The Guatemalan Volcano Innovation Summit!
Guatemala City, Jun 12 (EFE).-
The upcoming Volcano Innovation Summit in Guatemala will bring together 130 speakers from 30 countries this September in an event expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees, organizers confirmed this week during the summit’s official launch. The international firm Castillo Hermanos was announced as one of the event’s sponsors.
The Volcano Innovation Summit is a global initiative that serves as a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences. It is driven by a mission to connect Latin America to the global network of innovation, science, and culture by bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives for cross-sector dialogue and inspiration.
Now in its sixth edition, the summit will be held from September 6 to 8 in Antigua Guatemala, a colonial city located 50 kilometers west of the Central American country’s capital.
“The Volcano Innovation Summit gathers speakers from many regions—innovators in their fields and technology,” said Juan Fernando Aldana, corporate investment manager at Castillo Hermanos, during the presentation. “We believe it’s essential to foster that knowledge and to give more people access to these figures. It’s key to encouraging greater entrepreneurship and innovation in Guatemala.”
According to Castillo Hermanos, the summit has “established itself as one of the most influential innovation platforms in Latin America.”
Their participation, the company said, “reflects its future-oriented approach, focused on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and supporting high-impact entrepreneurship.”
Alongside keynote talks and forums, the summit will host Startup Avenue 2025, a competition offering more than $150,000 in funding to support aspiring entrepreneurs looking to scale up their ventures.
“This year, we’ve chosen to return to the essentials: our roots, our values, and our truth,” said Janma Bardi, founder of the summit.
Confirmed speakers include Mark Schwartz, U.S. director of strategy for Amazon Web Services; Tomer Lancewicki, director of artificial intelligence at Walmart Global, from Israel; and Brazilian executive Ricardo Pero, CEO of SellersFi, among others.
The first Volcano Innovation Summit was held in 2019, followed by annual editions in 2022, 2023, and 2024, each focused on innovation, investment, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, according to the organizers. The 2025 edition will convene global leaders from a wide range of fields, including digital technology, corporate strategy, finance, telecommunications, cybersecurity, energy, mobility, sustainability, and more. EFE had the support of Castillo Hermanos for content distribution.
