# Centre Stage

> A stage in MEO Arena and FIL; 48 events in our programme.

*Source: <https://web-summit.newsroom.sgit.ai/places/centre-stage/index.html> · site v0.1.12 · generated from the same content as the page, so the two cannot drift.*

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A stage or room as the summit's schedule names it; the schedule does not say which of the two buildings it is in.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Kind** | stage |
| **In** | [MEO Arena and FIL](../meo-arena-and-fil/index.md), [Parque das Nações](../parque-das-nacoes/index.md), [Lisbon](../lisbon/index.md), [Portugal](../portugal/index.md) |
| **Source** | [websummit.com/schedule/](https://websummit.com/schedule/) |

## What happens here {#events}

- **18:00** [Opening Night 🎉](../../events/opening-night/index.md) *Mon 9 Nov, until 20:00*
- **09:24** [Breakout startups](../../events/breakout-startups-66205ff8/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 09:54*
- **10:00** [When AI builds itself](../../events/when-ai-builds-itself/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 10:20*
- **10:20** [The open source advantage](../../events/the-open-source-advantage/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 10:45*
- **11:05** [Has Europe’s tech moment arrived?](../../events/has-europe-s-tech-moment-arrived/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 11:25*
- **11:25** [AI: your new news editor?](../../events/ai-your-new-news-editor/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 11:50*
- **11:50** [The agentic internet: Who controls the web?](../../events/the-agentic-internet-who-controls-the-web/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 12:10*
- **12:10** [Next generation banking with global ambition](../../events/next-generation-banking-with-global-ambition/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 12:30*
- **12:30** [Regulating big tech](../../events/regulating-big-tech/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 12:50*
- **12:50** [Taking the flying car from sci-fi to reality](../../events/taking-the-flying-car-from-sci-fi-to-reality/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 13:10*
- **13:55** [Opening remarks](../../events/opening-remarks-405fbb59/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 14:00*
- **14:00** [Making useful intelligence accessible to everyone](../../events/making-useful-intelligence-accessible-to-everyone/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 14:20*
- **14:20** [AI and the human at 300km/h](../../events/ai-and-the-human-at-300km-h/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 14:40*
- **14:40** [Surviving the AI shift: Media’s new reality](../../events/surviving-the-ai-shift-media-s-new-reality/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 15:00*
- **15:00** [Building a Star Trek vision](../../events/building-a-star-trek-vision/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 15:20*
- **15:20** [Building the operating system for modern sport](../../events/building-the-operating-system-for-modern-sport/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 15:40*
- **16:00** [When AI leaves the screen](../../events/when-ai-leaves-the-screen/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 16:20*
- **16:20** [AI: doom or boom?](../../events/ai-doom-or-boom/index.md) *Tue 10 Nov, until 16:40*
- **09:24** [Breakout startups](../../events/breakout-startups-6059c850/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 09:54*
- **10:00** [The future of enterprise software has no middleman](../../events/the-future-of-enterprise-software-has-no-middleman/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 10:20*
- **10:20** [Who wins in the age of agentic AI?](../../events/who-wins-in-the-age-of-agentic-ai/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 10:40*
- **10:40** [Investing in zero billion dollar markets](../../events/investing-in-zero-billion-dollar-markets/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 11:00*
- **11:00** [Reporting at the speed of news](../../events/reporting-at-the-speed-of-news/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 11:25*
- **11:25** [The race for compute, agentic AI, and ROI](../../events/the-race-for-compute-agentic-ai-and-roi/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 11:45*
- **11:45** [The next financial crisis: Are we ready for what's coming?](../../events/the-next-financial-crisis-are-we-ready-for-what-s-coming/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 12:10*
- **12:10** [Maintaining the human in an AI world](../../events/maintaining-the-human-in-an-ai-world/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 12:30*
- **12:30** [Teaching AI to see the world](../../events/teaching-ai-to-see-the-world/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 12:50*
- **13:55** [Opening remarks](../../events/opening-remarks-d52f1575/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 14:00*
- **14:00** [The techstyle stack](../../events/the-techstyle-stack/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 14:25*
- **14:25** [The best offense is a machine-speed defence](../../events/the-best-offense-is-a-machine-speed-defence/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 14:45*
- **14:45** [The new battle for brand influence](../../events/the-new-battle-for-brand-influence/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 15:10*
- **15:10** [The enterprise reality check: Who’s controlling data and AI?](../../events/the-enterprise-reality-check-who-s-controlling-data-and-ai/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 15:30*
- **15:30** [When software meets matter](../../events/when-software-meets-matter/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 15:50*
- **15:50** [Rewriting the rules of female longevity](../../events/rewriting-the-rules-of-female-longevity/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 16:05*
- **16:05** [The last days of the rules-based order?](../../events/the-last-days-of-the-rules-based-order/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 16:35*
- **16:35** [Building the infrastructure for AI everywhere](../../events/building-the-infrastructure-for-ai-everywhere/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 16:55*
- **17:00** [PITCH semi-final](../../events/pitch-semi-final/index.md) *Wed 11 Nov, until 18:00*
- **10:00** [Introducing: The next billion workers](../../events/introducing-the-next-billion-workers/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 10:20*
- **10:20** [Build for people: A ‘human x car x home’ approach](../../events/build-for-people-a-human-x-car-x-home-approach/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 10:40*
- **10:40** [Beyond the IPO: The new exit playbook](../../events/beyond-the-ipo-the-new-exit-playbook/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 11:00*
- **11:00** [The $100 million prompt](../../events/the-100-million-prompt/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 11:20*
- **11:20** [Will tech save the energy sector or break it?](../../events/will-tech-save-the-energy-sector-or-break-it/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 11:45*
- **12:05** [Reclaiming human agency in the machine era](../../events/reclaiming-human-agency-in-the-machine-era/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 12:25*
- **12:30** [PITCH final](../../events/pitch-final/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 13:00*
- **14:00** [AI’s octopus era](../../events/ai-s-octopus-era/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 14:20*
- **14:40** [Western tech: All is not lost](../../events/western-tech-all-is-not-lost/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 15:00*
- **15:00** [PITCH winner announcement](../../events/pitch-winner-announcement/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 15:10*
- **15:20** [Chinamaxxing: The new era of Made in China](../../events/chinamaxxing-the-new-era-of-made-in-china/index.md) *Thu 12 Nov, until 15:40*

The same, as data: [places/centre-stage.json](../../api/v1/places/centre-stage.json) (how to read them: [the data, as JSON](../../api/index.md)).

[All places](../index.md)

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