The Next Stage podcast by Web Summit

Jeff Lawson, Co-Founder of Twilio, Sarah Friar, CFO of Square, and Miguel Helft, San Francisco Bureau Chief at Forbes.

In a quiet period for IPOs, Square and Twilio have been two notable exceptions. Why did they take this path, when so many others have steered clear?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Gillian Tans, President & CEO of Booking.com, José Neves

Founder & CEO of Farfetch, Nicolas Brusson, Co-Founder & CEO of BlaBlaCar, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation of the European Union - Commision, and Mike Butcher, Editor-at-large at TechCrunch.

With the disparate cultures and wide geography, is Europe's tech scene performing as it should and how, in a post-Brexit world, can greater cross-country synergies be formed?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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David Marcus, VP of Messaging Products at Facebook, and Loic Le Meur, Founder & CEO of Leade.rs.

Bots are playing an increasing role in messenger apps. How exactly do they improve things?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Robert Scoble of Scobleizer, and Kurt Wagner, Senior Editor of Recode.

Are we paying too high a price for the advancement of technology and is our privacy suffering as a result? Just how much should we be willing to give up in order to facilitate the next big thing?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Luis Figo, Co-Founder of Dream Football, Ronaldinho, Footballer and Investor in Zoome, and James Dart, Sport Editor at The Guardian.

Does success on the playing field translate to success in business? Two of the greatest footballers of all time reflect on their playing careers and how they are as competitive as ever.

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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David Bonderman, Founding Partner & Chairman of TPG, Mark Britt, ‎Co-Founder & Group CEO of iflix, and Rick Hess, Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Evolution Media Partners.

How the media we consume, the platforms we favour and the screens we use are about to change all over again thanks to the changing roles of creators, distributors, and investors.

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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John Chambers, Executive Chairman of Cisco Systems, and Izabella Kaminska, Alphaville Blogger at Financial Times.

We are currently going through the biggest digital transition in history and if companies and countries don't adapt they will die. What needs to be done to make sure countries and companies do not get left behind in this changing landscape?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance, and Arjun Kharpal, Technology Correspondent at CNBC.

In the cities of the future the car is going to handle everything but history tells us that change on this scale will be a slow transition, not a massive jump. What are the stepping stones that will be put in place for us to achieve this future?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Forward planning in most companies focuses on the next 12 months, but for Facebook it's the next ten years. Mike Schroepfer walks us through what is in store for the next decade at the company.

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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Takeshi Idezawa, CEO of LINE Corporation, and Parmy Olson, Senior Writer at Forbes.

Line raised more than $1.1 billion in a dual IPO on the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges, making it the biggest tech IPO of 2016 so far. So where does the company go next?

In six short years, Web Summit has grown from 400 attendees to over 50,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. No technology conference has ever grown so large so fast. Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”. An unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies and those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses and their lives.

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