Our Web Summit 2026 picks

Too many talks. We found the good ones.

You don’t have to dig through the whole Web Summit programme on your own. Two ways in. If you care about what we work on, AI agents, AI in companies and finance, take our picks. Or tell us your role and what interests you, and we’ll put together your own programme in three clicks. Either way, you enjoy Lisbon.

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Our recommended programme18 talks over three days on AI agents, AI in companies and finance, picked by the Elevon team.

11:1511:35
Stage 14AI in companiesAI agents
The orchestration gap: Fixing the enterprise’s AI problem
Dan Gardner, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Code and Theory
Why go
Why we picked it
Most companies don’t have an AI problem. They have a connecting-the-pieces problem, and this talk goes straight at it.
Worth your time if…
…you’ve paid for a few AI pilots and are still waiting for one to show up in the P&L.
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11:5012:10
Centre StageAI agentsInternet & society
The agentic internet: Who controls the web?
Matthew Prince, Co-founder & CEO, Cloudflare · Nick Thompson, CEO, The Atlantic
Why go
Why we picked it
When agents browse, compare and buy instead of people, the rules of the web get rewritten. Good to hear it from the company carrying a big share of that traffic.
Worth your time if…
…your customers find you online and you’d like to know what happens when the visitor is a bot with a budget.
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12:1012:30
Stage 4People & work
Who’s steering the machine? Keeping people at the centre of the future workforce
Sarah Franklin, CEO, Lattice · Mosheh Oinounou, Founder and CEO, Mo News
Why go
Why we picked it
Automation only sticks when the people around it trust it. This one is about who stays in charge, not which tool wins.
Worth your time if…
…you’re leading a team through AI changes and want the people side, not another demo.
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Free time 2 h
14:3015:00
Elevon Meetpoint
Coffee and a quick chat with the Elevon team. Drop by any time during this half hour.
Exact spot to be confirmed.
14:4015:00
Stage 7AI in companies
AI at scale: Shifting from technical capability to profitability
Ahmed Shihab, CPO, Western Digital · Jim Edwards, Executive Editor, Fortune
Overlaps with the Elevon Meetpoint
Why go
Why we picked it
The question has moved from “can AI do it?” to “does it pay?”. Western Digital sees AI costs from the hardware side, where they get very real.
Worth your time if…
…you’re the one who has to defend the AI budget next quarter.
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10:2010:40
Stage 8Banking & finance
Why banking has become an AI conversation
Clare Gambardella, Chief Customer Officer, Zopa · Brad Smith, News Anchor, CNN
Why go
Why we picked it
A bank that grew up digital, on what AI changes when your whole product is a process.
Worth your time if…
…you work in financial services and AI keeps showing up on the board agenda.
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11:1011:30
Stage 13AI agentsAI in companies
Why AI agents stall at the production line
Mazin Gilbert, Executive Director, Linux Foundation · Tom Stackpole, Senior Technology & Innovation Editor, Harvard Business Review Group
Why go
Why we picked it
The demo always works. This talk is about the part after the demo, where most agent projects quietly stop.
Worth your time if…
…you have an agent pilot that everyone liked and nobody has put into production yet.
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11:5512:15
Stage 8Banking & financeSafety & trust
In bots we trust: Defending money against AI-powered fraud
Rick Song, CEO, Persona · João Miguel Mesquita, Editor-in-chief, Digital Inside
Why go
Why we picked it
The same AI that runs your processes is also attacking them. How identity checks hold up when the fraudster is a bot.
Worth your time if…
…you approve payments, onboard clients or own fraud risk.
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Free time 1 h 50 min
14:0514:25
Stage 4AI agentsPeople & work
Bridging the AI confidence gap
Hadi Moussa, CEO, Oyster · Sam Liang, CEO and Co-Founder, Otter · Nurasyl Serik, CEO & Co-founder, Remofirst · Graham Fraser, Senior Journalist, BBC News
Why go
Why we picked it
The tension every AI rollout runs into: teams want the agent to do the work, managers want to keep the final say.
Worth your time if…
…you are deciding how much an AI agent may do on its own.
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14:3015:00
Elevon Meetpoint
Coffee and a quick chat with the Elevon team. Drop by any time during this half hour.
Exact spot to be confirmed.
15:0015:20
Stage 13AI agentsPeople & work
Coaching an AI agent like human talent
Nikola Mrkšić, Co-founder & CEO, PolyAI · Ania Lichtarowicz, Somewhere on Earth podcast
Why go
Why we picked it
An agent is closer to a new colleague than to software you install. Someone has to onboard it, review it and give it feedback.
Worth your time if…
…you’ll be the one responsible for what an AI agent says to your customers.
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15:2015:40
Stage 7AI agentsAI in companies
The autonomous enterprise: Networks, cloud and AI agents
Mauricio Sion, Founder & Executive Chairman, SGF Global · José Pedro Nascimento, Chief Technology Officer, MEO · Marta Dhanis, TV Host & US Affairs Commentator, Freelance
Overlaps with: 15:20 Viable systems, judgement, and AI safety
Why go
Why we picked it
The CTO of Portugal’s largest telco on running agents on top of networks and cloud. Telco is where autonomous operations get real first.
Worth your time if…
…you run operations in telco, utilities or any business with a large technical backbone.
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15:2015:40
Stage 13Safety & trust
Viable systems, judgement, and AI safety
Neil Lawrence, Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Trent AI
Overlaps with: 15:20 The autonomous enterprise: Networks, cloud and AI agents
Why go
Why we picked it
Autonomy is only useful if you can trust it. A clear look at where AI should decide and where people must keep the final say.
Worth your time if…
…you have to sign off on AI that makes decisions, not just suggestions.
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Free time 1 h 20 min
17:0019:00
Elevon CZ/SK Community Night
An evening for the Czech and Slovak community at Web Summit: two hours on a catamaran on the Tagus at sunset, a welcome drink and new contacts. Limited capacity.
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10:1510:35
Stage 13AI agentsSafety & trust
When AI agents go rogue
Satya Nitta, Co-founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Scientist, Emergence
Why go
Why we picked it
What an agent does when nobody is watching, shown live. The best argument for oversight you’ll see all week.
Worth your time if…
…someone in your company is about to give an AI agent access to real systems.
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Free time 1 h 15 min
11:5012:10
Stage 8Safety & trustInternet & society
An AI identity crisis
Andrew Sever, Co-founder and CEO, Sumsub · Jacob Sever, Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Sumsub · Marina Khaustova, COO & Executive Director, Crystal Intelligence · Robert Booth, Technology Editor, The Guardian UK
Overlaps with: 11:55 Beyond the model: scaling AI agents for professional work
Why go
Why we picked it
When agents act on behalf of people and companies, “who did this?” becomes a compliance question.
Worth your time if…
…you answer to an auditor or regulator for who did what in your systems.
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11:5512:15
Stage 13AI agentsAI in companies
Beyond the model: scaling AI agents for professional work
Jacob Lauritzen, CTO, Legora
Overlaps with: 11:50 An AI identity crisis
Why go
Why we picked it
Agents doing real professional work at scale, from a legal AI company where mistakes are expensive.
Worth your time if…
…your experts spend hours on documents an agent could prepare.
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12:4013:00
Stage 10Safety & trustAI agents
Who holds the kill switch?
Edith Harbaugh, Co-founder & CEO, LaunchDarkly · Rob Pegoraro, Contributor, PCMag
Why go
Why we picked it
Every system that acts on its own needs a way to stop it. From the company whose product is exactly that switch.
Worth your time if…
…you need to know who can stop an AI agent, and how fast, when something goes wrong.
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13:2013:40
Stage 7Safety & trustAI in companies
Why AI and SaaS need each other
Eleanor Lightbody, CEO, Luminance · Tom Shea, CEO & Founder, OneStream · Hope King, Founder, MacroTalk.News
Why go
Why we picked it
Two enterprise CEOs on why AI earns trust only inside the systems companies already rely on.
Worth your time if…
…you are choosing between a standalone AI tool and AI inside your existing software.
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Free time 46 min
14:2614:37
Stage 9Banking & financeAI agents
Beyond the dashboard: how AI agents are rewiring finance operations
Caitlin Leksana, Co-Founder & CEO, Fazeshift
Overlaps with the Elevon Meetpoint
Why go
Why we picked it
A short, concrete look at AI agents taking over finance operations work, not just reporting on it.
Worth your time if…
…your finance team still chases invoices and matches payments by hand.
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14:3015:00
Elevon Meetpoint
Coffee and a quick chat with the Elevon team. Drop by any time during this half hour.
Exact spot to be confirmed.
15:0015:20
Stage 13AI in companies
Why structured data is AI's real frontier
Sauraj Gambhir, Co-founder, Prior Labs
Why go
Why we picked it
Most company knowledge sits in tables, not text. What AI can do with ERP, finance and transaction data.
Worth your time if…
…your data lives in spreadsheets and ERP rather than in documents.
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Elevon CZ/SK Community Night

On Wednesday evening we swap the conference halls for the deck of a catamaran. A cruise on the Tagus, Lisbon lighting up at dusk and a welcome drink on us (anything after that is at the bar on board). And the Czech and Slovak community meeting a little differently.

When and whereWednesday, 11 November 2026 · 17:00–19:00Catamaran on the Tagus, LisbonWe’ll send the boarding point to confirmed guests.

Places are limited, so registration is required. Every guest registers separately. We’ll confirm your place by e-mail.

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Martin Horváth

Founder & CEO

Background

Former Head of Digital Banking at 365.bank. Ex-Deutsche Telekom E-commerce Lead. 20+ yrs in digital banking & innovation.

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Lukáš Stašák

Founder & CTO

Background

Tech lead at 365.bank. 15+ yrs in full-stack & cloud (Azure, AWS). Built secure AI infra in banking & telco.

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Martin Kadlec

Founder, COO & CPO

Background

10+ yrs in product, UX, and AI design. Led design at Hyperloop, 365.bank. Expert in human-centered AI interfaces.

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Too many talks. We found the good ones.

The orchestration gap: Fixing the enterprise’s AI problem

The agentic internet: Who controls the web?

Who’s steering the machine? Keeping people at the centre of the future workforce

AI at scale: Shifting from technical capability to profitability

Why banking has become an AI conversation

Why AI agents stall at the production line

In bots we trust: Defending money against AI-powered fraud

Bridging the AI confidence gap

Coaching an AI agent like human talent

The autonomous enterprise: Networks, cloud and AI agents

Viable systems, judgement, and AI safety

When AI agents go rogue

An AI identity crisis

Beyond the model: scaling AI agents for professional work

Who holds the kill switch?

Why AI and SaaS need each other

Beyond the dashboard: how AI agents are rewiring finance operations

Why structured data is AI's real frontier

Elevon CZ/SK Community Night

The star reveals your future.

Less busywork isn't just our Web Summit theme.

Meet the people behind Elevon.

Fresh from Lisbon, straight to your feed.

Your shortcut to Web Summit.

Web Summit selected Elevon for BETA.

Too many talks. We found the good ones.

The orchestration gap: Fixing the enterprise’s AI problem

The agentic internet: Who controls the web?

Who’s steering the machine? Keeping people at the centre of the future workforce

AI at scale: Shifting from technical capability to profitability

Why banking has become an AI conversation

Why AI agents stall at the production line

In bots we trust: Defending money against AI-powered fraud

Bridging the AI confidence gap

Coaching an AI agent like human talent

The autonomous enterprise: Networks, cloud and AI agents

Viable systems, judgement, and AI safety

When AI agents go rogue

An AI identity crisis

Beyond the model: scaling AI agents for professional work

Who holds the kill switch?

Why AI and SaaS need each other

Beyond the dashboard: how AI agents are rewiring finance operations

Why structured data is AI's real frontier

Elevon CZ/SK Community Night

Ask the Star.

The star reveals your future.

Less busywork isn't just our Web Summit theme.

Meet the people behind Elevon.

Fresh from Lisbon, straight to your feed.