Web Summit side events, Thursday, November 12

18 side events around Web Summit Lisbon on Thursday, November 12, 2026, in Lisbon. Times are local. Most need their own registration, not a conference ticket.

Updated October 21, 2026

Thursday, November 12

18 events

9:00 AM

Female Founders Breakfast *Websummit*

Avila Spaces, Av. Dom João II · Communal Dining · Register ↗

Female Founders Breakfast PT · curated Web Summit edition for women founders, innovators + change-makers · breakfast + networking · ticketed

10:00 AM

Canopy Campfire: How Is AI Changing Your Life?

PTW Palace, Rua Gomes Freire 98 · Meetups · Register ↗

Canopy Community · participatory AI discussion on work, creativity, communication, learning + decision-making · approval required

10:00 AM

Kids Young Founders Pitch at Tech Week Palace 2026

PTW Palace, Rua Gomes Freire 98 · Pitch · Register ↗

Unicorn School + Portugal Tech Week · founders aged 8–17 pitch business projects in three age sessions · entrepreneurs, investors, parents + educators · free, 50 seats

12:00 PM

SpaceTech Founder & VC Coffee Meetup @ Web Summit Lisbon

R. da Pimenta 17 · Conferences · Register ↗

Space Ambition · informal spacetech founders + investors meetup · free event; attendees buy their own coffee/drink

12:30 PM

staaake Side Event: Thursday AI/Tech Lunch staaake Dinner Club

Lisbon, Portugal · location shared 12–24 hours before · Communal Dining · Register ↗

staaake · Web Summit side lunch · AI / tech founders + people in tech · intimate dinner-club format · food explicitly NOT included

4:00 PM

Breaking into America: US Fundraising Playbook for European Founders

Lex Padilla & Olivia Rowe · R. Gomes Freire 98 · Register ↗

Looking to raise capital in the U.S.? Join U.S. attorney José Padilla and VC investor Violetta Chekan of the Vis Caeli Syndicate for Breaking into America: US Fundraising Playbook for European Founders.

5:30 PM

Building Better Trading Strategies with AI

PTW Palace, Rua Gomes Freire 98 · Meetups · Register ↗

AI Velocity Trading + Portugal Tech Week · AI-assisted quantitative research, backtesting + systematic trading · for AI developers, fintech founders, investors, quants + traders

5:30 PM

staaake Reverse Network Closing Power Walk at Lisbon Tech Conference

The Bull Steak, Alameda dos Oceanos 82a · Conferences · Register ↗

staaake · closing reverse-network walking meetup · founders, creators + investors

6:00 PM

Lisbon Digital Party

IDB Rooftop by Mīrārī, Praça José Queirós 1 · Meetups · Register ↗

Doubletapp DT + Alexey Ramensky · annual community meetup for digital agencies, production studios, tech businesses + startups · relaxed founder/professional networking · street food + cocktails available, not explicitly complimentary · ticketed

6:00 PM

Michelin Invest Dinner #3 | Family Offices & Investors Summit

2Monkeys Restaurant · Communal Dining · Register ↗

FamilyOfficesInvestors · approval-only investor dinner · family offices, FoFs, PE, hedge funds, VCs + market makers · minimum $100M AUM track; paid/open ticket options

6:30 PM

staaake Side Event. Hangover Rooftop AI/Tech Event: Reverse Network Meet

IDB Rooftop by Mīrārī, Praça José Queirós 1 · Side Events · Register ↗

staaake · closing rooftop AI / tech meetup · founders, creators + investors

6:30 PM

Closing Night of Web Summit Week: Founders, Drinks and Snacks at The Nest

The Nest by NEAR, Avenida 5 de Outubro 146, 4th floor · Conferences · Register ↗

Human x Intelligent + The Nest + GDG Lisbon · ~80 founders, builders, designers + product people · short talks + closing-night networking · organizer explicitly states snacks and drinks are “on us” · free registration

7:00 PM

Backyard Afterparty by YR!

Side Events · Register ↗

Yellow Rocks! · annual Web Summit afterparty · 400+ founders, investors, portfolio companies + entrepreneurial community · moderated networking, DJ + attendee chat · buffet and drinks included in paid ticket, not marked complimentary · approval required

7:00 PM

Yorkseed Grand Finale | Web Summit 2026★ Yorkseed

Yorkseed · Lisbon, Portugal · address after registration · Conferences · Register ↗

The closing gathering of the Yorkseed Passport Series at Web Summit Lisbon, bringing founders and investors from the week together one last time. Hosted by Yorkseed founder and CEO Jessica Sophia Wong.

7:00 PM

Web Summit Week Final Night

Spot Lisboa, Rua do Norte 86, Bairro Alto · Conferences · Register ↗

EXPATS LISBON CONNECTION · informal final-night social for Web Summit attendees + Lisbon community · football, networking, music + free entry · drinks not explicitly complimentary

7:00 PM

Leadership Through Dance: Presence, Posture & Non-Verbal Communication

PTW Palace, Rua Gomes Freire 98 · Meetups · Register ↗

Portugal Tech Week · experiential leadership workshop for founders, co-founders + tech teams · presence, posture + non-verbal communication through dance · no dance experience needed · free to attend

7:00 PM

Contracts & Cocktails: A Founder Legal Tech Mixer

PTW Palace, Rua Gomes Freire 98 · Meetups · Register ↗

Stripe Legal Tech Community × Contractr AI + Portugal Tech Week · founders, legal professionals, technologists + operators · cocktails, zero-proof drinks + light bites mentioned, not explicitly complimentary

7:30 PM

OPUS After Hours - Web Summit Edition

Conferences · Register ↗

OPUS Events · Web Summit closing-night send-off bringing founders, operators + the wider ecosystem together · partnerships, friendships + investments are part of the community focus · approval required · complimentary food/drinks not explicitly confirmed