Volunteer and get a free ticket to Web Summit

Web Summit was founded in Dublin in 2009 by Paddy Cosgrave. It started as a 150-person tech conference in October 2009. Since 2009, Web Summit has gathered together over a million business people from around the world. Its flagship event is Web Summit in Lisbon, which takes place every November. During the year, Web Summit now hosts events around the world, including Web Summit Rio in South America, Web Summit Qatar in the Middle East, Collision and Web Summit Vancouver in North America, and RISE in Asia.

Web Summit’s mission has been to create software that enables meaningful connections between the CEOs, founders, investors, media, politicians and cultural figureheads who are reshaping the world.

Before you apply

In order to process your application, we kindly ask you to provide some personal information. Please read the following notice carefully before submitting your data, as it explains how your personal data will be used, shared, and protected in accordance with European data protection legislation.

By submitting your personal information, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• Your personal data will be collected and processed by Web Summit for the purposes of managing and coordinating volunteers at the event. This may include contacting you with updates, instructions, and relevant information related to your role as a volunteer.
• Your personal data will also be processed in accordance with Web Summit’s privacy policy.
• By submitting your data, you confirm that you have read and understood both privacy policies.

Gain valuable experienceVolunteering at Web Summit is an opportunity to dip your toes into roles that you might not normally get to experience. We can help you find a volunteering role that interests you – whether it’s gathering quotes, meeting and greeting our attendees at Night Summit, or helping our stage managers run the show.Meet new peopleOur volunteers always say that one of the things that keeps them coming back to volunteer with us year after year is the people they meet. Join our global community of volunteers and make connections you’ll keep with you long after Web Summit ends.Experience Web Summit during your time off

As a volunteer, you’ll get access to the event during your time off. Check out talks from our top speakers, wander the conference floor or let off some steam at Night Summit.

Behind the scenes

Learn more about how an event the size of Web Summit runs by meeting the people that make it happen. You’ll get a unique insight into the buzz of gathering tech’s top speakers, journalists, investors, startups and attendees together.

Be part of the action

There are lots of different aspects of running Web Summit that we need help with, and you can choose how you’d like to volunteer at Web Summit based on your skills and interests.

Enjoy talking to people? Well, join our operations team at the information points. Keen on learning about the media world? Our Media Village, where interviews and press conferences take place, needs volunteers to make sure everything runs smoothly. Got great time keeping skills? We’d love to have you involved in getting our high profile speakers to the stage on time.

We can try to accommodate your interests so that we all benefit from your involvement in volunteering at Web Summit.