capital and largest city in Portugal. Held annually since 2009, Web Summit 2016 is sure to be its biggest year yet! 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