Artificial intelligence keynotes and workshops for events in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama. I travel from Medellín or join virtually, and I bring to the stage what I build and ship to production every day.
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Carlos Betancur Gálvez is an artificial intelligence keynote speaker based in Medellín, Colombia, and is available for events across Central America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama. In the region he has given talks in Costa Rica and Honduras; for Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama he is available, and he travels from Medellín or joins virtually. He speaks about AI agents, AI in production, the future of work, marketing and sales with AI, and AI for leaders and small businesses, with real cases of what he builds with his team at btodigital. He works in three formats: keynote, hands-on workshop and virtual session. He brings more than 200 talks, more than 4,500 attendees and nine countries, plus 12 years of university teaching at UPB and Universidad EIA. Every talk is tailored to the audience and quoted based on the format, the city and the date.
Carlos Betancur Gálvez offers artificial intelligence keynotes for events in the six countries of Central America, from his base in Medellín, Colombia. He has already spoken in two of them; in the other four he is available.
Costa Rica and Honduras. Two of the nine countries where he has spoken: Honduras, Colombia, Spain, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Chile.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama. He takes on events in these four countries by travelling from Medellín or in a virtual format.
This page is the regional version of the AI keynote speaker for Latin America page, which has the full background and the other countries.
"From chatbots to digital employees" and "I built a team of AI agents that works 24/7: here's what I learned".
"Why most AI projects never reach production (and how to be among the ones that do)" and "Businesses already making money with AI".
"AI won't take your job… someone who knows how to use it will".
"Marketing with AI: more customers spending less" and "The end of the funnel: how AI is rewriting marketing and sales".
"AI for leaders: what to decide this week so you don't fall behind in 2026" and "Automate or disappear: how an SMB competes with AI without a technical team".
"The uncomfortable truth about AI in Latin America: opportunity or mirage?" and "How ChatGPT and Gemini find you: marketing in the era of AI answers (GEO)".
Does one of these topics fit your event?Tell me the country, the date, the audience and the goal, and I will tailor the keynote.
Book a keynoteA 45-minute keynote at the event venue, with real cases of AI in production.
Half a day or a full day, for teams that need to work through the topic rather than just listen to it.
For audiences spread across several countries, or for events that do not require travel.
I also take part in panels and roundtables. Duration and depth are defined by the event and the level of the audience: executive, managerial or technical.
Annual conventions, sales meetings and leadership gatherings.
Assemblies and events held by industry associations and chambers of commerce, with examples from the attendees' sector.
Academic weeks, open lectures and graduate programmes. I have been a university professor for 12 years, at UPB and Universidad EIA.
Congresses and summits where AI is the main theme or one track on the programme.
You tell me over WhatsApp or a video call what the event is, who attends, in which city and on what date, and what you want to change after the talk.
I send you the topic, format and scope designed for that audience. There are no published fees: it is quoted by format, city and date.
Travel from Medellín and the on-site schedule are coordinated with the event organizer. If the format is virtual, we agree on the platform and the time.
A selection of recent and past events. The full list, with press mentions, is on the press page. See press and mentions →
Yes. In Central America he has given talks in Costa Rica and Honduras. In total he has spoken in nine countries: Honduras, Colombia, Spain, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Chile.
Yes. He is available for events in those four countries. He travels from Medellín, Colombia, and travel is coordinated with the organizer; if the event prefers it, the talk can be virtual.
Yes. The virtual format works for audiences spread across several countries and for events that do not require travel. It is tailored to the audience, just like an in-person keynote.
In Spanish and in English. The language is agreed with the organizer based on the event audience.
Yes. Besides speaking, Carlos Betancur Gálvez advises companies in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Central America as an artificial intelligence consultant, remotely and on site. See the artificial intelligence consultant page →
There is no published fee. Each talk is quoted based on the format, the city and the date, after a first conversation about the event and the audience.
Tell me the country, the date, the audience and the goal. I'll prepare a tailored artificial intelligence keynote, with real cases.