Thousands Gear Up for Tech Blowout in Lisbon in Test of New Normal

Thousands Gear Up for Tech Blowout in Lisbon in Test of New Normal
General view of the center stage of Web Summit, Europe's biggest tech conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 5, 2018. Pedro Nunes/Reuters
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MADRID/STOCKHOLM—Web Summit, one of the largest tech conference organizers, will open its doors next week in Lisbon for its first in-person event since the pandemic struck, with the likes of Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple set to speak.

Hot on the heels of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in June, it will be the next large tech conference to test a return to normal, reuniting entrepreneurs, top executives, and major investors after 19 months of video meetings.