About

Volcano Innovation Summit is a year-round ecosystem building platform and event designed to connect Latin America with the global ecosystem of innovation, technology, investment, entrepreneurship, and culture.

Our mission is to spark high-impact conversations and collaborations across business, entrepreneurship, investment, and leadership, building bridges, from the vibrant heart of Antigua Guatemala.

Now in its 6th edition, Volcano 2025 will bring together world-class voices and emerging leaders across key sectors including digital, finance, telecom, cyber, mobility, sustainability, and beyond. The summit features curated keynotes and panels, content treks, co-located events, and immersive cultural experiences, creating a unique space for ideas to ignite and expand.

Be part of Latin America’s most dynamic innovation movement.

Join us September 6–8, 2025, and help shape the future.

We’d love to have your light.

Days

162

Speakers

Partners

113

Sessions

Agenda

Categories:

Stages

AGUA STAGE

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Registration & Networking

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Startup Avenue: Open Plenary

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Open Plenary Volcano Summit 2025

9:00 AM - 9:35 AM

The Power of Courage: Leading with Bravery to Transform a Culture of Fear

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM

Harris Whitbeck

How the Papaya Reached the Moon: Art, Technology, and the Power of a Collective Dream

9:55 AM - 10:25 AM

Alejandro Glatt

Where It Hurts Most: Chronic Malnutrition and the Path to Healing a Nation and beyond

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Nature Never Builds in Straight Lines: Reimagining Urban Life

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

Dror Benshetrit

A Game-Changing Mindset: It’s Not Business, It’s Personal

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Barry Stamos

WELLNESS SPARK

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

The Invincible Summer: Finding Purpose In Entrepreneurial Winters

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM

Brian Requarth

The Next Question: Listening to the Future

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM

How Game Developers Hacked the Human Brain - And What It Means for You

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Sam Glassenberg

No Roads, No Teachers, No Problem: How AI Is Taking Education to the Forgotten

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Bilal Kathrada

Quantum Leadership: Leadership to meet the new realities of an interdependent world

3:05 PM - 3:45 PM

Me, Myself and AI: Unlocking Creativity and Innovation in the Age of Generative Intelligence

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM

Maks Giordano

WELLNESS SPARK

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM

Building Without Shortcuts: Culture, AI and Long-Term Thinking in Fintech

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Living AI Symbiotes: Unlocking Stability and Acceleration for Future Economy

5:05 PM - 5:35 PM

TOLIMAN STAGE

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Opening Words

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

The Data-Driven Shift: How AI Is Redefining Financial Services

10:35 AM - 11:15 AM

Tech-Enabled Leadership

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Inflection Point: Seizing the Strategic Opportunities Ahead for Latin America

11:55 AM - 12:35 PM

WELLNESS SPARK

12:35 PM - 12:40 PM

From Control to Possibility: Leadership for a Complex Future

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

Gabriel Weinstein

From Myths to Markets: Latin America's Deep Tech Intelligence

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Why Latin America can lead the global psychedelics market

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Gabriela Genovese

Flow Is the Language of Imagination, Dreams and our Creative Power

2:55 PM - 3:10 PM

Fabiana Calvinisti

Flourishing Futures: What the Next Generation Needs

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Leading with Gratitude

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Luis Pedro Recinos

Beyond the Hype: Rethinking Wellbeing for Leaders and Organizations

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Elena Crescia

Team Design that Performs: Culture, Clarity, and the Courage to Lead

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Alex Snider

Hyper-Productivity & Remote Work

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Ramiro Gonzalez Forcada

Electric Micromobility for Mega‑Cities

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Erik de Winter

Power, Inheritance, and the Next Era of Human Collaboration

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Savannah Suttle

ATITLAN STAGE

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Opening Words

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

Journey to Triple Value: Innovation with Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM

Profit Meets Planet: Corporate Innovation for a Regenerative Economy

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM

From AI to Fusion: Promise, Pitfalls and Pathways for Latin America

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

José Ramos

WELLNESS SPARK

12:15 PM - 12:20 PM

Rooted Regenerative Visions: Rethinking Land

12:25 PM - 1:05 PM

Different Roots, Shared Horizon: How Unity in Diversity Fuels a Shared Vision

2:10 PM - 2:50 PM

Beyond Sustainability: Climate Adaptation and Resilience in the context of the Metacrisis

2:55 PM - 3:25 PM

Ariana Gómez

From Soil to Scale: Investing in the Future of Food & Regeneration

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

WELLNESS SPARK

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM

Impact Capital: From Seed to Scale in Latin America

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

MUSEO EFRAÍN - PLANTA ALTA

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MUSEO EFRAÍN - PLANTA BAJA

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Speakers

Michael Nicklas

Managing Partner Valor Capital Group

Adalberto Flores Ochoa

CEO Kueski

Adriana Boersma

Managing Director and Founder Empoderate, Tú Puedes

Adriana Tortajada

CEO & Managing Partner 1200vc

Agustin Rotondo

Head CMI Ventures CMI Ventures

Alejandro Glatt

Artist Papayas to the moon

Alejandro Planas

CEO & Co-Founder Escala 24x7

Alex Lee

Co-Founder and Director Blue Gentian Capital

Alex Snider

Strategic Growth Architect Leaders Who Build

Allan Safieh

CEO UniSpice (BORN)

Allen Taylor

Managing Partner Endeavor Catalyst

Alvaro Castillo Monge

Member of the Board of Directors Grupo Mariposa

Andrés Lang

CEO Caricaco Ventures

Andrew Batey

Founder | Co-CEO | Investor Side Door Ventures

Angel Cisneros

Founder and CEO Saptiva

Antonia Rojas

Managing Partner Attom Capital

Ariadne Caballero

Partner SP Ventures

Barry Stamos

CEO & Founder SUPERNOVA

Bilal Kathrada

Founder & CEO IT Varsity

Brian Requarth

GP, Founder Latitud

Carlos Glatt

CEO SuperSHI

Carlos Gutiérrez

Managing Partner Simma Capital

Celina de Sola

Co-Founder and President Glasswing International

Cesar Buenadicha

Chief Discovery Officer IDB Lab

Chris Denson

Founder & Innovation Strategist Visionology

Christian Seale

Managing Partner Despierta

Claudia Duran

Regional Managing Director For North America & Managing Director Endeavor Miami Endeavor

Dan O'Prey

Founding Partner 1A1z

David Alvo Verdugo

Managing Partner Impacta VC

Diego Gonzalez Bravo

Managing Partner Draper Cygnus

Diego Sáenz

Corporate Venture Manager Castillo Hermanos

Diego Serebrisky

Managing Partner & Co-founder Dalus Capital

Dror Benshetrit

Founder Supernature Labs and Studio Dror

Elena Crescia

Wellbeing Events Adviser The Wellbeing Project

Emilio Méndez

Director and Creative Soul Saúl E. Mèndez

Erick Brimen

Co-Founder & CEO Próspera Global | NeWAY Capital

Erik de Winter

Founder & CEO Rise Global

Esteban Torbar

Managing Partner Rainforest Capital

Fabiola Grijalva

Gerente Aseguramiento de Calidad Castillo Hermanos

Facundo Martin Diaz

President /q99

Felipe Nuñez

Presidente ima mi asistente de salud

Fernando Llaver

CEO Splight

Gabriel Delgado

Co-Founder & Board Member Próspera

Gabriel Weinstein

Managing Partner Olivia

Gabriela Genovese

General Manager- Founder Panambi Ventures

Gabriela Vera

Managing Partner LUCHA

German Pugliese

General Partner Persea Venture

Harris Whitbeck

General Director INGUAT

Hugo Cuevas-Mohr

CEO CrossTech

Ise Lyfe

Head of Strategy + External Audiences Stanford

Ivan Montoya

Founder NuMundo Ventures

Ixlem Chen Sam

Founder and Executive Director Proyecto Sanik

Agenda

Choose date

Categories:

AGUA STAGE

Registration & Networking

Startup Avenue: Open Plenary

Open Plenary Volcano Summit 2025

The Power of Courage: Leading with Bravery to Transform a Culture of Fear

How the Papaya Reached the Moon: Art, Technology, and the Power of a Collective Dream

Where It Hurts Most: Chronic Malnutrition and the Path to Healing a Nation and beyond

Nature Never Builds in Straight Lines: Reimagining Urban Life

A Game-Changing Mindset: It’s Not Business, It’s Personal

WELLNESS SPARK

The Invincible Summer: Finding Purpose In Entrepreneurial Winters

The Next Question: Listening to the Future

How Game Developers Hacked the Human Brain - And What It Means for You

No Roads, No Teachers, No Problem: How AI Is Taking Education to the Forgotten

Quantum Leadership: Leadership to meet the new realities of an interdependent world

Me, Myself and AI: Unlocking Creativity and Innovation in the Age of Generative Intelligence

WELLNESS SPARK

Building Without Shortcuts: Culture, AI and Long-Term Thinking in Fintech

Living AI Symbiotes: Unlocking Stability and Acceleration for Future Economy

TOLIMAN STAGE

Opening Words

The Data-Driven Shift: How AI Is Redefining Financial Services

Tech-Enabled Leadership

Inflection Point: Seizing the Strategic Opportunities Ahead for Latin America

WELLNESS SPARK

From Control to Possibility: Leadership for a Complex Future

From Myths to Markets: Latin America's Deep Tech Intelligence

Why Latin America can lead the global psychedelics market

Flow Is the Language of Imagination, Dreams and our Creative Power

Flourishing Futures: What the Next Generation Needs

Leading with Gratitude

Beyond the Hype: Rethinking Wellbeing for Leaders and Organizations

Team Design that Performs: Culture, Clarity, and the Courage to Lead

Hyper-Productivity & Remote Work

Electric Micromobility for Mega‑Cities

Power, Inheritance, and the Next Era of Human Collaboration

ATITLAN STAGE

Opening Words

Journey to Triple Value: Innovation with Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact

Profit Meets Planet: Corporate Innovation for a Regenerative Economy

From AI to Fusion: Promise, Pitfalls and Pathways for Latin America

WELLNESS SPARK

Rooted Regenerative Visions: Rethinking Land

Different Roots, Shared Horizon: How Unity in Diversity Fuels a Shared Vision

Beyond Sustainability: Climate Adaptation and Resilience in the context of the Metacrisis

From Soil to Scale: Investing in the Future of Food & Regeneration

WELLNESS SPARK

Impact Capital: From Seed to Scale in Latin America

MUSEO EFRAÍN - PLANTA ALTA

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES

MUSEO EFRAÍN - PLANTA BAJA

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES

Michael Nicklas

Adalberto Flores Ochoa

Adriana Boersma

Adriana Tortajada

Agustin Rotondo

Alejandro Glatt

Alejandro Planas

Alex Lee

Alex Snider

Allan Safieh

Allen Taylor

Alvaro Castillo Monge

Andrés Lang

Andrew Batey

Angel Cisneros

Antonia Rojas

Ariadne Caballero

Barry Stamos

Bilal Kathrada

Brian Requarth

Carlos Glatt

Carlos Gutiérrez

Celina de Sola

Cesar Buenadicha

Chris Denson