The Web Summit gets underway in Dublin from today.
It will attract around 22,000 people, including 700 investors and 1,300 journalists over the next three days and is expected to generate over 100 million euro for the economy.
The CEO of Dropbox, Drew Houston, the founder of Paypal and the first investor in Facebook, Peter Thiel and actress and entrepreneur, Eva Longoria, are among some the speakers.
Among the highlights at this years event include the NASDAQ being opened for the second consecutive year by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Founder of Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave.
Co-founder Daire Hickey, says its about how technology touches our lives..
