From TikTok to Mercado Libre: World Tech Leaders to Headline South Summit Brazil 2026

São Paulo, Brazil — South Summit, one the world’s largest innovation conferences, is coming to  Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2026 and the organizers have simply introduced a brand new batch of audio system. 

The fifth version of South Summit Brazil, which is able to happen from March 25 to 27, will characteristic among the main enterprise and expertise leaders from South America and past, together with Mercado Libre co-founder Hernan Kazah; TikTok World Head of Creators Kim Farrell; and Nubank’s former advertising director Arturo Núñez. 

Going down on the metropolis’s Cais Mauá port district, the summit goals to be a congregation level for startups, companies and funding funds. 

The occasion is a joint initiative led by Spain Startup and 4all alongside the Authorities of the State of Rio Grande do Sul and IE College.

Along with the worldwide audio system talked about above, a number of top-level executives from Brazil have additionally confirmed attendance to South Summit. In accordance with a press launch shared with Brazil Reviews, the Brazil delegation consists of: 

Additionally anticipated to attend are the founders of a few of Latin America’s largest startups, together with among the area’s unicorns (valued at over $1 billion USD):

Finally yr’s South Summit, 23,000 folks from 62 international locations attended the occasion held in a 38,000-square-meter venue. 

The summit gathered in complete 3,000 startups, 800 audio system, 200 sponsors, 130 funding funds — by which 38 of them worldwide — and round 900 buyers managing US$215 billion in belongings.

To date, the South Summit helped increase a complete of US$ 14 billion for its startup competitors, in keeping with a press assertion. 

Registration for the summit continues to be open at their web site.