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☆ Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments
  + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies withdrew from the company’s upcoming annual technology conference over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday, Cosgrave posted a nearly 600-word statement on Web Summit’s blog to apologize and clarify his stance. A spokesperson for Web Summit told CNN that the company will appoint a new CEO as soon as possible. “Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon will go ahead as planned,” the spokesperson added. Cosgrave, 41, co-founded Web Summit in 2009 with David Kelly and Daire Hickey.
Persons: CNN — Paddy Cosgrave, ” Cosgrave, “, ”, Cosgrave, unreservedly, David Kelly, Daire Hickey Organizations: CNN, Web, Big Tech, Ministry of Health, Amnesty, Google, Siemens, Amazon, Web Summit Locations: Israel, Gaza, Geneva, Lisbon
☆ CEO of a Prominent Tech Conference Resigns Amid Backlash for Public Statements Over Israel-Hamas War
  + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Associated Press | Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
NEW YORK (AP) — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes. A spokesperson for Web Summit, which organizes one of the world's largest tech conferences every year, said in an e-mailed statement sent to The Associated Press that it will appoint a new CEO, and the conference will go ahead next month in Lisbon as planned. Jewish groups have criticized tepid responses or slow reactions to the Oct. 7 Hamas rampage that killed 1,400 people in Israel and triggered the latest war. ”“War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are,” he added. not commit war crimes.
Persons: — Paddy Cosgrave, Israel, Cosgrave, ” “, ”, Cosgrave’s, Anne Organizations: Web, Associated Press, Hamas, Intel, Meta, Google Locations: Lisbon, Irish, Israel, Gaza, Geneva
☆ Web Summit Chief Steps Down Over Israel Remarks
  + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Michael J. De La Merced | More About Michael J. De La Merced | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
The chief executive of Web Summit, one of Europe’s biggest technology conferences, stepped down on Saturday after major sponsors and speakers withdrew from the event, set for next month, following backlash over his public criticism of Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks. “I sincerely apologize again for any hurt I have caused.”A spokeswoman for Web Summit said that the organization aimed to appoint a new chief executive as soon as possible. Web Summit said on Friday that it expected about 70,000 people to attend, about the same as last year. Among those to drop out were Ravi Gupta, a partner at Sequoia Capital, and Garry Tan, the chief executive of the technology incubator Y Combinator. But by Tuesday, he published an apology on Web Summit’s site in which he said he defended “Israel’s right to exist and to defend itself.”
Persons: Paddy Cosgrave, —, ”, “, Cosgrave’s, Ravi Gupta, Garry Tan, Cosgrave Organizations: Web, Google, Intel, Meta, Siemens, Web Summit, Western, Sequoia Capital Locations: Irish, Lisbon, Israel
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