Colombia Tech Fest, the open-air festival where the Latin American tech industry meets
- The event will take place on August 21 and 22 at Parque Museo El Chicó, and for two days it will serve as the meeting point for the region’s most disruptive startups, international investment funds, and global tech giants.
- The festival will gather more than 8,000 people for two days of experiences, business, and technology, with over 70 international speakers, immersive activities, and spaces designed to foster close connections within the ecosystem.
Bogotá, August 2025. For the first time, Bogotá will host an open-air technology festival that brings together innovation, community, and business in one place. This is Colombia Tech Fest, an event that will mark the beginning of Colombia Tech Week and position the city as a regional hub for technology and entrepreneurship.
On August 21 and 22, the event will bring together at Parque Museo El Chicó the main leaders in technology, entrepreneurship, and investment across the continent—including large corporations, investment funds, scaling startups, and new audiences driving industries such as digital business and the creative economy. The program features more than 70 international speakers, immersive experiences, and dedicated spaces for creating genuine connections.
“We want this festival to become the most influential meeting point in Latin America, capable of transforming the way business is done in the industry. During active weeks like Colombia Tech Week, many key players don’t manage to meet. This space is the perfect excuse to look each other in the eyes and build relationships that later translate into partners, clients, talent, or that key associate to scale an idea,” said Nicolás Cruz, CEO and co-founder of Colombia Tech Week.
Featured Speakers
Among the featured speakers are Carlos Ángel Uribe, General Manager for the Andean Region at Tools for Humanity; Sinclair Toffa, Co-founder & CEO of Mural Pay; Juan Manuel Bottía, Innovation Manager at Colsubsidio; Ernesto Serrano, Country Manager of Snowflake; Santiago Naranjo, Chief Revenue Officer of VTEX; Polkan García, Senior Director of AI Cloud; alongside Germán Borromei, General Manager of Oracle for Colombia and Ecuador; Sebastián Castro from Kushki; Alejandro Toro Villa, CEO of Wompi; Santiago Suárez, CEO of Addi; and Mario Hernández, founder of the traditional leather goods brand bearing his name. (Full list available at colombiatechfest.co).
Also in attendance will be some of the country’s most prominent women leaders, including Adriana Cárdenas, Country Manager of Visa Colombia; Marcela Torres, CEO of Nubank Colombia; Ángela Mendoza, General Manager of Uber Colombia; Luz Mery Guerrero, founder of Servientrega and Efecty; Paula Bárcenas, General Manager of TikTok Andean Region; Jimena Pardo, Managing Partner at Hi Ventures; influencer Mari Manotas; Carolina Pineda from Mis Propias Finanzas; among many others.
Festival Experiences
Attendees will be able to participate in hands-on sessions and masterclasses with experts in artificial intelligence, venture capital, and corporate innovation; workshops; wellness activities; two main stages hosting more than 50 talks; dedicated networking spaces; and disruptive experiences such as pitching your company to an investor inside an electric vehicle.
The experience will also include gastronomic zones curated by B.eats, disruptive formats like coffee-demo days, and other spaces designed to spark genuine connections. All within a relaxed environment that blends conversation, technology, music, and entertainment.
Part of Colombia Tech Week
Colombia Tech Fest will serve as the kickoff to Colombia Tech Week, which this year will take place from August 25 to 30 in Bogotá, following preliminary events in Cali (August 17–18) and Medellín (August 18–22).
Together, the events are expected to attract more than 15,000 attendees, including delegations from 27 countries such as the United States, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil; more than 350 investors among VCs, CVCs, Family Offices, and angel investors, managing over 200 billion dollars in assets.
Highlighted events include the Demo Day of Distrito Lab, led by the Bogotá Mayor’s Office, and the Demo Day of Yango Group, with a combined investment pool of up to USD 10 million for Colombian startups. Also noteworthy is the Aurora Tech Award call, a global prize from inDrive that recognizes women founders in technology—the 2024 winner was Colombian.
Citywide Activation
Activities during Colombia Tech Week will be distributed across strategic locations in Bogotá, such as Parque 93, Zona T, Zona G, Calle 85, and Ágora. The first edition of the festival expects to attract over 2,000 international attendees from more than 12 countries, boost over 15,000 local businesses, and create a decentralized experience segmented by tech verticals such as fintech, healthtech, contech, insurtech, and more.
Confirmed Partners
Companies and organizations already confirmed include VISA, Deel, Deloitte, Wompi, Due Legal, Factored, Oracle, Phylo Legal, Colsubsidio, Nequi, Kushki, Wenia, Lens PR, Lemon Cash, MoreLatam, Snowflake, Intellias, Tools for Humanity, and WeWork.
For more information: https://www.colombiatechfest.co/
