It was a well kept secret, almost until the last minute. It was known that the opening ceremony of the Web Summit would have a special guest, but it was only on Tuesday afternoon that the CEO of the technology summit, Paddy Cosgrave, revealed the trump card, under lock and key for security reasons: Olena Zelenska. , the first lady of Ukraine, was on her way to Lisbon to address the thousands of participants who packed the Altice Arena.
But an unexpected technical incident, less than 15 minutes before the official opening ceremony began, almost overshadowed the long-awaited speech by Zelensky’s wife. In the middle of the audience, a loud bang startled part of the crowd, who quickly got up from their seats towards the exit doors.
The Web Summit opening ceremony resumed after the incident. Paddy Cosgrave did not give details about what happened
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Source: Observadora
