Chief executive of tech conference has apologised for comments about the Israel-Hamas conflict
Amazon has joined other tech giants Google and Facebook-owner Meta in pulling out of Web Summit, following backlash over comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict made by Paddy Cosgrave, chief executive of the tech conference.
In a statement on Thursday, German industrial giant Siemens said “following recent developments” around the Web Summit it had decided not to attend the conference this year. More than 70,000 people were due to attend the tech conference in Lisbon, which takes place next month from November 13th to 16th.
“We are currently considering our participation in a number of tech events taking place this year, including Web Summit, and will continue to monitor developments in this space,” he said.
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