Three years ago, Gonzalo Waisman was a university student building an AI platform for corporate content. Today, at just 23, the Argentine founder leads a company operating across nine countries. His expansion into Central America didn’t begin with a boardroom or a carefully mapped-out strategy. It started with a last-minute phone call. Gonzalo had been looking for ways to connect with the Latin American ecosystem when he was introduced to Volcano. There were no spots left to

Alex never planned to attend Volcano. A client’s keynote was only days away, and they wanted one more set of eyes before stepping on stage. Alex had never been to Guatemala, had never heard of Volcano Summit, but she said yes anyway, packed her bags, and boarded a plane, curious about a place she'd never experienced before. Once her work was done, something unexpected happened. She found herself in the middle of a vibrant community that already seemed connected. Conversation

Every story begins with someone willing to share it. This one belongs to Inés. "I still remember the day I came across Volcano Summit's Instagram post looking for volunteers. I was looking for something that would move me. Something that would challenge me, introduce me to people I would have never met otherwise, and remind me that the world is much bigger than the little corner I knew. Volunteering has always felt natural to me. I've always believed there is something beauti

Four years ago, Joaquín Fernández arrived to Volcano Summit as a volunteer. He didn’t know it at the time, but that decision would become one of the defining moments of his life. Today, many of the opportunities, relationships, and projects that have shaped his journey can be traced back to a single ecosystem: Volcano. “I can pin it back to a specific moment,” he says. “That’s when I started getting involved in the Volcano ecosystem.” What followed was a series of connections

The idea behind Lulubit started in traffic, on a rainy day in Panama, while trying to exchange $200 in cash. “It couldn’t be possible that we still had to use cash. I wanted to do it directly from my bank.” - Ianir Sonis, CEO Lulubit That simple thought became the foundation for one of the fastest-growing crypto-fintech platforms in Central America; a company now serving more than 50,000 users across Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, and beyond. But the story of Lulub

When Diego Fernandez-Townson first crossed paths with Volcano Summit, he did not arrive as a founder. He arrived as a builder, part of a small team shaping something that was still taking form. What drew him in was not the event itself, but the belief behind it. “I strongly believe that if you have a good ecosystem, you can make your country ten times better, really fast.” That idea was not abstract. It came from seeing what happens when people, capital, and ideas begin to co

There is a moment that happens quietly for many people at Volcano. It does not happen on stage or under the lights. It happens somewhere in between: backstage, in conversation, or in the subtle realization that something is shifting. For Diego Zenteno, that moment did not arrive with certainty. It arrived with a question. Growing up, Diego was taught that leadership meant becoming a “change agent.” That responsibility was personal. Impact required clarity, direction, and havi