Gofest consolidates as a premier entrepreneurship and innovation festival in LATAM and the west hemisphere

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BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With 24.000 attendees, around 200 talks, 280 investors, 300 speakers, 70 Family Offices, 1.000 business meetings between startups, investors and corporates, and over 250 entrepreneurs showcasing the best of their offer, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce concluded with unprecedented success the 8^th edition of Gofest, an event that year after year solidifies its status as one of the premier entrepreneurship and innovation festivals in LATAM and the hemisphere.

Gofest took place in Bogota, Colombia, between August 26^th and August 30^th at Ágora Bogotá Centro de Convenciones, which is one of the top Latin American venues and arguably the best in Colombia.

Among the speakers, were the likes of Moishe Mana (Mana Common); Josh Choi (Corea Startup Forum); Jackie Hernández (Plug & Play); Dan Tyre (HubSpot); Naveen Nigam (Google); Pamela Hsieh (Alibaba y Alipay); Jonathan Greechan (Founder Institute) whom, alongside many others, completed an impressive lineup for this year's edition.

Ovidio Claros Polanco, Executive President at the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, remarked: "At Gofest 2025 we succeeded in our goal of strengthening the ecosystem, as we contributed to position Bogotá as a regional hub of entrepreneurship and innovation. Furthermore, we are proud to assure that during five days Bogotá established itself as a world – class platform to build strong connections between investors and corporates, with startups and tech-based projects gathered around one common purpose: join efforts to overcome some of the humanity's toughest challenges".   

Speakers Highlights

Jonathan Greechan (Founder Institute): "I've been to a lot of conferences around the world, a lot of entrepreneurship conferences. This might be the best one that I've been to. here, the energy is different. You can tell everybody has a passion, whether it's an investor or an entrepreneur. They have a passion not just to make money, but to bring more value to this ecosystem. For me, it's one of those environments where networking has felt a lot more natural, just because of this energy".

Pamela Hsieh (Alibaba y Alipay): "This founding journey is not going to be an easy ride, is not going to be a straight line. But if you always stay close to your customers, and you just keep going at it, you will not only find a way, but you will also create one".

SOURCE Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá