BLISS Summit 2026 Lineup

SPEAKERS

  • Dr. Álvaro Salas-Castro

    PRESIDENT & CEO, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION; FOUNDER, BLISS SUMMIT

    BIO
  • Ana Corina Sosa

    VENEZUELAN ACTIVIST FOR FREEDOM & DEMOCRACY

    bio
  • Andrés Valenciano

    CEO, DEMOCRACIA+

    BIO
  • Axel Kaiser

    SENIOR FELLOW, ARCHBRIDGE INSTITUTE

    BIO
  • Bethany Allen

    HEAD OF CHINA INVESTIGATIONS, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE

    BIO
  • Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo

    MEMBER OF THE SPANISH PARLIAMENT

    BIO
  • Camelia Ilie-Cardoza

    PRESIDENT, INCAE BUSINESS SCHOOL

    BIO
  • Damon Wilson

    PRESIDENT & CEO, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY (NED)

    BIO
  • Félix Maradiaga

    NICARAGUAN ACTIVIST; PRESIDENT, WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS

    BIO
  • General H.R. McMaster

    SENIOR FELLOW, HOOVER INSTITUTION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY

    BIO
  • Jack Mallers

    FOUNDER & CEO, STRIKE

    BIO
  • Luis Lacalle Pou

    FORMER PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY (2020–2025)

    BIO
  • Masih Alinejad

    FOUNDER, MY STEALTHY FREEDOM

    BIO
  • Max Reynolds

    DIRECTOR OF PROJECTS, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION

    BIO
  • Nia Demming

    CEO, DEMO LAB FOUNDATION

    bio
  • Ninfa Salinas Sada

    VICE PRESIDENT, GRUPO SALINAS

    BIO
  • Noemi Salas-Boyer

    CHAIRWOMAN, DEMO LAB FOUNDATION

    BIO
  • Rachel Beatty Riedl

    DIRECTOR, CENTER ON GLOBAL DEMOCRACY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

    bio
  • Pedro Urruchurtu Noselli

    DIRECTOR OF INTERNACIONAL RELATIONS, MARIA CORINA MACHADO-VENTE VENEZUELA


    BIO
  • Roberto Salinas León

    DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF LIBERTY

    BIO
  • Rosa María Payá

    CUBAN ACTIVIST; ELECTED COMMISSIONER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

    BIO
  • Tim Reynolds

    FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION

    bio
  • Zarifa Ghafari

    FOUNDER & GENERAL DIRECTOR, APAW ORGANISATION

    BIO

WORKSHOP LEADERS

  • Alex Gladstein

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION

    bio
  • Alejandro Cacace

    SECRETARY OF DEREGULATION, MINISTRY OF DEREGULATION AND STATE TRANSFORMATION OF ARGENTINA

    bio
  • Dread

    FOUNDER, FLASH

    bio
  • Erik Hersman

    CEO, GRIDLESS

    bio
  • Gabriel Calzada

    RECTOR, UNIVERSITY OF THE HESPERIDES

    bio
  • Javier El-Hage

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION

    bio
  • Leopoldo López

    VENEZUELAN ACTIVIST; CO-FOUNDER, WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS

    bio
  • Pablo Fernández

    DEVELOPER, NOSTR

    bio
  • Sergio Solera

    MANAGING PARTNER, FACIO&CAÑAS

    bio
  • Susan H. Mac Cormac

    PARTNER, MORRISON FOERSTER

    bio

ACTIVATION LEADERS

  • Dr. Anne De-Sollar Halle

     CO-FOUNDER OF MINDSEE.IT

    bio
  • Dr. Dan Siegel

    PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER, MIND YOUR BRAIN

    bio
  • Jessie Alegría

    CEO, ALEŌ STUDIO

    bio

SPEED-DATERS

  • Anaïse Kanimba

    DIRECTOR, AFRICA BITCOIN INSTITUTE; PITCHING “PROOF OF IMPACT”

    bio
  • Anna Chekhovich

    CFO, THE NAVALNY FOUNDATION; PITCHING “NAVALNY STUDENT PROGRAMME”

    BIO
  • Elena Vives

    NEXT-GENERATION BLISS MAKER; PITCHING “DETRÁS DE LA CORTINA: THE VOICE OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE SILENCED” FOR TRAS LA PERLA FOUNDATION

    bio
  • Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

    FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, IDEAS BEYOND BORDERS; PITCHING “MIDDLE EAST UNCOVERED”

    bio
  • Fadi Elsalameen

    PRESIDENT, BIOUS; PITCHING “DIGNITY AND SHELTER CAMPAIGN” FOR HAYAWASHINGTON

    bio
  • Leopoldo López

    VENEZUELAN ACTIVIST; CO-FOUNDER, WORLD LIBERTY CONGRESS; PITCHING “DECENTRALIZED DEMOCRATIC RESISTANCE”

    bio
  • Miguel Pacheco

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, DEMO LAB FOUNDATION; PITCHING “FREEDOM & COMMUNITY”

    BIO
  • Ryan Bombard

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION OF NOSARA FIREFIGHTERS; PITCHING “BOMBEROS DE NOSARA OPERATIONS”

    bio

ARTISTS

  • Andrea Kader

    FOUNDER, ANDREA KADER

  • Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Isabel Ríos García Limón

    DJ, QUEEN VICTORIA; FOUNDER & CEO, ISABELRIOS.MX

  • Roger Ross

    DRUMS + VOCALS, WILD BILL & THE BRUISERS

  • Ryan Hartman

    GUITAR + VOCALS, WILD BILL & THE BRUISERS

  • Wild Bill

    BASS + VOCALS, WILD BILL & THE BRUISERS

  • The Saint Cecilia

CHEFS

  • Chloe Reynolds

    CO-FOUNDER, THE REYNOLDS FOUNDATION

  • María Fernanda Gavilán

    CO-FOUNDER, SER RESTAURANT

  • Paulo Valerios

    PARTNER AND CHEF, HUACAS RESTAURANT