Official Program · Public Version
BioSummit 2026 Schedule
Three days of conferences, panels, workshops, masterclasses, a trade fair, and business meetings at the Bicentenario Convention Center in Quito, plus the Road to BioSummit webinar series and four BioSummit Expedition technical tours.
3 days3 thematic pillars
4 hallsConferences, fair and exhibition
13 keynotes30 panels and technical sessions
4 toursBioSummit Expedition
Opening and Keynote Conferences · Hall 1
08:00 – 11:3008:00 – 08:30
Registration and credentials · Foyer
08:30 – 08:45
Indigenous Opening CeremonyRitual opening and cultural guidance.
08:45 – 09:25
Official InaugurationBoard remarks, welcome address from Ecuador's National Environmental Authority, and presentation of the Biodiversity 2.0 framework.
09:25 – 09:53
KEYNOTE I — Biodiversity 2.0: The New Survival ParadigmBiodiversity as the living infrastructure that water, food, and climate depend on.
09:53 – 10:21
KEYNOTE II — The Amazon at the Point of No ReturnDeforestation, fire, and Amazonian tipping points.
10:21 – 10:49
KEYNOTE III — Biodiversity as Macroeconomic Strategy and RegenerationFunctional biodiversity as a first-order macroeconomic variable and driver of regeneration.
10:49 – 11:30
Coffee break · Trade fair · Hall 4Business roundtable and a tour of booths and scientific posters.
Parallel Conferences
11:30 – 12:25Hall 1Ecosystem Collapse: The Real DiagnosisFunctional indicators and planetary thresholds.
Hall 2Pollinators and Invertebrates: The Small Things That Sustain Production and LifePollination, soil fauna, and invertebrates as the hidden foundation of food security and ecological function.
Hall 3Endangered Species and Ecological ImbalanceKeystone species, trophic cascades, and restoration of ecological function.
Workshop AWorkshop — Qualitative Ecology and Nocturnal Wildlife MonitoringCapacity 45 · prior registration required.
Workshop BMasterclass — Cloud Forest: Birdlife and Orchids as IndicatorsCapacity 30 · prior registration required.
Workshop CInstitutional Roundtable — Stakeholders in Biodiversity StewardshipReview of the current legal framework · by invitation.
Parallel Conferences
12:30 – 13:25Hall 1Energy Transition: Renewables, Solar, Wind, and Green HydrogenClean energy and its interface with biodiversity: responsible siting and emerging vectors.
Hall 2Ecological Restoration Science and BaselinesMetrics, baselines, and scientific design of restoration under the Biodiversity 2.0 framework.
Hall 3El Niño and Species ResponseTrophic behavior, survival, and adaptability.
Workshop AWorkshop — Measuring Biodiversity: From the Field to the MarketCapacity 45 · prior registration required.
Workshop BMasterclass — Ethnobotany and Tropical AgrobiodiversityCapacity 30 · prior registration required.
Workshop CInstitutional Roundtable ContinuesBy invitation.
13:25 – 15:00 · LUNCH · OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH · BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
Special Plenary Session: The El Niño Phenomenon · Hall 1
15:00 – 16:4515:00 – 15:30
KEYNOTE IV — Science, Monitoring, and Governance in the Face of El NiñoReal-time monitoring and risk governance.
15:30 – 15:50
SPECIAL CONFERENCE — Multisector Strategies for El Niño: Adaptation, Water, and ProductionWater management, climate-adapted agriculture, and ecosystem protection.
15:50 – 16:45
Panel — The El Niño Phenomenon and the Cascade of RisksTeleconnections, Humboldt Current collapse, crop stress, and territorial resilience.
16:45 – 17:15
Coffee break · Trade fair · Hall 4
Parallel Conferences
17:15 – 18:10Hall 1Wildlife Trafficking, Exotic Species, and Wild PetsPoaching, trade in exotic species as pets, and wildlife trafficking routes.
Hall 2Biological Risks to Biodiversity and ProductionDroughts, extreme rainfall, pests, pathogens, and invasive species.
Hall 3Endemism, Forests, and Territory-Based ConservationPrivate reserves, naturalism, and Amazonian knowledge applied to territory.
18:30 – 21:00 · WELCOME COCKTAIL · PACARI CHOCOLATE TASTING · BOOK PRESENTATION
Opening and Keynote Conferences · Hall 1
08:30 – 11:1508:30 – 09:00
Registration and booth access · Foyer
09:00 – 09:10
Day 2 Opening — Executive Summary of Day 1
09:10 – 09:36
KEYNOTE V — Ecuador's First Biodiversity Units ProjectArchitecture, integrity, and market of the country's first project.
09:36 – 10:02
ESPOL INSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE — La Prosperina Protected ForestLa Prosperina's tropical dry forest as the scientific foundation for the country's first biodiversity-unit generation project.
10:02 – 10:28
KEYNOTE VI — Carbon and Biodiversity Standards: The Price of IntegrityAdditionality, permanence, uniqueness, and traceability.
10:28 – 10:54
KEYNOTE VII — Architecture of Biodiversity Units and Habitat BanksFrom conceptual framework to a verifiable, tradable asset.
10:54 – 11:15
Coffee break · Trade fair · Hall 4Business roundtable.
Parallel Conferences and Workshops
11:15 – 12:10Hall 1Integrity in Carbon and Biodiversity ProjectsHow scientific fraud destroys projects and national reputations.
Hall 2Technology, AI, and MRV: eDNA, Sensors, and VerificationTools transforming nature monitoring and verification.
Hall 3Nature-Based Solutions: From Science to AssetApplications for productive sectors.
Workshop ACorporate Workshop — Energy SectorSponsoring company session.
Workshop BMasterclass — Wind Energy and Biodiversity: Responsible SitingCapacity 30 · prior registration required.
Workshop CWorkshop — Energy Transition and Green HydrogenFrom project to financing · capacity 45.
Parallel Conferences and Workshops
12:15 – 13:10Hall 1Regenerative AquacultureEcological integrity and access to demanding markets.
Hall 2Financial Instruments and Environmental Diplomacy for Megadiverse CountriesInternational capital, debt swaps, and positioning.
Hall 3Circular Bioeconomy and New MaterialsWaste as a resource and bio-based materials.
Workshop APanel — Forest Fires and Landscape ResiliencePrevention, response, and functional recovery.
Workshop BMasterclass — AI in Life Sciences and MonitoringCapacity 30 · prior registration required.
Workshop CWorkshop — Biological Controls and European Union Requirements (EUDR)Capacity 45 · prior registration required.
13:10 – 14:45 · LUNCH · BUSINESS ROUNDTABLETechnological advances and solutions for clients and investors in attendance.
Blue, Green, and Brown Finance Block · Hall 1
14:45 – 18:1014:45 – 15:15
KEYNOTE VIII — Debt-for-Nature Swaps: The Instrument That Can Free EcosystemsMechanics of debt-for-nature swaps and the opportunity for Ecuador.
15:20 – 16:15
Sequential Finance Panel — Capital for Water, Biodiversity, and TransitionLong-term capital, transition capital, legal framework, and environmental markets.
17:20 – 18:10
Project Pitch / Solutions ShowcaseFounders pitching to development banks, family offices, and funds. Deal-origination roundtable.
Sessions Parallel to the Finance Block
15:20 – 17:1515:20 · Workshop AMasterclass — Standards in Depth: Carbon and BiodiversityCapacity 30.
15:20 · Workshop BMasterclass — Biodiversity 2.0: From Conceptual Framework to Verified UnitsCapacity 30.
15:20 · Workshop CWorkshop — Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and Ecuador's ARTTRM FrameworkCapacity 40.
16:10 · Workshop AClosed Roundtable — Insurance and Parametric ProductsBy invitation.
16:10 · Workshop BMasterclass — Circular Bioeconomy of WaterCapacity 30.
16:20 · Hall 2Special Marine Session — Galápagos, Marine Biodiversity, and Marine Protected AreasThe Humboldt Current under pressure.
18:30 – 20:30 · VIP NETWORKING COFFEE · TO'AK CHOCOLATE TASTING
Opening and Keynote Conferences · Hall 1
08:30 – 11:4008:30 – 09:00
Registration and booth access · Foyer
09:00 – 09:12
Co-Opening of the Regenerative Track
09:12 – 09:39
KEYNOTE IX — El Niño and Production: Regenerate to ResistRegeneration as a structural defense for agricultural, livestock, and fishing production.
09:39 – 10:06
KEYNOTE X — Agricultural Policy and Regenerative Transition in the Global ContextThe State's roadmap for agriculture that regenerates soils and competitiveness.
10:06 – 10:33
KEYNOTE XI — Science of Tropical Agri-Food Systems and AgrobiodiversityTropical agronomy and crop diversity as the foundation of resilient systems.
10:33 – 11:00
KEYNOTE XII — Food and Water Sovereignty as National Security DoctrineSoil, water, and biodiversity as the architecture of survival.
11:00 – 11:40
Coffee break · Trade fair · Hall 4Business roundtable.
Parallel Conferences and Workshops
11:40 – 12:35Hall 1Regenerative Production as a Driver of UnitsLivestock, sugarcane, agroforestry, and restoration as verifiable sources.
Hall 2Biodiversity 2.0: Verification and Certification of Regenerative PracticesFrom the field to certification.
Hall 3Accuracy of Environmental Information: Press, Data, and AccountabilityInvestigation and verification against disinformation.
Workshop AWorkshop — Biochar: From Agricultural Waste to Verified UnitCapacity 40.
Workshop BMasterclass — Agroforestry and Tropical SilvopastureCapacity 30.
Workshop CRoundtable — The El Niño Phenomenon: Production, Water, and AdaptationBy invitation · 11:40–13:35.
Parallel Conferences and Workshops
12:40 – 13:35Hall 1Traceability, Blockchain, and Chains of CustodyVerifiable traceability of units and agro-export chains.
Hall 2Greenwashing: Detect, Report, SueLegal framework, ESG forensics, and net-zero claims.
Hall 3Regenerative Livestock and SoilsSilvopasture, pastures, and living soils.
Workshop AWorkshop — Regenerative Agriculture UnitsCapacity 40.
Workshop BRoundtable — Premium Cacao and Coffee Chain + Fine DiningBy invitation.
Workshop CEl Niño Roundtable ContinuesBy invitation.
13:35 – 15:00 · LUNCH · PRODUCTION ROUNDTABLEProduction and adaptation solutions in the face of El Niño / ENSO.
Afternoon Technical Block
15:00 – 15:55Hall 1Water as Infrastructure: Management and Water ResourcesWater security, watersheds, and water as the foundation of production.
Hall 2Ecosystem Restoration at ScaleDesign, financing, and verification of large-scale restoration.
Hall 3Soil Science, Living Soils, and Functional ExtinctionLoss of living soils and functional services as a threat to production.
Afternoon Technical Block
16:00 – 16:55Hall 1Water Resilience and Drought: Early Warning and AdaptationEarly warning, water reuse, and productive adaptation.
Hall 2Crop and Species Resilience to Climate ChangePlant breeding, adaptive management, and resilient species.
Hall 3Blue Carbon, Mangroves, and Conservation FisheriesMethodologies, fisheries, and territory-based conservation tourism.
Official Closing · Hall 1
16:55 – 20:3016:55 – 17:25
Final coffee break · Trade fair · Hall 4
17:25 – 18:30
Official Closing CeremonyQuantitative results, event wrap-up, announcement of BioSummit 2027, recognitions, and official photograph.
18:30 – 20:30
Closing cocktail · final toast · official closing
Program subject to change. Public version · cutoff date: July 23, 2026.
