Building Tomorrow
The Horasis Global Summit 2026 will convene in Medellín, Colombia, 10-12 November, at a moment when the foundations of tomorrow are being actively shaped by today’s decisions. Against a backdrop of geopolitical realignment, technological acceleration, economic uncertainty, and social transformation, the Summit will focus on how leaders across sectors can move from diagnosis to construction – from reacting to change to deliberately building tomorrow.
Under the theme Building Tomorrow, the meeting will bring together a high-level international community of over 1000 business leaders, members of government, innovators, and thinkers to examine how leadership, technology and cooperation can be translated into tangible progress. Discussions will explore how societies can lay durable foundations for prosperity, stability, and innovation in an increasingly fragmented and competitive global environment.
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Medellín, once defined by adversity and today celebrated as one of Latin America’s most remarkable stories of urban reinvention, offers a uniquely resonant setting for this year’s theme. The city’s transformation – driven by innovation, civic investment, and inclusive thinking – embodies the very spirit of Building Tomorrow. Known for its entrepreneurial energy and cultural vitality, Medellín provides an inspiring environment in which to step back from short-term pressures and engage in forward-looking conversations about what must be built – economically, technologically, and institutionally – to shape the decades ahead.
The co-chairs are:
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Bo Inge Andersson, President, Ivanhoe IV, USA |
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Rosalia Arteaga, Former President of Ecuador, Ecuador |
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Claude Béglé, Chairman, Symbioswiss, Switzerland |
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Sadhvi Bhagawati, Secretary-General, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, India |
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Martín Burt, Founder and Executive Director, Fundación Paraguaya, Paraguay |
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William Bohnett, Chairman, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, USA |
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Cordell Carter, Founder, The Festival of the Diaspora, USA |
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Iván X. Eskildsen, Former Minister of Tourism; Founder and CEO, OGAYA Travel, Panama |
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Maria Cristina Frias, Partner, Grupo Folha, Brazil |
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Cristian Halaby, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BYCSA, Colombia |
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Sekai Holland, Chairperson of Board of Trustees, Zimbabwe Peacebuilding Initiative, Zimbabwe |
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Jerry Hultin, Chief Executive Officer, Global Futures Group, USA |
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Valentina Jordan, Chief Executive Officer, Nauta, USA |
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Jenny Lindo, National Comptroller for Economy and Public Finance of Colombia, Colombia |
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Gladys Martínez, President, Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, Costa Rica |
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Jojo Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, Stop Ecocide International, United Kingdom |
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Raj Nandwani, Chairman, Artha Institute, UAE |
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Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, Founder, Open Origin, USA |
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Rodrigo Paris, Diplomat, Journalist and Philanthropist, Colombia |
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Victor Ponta, Former Prime Minister of Romania, Romania |
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Anthony Robinson, Executive Director, Netroots Nation, USA |
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Diana Sabrain, Co-founder, OneAgrix, Singapore |
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Ceres Scattolini, Co-founder and President, Instituto Biofílica, Brazil |
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Nima Schei, Founder, Hummingbirds.Ai, USA |
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Maria Camila Villegas, Executive Director, Fundación Grupo Argos, Colombia |
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| Medellín, host city of the 2026 Horasis Global Summit |
Horasis is a global visions community committed to inspiring our future. Over two decades, Horasis summits have become some of the world’s most influential independent high-level gatherings, bringing together leaders from business, government, and civil society to offer solutions to global challenges. The Horasis Global Summit has previously been held in Liverpool, UK (2016), Cascais, Portugal (2017, 2018, 2019), digitally (2021, 2022), Gaziantep, Türkiye (2023), Vitória, Brazil (2024) and São Paulo, Brazil (2025). In addition to the Horasis Global Summit, Horasis convenes regional meetings as well as the annual gatherings of the Horasis Visionary Circle.