LATAM AI Summit
Latin America isn't watching the next technology shift from the sidelines. It's building it.
- Time
- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM PT
- Venue
- War Memorial Veterans Building
- Languages
- English & Spanish
- Admission
- Free, limited capacity
Consulates
An initiative of seven Latin American consulates in San Francisco
Colombia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico and Guatemala organize the summit together: one gathering for the whole region.
ColombiaConsulate
PeruConsulate
ChileConsulate
UruguayConsulate
BrazilConsulate
MexicoConsulate
GuatemalaConsulate
The summit
One day, one community, two languages
A bilingual gathering that connects the people building, investing in and scaling technology in Latin America with Silicon Valley's experience, capital and networks.
The technology shift
How AI is transforming Latin America, and what to do about it.
Global companies
What it takes to build a global company from the region.
Capital and networks
The capital, networks and opportunities to compete worldwide.
Real connections
Founders, investors, operators and builders in one room.
Program
The agenda
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, San Francisco time (PT). Agenda subject to change.
Guest arrival & brunch
Check-in, coffee and brunch to start connecting.
Welcome remarks from the consulates and partners
Opening words from the seven Latin American consulates in San Francisco and the partners behind the summit.
- Colombia
- Peru
- Chile
- Uruguay
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Guatemala
The Investment Landscape and Opportunities in LATAM
Where the capital is, what investors look for today, and the opportunities opening up for founders from the region.
LATAM Talent in San Francisco
What it takes to get here, build a team and grow in San Francisco, from Latin American founders doing it right now.
Break & networking
Time to grab a bite and keep the conversation going.
Product Engineering with AI
How designing, building and shipping product changes when AI sits at the center of the team.
The Future of AI and Engineering
Replit CTO Luis Héctor Chávez and Samsung Research's Juan Carlos Niebles on where AI, and the craft of building software, are headed.
Closing
Speakers
The voices of the summit
Latin American investors, founders and engineers building from San Francisco and at the frontier of AI.
Luisa Dalla Costa
Partner · Latitud
Backs Latin American founders at Latitud, the pre-seed fund and fellowship connecting the region with Silicon Valley. Previously at Positive Ventures and Inventa.
Panel 1
María Gracia Lagos
Associate · Copec WIND Ventures
Invests in startups at Copec WIND Ventures, Copec's venture capital arm. An engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, now based in San Francisco.
Panel 1
Paolo Privitera
Founder · Events.com
Founder of Events.com. Previously cofounded Evensi. MIT Sloan alum.
Panel 1
Franklin Marcelo
Founder & CEO · Flexi.cx
Founder and CEO of Flexi.cx, building business communication and customer service solutions with conversational AI.
Panel 1
Nicolás López
Cofounder & CPO · Horizon
Cofounder and CPO of Horizon. Uruguayan, trained at Universidad ORT.
Panel 2
Juan Pablo Linares
Cofounder & CEO · Blinka
Cofounder and CEO of Blinka. Stanford GSB and Antler alum.
Panel 2
Victor Laguna
Founder & CEO · PathPilot
Founder and CEO of PathPilot (YC S24), building AI agents for lending operations. Previously at Meta. Studied at PUCP in Lima.
Panel 2
Nicolás Loeff
Cofounder & CTO · Zapia
Nicolas leads the engineering team at Zapia, a personal AI assistant used by over five million people across Latin America to solve their real-world problems. Nicolas has led teams building and deploying large-scale AI models at Google, Etsy and other tech companies, and has a PhD in AI.
Panel 3
Roberta Antunes
Cofounder & GTM Lead · Vetto
Cofounder of Vetto, which helps AI labs improve their models through RLVR environments and evals. Previously cofounded Hotel Urbano and was Chief Growth Officer at Hashdex.
Panel 3
Luis Héctor Chávez
CTO · Replit
CTO of Replit since 2024. Previously an engineer at Google (Chrome and Android on ChromeOS) and Microsoft. Studied at Tec de Monterrey and Stanford.
Fireside chat
Juan Carlos Niebles
EVP, North America AI Center · Samsung Research
Leads Samsung Research's North America AI Center as executive vice president. Previously led AI research at Salesforce and co-directed the Stanford Vision and Learning Lab.
Fireside chat
Organizers
The people behind the summit
Consuls, consular teams and community members who make the LATAM AI Summit happen.
Sonia Pereira PortillaConsul GeneralConsulate of Colombia
Beatriz Silva PrestinariConsul GeneralConsulate of Uruguay
Sergio Zapata HuamánDeputy Consul GeneralConsulate of Peru
Ursula Rojas WeiserConsul for Economic AffairsConsulate of Mexico
Ivy MartinezStrategic Initiatives & Public Affairs LeadConsulate of Colombia
Yulian Carrillo VargasConsular teamConsulate of Colombia
Alexander TorrenegraFounder & CEO
Alan ArgüelloEntrepreneur in Residence
And the teams of all seven consulatesColombia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico and Guatemala.
Event Operations
The people who are helping to run the event.
Sponsors
Thanks to those who make the summit possible
Sponsored by
Organizations sponsoring the summit
Supported by
Venue & registration
See you in San Francisco
Limited capacity. Register on Partiful to save your spot and get event updates.
- When
- Wednesday, October 7, 202610:00 AM – 3:00 PM PT
- Where
- War Memorial Veterans Building401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 · Civic Center
