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Katherine Maher replaces former Web Summit CEO following ‘war crimes’ post

An attendee passes by the Web Summit's logo during the Europe's largest tech conference, Lisbon [File: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP]

Katherine Maher, the former boss of Wikipedia, has been appointed as CEO of the leading European technology conference Web Summit.

Her appointment comes after Paddy Cosgrave, a co-founder of Web Summit, stepped down following a backlash over his accusations that Israel is committing “war crimes” and breaching international law.

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