Web Summit's CEO Paddy Cosgrave talks on a stage during the opening of the Web Summit technology conference, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil May 1, 2023.
REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 21 (Reuters) - Web Summit Chief Executive and founder Paddy Cosgrave on Saturday resigned after comments he made on the Israeli-Hamas conflict prompted some technology companies and investors to withdraw plans to attend its conference in Portugal next month.
"Unfortunately, my personal comments have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend," Cosgrave said in a statement.
Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in BengaluruOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Paddy Cosgrave, Ricardo Moraes, Cosgrave, Maria Ponnezhath
Organizations:
Rio de Janeiro Brazil, REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Rio de Janeiro, Portugal, Bengaluru