{"id":44474,"date":"2023-10-27T14:12:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/paddy-cosgrave-has-stepped-down-as-ceo-of-web-summit\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:12:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:12:12","slug":"paddy-cosgrave-has-stepped-down-as-ceo-of-web-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/tech\/paddy-cosgrave-has-stepped-down-as-ceo-of-web-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Cosgrave has stepped down as CEO of Web Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paddy Cosgrave has stepped down as CEO of Web Summit, the 14-year-old conference business that he co-founded and which has gone on to host one of Europe\u2019s biggest annual tech events, along with four other events around the globe. 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