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Paddy Cosgrave returns as CEO of Web Summit.

In a post on X, the co-founder of the tech conference announced today he was returning to his previous role as CEO. Cosgrave resigned last November following backlash over remarks he made about Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza. Sponsors including Microsoft and Google pulled out in response to his remarks.

Cosgrave wrote that he was “incredibly excited about the future” and wanted to work to make the conference more “intimate” and “convivial.”

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