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Global Conference · VI Edition

Education & Technology

Where Thriving Learners Create the Future

27 - 28 | NOVEMBER | 2026

Friday 27th and Saturday 28th

Conference speakers

The future of education and technology

Megatrends and the future of work

Regional Director of School Outreach at Tecnológico de Monterrey

Xochitl Pimienta
Digital coexistence today

Director of the Coexistence Laboratory and academic at the Universidad del Desarrollo

Jorge Varela
Technology at home: practical tips for families

Director of Outreach & Professional Learning, Common Sense Media

Jamie Nuñez
The algorithm entered the home and the classroom

Self-Care, Wellbeing and Digital Security Program Coordinator, Cognita

Marcela Momberg
What does science enable us to do?

Founder and director of the International Network of Young Scientists in Chile, and regional advisor on childhood and adolescence.

Julieta Flores
Fundador y CEO de Brave UP!

Álvaro Carrasco

Friday 27 · Auditorium

Seminar for Leaders in partnership with foundation Santillana

Humanly Digital: Coexistence and Digital Well-being in the Age of AI.

Specialist in Digital Citizenship, AI, and Educational Transformation

Educator, author, and international speaker. Author of *Huérfano Digital* and a regional leader in digital well-being and pedagogical innovation.

Marcela Momberg
Director of the Coexistence Laboratory, IBEM, UDD

Psychologist with a PhD in Psychology and Education from the University of Michigan. Specialist in school climate, socio-emotional well-being, and violence prevention.

Jorge Varela
Regional Director of School Outreach at Tecnológico de Monterrey

Internalist specializing in political analysis, academic leadership, strategic communication, and public service

Xochitl Pimienta
Artificial Intelligence in Education

Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government, Harvard University. Specialist in the challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence presents for educational communities.

Sebastián Marambio

Saturday 28 · Teacher training

Workshops for teachers

Workshops led by nationally recognized instructors

Immersive classroom: Create, explore, and transform learning

Finalist for the 2022 Global Teacher Prize (Chile), Teacher, and EdTech Network Leader

Alejandra Meza
From using AI to orchestrating it: Pedagogical intelligence for designing, analyzing, and making decisions

Winner of the 2025 Global Teacher Prize Chile, Holistic Education category

Nemesio Rodríguez
Innovating without starting from scratch: small transformations that can change a class

Finalist for the 2023 Global Teacher Prize Chile – Head of the Science Department, Pumahue Huechuraba

Pablo Ramírez
Growth Mindset: Incorporating Thinking Routines in the Classroom

Winner of the 2024 Global Teacher Prize Chile and selected as one of the top 50 teachers in the world for the 2026 edition of the Global Teacher Prize.

Patricio Vilches
Bring movement to your class: rhythm, play, and creation with MediaPipe

Winner of the Global Teacher Prize Chile (Music, 2022). Music teacher, holder of a Master’s degree in Educational Innovation and Research, and a Master’s degree in Neuroscience Applied to Education.

Manuel Puebla
AI for Inclusive Education: Personalizing Learning with Flint

Professor and Master of Data Science, Digital Learning Coordinator at Cognita Chile 1

Israel Muñoz

Friday 27th and Saturday 28th

Conference speakers

The future of education and technology

[Talk Title]

Fundador y CEO de Brave UP!

Álvaro Carrasco
Digital coexistence today

Director of the Coexistence Laboratory and academic at the Universidad del Desarrollo

Jorge Varela
Technology at home: practical tips for families

Director of Outreach & Professional Learning, Common Sense Media

Jamie Nuñez
The algorithm entered the home and the classroom

Self-Care, Wellbeing and Digital Security Program Coordinator, Cognita

Marcela Momberg
[Talk Title]

International Network of Ambassadors for Physics and Quantum Mechanics

Julieta Flores
Megatrends and the future of work

Regional Director of School Outreach at Tecnológico de Monterrey

Xochitl Pimienta

Resume

The School of the Future 2026

Challenges for students and families

Students · Prototypes

ICI Challenge

Imagine. Create. Impact.

Teams of students design and build functional prototypes with digital technology to solve real problems in their community, inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals.

Initial 4th to 6th Intermediate 7° to 1°M Higher 2° to 4°M

Guidelines Teams of 3 to 5 students + 1 teacher-tutor

Families · Digital Citizenship

Family Challenge

Learn. Create. Inspire.

Families create an audiovisual campaign on responsible digital citizenship, choosing one of the 4 pillars of the Common Sense curriculum.

Healthy habits Media literacy

Guidelines 6 parents + 6 students + sponsoring teacher

+13 years

Remote · Asynchronous · Global

Unlocking AI Challenge

Democratize knowledge. Build for everyone.

Over the course of a week, teams of 3 to 5 students from anywhere in the world build a web or mobile application that makes complex medical, legal, or financial knowledge accessible, with the help of a AI Pro.

23 al 26 NOV 2026 Remote

Guidelines First steps

+13 years

On-site · Agile

Flow AI Challenge

Ideas flow through a School of the Future

Teams of 3 to 4 students have exactly 3 hours to solve a real-world problem using SOTFIA, the conference’s AI. It’s not about how much you use the AI, but how well you use it—considering factors like limited prompting, carbon footprint, and real-time efficiency.

27 y 28 NOV 2026 In person

Guidelines

Students · Ages 4 to 12

SOTF Robotics

Programming as a team, from the early years

Student teams program robots to tackle real-world challenges. There are two categories based on age and device, and the team is always the central focus.

Solvers ages 4 to 7 Creators ages 8 to 12

Guidelines Solvers Guidelines Creators