Lisbon is set to host one of the most exciting technology gatherings of the year as Web Summit 2025 returns from November 10 to 13. Among its many stages, the AI Summit will once again take center stage — a deep dive into the realities, risks, and rewards of artificial intelligence. Held at the MEO Arena and nearby venues in Parque das Nações, it promises four intense days where innovation meets debate, and technology meets humanity.
The AI Summit is not just about algorithms or product demos. It’s where the future of intelligence itself is discussed — how we design it, control it, and live with it. The theme “Designing intelligence, disrupting society” feels particularly apt for 2025, as AI moves from experimental to essential across nearly every industry. Expect lively discussions about AI governance, creativity, data energy costs, and how far autonomy should really go.
The speaker lineup already hints at a powerhouse program. Industry figures like Anton Osika (Lovable), Matthew Prince (Cloudflare), and Tao Zhang (Manus AI) are among those bringing their perspectives on scaling systems responsibly and creatively. It’s a place where big players share the stage with emerging founders, and ideas flow freely between developers, policymakers, and investors.
Lisbon itself makes it all feel connected. Between sessions, attendees wander through the MEO Arena’s grand halls, coffee in hand, catching spontaneous hallway debates or testing new AI tools on the FIL exhibition floor. Evenings stretch into the Night Summit, where casual conversations often turn into collaborations. The city’s energy during Web Summit week feels electric — a blend of tech optimism and late-night creativity by the Tagus River.
The 2025 AI Summit will take on tougher topics than ever before: agentic AI systems, AI sovereignty and regulation, creative authorship in the age of machine learning, and the environmental impact of large-scale computation. These are no longer theoretical debates but urgent business and policy realities, and Lisbon will be the global meeting point for them.
Event details:
Dates: November 10–13, 2025
Location: Lisbon, Portugal — MEO Arena, Parque das Nações
Track: AI Summit (part of Web Summit 2025)
Bring curiosity, business cards, and maybe a light rain jacket — Lisbon in November has its mood swings, but that’s part of its charm. The conversations you’ll have here, between talks and coffees, may end up shaping how AI evolves next year and beyond.
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