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Newcomer Antiguide · Web Summit 2026 · 6–15 Nov

First time at Web Summit Lisbon? Your AI agent finds the people, sessions and side events worth your time.

The Newcomer Antiguide packs Web Summit Week into one knowledge base your agent can read. Chat with it in the Bebb app, or plug it into Custom GPT, Gemini, Grok or Claude, and ask in your own words.

4 points to consider for your First Time @ Web Summit Week

  • 70,000+ expected attendees and hundreds of events: which ones match my priorities?

    The Summit Schedule is tight, the speaker list already counts more than 800 according to the Web Summit Official Speaker Page. There are only 4 days to take advantage of these enormous opportunities. The math is working against you.

  • Lisbon is a new playground.

    Venue, Lisbon metro map, coworking spaces near MEO Arena, night event locations, seafood restaurants, cocktail or rooftop bars for efficient networking and deep conversations: all need research and discovery.

  • Your badge doesn’t open side events.

    A lot of them overlap, and many need approval or are already booked out. Resolving schedule conflicts and planning travel cost you time, focus and energy.

  • Prep eats your time, and contacts you don’t reach out to beforehand you rarely meet.

    Plug adapters and socket types, luggage storage at Oriente station, Portugal travel eSIMs: that’s just the beginning of a long list of small things to keep in mind. None is directly connected to your aim, but neglecting any of them can spoil your visit.

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Your agent · Web Summit Week

First Web Summit. I build B2B AI tools and want three good conversations on Tuesday. Plan it?

Here is Tue 10 Nov:

  1. Morning Red Line to Oriente, then walk to MEO Arena.
  2. 11:00 First Timers meetup, Meetup 4. Opener ready.
  3. 15:00 Bebb match: an operations lead at a logistics scale-up, looking for B2B AI tools to pilot. Details attached.
  4. Evening Bebb recommends this side event that fits your goal. RSVP with the organizer here.

Just ask

We assembled info so you can just ask. Connect the Newcomer Antiguide to your assistant

The Newcomer Antiguide is a compressed, daily-updated knowledge pack about Web Summit Week in Lisbon, 6–15 Nov. Add it to the assistant you already use, and the assistant answers newcomer questions with your goals and calendar as context. Works today in any assistant: copy the Antiguide and paste it into a new chat. Ready-made templates follow.

  • Custom GPTfor ChatGPTcoming soon
  • Gemini Gemfor Geminicoming soon
  • Grok Bot templatefor Grokcoming soon
  • Resources for Claudefor Claudecoming soon

Don’t want to wait, or don’t use an assistant? Chat in the Bebb app’s Web Summit Week networking space for recommendations right away.

Solution

Your Web Summit second brain, inside the AI assistant you already use

Breakthrough discoveries: all highlights by track

Newcomer Antiguide for your assistant: live, copy it into your assistant now · Get recommendations now from the Bebb agent

Your agent shortlists the talks, tracks and startups that match your goals, from your own pipeline.

Your agent reads the schedule / speaker list for you: 800+ speakers, according to the Web Summit Official Speaker Page. It returns a short list, why each item fits, and one question to ask at each booth. Picks are independent, there are no paid placements. Final times and bookings stay in the official Web Summit schedule.

AI-first networking: start before you land

Connect before you land: join the Web Summit Week networking space now, matching starts 1 Nov

Your agent keeps every name, slot and promise in context. Nothing to memorize, nothing lost.

Your agent holds the context, so your head doesn’t have to. The Antiguide refreshes daily across the 6–15 Nov window. Notes on people and sessions stay in one thread. Ask “Whom should I meet on Tuesday, and what could be the synergy with my priorities?” and get an answer, not a search.

Join early and get your agent ready. Networking in the Bebb app starts on 1 Nov.

Join the Web Summit Week networking space in the Bebb app before 1 Nov and set up your agent in under 3 minutes. From 1 Nov, opt-in matching suggests introductions with the reason attached, according to how Bebb works. It uses the info users provide, and data is never sold, per the Bebb privacy policy. Strategy: the Networking Playbook.

AI-friendly navigation assistance in Lisbon

Ask the Bebb side events agent for recommendations now · Side Events Navigator: live

Getting there, getting in, getting around: your agent prepares it instantly and replans on the fly.

Your agent turns arrival logistics into one live plan: MEO Arena directions, metro, registration, workspace. Web Summit runs 9–12 Nov at MEO Arena and FIL, Parque das Nações, according to Web Summit Venue Essentials. Evening plans need separate RSVPs; the Side Events Navigator in the Bebb app recommends side events now, see the Networking Playbook.

AntiFAQ

AntiFAQ: ask your agent, not a FAQ page

No FAQ to read. Your agent already covers these topics via the Antiguide or the Bebb app.

This AntiFAQ lists what your agent covers, not every answer. Load the Newcomer Antiguide into your assistant, or chat in the Bebb app, and ask in your own words. Each topic gives a short answer and its source. Use this link for additional research.

Why an AntiFAQ?

Generic FAQs answer the average visitor. Your agent answers you, in seconds, with your context.

Classic newcomer FAQs come from average questions and the author’s assumptions, so they fit nobody exactly. With 70,000+ people expected, according to the Web Summit homepage, and four event days, there is no time to dig. Connect your agent to the Newcomer Antiguide once. It filters the information mountain to what fits your plans. Use this link for additional research.

Your agent is the help desk, not your head

Finding information is half the job. Your agent recalls it at the right moment, so you don’t.

Remembering and timing matter more than searching. Your agent keeps registration, venue and meeting details ready and surfaces them when relevant, such as a reminder before the First Timers at Web Summit meetup on Tue 10 Nov. No manual pre-planning, no extra notes app, no reference center in your head. Use this link for additional research.

How it works

1. Add one compressed, daily-updated knowledge pack to your assistant in under 3 minutes.

The Newcomer Antiguide is a pre-built knowledge base for newcomers, structured so assistants read and return it reliably. Add it today in one step: copy the Antiguide into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant. Ready-made templates for Custom GPT, Gemini Gem, Grok Bot and Claude are coming soon. Setup takes under 3 minutes, with no manual feeding of your agent. Data updates daily during Web Summit Week. Use this link for additional research.

2. Your agent knows you; the Antiguide knows Lisbon in early November. Together: your personal reference service.

Your assistant already holds your goals, calendar and style. The Antiguide adds Lisbon context for Web Summit at MEO Arena and FIL, according to Web Summit Venue Essentials, and for Portugal Tech Week, 6–15 Nov, according to Portugal Tech Week. Every fact carries its source, so you can check it. Use this link for additional research.

3. From 1 Nov, with your opt-in, your agent talks to other attendees’ agents to find matches.

Bebb agents compare stated goals and propose introductions with the reason attached, according to how Bebb works. Matching starts with networking on 1 Nov, is opt-in only and uses the info users provide. No specific meeting is promised. Bebb does not sell your data, per the Bebb privacy policy. Who to meet and why: the Networking Playbook. Join agentic networking for more information.

Sharpen

8 areas where your agent is sharpest

From first arrival to follow-up: eight topics where your agent saves you the most time.

The eight areas follow a newcomer’s week: arrival, discovery, people, follow-up, logistics, quick choices, evenings and first-timer basics. Each area says what to ask and links the official source. Area 1 is a six-step first-arrival plan you can hand to your agent as is. Use this link for additional research.

Area 1: Your first arrival in 6 steps

Ask your agent: “What should I do first at my first Web Summit?”

  1. Complete your ticket

    Web Summit app download and login need a valid, completed ticket, according to Web Summit Login Issues; get it via the Web Summit app page.

  2. Register with photo ID

    Register at Humberto Delgado Airport T1 or Pavilhão de Portugal with photo ID, per Web Summit Registration Essentials.

  3. Collect your lanyard and wristband

    Collect your lanyard and wristband; wear both daily, at Night Summit too. Losing one costs €100 to replace, per Registration Essentials.

  4. Pick one anchor session

    Open the venue map in the official app and pick one anchor session.

  5. Walk one startup area

    Walk one startup area. Your agent already knows which one fits you best to start.

  6. Plan one quality conversation

    Plan a break and one quality conversation. Your agent sequences them around your goals. Want more conversations like it? Create your networking agent in Bebb’s Web Summit Week networking space now; from 1 Nov it matches you with attendees worth meeting, reason attached.

Area 2: Talks and startups worth your time

Ask your agent: “Which Web Summit talks and startups are worth my time?”

Ask for three sessions and three booths a day, each with a reason and a question.

Your agent compresses the schedule / speaker list into a daily shortlist: three sessions, three startups, one question each. Prefer chat? The Bebb app’s Web Summit Week networking space sends daily updated recommendations including side events. Use this link for additional research.

Area 3: The right people, with a reason

Ask your agent: “Who should I meet at Web Summit, and why?”

Opt-in matching from 1 Nov suggests who to meet and why. No promises, much better odds.

Bebb matches people on stated goals and attaches the reason, according to how Bebb works. For Web Summit Week, matching starts with networking on 1 Nov and is opt-in only; no specific meeting is promised. Before that, your agent can draft your intro line and a who-to-look-for list. Full strategy: the Networking Playbook. Join agentic networking for more information.

Area 4: Follow-up without the overhead

Ask your agent: “How do I keep my Web Summit contacts after the event?”

Set up in under 3 minutes, use 2 connection sources, keep 1 pipeline. Follow-up continues after Lisbon.

The 3-2-1 playbook: launch your networking agent in under 3 minutes, use 2 sources of new connections (meaningful conversations and side events), and keep 1 pipeline with a post-event bridge to communities. Bebb keeps matching long after an event ends, according to how Bebb works. Steps: the 3-2-1 Networking Playbook. Join agentic networking for more information.

Area 5: Getting there and getting in

Ask your agent: “Where do I pick up my Web Summit badge?”

Badge pickup: Airport T1 or Pavilhão de Portugal. Bring photo ID and your app ticket.

Badge pickup location / hours: register at Humberto Delgado Airport T1 or Pavilhão de Portugal, next to the venue, to collect your lanyard and wristband, according to Web Summit Registration Essentials. Opening hours are not yet published; your agent flags them once posted. Use this link for additional research.

Ask your agent: “How do I get from Lisbon airport to MEO Arena?”

Airport and Oriente share the Red Line. Metro is simplest; Uber, Bolt or taxi also work.

MEO Arena directions: ride the Red Line from Aeroporto to Oriente, the Parque das Nações stop, per the Lisbon Metro Red Line and the Lisbon metro map. Buy a navegante occasional metro card at Oriente or any station, per Metro Lisboa. Airport to city center metro: stay on to Alameda or São Sebastião. Use this link for additional research.

Area 7: Your badge is not a side-event ticket

Ask your agent: “Is my badge valid for side events?”

Your Web Summit badge covers Web Summit and Night Summit only. Every side event needs its own RSVP.

Your lanyard and wristband give access to Web Summit, according to Web Summit Registration Essentials. Portugal Tech Week events, such as those at PTW Palace, run their own registration, often on Luma or Eventbrite. Always RSVP with the organizer. The Side Events Navigator in the Bebb app sorts options by objective now; see the Networking Playbook. Use this link for additional research.

Ask your agent: “Where can I find Web Summit side events?”

Four lists cover most Web Summit Week side events: Portugal Tech Week, Yorkseed, iProxy and VNTR.

The official Portugal Tech Week calendar covers the 6–15 Nov festival around Web Summit. Yorkseed and iProxy keep the longest lists of side events, sorted by date. VNTR focuses on investor and VC events. All four are third-party lists, not official Web Summit services, so always register on the organizer's own page. Want only the ones that fit your goal? Ask the Bebb side events agent.

Area 8: First-timer basics

Ask your agent: “Do I need an eSIM, and where can I store luggage at Oriente?”

Stay online and travel light: free venue wifi, an eSIM backup, lockers at Oriente.

Wifi / eSIM Portugal: official event wifi is free throughout MEO Arena, and Web Summit asks you not to use personal hotspots, according to Web Summit Venue Essentials. Add an eSIM as backup. Luggage storage Oriente: station lockers cost about €6–9 a day, per LUGGit. The venue asks for small bags only. Use this link for additional research.

Ask your agent: “Is there a meetup for first-timers at Web Summit?”

Meet other first-timers: Tue 10 Nov, 11:00, at the official First Timers meetup.

The First Timers at Web Summit meetup runs Tue 10 Nov, 11:00–11:55, in Meetup 4, according to the Web Summit session page. Your agent adds it and preps one opener. Want to meet more than the room? Create your networking agent in Bebb’s Web Summit Week networking space today; from 1 Nov it matches you with opted-in attendees whose goals fit yours, reason attached. Join agentic networking for more information.

Ready?

Stop searching. Send the pack.

Plug the Antiguide into the assistant you already use. Join before 1 Nov; networking starts then.

Your assistant already knows your projects, calendar and contacts. Add the Newcomer Antiguide, free for visitors, and it answers about Lisbon with that context. Join the Bebb app’s Web Summit Week networking space before 1 Nov and get your agent ready. Ready to meet the right people? Read the 3-2-1 Networking Playbook. Unofficial, not affiliated with Web Summit.

Find my people at Web SummitAdd the Antiguide to my assistant

Free for visitors. Create your networking agent in under 3 minutes; matching starts 1 Nov.

Want the strategy, not the logistics? Read the Networking Playbook for Web Summit 2026 side events.

Bebb is not affiliated with Web Summit and is not an official Web Summit service. Keep the official Web Summit app for tickets and check-in. Matching on Bebb is opt-in only, uses the info users provide, and data is never sold. Bebb never promises that a specific person will attend or meet you.

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