Announcing details of this year’s event, CEO and founder of the Web Summit Paddy Cosgrave says his experience of growing up a farm has made him passionate about showcasing Irish agriculture. He cited the quality and traceability of Irish food as aspects of our food as particularly worth highlighting.

Mr Cosgrave says the “Food Summit”, run in conjunction with Good Food Ireland, will involve feeding 20,000 attendees and “giving them Ireland on a plate”. The stage at the Food Summit will feature discussions on technology and ethics of food production.

A “3D printed lunch” will also be revealed at the summit, and Hampton Creek, the company who have created the first artificial egg, will talk about food sustainability.

Tom O’Connell of Good Food Ireland said the response last year to the food summit was incredible. “We were eaten out of house and home on the first day. What we do sounds twee but works very well. We keep it simple and serve up quality food like Gubbeen cheese, Inch House black pudding, Burren Smokehouse smoked salmon, Irish apples and Keogh’s crisps to name just a few”.

The Web Summit is Europe’s largest tech event. It will be held from 4-6 November and will be attended by well-known names such as actress Eva Longoria, who is also an investor in tech companies, and Tim Webber, Oscar winner and visual effects specialist.

The event brings leaders in the technology industry and new startup companies together. Last year three tech companies aimed specifically at agriculture attended the event, including Farmflo, an app which which makes it easier for farmers record compliance data.

A press corps of more than 1,000 journalists from 70 countries will be in Dublin to cover the Web Summit.