Technology Experts Gather At The Annual Web Summit Conference

LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 06: Theoretical physicist Stephen William Hawking's photo is shown on screen while he delivers remarks at the beginning of the opening night of Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 06, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Web Summit (originally Dublin Web Summit) is a technology conference held annually since 2009. The company was founded by Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey. The topic of the conference is centered on internet technology and attendees range from Fortune 500 companies to smaller tech companies. This contains a mix of CEOs and founders of tech start ups together with a range of people from across the global technology industry, as well as related industries. This year's edition, starting on November 06, is the second to be held in Lisbon and will congregate almost 60,000 participants. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos - Corbis/Getty Images)