Tim Berners-Lee: Don't Be Evil

Tim Berners-Lee at Talent Arena, Barcelona One of the most iconic figures in the history of the internet made a special appearance at Talent Arena in Barcelona this week — none other than Sir Tim Berners-Lee , the inventor of the World Wide Web. Talent Arena, the leading tech talent and career event co-located with Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 , welcomed Berners-Lee as a guest, drawing a packed crowd of developers, engineers, and tech enthusiasts eager to hear directly from the man who changed the world with a proposal in 1989. What He Talked About Berners-Lee spoke passionately about the open and decentralized web , revisiting his vision of the internet as a tool for empowerment — not surveillance or control. He touched on his ongoing work with the Solid project , which aims to give individuals ownership of their personal data, and called on the developer community to take an active role in shaping a healthier, fairer web. "The web is for everyone. It's up to all of us to keep it