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Academic Agenda
🗓️ Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
A high-level space to bring together experts in technology for social impact, international cooperation, and resource mobilization — in a hybrid format that welcomes both in-person and virtual participation.
The goal: to learn, share experiences, and strengthen capabilities in the use of technology and resource management as drivers of social transformation.
Financing and Partnerships for Development Roundtable
🗓️ Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Designed to strengthen strategic alliances, mobilize resources, and accelerate high-impact projects, this space promotes multi-sector connection and collaboration — generating new national and international cooperation opportunities.
Organizations wishing to apply your projects e initiatives to national and international aid workers.
Funding organizations wishing to participate in the Financing and Partnerships for Development Roundtable.
About Tikso
Tikso is the leading regional event in Latin America and the Caribbean that connects technology, innovation, and cooperation to drive social impact. In 2026, we will hold our eighth edition in Medellín, a hybrid event that brings together the main players in the impact ecosystem.
For two days, Tikso offers a academic calendar high level and a Financing and Partnership Roundtable designed to promote sustainable initiatives, forge partnerships, and catalyze development opportunities in the region.
If your organization wants to lead change, Whether you want to identify social investment opportunities or connect with key players in the impact ecosystem, Tikso is the ideal meeting place.
Approaches Academic Agenda 2026
Agenda A. M. - Technology as an Enabler of Resilience
We will explore how the ethical, intentional and governed use of digital, emerging and social technologies can strengthen the capacity of people, organizations and territories to anticipate, adapt and respond to social, economic, environmental and technological crises.
Agenda P. M. - New models of financial sustainability of the social sector
We will explore the mechanisms that are transforming resource mobilization in the social sector, from revenue generation and strategic impact measurement, to access to impact investment, vouchers and pay-for-results schemes. We will also explore the value of partnerships and cross-sector cooperation in sustaining initiatives in a changing global environment.
Academic Agenda
Academic Agenda A. M.
Panel
Digital resilience to scale social impact
How can social organizations anticipate and resist cyberattacks, disinformation and algorithmic biases without losing legitimacy? Global and regional voices discuss responsible technological governance and institutional capacities to sustain impact in environments of high digital uncertainty.
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Panelists
- Marnie Webb - CEO, TechSoup (San Francisco, California).
- Gaspar Pisanu - Latin America Policy Manager, Access Now (Córdoba, Argentina).
- Silvana Fumega - Director, Global Data Barometer (Paris, France).
Talk
Artificial intelligence and social impact
Reflection on how AI is transforming social impact in Colombia and the region, with practical learnings from the digital business ecosystem.
9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Panelist
- Andrés Arias - Manager of the Digital Business Cluster, Medellín Chamber of Commerce for Antioquia.
Panel
AI with purpose: trust, welfare and rights in Latin America
Concrete experiences of initiatives in Latin America that use AI to generate positive impact on mental health, citizen participation and protection of digital rights, with a critical look at ethics, governance and trust.
10:05 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Panelists
- Daniel Martínez - Development Director, Impacto Digital (Colombia).
- Gloria Isabel Quintero Pérez - Professor and researcher, Department of Sociology, Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia).
- Victor Emilio Juárez Barrios - CEO, Tu Consejería S.A.S. (Guatemala).
Practical workshops A. M.
Simultaneous practical workshops
Workshop 1: Cybersecurity
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Panelists
- Ana María Muñoz Restrepo - Strategist in Communications and Crisis and Cyber Crisis Management, FTI Consulting (Medellín).
Workshop 2: Impact scalability
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Panelists
- Cristina Child Cortés - Director, Nogales Plus.
- Alejandro Contreras - Director of Educational Innovation, Colegio Los Nogales.
Workshop 3: AI with Governance
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Panelists
- Kadretech
Academic Agenda P. M.
Panel
Building to last: financial sustainability models that do not compromise social purpose.
Can social organizations sustain themselves without relying on external resources? Concrete cases of organizations that have built their own models of income generation, circular economy and hybrid structures demonstrate that social purpose and financial viability are not opposites.
2:00 p. m. - 3:00 p. m.
Panelists
- Nicolas Salcedo - Director, Compartamos (Bogotá).
- Diana María Pineda Ruiz - Executive Director, Fundación Éxito (Medellín).
- Carlos González - Executive Director, Makaia (moderator).
Talk
Swisscontact
3:05 p. m. - 3:25 p. m.
Panel
Capital that begs for results: how to access the new impact financing ecosystem
Why have most Latin American organizations never accessed the capital available for social impact? Those who have the capital and those who need it discuss what impact investing, patient capital and pay-for-performance models require today.
3:30 p. m. - 4:30 p. m.
Panelist
- Jorge de Angulo - LATAM Director, Acumen (Bogota).
- Maria Paulina Gómez - Director MAS Pago por Resultados, Fundación Corona (Bogotá).
- Catalina Escobar - Makaia (moderator).
Talk
Comfenalco Antioquia
4:35 p. m. - 4:50 p. m.
Practical workshops P. M.
Simultaneous practical workshops
Workshop 1: Data that transform: monitoring, evaluation and learning to scale impact in the social domain.
5:10 p. m. - 6:00 p.m.
Panelist
- Erika Acevedo - Director of Social Transformation, Fundación Carvajal.
Workshop 2: Innovative financing mechanisms
5:10 p. m. - 6:00 p.m.
Panelists
- Sergio Cadavid - Impact Investment Fund Coordinator, EAN
- Johana Cordovez - CEO and Co-founder, Tirando X Colombia
Workshop 3: Communicating to connect and not to impress
5:10 p. m. - 6:00 p.m.
Panelists
- Brayan Bejarano - Director of Strategy and Creativity, Ideactivo.
Workshop 4: Individual Donations as a Funding Mechanism
5:10 p. m. - 6:00 p.m.
Panelists
- Juan Lapetini - Regional Director of Partnerships and Institutional Relations, Donar Online.
- Joao Vergueiro - Latin American + Caribbean Hub Director, Giving Tuesday.
Closing cocktail and networking | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Speakers 2026
Objectives
Connecting the region with global trends in technology and innovation for social impact
Bringing Latin American and Caribbean actors closer to the latest trends, tools, and models that promote development and social transformation.
Strengthen capacities in organizations and leaders in the impact ecosystem
Offer practical spaces, workshops, and specialized content that improve skills in technology, project management, resource mobilization, and sustainability.
Promote a more coordinated and collaborative social ecosystem in the region
Facilitate dialogue between social organizations, companies, public entities, academia, and aid agencies, promoting strategic connections that translate into real partnerships.
Mobilize resources and generate international funding opportunities.
Through the Investment and Connection Wheel, we seek to open spaces for high-impact projects to access investors, donors, funds, and strategic partners.
Who are the participants?
- Impact investors
- Impact funds
- Private equity funds with a social or sustainable focus
- Institutional investors
- Strategic philanthropy and donors
- Corporations and companies
- Academia, research centers, and think tanks
- Impact companies and social startups
- Accelerators and incubators
- International cooperation agencies
- Multilateral organizations
- Public sector and government entities (national and local)
- Foundations and civil society organizations
- Consulting firms and specialized firms
Why attend?
Regional visibility and positioning
The leading event in Latin America and the Caribbean to highlight initiatives, position your organization, and participate in relevant conversations about technology, innovation, and cooperation for social impact.
High-level learning and inspiration
Access content, experts, and success stories that show how technology and innovation are transforming social development in the region.
Strategic connections that generate results
Connect with investors, donors, companies, the public sector, and social organizations, and participate in spaces designed to create alliances, mobilize resources, and accelerate impactful projects.
Call for speakers 2026
Do you lead technology, sustainability or financing for social impact?
Share your experience with a diverse audience from Latin America and the Caribbean. If you have developed initiatives, strategies or solutions that strengthen the sustainability and resilience of impact organizations, we invite you to apply to be a speaker in the panels and academic workshops of Tikso2026.
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Nuestra historia en TIKSO
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