Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit – one of Europe’s largest tech conferences – resigned on Saturday after a backlash erupted over comments he had made criticizing Israel for its response to a deadly attack by Hamas in October. “Unfortunately, I have made personal comments that have distracted from the event and our…
After receiving a backlash for remarks he made criticizing Israel and its response to the fatal attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, Paddy Cosgrave resigned as CEO of Web Summit, one of the largest tech conferences in Europe. ” However, the event has become distracted by my personal comments, and our… After receiving a backlash for remarks he made criticizing Israel and its response to the fatal attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, Paddy Cosgrave resigned as CEO of Web Summit, one of the largest tech conferences in Europe. However, the event and our conversation have become distracted by my private remarks.
Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit – one of Europe’s largest tech conferences – resigned on Saturday after a backlash erupted over comments he had made criticizing Israel for its response to a deadly attack by Hamas in October. “Unfortunately, I have made personal comments that have distracted from the event and our…
