Juliana Villegas
Directora de Promoción Internacional y Desarrollo de Negocios · Araújo Ibarra
comercio internacional, exportaciones e inversiónOCTOBER 2026 · MEDELLÍN
LINKU SUMMIT
2026
Two days to understand how capital moves across Latin America.
Education, debate and real connection between investors, managers and founders. Six asset classes in one conversation.
October 2026 · 2 days
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Real EstateVenture Capital & Private EquityPublic MarketsAlternativesCryptoPassion Assets
Speakers
16+ voices
moving capital today.
Active fund managers, family offices, founders in active rounds and operators of the assets defining LatAm.
Juan Fernando Vélez
Head of Investment · Family Office de artistas
Family office
Harold Calderón
Gestor profesional
Venture Capital
Rene Lomeli
GP · 500 GLOBAL
Venture Capital
Sergio Mejía
Pro Investments
Inversión en deportistas
Matías González
Por confirmar
Por confirmar
Johnatan Combeau
VP Wealth Management · Credicorp
Wealth Management
Estefanía Correa Duque
Gerente general · Comercialise - El mejor Local
Real state - comercial
Camilo Merino
Estructuración legal de fondos
Legal & compliance
Mauricio Restrepo del Toro
Principal · Family Office
Family office
Alejandro Pardo
Fundador · Satto
Desarrollo inmobiliario
Mateo Castrillón Gómez
Co fundador · Manyobra Desarrollo inmobiliario
Desarrollo inmobiliario
Luis Restrepo
CEO · Soy Rico
Inversiones y finanzas personales
Mariana Zuleta
Host · LinkU
+ additional speakers to be confirmed.
Agenda
Two days
built block by block.
Two days designed to deliver actionable value. No lectures, no filler — asset-class experts, debate panels and curated relationship-building spaces.
Read the world, understand wealth, specialize by asset.
Day 1 — Context, strategy and specialization
- 08:00 – 09:00Registration
Registration & welcome coffee
Check-in and summit app activation.
- 09:00 – 09:20Opening
LinkU Ventures opening
LinkU Ventures team
Welcome, summit thesis and roadmap of the two days.
- 09:20 – 10:00Talk
Geopolitics and the Colombia–Venezuela opportunity
Juliana [last name TBC] — former Vice President of ProColombia
Venezuela reopening, regional reconfiguration, sectors with the biggest upside and real risks of the transition. How Colombia positions itself in this new window.
- 10:00 – 10:40Talk
Global macroeconomic context and its impact on LatAm
Daniel Belandia (TBC)
Rates, dollar, inflation, 2026–2027 scenarios and the read for the Latin American investor.
- 10:40 – 11:00Coffee break
Coffee break
Open networking in the lobby.
- 11:00 – 11:40Panel
Family Offices: how elite wealth invests
4 panelists + moderator
Wealth manager for artists · Wealth manager for footballers · Traditional multifamily office · UHNW single family office. Honest conversation about real allocation, opportunities and challenges.
- 11:40 – 12:20Panel
Wealth Management & Strategic Asset Allocation
3 speakers + moderator
How to build and rebalance a multi-asset portfolio today, which assets to over or underweight, and wealth decision frameworks.
- 12:20 – 13:00Talk
Cross-border wealth structuring
Speaker TBC
Jurisdictions, vehicles, succession planning and compliance in an environment of greater fiscal transparency.
- 13:00 – 14:00Lunch
Networking lunch
Tables assigned by topic affinity.
- 14:00 – 16:00Parallel tracks
Specialized tracks — pick yours
Running in parallel for 2 hours. 2 ~40-min talks with asset-class experts plus Q&A.
- AVenture Capital & Private EquityGrowth and private capital
- BFixed Income & EquitiesLiquid markets
- CAlternatives: hedge funds, commodities, goldPortfolio decorrelation
- DReal Estate & real assetsTangible wealth
- ECrypto & digital assetsDigital frontier
- A
- 16:00 – 17:00Elevator pitch
Elevator Pitches — projects by asset class
Fast format: 5–7 minutes per project, split by category (VC, FI/Equities, alternatives, real estate, crypto). Investors in the room and directed networking.
- 17:00 – 19:30Networking
Networking cocktail
Live music. Dress code business casual.
The event
It's not a mass event.
It's a curated conversation.
Two days in Medellín where investors, family offices, fund managers, founders and project managers come together in one conversation across six asset classes: real estate, venture capital & private equity, public markets, alternatives, crypto and passion assets. Education, debate and deal-making in the same space.
Key facts
- Date
- October 2026
- City
- Medellín, Colombia
- Attendees
- +400 across investors, managers and founders
- Asset classes
- 6 in one conversation
Who it's for
Four profiles. Four reasons.
One conversation.
Each profile enters the summit with a clear objective. What unites the space is that everyone comes to take action.
Investors
You come to understand, decide and deploy capital.
- Curated access to projects pre-selected by the committee
- 1:1 deal rooms for direct conversations with managers
- Focused networking with family offices, fund managers and HNWIs
- Meeting agenda managed by the summit app
Professional Managers
You come to learn, connect and expand your network.
- Talks and panels with the region's top allocators
- Networking spaces with LPs, family offices and other managers
- Visibility as a reference in your asset class
- Actionable content to bring back to your clients
Founders & Project Leads
You come to present your project and raise capital.
- Premium booth with your brand and project materials
- Curated pitch stage on day two of the summit
- 1:1 meetings with LPs and investors aligned to your vertical
- Curation of relevant investors for your round
Sponsors & Partners
You come to position your brand where capital is decided.
- Branding in the venue and across all summit communications
- Direct access to qualified investors, managers and founders
- Custom activations: lounges, cocktails, kits, content
- Co-branding in post-event pieces and summit reports
Multi-asset thesis
Six asset classes.
One conversation.
We didn't pick a vertical. We built a summit where conversations cross asset classes — because that's where the real opportunities live.
Real Estate
The patrimonial core of Latin America. Multifamily, build-to-rent and cross-border vehicles redefining real estate investing across the region.
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Private capital in Latam: early stage, growth, mid-market buyouts and co-investments. Active funds, disciplined tickets, executable theses.
Public Markets
Liquid markets and strategic allocation. Frameworks to build, rebalance and protect a multi-asset portfolio in today's environment.
Alternatives
Hedge funds, commodities, gold and private debt. Attractive yields and decorrelation for resilient portfolios.
Crypto & Digital Assets
Stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization and on-chain vehicles. Where traditional finance meets the digital economy.
Passion Assets
Art, film, music and sports. The asset class growing double-digit annually that global family offices already hold. In Latam, it's just starting.
Tickets
Two ways to be
in the room.
Different ticket types. All go through curation.
Early access
Early Access
COP $1.500.000
- Entry to every talk
- Networking with other attendees
- Possibility of scheduling meetings with investors and/or fund managers
- LinkU Early membership for 1 year
- Closing cocktail
Smart access
Smart access
COP $2.900.000
- Everything included in Early Access
- Private dinner the night before the summit, with managers and investors
- Curated agenda: 3 to 5 one-on-one meetings aligned with your thesis
- Access to deal rooms across both days
- Reserved table at themed networking lunches
- Smart Access Kit: summit research report and early access to project decks
- VIP closing cocktail
Seed Sponsors
Partners
Sponsors
Who's in.
OCTOBER 2026 · MEDELLÍN
October 2026.
The conversation that defines capital in Latam.
400 people. Six asset classes. Two days. Your seat starts with a decision.
FAQ
What people ask before walking in.
The summit is open to investors, professional managers, founders, developers and financial professionals who want to understand how capital moves across Latin America. Attendance is by ticket purchase — Early Access or Smart Access — and each profile goes through a brief curation to ensure the quality of the conversation.
No. The summit brings together all levels of the ecosystem: from retail investors who want to learn how the big players invest, to family offices and institutional fund managers. What unites the room is genuine interest in understanding and participating in capital flows across Latam.
Early Access gives you entry to all talks, networking with participants, the option to schedule meetings with managers, and one year of LinkU Early membership. Smart Access includes everything in Early plus a private dinner the night before, a curated agenda of 3 to 5 one-on-one meetings aligned with your thesis, access to deal rooms across both days, reserved table at networking lunches, and the VIP closing cocktail.
In Medellín, Colombia. The specific venue is announced 60 days before the event to confirmed attendees.
Spanish, with simultaneous English translation available for international keynotes.
We have sponsorship packages designed for different brand profiles and objectives. Write to sponsors@linkusummit.com with some context about your brand and we'll put together a custom package.
Yes. For funds, family offices or teams that want to attend together, write to invites@linkusummit.com and we'll coordinate.
The summit is in-person and most of the value lies in the live conversation. Smart Access attendees receive a research report with the summit's highlights in the weeks following the event.