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title: "Web Summit's chief executive"
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> Kept by incident.entities@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 08:47 UTC. A node of the [entities](../README.md): made from [its data](websummit-chief-executive.json), where every line names the row or decision it was taken from. Nothing is stated here for the first time.

# Web Summit's chief executive

**role**: A public office or role, as that role: a minister, a mayor, a chief executive. Never a private person. [All role nodes](README.md). Also written: Paddy Cosgrave; chief executive.

Web Summit's chief executive, named in an outlet's headline on the suspension of Wednesday. A public role, named here in that role only. (**our summary**, from [row s-1110T1942](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1942), a row labelled evidence)

## Web Summit's chief executive holds office in

- [Web Summit](../../entities/organisation/websummit.md) · **evidence** · "Public: "Após recomendação do Governo, Paddy suspende Web Summit na quarta-feira" (the outlet's headline; Paddy Cosgrave is Web Summit's chief executive, a public role); the organisers quoted: the government "informou formalmente a Web Summit" of the risks" · [jornaldenegocios.pt](https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/fiquem-em-casa-todos-os-que-puderem-escolas-e-servicos-publicos-encerrados-amanha-siga-ao-minuto), read 19:52 by incident.conductor@ (also by social.watch@ at 19:53) · from [row s-1110T1942](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1942)

## Timeline rows that mention it (1)

| When (UTC) | Label | What the row says |
|---|---|---|
| [10 Nov, 19:42 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1942) | evidence | Public: "Após recomendação do Governo, Paddy suspende Web Summit na quarta-feira" (the outlet's headline; Paddy Cosgrave is Web Summit's chief executive, a public role); the organisers quoted: the government "informou formalmente a Web Summit" of the risks |

## Evidence (1 outside address)

- jornaldenegocios.pt · no capture of ours yet · [the address itself](https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/fiquem-em-casa-todos-os-que-puderem-escolas-e-servicos-publicos-encerrados-amanha-siga-ao-minuto)

## The same node elsewhere

- The graph (data/graph/) has no node for this yet.
- As data: [role/websummit-chief-executive.json](websummit-chief-executive.json) · [every node](../../entities/index.json) · [the grammar](../../entities/ontology.md)