BLISS Summit 2026 Lineup
SPEAKERS
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Dr. Álvaro Salas-Castro
PRESIDENT & CEO, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION; FOUNDER, BLISS SUMMIT
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Ana Corina Sosa
VENEZUELAN ACTIVIST FOR FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY
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Andrés Valenciano
CEO, DEMOCRACIA+
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Axel Kaiser
SENIOR FELLOW, ARCHBRIDGE INSTITUTE
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Bethany Allen
HEAD OF CHINA INVESTIGATIONS, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE
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Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo
MEMBER OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT
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Camelia Ilie-Cardoza
PRESIDENT, INCAE BUSINESS SCHOOL
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Damon Wilson
PRESIDENT & CEO, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (NED)
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Félix Maradiaga
NICARAGUAN ACTIVIST; PRESIDENT, WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS
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General H.R. McMaster
SENIOR FELLOW, HOOVER INSTITUTION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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Jack Mallers
FOUNDER & CEO, STRIKE
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Luis Lacalle Pou
FORMER PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY (2020–2025)
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Masih Alinejad
FOUNDER, MY STEALTHY FREEDOM
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Max Reynolds
DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION
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Nia Demming
CEO, DEMO LAB FOUNDATION
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Ninfa Salinas Sada
VICE PRESIDENT, GRUPO SALINAS
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Noemi Salas-Boyer
CHAIRWOMAN, DEMO LAB FOUNDATION
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Rachel Beatty Riedl
DIRECTOR, CENTER ON GLOBAL DEMOCRACY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli
DIRECTOR OF INTERNACIONAL RELATIONS, MARIA CORINA MACHADO-VENTE VENEZUELA
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Roberto Salinas León
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF LIBERTY
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Rosa María Payá
CUBAN ACTIVIST; ELECTED COMMISSIONER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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Tim Reynolds
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION
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Zarifa Ghafari
FOUNDER & GENERAL DIRECTOR, APAW ORGANISATION
WORKSHOP LEADERS
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Alex Gladstein
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION
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Alejandro Cacace
SECRETARY OF DEREGULATION, MINISTRY OF DEREGULATION AND STATE TRANSFORMATION OF ARGENTINA
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Dread
FOUNDER, FLASH
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Erik Hersman
CEO, GRIDLESS
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Gabriel Calzada
RECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE HESPERIDES
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Javier El-Hage
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION
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Leopoldo López
VENEZUELAN ACTIVIST; CO-FOUNDER, WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS
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Pablo Fernández
DEVELOPER, NOSTR
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Sergio Solera
MANAGING PARTNER, FACIO&CAÑAS
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Susan H. Mac Cormac
PARTNER, MORRISON FOERSTER
ACTIVATION LEADERS
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Dr. Anne De-Sollar Halle
CO-FOUNDER OF MINDSEE.IT
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Dr. Dan Siegel
PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER, MIND YOUR BRAIN
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Jessie Alegría
CEO, ALEŌ STUDIO
SPEED-DATERS
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Anaïse Kanimba
DIRECTOR, AFRICA BITCOIN INSTITUTE; PITCHING “PROOF OF IMPACT”
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Anna Chekhovich
CFO, THE NAVALNY FOUNDATION; PITCHING “NAVALNY STUDENT PROGRAMME”
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Elena Vives
NEXT-GENERATION BLISS MAKER; PITCHING “DETRÁS DE LA CORTINA: THE VOICE OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE SILENCED” FOR TRAS LA PERLA FOUNDATION
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, IDEAS BEYOND BORDERS; PITCHING “MIDDLE EAST UNCOVERED”
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Fadi Elsalameen
PRESIDENT, BIOUS; PITCHING “DIGNITY AND SHELTER CAMPAIGN” FOR HAYAWASHINGTON
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Leopoldo López
VENEZUELAN ACTIVIST; CO-FOUNDER, WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS; PITCHING “DECENTRALIZED DEMOCRATIC RESISTANCE”
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Miguel Pacheco
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, DEMO LAB FOUNDATION; PITCHING “FREEDOM & COMMUNITY”
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Ryan Bombard
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION OF NOSARA FIREFIGHTERS; PITCHING “BOMBEROS DE NOSARA OPERATIONS”
ARTISTS
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Andrea Kader
FOUNDER, ANDREA KADER
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Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra
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Isabel Ríos García Limón
DJ, QUEEN VICTORIA; FOUNDER & CEO, ISABELRIOS.MX
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Roger Ross
DRUMS + VOCALS, WILD BILL & THE BRUISERS
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Ryan Hartman
GUITAR + VOCALS, WILD BILL & THE BRUISERS
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Wild Bill
BASS + VOCALS, WILD BILL & THE BRUISERS
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The Saint Cecilia
CHEFS
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Chloe Reynolds
CO-FOUNDER, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION
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María Fernanda Gavilán
CO-FOUNDER, SER RESTAURANT
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Paulo Valerios
PARTNER AND CHEF, HUACAS RESTAURANT