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 7th edition, Volcano 2026 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 5–7, 2026, and help shape the future.

We’d love to have your light.

Days

141

Speakers

Partners

118

Sessions

Agenda

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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 2026

9:00 AM - 9:35 AM

Building the Future: From Costa Rica to NASDAQ to the Next Human Revolution

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Juan José Chacón Quirós

The Hitmakers Playbook: Rebranding LatAm for the Global Stage

Live

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Culture & Long-Term Vision Powers Global Expansion

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM

Trust as the Invisible Infrastructure for Growth Strategy

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM

The Courage to Stand Out: How Purpose, Vulnerability and Curiosity Create Ripples of Expansion

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Troy Armour

How to Build a Story that Changes Reality

12:50 PM - 1:20 PM

Emilio Lezama

The Science of Inspiration™

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Edwin García

Your AI Teammate Is Not Here to Take Your Job

2:35 PM - 3:15 PM

Ecosystems Built on Trust: Inside the Playbook of LatAm’s Top Founders

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM

How to Survive Hyper-Growth Without Collapsing Under Complexity

4:05 PM - 4:45 PM

The Next Trillion-Dollar Bet: Why Strong Ecosystems Run on Narrative Intelligence, Not Algorithms

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM

ViKA Victoria

Wellness Spark

5:10 PM - 5:15 PM

Fabiana García Calvinisti

The Power of a High Trust Mindset

5:15 PM - 5:45 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

Growing Dreams Together: An Interactive Experiential Session

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

María Pacheco

Capitalizing & Multiplying Human Connections

11:35 AM - 12:05 PM

Marianne Springmühl

Democratizing Global Human Capital While Keeping the Core Human

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

Confessions of a Tech Entrepreneur Who Does Not “Feel the AGI”

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM

Noelia Amoedo

Breath & Uncover Your Future Self Secrets...

2:15 PM - 2:25 PM

Alex Snider

A Digital Health of Our Own: Lessons from Guatemala

2:25 PM - 2:40 PM

Gabriela Asturias

Your Spirit Is Your Strategy

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM

Emily Levy

Live Leadership Activation with Emily Levy

2:55 PM - 3:00 PM

Emily Levy

What Ergonomic Keyboards Can Teach Us About AI

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Anna Pereira

Rise of the Conscious Futurist: A Tool Kit for Shaping the New Organizing Principles of Reality

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Stephanie Trager

Live Embodiment Practice with Ryan Kemp

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM

Ryan James Kemp

ATTUNED: Every Future Begins with a Way of Seeing

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM

Ryan James Kemp

How Technology Can Save Lives: Turning Every Digital Platform into a Lifeline

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM

Netanel Amar

Welcome to the New World

4:05 PM - 4:20 PM

Kamal Bherwani

Decoding the Network: Signals of Innovation Ecosystem Change

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

WAKE UP AND CHOOSE YOU: An Immersive Experience

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM

Stephanie Zelaya

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

10:25 AM - 10:30 AM

Philip Wilson

Rhythm over Algorithm: Preserving the Fabric of Our Humanity While Technology Evolves Beyond Our Reach

Live

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Ise Lyfe

Why Consumer Demand is Creating the Billion Dollar Social Enterprise

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM

Philip Wilson

How Venezuelan Tech Became a Nation’s First Responder

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Vicente Zavarce

Beyond the Shortage: The New Era of Clean Energy Infrastructure

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Money, Reimagined: The Rise of Regenerative Capital

12:35 PM - 1:15 PM

Powering Regional Resilience

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Rethinking Waste, Regenerating Earth: Educating for a Circular Future

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

The Upcycled Fashion Revolution: Visionaries Turn Waste into Luxury

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

Share your Light Story

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Sustainability as Banking Strategy

4:05 PM - 4:35 PM

The 𝗙̶𝘂̶𝘁̶𝘂̶𝗿̶𝗲̶ Present is AI-Assisted – A Cautionary Tale

4:40 PM - 5:10 PM

José Ramos

MUSEO EFRAÍN RECINOS - 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 - PRE SEED

Live

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SALA DE ARTE

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 - EARLY STAGE

Live

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MUSEO EFRAÍN RECINOS-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 - GROWTH AND ESCALABILITY

Live

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speakers

Abdon Nacif

Founder Nexu

Adolfo Corujo

Partner & Marketing Solutions CEO LLYC

Adriana Tortajada

CEO & Managing Partner 1200.VC

Alberto Vollmer

CEO Ron Santa Teresa

Alejandro Cofiño

Partner ALTA

Alejandro Zarate Santovena

Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Banco Santander Mexico

Alex Dukic

Chief Digital Officer HTEC

Alex Isaac Horvitz

CEO HCS Capital

Alex Snider

Strategic Growth Architect Leaders Who Build

Alexandra Rasch

CEO & Founder Caban Energy

Alla Adam

City Builder & Pilot Adam Impact Institute

Ana Cristina Gadala-Maria

Principal QED

Ana de Jesús Ulloa

CEO Zima Investments

Andrea Arnau

CEO CPT Investments

Andrés Escobar

Acquisition Manager TOHKN

Andrés Gutiérrez

Founder & CEO Tpaga

Andrés Zachrisson

Vice President of Real Estate Castillo Hermanos

Andrew Grinbaum

Executive Director Spirituality in Business Institute

Anna Pereira

Founder ActInCycle

Antuam Traverso

Senior Manager of Puerto Rico Visa

Astrid Soto

Managing Partner MAP8

Baylor Lancaster-Samuel

Chief Investment Officer Amerant Investments

Beatriz De los Mozos Velasco

Founder & CEO Flabelus

Carlos Baradello

Investor & Professor Alaya Capital & Hult International Business School & UC Berkeley

Carlos Claudio López

VP of Corporate Technology Banco Industrial

Carlos Renato Moreno de Almeida

Senior Investment Officer IFC | World Bank

Carlos Vega

Co-Founder & CEO Tesorio

Claudia Duran

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

Constantin Kogan

Founder & Managing Partner Holistic Capital

Daniel Cottone

Vice President of Real Estate and Infrastructure Progreso

Daniel Pérez Umaña

Senior Corporate VP of Legal and Public Relations BAC LATAM

Daniela Sagastume

CEO Pina&Kakaw

Dave McClure

Managing Partner Practical Venture Capital

David Gan

Founder & General Partner Inception Capital

David Sanmartín

Managing Director Naiad Renovables

Diego Fernandez

Co-Founder & CEO Recompensas.com

Diego González Bravo

Managing Partner Draper Cygnus

Dileep Thazhmon

Founder & CEO Jeeves

Douglas Macauley

Partner Cambridge Associates

Douglas Mehl

Partner and Global Lead, PERLab Industrials (Product Practice) Kearney

Dr. Frederik G. Pferdt

Award-winning Author & First and Former Chief Innovation Evangelist Google

Dr. Kim Tan

Co-Founder Transformational Business Network

Ed Soo Hoo

CTO Global Accounts - Innovation & Transformation Executive Lenovo

Eduardo González Montes de Oca

Country Manager BBVA Spark

Edwin García

Partner & General Manager yuxta

Elias Mufarech

Principal Collide Capital

Elizabeth Hoffecker

Research Scientist MIT

Emilio Lezama

Founder & CEO Los hijos de la Malinche

Emily Levy

Co-Founder of Mighty Well & Founder of Shepherd: Spirit Led Advisory Mighty Well

Enrique Crespo

CEO CMI Capital

Erez Naveh

Former Group Product Manager Meta

Fabiana García Calvinisti

Founder AFLUIR

Agenda

Choose date

Categories:

AGUA STAGE

Registration & Networking

Startup Avenue: Open Plenary

Open Plenary Volcano Summit 2026

Building the Future: From Costa Rica to NASDAQ to the Next Human Revolution

The Hitmakers Playbook: Rebranding LatAm for the Global Stage

Culture & Long-Term Vision Powers Global Expansion

Trust as the Invisible Infrastructure for Growth Strategy

The Courage to Stand Out: How Purpose, Vulnerability and Curiosity Create Ripples of Expansion

How to Build a Story that Changes Reality

The Science of Inspiration™

Your AI Teammate Is Not Here to Take Your Job

Ecosystems Built on Trust: Inside the Playbook of LatAm’s Top Founders

How to Survive Hyper-Growth Without Collapsing Under Complexity

The Next Trillion-Dollar Bet: Why Strong Ecosystems Run on Narrative Intelligence, Not Algorithms

Wellness Spark

The Power of a High Trust Mindset

TOLIMAN STAGE

Growing Dreams Together: An Interactive Experiential Session

Capitalizing & Multiplying Human Connections

Democratizing Global Human Capital While Keeping the Core Human

Confessions of a Tech Entrepreneur Who Does Not “Feel the AGI”

Breath & Uncover Your Future Self Secrets...

A Digital Health of Our Own: Lessons from Guatemala

Your Spirit Is Your Strategy

Live Leadership Activation with Emily Levy

What Ergonomic Keyboards Can Teach Us About AI

Rise of the Conscious Futurist: A Tool Kit for Shaping the New Organizing Principles of Reality

Live Embodiment Practice with Ryan Kemp

ATTUNED: Every Future Begins with a Way of Seeing

How Technology Can Save Lives: Turning Every Digital Platform into a Lifeline

Welcome to the New World

Decoding the Network: Signals of Innovation Ecosystem Change

WAKE UP AND CHOOSE YOU: An Immersive Experience

ATITLAN STAGE

Opening Words

Rhythm over Algorithm: Preserving the Fabric of Our Humanity While Technology Evolves Beyond Our Reach

Why Consumer Demand is Creating the Billion Dollar Social Enterprise

How Venezuelan Tech Became a Nation’s First Responder

Beyond the Shortage: The New Era of Clean Energy Infrastructure

Money, Reimagined: The Rise of Regenerative Capital

Powering Regional Resilience

Rethinking Waste, Regenerating Earth: Educating for a Circular Future

The Upcycled Fashion Revolution: Visionaries Turn Waste into Luxury

Share your Light Story

Sustainability as Banking Strategy

The 𝗙̶𝘂̶𝘁̶𝘂̶𝗿̶𝗲̶ Present is AI-Assisted – A Cautionary Tale

MUSEO EFRAÍN RECINOS - PLANTA ALTA

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES - PRE SEED

SALA DE ARTE

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES - EARLY STAGE

MUSEO EFRAÍN RECINOS-PLANTA BAJA

STARTUP AVENUE PITCHES - GROWTH AND ESCALABILITY

Abdon Nacif

Adolfo Corujo

Adriana Tortajada

Alberto Vollmer

Alejandro Cofiño

Alejandro Zarate Santovena

Alex Dukic

Alex Isaac Horvitz

Alex Snider

Alexandra Rasch

Alla Adam

Ana Cristina Gadala-Maria

Ana de Jesús Ulloa

Andrea Arnau

Andrés Escobar

Andrés Gutiérrez

Andrés Zachrisson

Andrew Grinbaum

Anna Pereira

Antuam Traverso

Astrid Soto

Baylor Lancaster-Samuel

Beatriz De los Mozos Velasco

Carlos Baradello