# Nerdearla — Full Content for LLMs

> The largest free tech event in the Spanish-speaking world. This file contains comprehensive information about Nerdearla including speaker bios, talk abstracts, sponsor details, community partners, venue info, and event history.
> For a concise overview, see [llms.txt](https://nerdearla.com/llms.txt).

## About Nerdearla

Nerdearla ("Nerd it up" in Spanish) is a 100% free hybrid tech conference founded in 2014 by Ariel Jolo through Sysarmy, the largest IT community in the Spanish-speaking world. What started with ~60 people in Buenos Aires has grown to 50,000+ annual attendees across editions in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Spain. In 2025, the Argentina and España editions combined drew 12,000+ in-person attendees and 35,000+ online participants.

Key facts:
- 100% free admission — always, for everyone, all tracks
- 400+ speakers per year across 13 thematic tracks
- 1,300+ recorded talks on YouTube with 3.5M+ views
- Hybrid format: in-person + live streaming globally
- Languages: Spanish (primary), English
- Organized by Sysarmy (sysarmy.com)

## 2026–2027 Editions

### Nerdearla Chile 2026
- City: Santiago de Chile
- Venue: Centro GAM
- Dates: 2026-04-16 to 2026-04-18
- Phase: post
- Tickets: https://tickets.nerdearla.com
- URL: https://nerdearla.com/chile/

### Nerdearla Argentina 2026
- City: Buenos Aires
- Venue: Ciudad Cultural Konex
- Dates: 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-26
- Phase: pre
- Tickets: https://tickets.nerdearla.com
- URL: https://nerdearla.com/argentina/

### Nerdearla México 2026
- City: Ciudad de México
- Venue: ExpoReforma
- Dates: 2026-11-18 to 2026-11-20
- Phase: pre
- Tickets: None
- URL: https://nerdearla.com/mexico/

### Nerdearla España 2027
- City: Madrid
- Venue: La Nave
- Dates: 2027-11-03 to 2027-11-05
- Phase: pre
- Tickets: None
- URL: https://nerdearla.com/sp/

## Notable Speakers (all editions)

Speakers who have participated in Nerdearla across its editions, with their profile page and recorded talks on YouTube:

### Vint Cerf — Father of the Internet, co-creator of TCP/IP
Widely regarded as one of the fathers of the Internet, he co-designed TCP/IP with Bob Kahn in the 1970s. A Turing Award and US Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, he serves as Google's Chief Internet Evangelist.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/vint-cerf/
- Talk: "Internet: Past, present, future" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru7B7JPRoJ8
- Talk: "Vint Cerf Q&A con Silvia Lovato" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXnv3PQRFNg

### Ken Thompson — Co-creator of UNIX
Co-creator of UNIX with Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs and of the Go language at Google. A 1983 Turing Award recipient, he also created the B language and co-designed UTF-8 with Rob Pike.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/ken-thompson/
- Talk: "UNIX memoir, in first person" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKNaCzdn6sY

### Donald Knuth — Computer scientist, author of The Art of Computer Programming
Professor emeritus at Stanford and author of The Art of Computer Programming, the definitive reference on algorithms. A 1974 Turing Award recipient and creator of the TeX typesetting system.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/donald-knuth/
- Talk: "The Art of Donald Knuth" (Argentina 2025) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXOkrhtgkVY
- Talk: "The Art of Donald Knuth" (España 2025) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1BIlpJDCw

### Alan Kay — Pioneer of OOP and UI
Pioneer of object-oriented programming and of modern graphical interfaces at Xerox PARC, where he led the design of Smalltalk. A 2003 Turing Award recipient; his Dynabook concept anticipated laptops and tablets.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/alan-kay/
- Talk: "Living organisms can’t survive in their own waste products" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgmAwnNxdgw

### Martin Cooper — Inventor of the cell phone
He led the Motorola team that created the first handheld cell phone, from which he placed the first mobile call in history in 1973. Recipient of the Marconi Prize and the Charles Stark Draper Prize.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/martin-cooper/
- Talk: "50 years of the mobile phone, and the next 50" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-M_3bNzKlY

### Radia Perlman — Creator of Spanning Tree Protocol, networking pioneer
Creator of the Spanning Tree Protocol, fundamental to modern Ethernet networks. An inventor with over 100 patents, she has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/radia-perlman/
- Talk: "Network challenges: Naming and Authentication" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihWzFyXjHnM

### Brian Kernighan — Co-author of the book The C Programming Language
Co-author of The C Programming Language with Dennis Ritchie and a key figure of the UNIX team at Bell Labs — he is the 'k' in AWK. A Princeton professor and author of Unix: A History and a Memoir.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/brian-kernighan/
- Talk: "Unix: History and Memoir" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS-0Vrmok6Y

### Doug McIlroy — Creator of Unix pipes, software engineering pioneer
Inventor of Unix pipes and head of the Bell Labs department where the operating system was born. A pioneer of software engineering and of the philosophy of small tools that do one thing well.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/doug-mcilroy/

### Werner Vogels — VP and CTO of Amazon, architect of AWS infrastructure
Amazon's CTO since 2005, responsible for the technology vision behind AWS and the architecture that runs Amazon at global scale. He holds a PhD in computer science and writes the All Things Distributed blog.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/werner-vogels/
- Talk: "Unmapped: No Data, No AI" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WPb5dRSO0o

### Matt Mullenweg — Co-founder of WordPress and the Founder and CEO of Automattic
Co-founder of WordPress, the software powering over 40% of the web, and founder and CEO of Automattic (WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce). A global reference in open source software.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/matt-mullenweg/
- Talk: "Ma.tt Mullenweg at Nerdearla" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f15Xn23Mytg

### Sara Hooker — CEO of Adaption AI
Founder and CEO of Adaption AI; she previously led Cohere For AI and was a researcher at Google Brain. Her work focuses on making AI models more efficient, interpretable and multilingual.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/sara-hooker/
- Talk: "Aya: Expanding the Worlds AI serves" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCSQZO_zhf4

### Greg Kroah-Hartman — Maintainer of the Linux kernel
One of the main maintainers of the Linux kernel, responsible for the stable branch and subsystems such as USB and the driver core. A Linux Foundation Fellow.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/greg-kroah-hartman/
- Talk: "Fireside chat with gregkh [EN]" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ_B5Jke5L4

### Håkon Wium Lie — Creator of CSS, former CTO of Opera Software
He proposed CSS in 1994 while working with Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, giving the web its stylesheets. Former CTO of Opera Software and an active advocate for open web standards.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/hakon-wium-lie/
- Talk: "Why CSS was created" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsbTT-k-F4g

### Chris Lattner — Creator of LLVM, Swift, MLIR and Mojo. CEO and co-founder of Modular AI
Creator of LLVM, Clang, Swift and MLIR — infrastructure that compiles much of modern software. He worked at Apple, Tesla, Google and SiFive before co-founding Modular, where he created the Mojo language.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/chris-lattner/
- Talk: "Mojo & MAX - A modern AI-first SW Development ecosystem" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw2FLI7LUGo

### Shuah Khan — Linux kernel maintainer, Linux Foundation Fellow
Linux kernel maintainer and Linux Foundation Fellow; she works on the kernel self-test framework and on mentoring new contributors.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/shuah-khan/
- Talk: "Demystifying Linux Kernel Initialization" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3iUqbYcFZI

### Megan Smith — US CTO under President Barack Obama
US Chief Technology Officer under President Barack Obama and the first woman to hold the role. A former VP at Google and Google[x], she now leads shift7.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/megan-smith/
- Talk: "Accelerating Solution Making Through Inclusion" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4NmnO4GOBo
- Talk: "PANEL GENERAL MAGIC" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9oKuWDajis

### Tony Fadell — Creator of the iPod and co-creator of the iPhone, founder of Nest
He led the team that created the iPod and co-created the iPhone at Apple, then founded Nest Labs, the smart-home pioneer acquired by Google. Author of Build and a deep-tech investor.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/tony-fadell/
- Talk: "PANEL GENERAL MAGIC" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9oKuWDajis

### Andrew Tanenbaum — Computer scientist, creator of MINIX
Professor emeritus at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and creator of MINIX, the educational operating system that inspired Linus Torvalds to create Linux. Author of canonical books on operating systems and networks.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/andrew-tanenbaum/
- Talk: "Interview with Andrew S. Tanenbaum" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d567RerxDGk

### Bjarne Stroustrup — Creator of the C++ programming language
Creator of C++, one of the most influential programming languages in history, which he has designed and evolved for over four decades. Professor at Columbia University and member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/bjarne-stroustrup/
- Talk: "How to evolve a language" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKa1eF29Nw

### John Romero — Video game designer
Co-founder of id Software and co-creator of DOOM, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D, the titles that defined the shooter genre. He still makes games at the helm of Romero Games.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/john-romero/
- Talk: "Interview with John Romero" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHvvyyXtVvI

### Brendan Burns — Co-creator of Kubernetes
Co-creator of Kubernetes at Google and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Azure, where he leads container and open source teams.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/brendan-burns/
- Talk: "Container Past + Present + Future - #Kubernetes" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0vkKKBZ7NM

### Douglas Crockford — Creator of JSON, author of JavaScript: The Good Parts
Creator of JSON, the web's data-interchange standard, and author of JavaScript: The Good Parts. He also built JSLint and JSMin.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/douglas-crockford/
- Talk: "The Message Is The Medium" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD2tnHqNN7w

### Solomon Hykes — Creator of Docker
Founder of dotCloud, where he created Docker and set off the container revolution. Today he is co-founder and CEO of Dagger.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/solomon-hykes/
- Talk: "Show and tell con Pelado Nerd" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2gqaHZ0F2o

### Grady Booch — UML co-creator, ACM Fellow, software engineering pioneer
Co-creator of UML and pioneer of object-oriented design; his 'Booch method' shaped modern software engineering. Chief Scientist for Software Engineering at IBM Research, ACM and IEEE Fellow.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/grady-booch/
- Talk: "The Third Golden Age" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPaqkFCqWeg

### Cory Doctorow — Writer and digital activist, free software advocate
Science fiction writer, journalist and digital rights activist; special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, author of Little Brother and coiner of the term 'enshittification'.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/cory-doctorow/
- Talk: "Privacy without monopoly" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4J7JZhThk

### Tara Hernandez — Software engineer and open source contributor
An engineer with decades in the industry: she was part of the Netscape team portrayed in the documentary Code Rush and is now VP of Developer Productivity at Google.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/tara-hernandez/
- Talk: "Panel Code Rush" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdxWNOmkqnA

### Jim Roskind — QUIC protocol pioneer, Chromium security architect, ex-Netscape
He designed the QUIC protocol, the foundation of HTTP/3, and was a security and performance architect on Chromium. Formerly at Netscape, Amazon and Google.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/jim-roskind/
- Talk: "Panel Code Rush" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdxWNOmkqnA

### Bruce Schneier — Cryptographer, cybersecurity expert, author of Applied Cryptography
Cryptographer and one of the most influential voices in computer security; author of Applied Cryptography and creator of the Blowfish and Twofish algorithms. Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/bruce-schneier/
- Talk: "The coming AI Hackers" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jeV5U6NHQc

### Omar Sanseviero — Engineering lead at Hugging Face, open source ML expert
An engineer specialized in open source machine learning: he led engineering at Hugging Face and developer relations at Google DeepMind. A driving force of the Spanish-speaking AI community.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/omar-sanseviero/
- Talk: "El futuro de la IA: De la investigación fundamental al impacto real" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObElMurNobI

### Deb Goodkin — Executive Director of the FreeBSD Foundation
Executive Director of the FreeBSD Foundation, where she drives the development and adoption of the FreeBSD operating system. She previously developed storage firmware at IBM.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/deb-goodkin/
- Talk: "FreeBSD: Code, Community and Collaboration" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiPwjU5E5r0

### Daniel Stenberg — Creator of cURL
Creator and maintainer of cURL, the data-transfer tool present in billions of devices, which he has developed since 1998. Recipient of Sweden's Polhem Prize.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/daniel-stenberg/
- Talk: "Defensive Programming at cURL" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNVxUkHXwfg

### Jon 'maddog' Hall — Board Chair, Linux Professional Institute
A historic figure of the free software movement and board chair of the Linux Professional Institute. With over five decades in the industry, he was key to porting Linux to Alpha at Digital.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/jon-maddog-hall/
- Talk: "The Best Holiday Present You Will Ever Receive" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjrWfUbVt-I
- Talk: "What a long strange trip it's been... and probably will be!" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9BXgMJt4ew
- Talk: "1969 - 2019: 50 years of UNIX and the landing on the Moon" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7jO0EmwAJQ
- Talk: "Computer Sovereignty" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEnOfViW8w
- Talk: "Open Source 201: Next steps" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9c5YnrG7lA
- Talk: "Free and Open Source Software and Hardware for Your Career" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jud7CwzX234
- Talk: "Start your own business with FOSSHC" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94hanbJNHPc

### VM Brasseur — Author and speaker, free and open source software advocate
Author of Forge Your Future with Open Source and Business Success with Open Source; she led open source strategy at Wipro and Juniper Networks. Winner of the O'Reilly Open Source Award.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/vm-brasseur/

### Chen Goldberg — SVP of Engineering at CoreWeave, former VP of Engineering at Google Cloud
SVP of Engineering at CoreWeave; she previously led Kubernetes and GKE engineering for nearly a decade as VP and GM at Google Cloud.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/chen-goldberg/

### Dawn Chen — Kubernetes co-founder, former Distinguished Engineer at Google
One of the founding engineers of Kubernetes; she previously worked on Borg, Google's internal orchestrator, and was a Distinguished Engineer at Google Cloud.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/dawn-chen/

### Dorothy Gordon — Chair of UNESCO Information for All Programme
A Ghanaian technology and development specialist, chair of UNESCO's Information for All Programme and former Director-General of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT. A global voice on digital sovereignty and free software.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/dorothy-gordon/

### Dan'l Lewin — President & CEO, Computer History Museum
President and CEO of the Computer History Museum; he worked alongside Steve Jobs at Apple and NeXT and was a Corporate VP at Microsoft, leading Microsoft Silicon Valley.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/danl-lewin/
- Talk: "Kids can't wait!" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3fzUsPXKRo

### Marc Porat — Entrepreneur and author
Founder of General Magic, the legendary company that anticipated the smartphone a decade before the iPhone. He coined the concept of the 'information economy' in his Stanford PhD thesis.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/marc-porat/
- Talk: "Smart Phones, Apple & Magic: a Genesis story" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6TutTksM4o

### Tim Hockin — Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google
Distinguished engineer at Google and one of the original creators of Kubernetes, where he has led areas like networking and extensibility since the project began.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/tim-hockin/
- Talk: "Panel: Kubernetes Documentary" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ARKVpPitw

### Eric Brewer — VP of infrastructure at Google
VP of Infrastructure at Google and professor emeritus at UC Berkeley; author of the CAP theorem, foundational to modern distributed systems.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/eric-brewer/
- Talk: "Panel: Kubernetes Documentary" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ARKVpPitw

### Patrick Debois — Father of the DevOps movement, founder of DevOpsDays
Considered the father of the DevOps movement: he coined the term and founded DevOpsDays in 2009. Today he researches and teaches about AI applied to software development.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/patrick-debois/
- Talk: "AI DevOps" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeBZqwcSJSk

### Allan Leinwand — CTO at Webflow, former SVP of Engineering at Slack
CTO of Webflow; he was previously SVP of Engineering at Slack and CTO at companies including ServiceNow and Shopify. An author on networking and infrastructure architecture.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/allan-leinwand/
- Talk: "Balancing fast-paced innovation and technical debt" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7A7sFORgZI

### McCoy Smith — Attorney specializing in open source licensing
An attorney specialized in intellectual property and open source licensing, founder of Lex Pan Law. A former senior IP counsel at Intel, he took part in the GPLv3 review.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/mccoy-smith/
- Talk: "«Desenredar el Nudo»: Making Sense of the License Choices for Code, and Maybe for AI" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWoQhtNwSk

### Bruce Lawson — Web standards and accessibility advocate, former Deputy CTO of Opera
A leading voice on web standards and accessibility, former Deputy CTO of Opera Software and co-author of Introducing HTML5. An advocate for an open, inclusive web.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/bruce-lawson/
- Talk: "IE: RIP or BRB" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4gXxIbAh7w

### Ken Shirriff — Computer historian, silicon reverse engineer
A computer historian known for restoring and analyzing historic hardware, from the Apollo Guidance Computer to early Intel chips. His reverse-engineering blog is a worldwide reference.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/ken-shirriff/
- Talk: "Restoring an Apollo Guidance Computer" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz5z7mYrGEw

### Jeff Barr — VP and Chief Evangelist at AWS, cloud technology blogger since 2004
VP and Chief Evangelist at AWS, the voice of the official AWS blog since 2004 with thousands of launches announced. One of the most recognized technical evangelists in the cloud industry.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/jeff-barr/
- Talk: "Building a GenAI-Driven Developer Organization" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKXLZMVjtBs
- Talk: "Interview with Jeff Barr" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZhBxrqMLRY

### Ali Spittel — Head of Developer Relations at AWS, Ladybug Podcast co-founder
A developer relations leader at AWS and co-host of the Ladybug Podcast. An educator and content creator on web development.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/ali-spittel/
- Talk: "Those who can do should also teach" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F44k_qrvYV0

### Sebastian Stadil — OpenTofu Core Contributor
Founder of Scalr and core contributor to OpenTofu, the open source fork of Terraform. He founded the Silicon Valley Cloud Computing Group, one of the first cloud communities in the world.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/sebastian-stadil/
- Talk: "History of OpenTofu" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2dnarT-f08
- Talk: "OpenTofu Community Q&A" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEHNMOz-oU

### Kevin Hughes — Internet pioneer, inventor of the imagemap for the Web
An early-web pioneer and 1994 inductee of the World Wide Web Hall of Fame; he invented the imagemap and helped shape the web as a webmaster and engineer at EIT.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/kevin-hughes/
- Talk: "The State of the World Wide Web: What Web3 can learn from Web1" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K4DKWOAkKM
- Talk: "The State of the World-Wide Web: What Web3 can learn from Web1- Kevin Hughes" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rSgosfEcaU

### Charlie Gerard — Developer advocate at Stripe, creative technologist, author of TensorFlow.js books
A creative technologist and developer advocate, author of Practical Machine Learning in JavaScript. She explores interfaces with TensorFlow.js, sensors and hardware.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/charlie-gerard/
- Talk: "Simple JStures can go a long way" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIbtgjjjKU

### Kunal Kushwaha — Senior Developer Advocate at CAST AI, CNCF Ambassador, GitHub Star
Developer advocate, CNCF ambassador and GitHub Star; founder of the WeMakeDevs community, through which he teaches cloud native and open source to hundreds of thousands of students.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/kunal-kushwaha/
- Talk: "Open source tools to increase Kubernetes developer productivity" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdLG-2Ec2QY

### Annie Talvasto — CNCF Ambassador, Microsoft MVP, cloud native community leader
CNCF ambassador and Microsoft MVP, co-organizer of cloud native communities in the Nordics and an international speaker on Kubernetes and MLOps.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/annie-talvasto/
- Talk: "LLMs on Autopilot: Running AI Agents on Kubernetes with Open Source Tools" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyGMy5ic7PE
- Talk: "Kubernetes and MLOps for Scalable and Reproducible Generative AI" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LfvXSRkOlU

### Kevlin Henney — Independent consultant, author and speaker on software development, patterns and practices
Consultant, author and speaker on software design; editor of 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and a reference on programming patterns and practices.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/kevlin-henney/
- Talk: "Learning from Failure" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMJxCHeXuC8

### benny Vasquez — Chair of the Board at AlmaLinux OS Foundation
Chair of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation board, with a long track record in open source communities and the web hosting industry.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/benny-vasquez/
- Talk: "Choosing your open Source: Common Good or Corporate Good" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnahLVOhkzw

### Juan Maldacena — Argentine theoretical physicist, IAS Princeton professor, known for the AdS/CFT conjecture
An Argentine theoretical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, author of the AdS/CFT conjecture, one of the most cited results in theoretical physics. Winner of the Breakthrough Prize and the Lorentz Medal.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/juan-maldacena/
- Talk: "Los agujeros negros y la estructura del espacio tiempo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZw5VbF8H4k

### Gabriela González — Argentine physicist, former LIGO spokesperson, key in gravitational wave detection
An Argentine physicist, professor at Louisiana State University and former spokesperson of the LIGO collaboration, which made the first detection of gravitational waves. A member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/gabriela-gonzalez/
- Talk: "Ondas gravitacionales - la música del Universo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Wu77PttJ8

### Miguel San Martín — Electronic engineer, researcher at NASA
An Argentine NASA engineer and Jet Propulsion Laboratory fellow; he led entry, descent and landing guidance and control for Mars rovers like Curiosity, including the sky crane maneuver.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/miguel-san-martin/
- Talk: "La Evolución en el Guiado, Navegación y Control de los descensos en Marte" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqOj6hHao8E

### Clara O'Farrell — Guidance and Control Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
An Argentine engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory specializing in guidance and control; she worked on the supersonic parachute of the Perseverance rover.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/clara-ofarrell/
- Talk: "El paracaídas supersónico del rover Perseverance" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0e1LwJNMr8

### Dava Newman — MIT aerospace engineer, former NASA Deputy Administrator
Director of the MIT Media Lab and former NASA Deputy Administrator. An aerospace engineer, she designed the experimental BioSuit spacesuit.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/dava-newman/

### Oscar Panno — Argentine chess Grandmaster, World Junior Chess Champion in 1953
An Argentine chess Grandmaster, world junior champion in 1953 and a historic figure of Latin American chess, with decades of competition at the highest level.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/oscar-panno/

### Guillermo Trotti — Argentinian space architect
An Argentine architect specialized in space architecture; he designed lunar habitats for NASA and projects for space exploration. Founder of Trotti & Associates.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/guillermo-trotti/
- Talk: "Rumbo a la Luna" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTZ8aoSm_XU

### Nora Bär — Science journalist
An Argentine science journalist, science and health editor at La Nación for decades and winner of multiple awards. A leading voice of science journalism in Spanish.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/nora-bar/
- Talk: "¿Para qué sirve el periodismo científico?" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaHducaJooU

### Sandra Cauffman — Costa Rican engineer, NASA director, led the MAVEN mission to Mars
A Costa Rican engineer and NASA director; she was deputy project manager of the MAVEN mission to Mars and led Earth science and astrophysics divisions.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/sandra-cauffman/
- Talk: "El espacio uniendo al mundo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fS1iiyRNDk

### Ariel Torres — Technology journalist and columnist at La Nación since 1993
A technology journalist and columnist at La Nación since 1993, one of the most read voices of tech journalism in Spanish.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/ariel-torres/
- Talk: "500 años de periodismo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGxHSXmB8Jk

### Pablo de León — Argentine space engineer, NASA spacesuit designer
An Argentine space engineer, spacesuit designer for NASA and director of the Human Spaceflight Laboratory at the University of North Dakota.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/pablo-de-leon/
- Talk: "Artemis, SpaceX, Blue Origin y desarrollos futuros" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXyUgECZdeA

### Gastón Giribet — Theoretical physicist, UBA professor, quantum gravity researcher
An Argentine theoretical physicist, professor and researcher specialized in quantum gravity, black holes and string theory.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/gaston-giribet/
- Talk: "Hecho en Argentina" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkYNsQXTEUk
- Talk: "Agujeros Negros e Información Cuántica" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBf5CjA2sHo

### Diego Golombek — Argentine neuroscientist, CONICET researcher, science communicator
An Argentine neuroscientist specialized in chronobiology, senior CONICET researcher and one of the country's best-known science communicators. He directed the Ciencia que Ladra book series and won an Ig Nobel Prize.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/diego-golombek/
- Talk: "Elogio de los nerds" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq7DLSm6nWc
- Talk: "Exprimir datos de las baldosas" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mrp5yiMMYg
- Talk: "SUEÑO NERD. Dormir en tiempos de incertidumbre" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0QR48RHCCg

### Valeria Edelsztein — Argentine chemist and science communicator, author of popular science books
A PhD in Chemistry, CONICET researcher and educator; a science communicator and author of books such as Los remedios de la abuela.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/valeria-edelsztein/
- Talk: "Among us: ¿cómo detectar discursos anticiencia?" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSGjO93Y-jg
- Talk: "Dame🔥 un viaje desde tu hornalla favorita a la brecha de género salarial a través de MachineLearning" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSzH8BnnN0
- Talk: "Nunca nadie descubrió un dinosaurio" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ANbrXSejnY
- Talk: "12 [años]. The future is history." — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOY7-IbTyUo
- Talk: "Contemos Historias en vivo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFosoZsF3f0
- Talk: "Química a la carta" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLrr1RDv9_U

### Claudio Cormick — Philosopher of science, lecturer and researcher
A PhD in Philosophy, CONICET researcher and educator; he works on epistemology and speaks widely on critical thinking and anti-science discourse.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/claudio-cormick/
- Talk: "Among us: ¿cómo detectar discursos anticiencia?" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSGjO93Y-jg
- Talk: "Nunca nadie descubrió un dinosaurio" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ANbrXSejnY
- Talk: "12 [años]. The future is history." — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOY7-IbTyUo

### José Edelstein — Theoretical physicist, professor at University of Santiago de Compostela
An Argentine theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela; he researches quantum gravity and string theory and co-authored popular science books such as Antimateria, magia y poesía.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/jose-edelstein/
- Talk: "El murmullo del cosmos" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxmmV54X0-0
- Talk: "El secreto de sus ojos: la brújula cuántica del petirrojo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Vdhad713A
- Talk: "Hecho en Argentina" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkYNsQXTEUk

### Cecilia Garraffo — Argentine astrophysicist, director of AstroAI at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
An Argentine astrophysicist and director of AstroAI at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, where she applies artificial intelligence to astronomy research.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/cecilia-garraffo/
- Talk: "Hecho en Argentina" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkYNsQXTEUk
- Talk: "Más allá con IA: explorando el universo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qd2ConSjwA

### Rodrigo Díaz — Exoplanet researcher
An Argentine astronomer specialized in exoplanets, CONICET researcher and educator; he has taken part in the discovery and characterization of many worlds beyond the solar system.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/rodrigo-diaz/
- Talk: "Exoplanets, strange new worlds" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_hW4EwiPho

### Florencia Montini — CONICET researcher, MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35
An engineer and CONICET researcher specialized in tissue engineering; named one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/florencia-montini/
- Talk: "Ingeniería de tejidos" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_jSt5USrg0

### María Inés Baragatti — Math teacher, educational influencer with millions of YouTube views
A mathematics professor and university educator; her YouTube lessons have racked up millions of views, making her a phenomenon of online education in Spanish.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/maria-ines-baragatti/
- Talk: "Matemática para Nerds" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxvuEdBC7Fk

### Carla Hermann Avigliano — Quantum physicist, University of Chile, Quantum 100 (2025)
A Chilean quantum physicist and researcher at Universidad de Chile and the MIRO Millennium Institute; she works on quantum optics and science outreach.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/carla-hermann-avigliano/
- Talk: "La revolución del mundo pequeño" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAo4_gdeFUM

### Fernanda Urrutia — Astronomer, Vera C. Rubin Observatory
A Chilean astronomer at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory; she works on the most ambitious sky survey in history and on astronomy outreach.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/fernanda-urrutia/
- Talk: "⁠Streaming del Universo: Cuando el cielo se volvió Big Data" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDvt1EXpxg

### Carla Toro Fernández — Technology Director at Wikimedia Chile, electronic engineer
A Chilean electronics engineer and Director of Technologies at Wikimedia Chile; she champions open data and free technologies.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/carla-toro-fernandez/
- Talk: "Construye con datos abiertos de Wikimedia: APIs, SPARQL y visualización" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci-TFUyvnAU

### Candela Francisco — Argentine chess Grandmaster, South American and Pan-American champion
An Argentine Woman Grandmaster, 2023 World Girls Junior Champion and Pan-American and South American champion.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/candela-francisco/

### Jo Piquer — Internet pioneer in Chile, National Telecommunications Award
An Internet pioneer in Chile: he took part in the country's first email and co-founded NIC Chile, which runs the .cl domain. A professor at Universidad de Chile.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/jo-piquer/
- Talk: "¿chatGPT nos robará la magia de la programación?" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIeXEBiXYxQ

### Nadia Chiaramoni — Biotechnologist, CONICET researcher, science communicator
An Argentine biotechnologist, CONICET researcher and professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; a science communicator.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/nadia-chiaramoni/
- Talk: "Contemos Historias en vivo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFosoZsF3f0

### Fernando Lombardo — Physicist, UBA/CONICET researcher, science communicator
An Argentine physicist, professor at UBA and CONICET researcher; a quantum physics specialist and science communicator.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/fernando-lombardo/
- Talk: "El vacío  cuántico y lo que queda cuando "no hay nada"" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYZi7KCs7Nk

### Susana Pedrosa — Science communicator and educator
An astrophysicist and CONICET researcher; a specialist in numerical astrophysics and science communicator.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/susana-pedrosa/
- Talk: "De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de Astrofísica Numérica" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra73HOb0f98

### Teo López Puccio — Science communicator, science and technology outreach
An Argentine science communicator; he blends music, mathematics and humor in talks and content about science.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/teo-lopez-puccio/
- Talk: "Matemática que suena bien." — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQlZS8O9ABc

### Eugenia López — Biologist and science communicator, host of La Liga de la Ciencia (TV Pública)
An Argentine biologist and science communicator, co-host of La Liga de la Ciencia on public television.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/eugenia-lopez/

### Andrés Rieznik — PhD in Physics, CONICET researcher, magician and science communicator, UTDT professor
A PhD in Physics, CONICET researcher and professor at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; a magician and science communicator who blends neuroscience and magic on stage.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/andres-rieznik/
- Talk: "Labs: el laboratorio de ciencia colectiva" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmctPDXo3Q
- Talk: "Ciencia en el subte" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcVkYNLC4L0
- Talk: "Standup Matemágico" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6fkNTK7uc

### Diego Lamas — Materials engineer, CONICET researcher
A materials engineer, CONICET researcher and university professor; a specialist in crystallography and nanomaterials, and a science communicator.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/diego-lamas/
- Talk: "Somos Polvo de Estrellas" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK7fgIWc56A
- Talk: "El maravilloso mundo de los cristales" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paOr-Z6uTLk

### Fabricio Ballarini — Neuroscientist, CONICET researcher at UBA's Memory Lab
An Argentine neuroscientist and CONICET researcher at UBA's Memory Lab; a science communicator and author of REC.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/fabricio-ballarini/
- Talk: "La ciencia detrás del amor" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWT-jaPHxcU

### Damián Pedraza — Electronic engineer, educational YouTuber, creator of El Traductor de Ingeniería
An Argentine electronics engineer and educational YouTuber, creator of El Traductor de Ingeniería, a channel that teaches engineering and applied mathematics to hundreds of thousands of students.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/damian-pedraza/

### Rebeca Hwang — Entrepreneur, co-founder of YouNoodle and Kalei Ventures, WEF Young Global Leader
An entrepreneur and investor, co-founder of YouNoodle and Kalei Ventures; a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Stanford lecturer.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/rebeca-hwang/

### Roni Bandini — Maker, creative hacker, open hardware and DIY projects specialist
An Argentine maker and creative hacker; his open hardware projects, like the Reggaeton Be Gone, went around the world. An author and prototyping teacher.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/roni-bandini/
- Talk: "Reggaeton Be Gone" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPcHeiP9Xgg
- Talk: "Contracultura Maker" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3RgJ25l9YQ
- Talk: "Pocket Gone (y la aventura de silenciar parlantes)" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSzp_WEursA

### Pablo Gleiser — Researcher, PhD in Physics
A PhD in Physics and CONICET researcher; he works on complex systems and networks and takes part in science outreach projects.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/pablo-gleiser/
- Talk: "C. Elegans: un cyborg elegante" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtp3-O7BRsg

### Joseph Jacks — Founder of OSS Capital, first VC fund dedicated to commercial open source
Founder of OSS Capital, the first venture capital fund dedicated exclusively to commercial open source startups, and creator of the Open Core Summit.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/joseph-jacks/
- Talk: "Open Source: Una perspectiva comercial - Entrevista con Joseph Jacks y Leandro Colombo" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vm5h6XvC7Y

### Arnie Katz — CPTO at GoFundMe
Chief Product & Technology Officer at GoFundMe, where he leads product, engineering and data for the world's largest social fundraising platform.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/arnie-katz/
- Talk: "Designing for Impact: Leveraging AI and Data to Build Products that Scale Help" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWVQGcX11Ik

### Miguel Santos — CEO at Galileo, Business Development for Europe and Strategy
CEO of Galileo, in charge of strategy and business development for Europe; an executive with an international career in technology and digital business.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/miguel-santos/

### Patricia Pomies — Former COO at Globant
Former Chief Operating Officer at Globant, where she led operations, delivery and talent at global scale. A leading figure of the Latin American tech industry.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/patricia-pomies/
- Talk: "Fireside chat con Patricia Pomies" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1sMUJTUrwM

### Eliana Bracciaforte — Co-founder of Workana and Gallifrey AI, author of Renuncio
Co-founder of Workana, Latin America's leading freelance work platform, and of Gallifrey AI. Author of the book Renuncio and a voice on the future of work.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/eliana-bracciaforte/

### Madhu Yalamarthi — Co-founder and CEO of Modak, former investor at GGV Capital
Co-founder and CEO of Modak, a fintech for younger generations; he was previously an investor at GGV Capital.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/madhu-yalamarthi/
- Talk: "Building for the world from Latam" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRnKrMK-Ck

### Leonardo Di Nucci — CIO at Grupo Falabella
CIO of Grupo Falabella, with a long track record leading digital transformation in banking and retail across Latin America.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/leonardo-di-nucci/
- Talk: "Cómo evolucionar hacia un banco digital" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hx5YfMWFYk
- Talk: "¿Cómo es la #ExperienciaFalabella? Por Leo Di Nucci, CIO Falabella Financiero" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2d87egP5pY

### Sullyen Almeida — Director of Investor Relations at Nomad
Director of Investor Relations at Nomad; a finance and technology executive with experience across Latin America and the United States.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/sullyen-almeida/
- Talk: "Building for the world from Latam: Sullyen Almeida, Madhu Yalamarthi, Diego Noriega, Diego Sternberg" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRnKrMK-Ck

### Diego Noriega — Co-founder of SquadS Ventures, Endeavor Entrepreneur
An Argentine serial entrepreneur, co-founder of SquadS Ventures and Endeavor Entrepreneur; he has founded and scaled digital startups across Latin America.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/diego-noriega/
- Talk: "Building for the world from Latam: Sullyen Almeida, Madhu Yalamarthi, Diego Noriega, Diego Sternberg" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRnKrMK-Ck

### Ashish Grover — Former CIO at Grupo Falabella
Former CIO of Grupo Falabella, where he led digital platforms and technology for retail across Latin America.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/ashish-grover/
- Talk: "Winning with Digital Platforms" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXu3trg4-yw
- Talk: "Winning With Digital Platforms" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP0mj0NnNJ4

### Wolfgang Gehring — FOSS Ambassador at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation
FOSS Ambassador at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation, where he drives the company's open source strategy and InnerSource culture.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/wolfgang-gehring/
- Talk: "The Power of FOSS: Insights from Mercedes-Benz" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3WCv0tgfLU

### Julia Machado — Founder of Webcrums
Founder of Webcrums; a product and technology entrepreneur working at the intersection of open source and business.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/julia-machado/
- Talk: "Demystifying Open Source as a Business" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s2HjQBJuM8

### Lara López Calvo — Economist and finance communicator
An economist and finance communicator; she brings macroeconomic concepts to general audiences through talks and educational content.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/lara-lopez-calvo/
- Talk: "Macroeconomía para nerds" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AmNvyA1A5M

### Martín Sarsale — Former CEO at Properati
An Argentine tech entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Properati. He has built products and startups for over two decades, focused on testing ideas with as little code as possible.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/martin-sarsale/
- Talk: "Hackear cosas para probar ideas programando lo menos posible" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxfm3DeEw8c
- Talk: "Cómo ser excelente tech-founder y no morir en el intento (o morir habiendo aprendido en el camino)" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHZwcCYYsnE
- Talk: "Cómo ser excelente tech-founder y no morir en el intento (o morir pero habiendo aprendido)" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRNJHty1qWk
- Talk: "Probar ideas programando lo menos posible (startups, prototipos)" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljYlY-YdkzQ

### María Mercedes Barbosa — Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance Advisor
A senior governance, risk and compliance advisor, specialized in controls and information security.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/maria-mercedes-barbosa/
- Talk: "Un nuevo vistazo a los controles" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpuNt6_gCzM

### Marin Niehues — Founder of Stage Startef
Founder of Stage Startef; an entrepreneur and consultant focused on organizational performance and agility.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/marin-niehues/
- Talk: "The performance imperative: Why agility was never the goal" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goaJxEyVs4U

### Diego Sternberg — Founder and CEO of Nexton
Founder and CEO of Nexton, a company connecting Latin American tech talent with US companies.
Profile: https://nerdearla.com/speakers/diego-sternberg/
- Talk: "Building for the world from Latam" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRnKrMK-Ck

## Venue & Travel Information

### Chile
- Venue: Centro GAM
- Address: Av. Alameda Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 227, Santiago
- Airport: Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL)
  - Metro + Bus: Tomar bus Centropuerto o TurBus hasta estación Pajaritos, luego Línea 1 del Metro hasta estación Universidad Católica. ~60-80 min. ~CLP 2.500 (~USD 3).
  - Taxi / Uber: Desde el aeropuerto al centro de Santiago, ~30-45 min dependiendo del tráfico. ~CLP 15.000-25.000 (~USD 17-28).
  - Transfer privado: Servicios como Transvip o Transfer Delfos. ~CLP 10.000-15.000 (~USD 11-17). Se reservan online.
- Visa: La mayoría de países de Latinoamérica y Europa no necesitan visa para Chile. Consulta el sitio de la cancillería chilena para tu nacionalidad.
- Currency: Peso chileno (CLP). Se aceptan tarjetas de crédito en la mayoría de comercios. Cajeros automáticos disponibles en todo el centro.
- Weather: Abril en Santiago: otoño, temperaturas entre 8°C y 22°C.
- Power: 220V / 50Hz. Enchufes tipo C (dos patas redondas) y tipo L (tres patas redondas en línea). Si venís de Argentina funcionan los mismos enchufes. Desde México, Brasil o EEUU necesitás adaptador.
- Hotels:
  - Hotel Fundador ★★★★ — ~USD 80-120/noche (5 min caminando)
  - Hotel Plaza San Francisco ★★★★ — ~USD 90-140/noche (10 min caminando)
  - Hostal Providencia ★★★ — ~USD 40-60/noche (20 min en metro)
  - Hotel Nippon ★★★ — ~USD 50-70/noche (8 min caminando)

### Argentina
- Venue: Ciudad Cultural Konex
- Address: Sarmiento 3131, Buenos Aires
- Airport: Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini (EZE) / Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP)
  - Tienda León (bus): Bus desde Ezeiza hasta Terminal Madero (centro). ~50-70 min. ~ARS 15.000 (~USD 15). También desde Aeroparque.
  - Taxi / Uber / Cabify: Desde Ezeiza ~40-60 min, ~ARS 25.000-40.000 (~USD 25-40). Desde Aeroparque ~15-25 min, ~ARS 5.000-10.000 (~USD 5-10).
  - Tren + Subte: Desde Aeroparque: colectivo 33/45 hasta subte. Desde Ezeiza: Tienda León o remís es más práctico.
- Visa: La mayoría de países de Latinoamérica y Europa no necesitan visa. Ciudadanos de EEUU pagan reciprocidad online antes de viajar (verificar vigencia).
- Currency: Peso argentino (ARS). Recomendamos traer USD y cambiar en casas de cambio. Las tarjetas internacionales funcionan pero el tipo de cambio puede variar.
- Weather: Septiembre en Buenos Aires: primavera, temperaturas entre 10°C y 20°C.
- Hotels:

### Mexico
- Venue: Expo Reforma
- Address: ExpoReforma, CDMX
- Airport: Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez (MEX) / Aeropuerto Felipe Ángeles (NLU)
  - Metro: Línea 5 del Metro desde el aeropuerto MEX. ~30-50 min al centro. ~MXN 5 (~USD 0.30). Evitar horas pico con equipaje.
  - Taxi autorizado / Uber: Taxi autorizado desde el aeropuerto MEX al centro: ~MXN 250-400 (~USD 15-25). Uber disponible. ~30-60 min según tráfico.
  - Metrobús: Línea 4 del Metrobús conecta el aeropuerto MEX con el centro. ~MXN 30 (~USD 1.80). ~40-60 min.
- Visa: La mayoría de países de Latinoamérica y Europa no necesitan visa para México. Verifica los requisitos para tu nacionalidad en el INM.
- Currency: Peso mexicano (MXN). Tarjetas de crédito ampliamente aceptadas. Cajeros automáticos en todas las zonas turísticas.
- Weather: Noviembre en CDMX: temporada seca, temperaturas entre 8°C y 22°C. Noches frescas, llevar abrigo liviano.
- Hotels:
  - Hotel Histórico Central ★★★ — ~USD 40-60/noche (Centro Histórico)
  - Hotel Carlota ★★★★ — ~USD 80-120/noche (Zona Rosa / Reforma)
  - Hostel Mundo Joven Catedral ★★ — ~USD 15-25/noche (Centro Histórico)
  - Hotel MX Reforma ★★★★ — ~USD 70-100/noche (Paseo de la Reforma)

### Spain
- Venue: La Nave
- Address: Calle de Cifuentes 5, Madrid
- Airport: Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD)
  - Metro: Línea 8 del Metro desde T1/T2/T3 o T4. Transbordo en Nuevos Ministerios. ~40-50 min al centro. ~€5 (suplemento aeropuerto incluido).
  - Cercanías Renfe: Línea C1 desde T4 a Sol (centro). ~25 min. ~€2.60.
  - Taxi / Uber: Tarifa fija de €33 desde el aeropuerto al centro de Madrid. ~20-40 min según tráfico.
- Visa: Ciudadanos de la UE no necesitan visa. Latinoamericanos generalmente pueden ingresar como turistas por 90 días (espacio Schengen). Verificar según nacionalidad.
- Currency: Euro (€). Tarjetas aceptadas en casi todos lados. Recomendamos tener algo de efectivo para comercios pequeños.
- Weather: Abril en Madrid: primavera, temperaturas entre 8°C y 20°C.
- Hotels:
  - Hotel Mayorazgo ★★★★ — ~€80-120/noche (Centro / Gran Vía)
  - Hotel Praga ★★★ — ~€50-80/noche (Cerca de Atocha)
  - The Hat Madrid ★★★ — ~€30-50/noche (Sol / Centro)
  - Generator Madrid ★★ — ~€20-35/noche (hostel) (Gran Vía)

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- Mujeres en Crypto — https://sysar.my/mujeres-en-crypto
- Nucleo de Innovación Social — https://sysar.my/nucleo-de-innovación-social
- Python Argentina — https://sysar.my/python-argentina
- R en Buenos Aires — https://sysar.my/r-en-buenos-aires
- R-Ladies Buenos Aires — https://sysar.my/r-ladies-buenos-aires
- React Buenos Aires — https://sysar.my/react-buenos-aires
- Reclutando Latinoamérica — https://sysar.my/reclutando-latinoamérica
- RustLang en Español — https://sysar.my/rustlang-en-español
- Scrollarmy — https://sysar.my/scrollarmy
- ShareIT — https://sysar.my/shareit
- Sin Jr No Hay Sr — https://sysar.my/sin-jr-no-hay-sr
- Sysarmy Canada — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-canada
- Sysarmy Chile — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-chile
- Sysarmy Colombia — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-colombia
- Sysarmy Córdoba (DoctArmy) — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-córdoba-doctarmy
- Sysarmy España — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-españa
- Sysarmy Galicia — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-galicia
- Sysarmy México — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-méxico
- Sysarmy Uruguay — https://sysar.my/sysarmy-uruguay
- Testing Bolivia — https://sysar.my/testing-bolivia
- Testing en Chile — https://sysar.my/testing-en-chile
- TestingUy — https://sysar.my/testinguy
- Women in Games Argentina (WIGAr) — https://sysar.my/women-in-games-argentina-wigar
- Chalin Tech — https://sysar.my/chalin-tech
- Cybercirujas
- Espacio TEC — https://espaciotec.com.ar
- Geek Out! Argentina — https://sysar.my/geek-out-argentina
- Kidsventors — https://kidsventors.com/robotica
- TecnoKids LATAM — https://sysar.my/tecnokids-latam
- WeCode — https://wecode.edu.uy
- Dark News — https://sysar.my/dark-news
- EducaciónIT — https://sysar.my/educaciónit
- Hackeando Productos
- Kube Events — https://kube.events
- Tecno Newsroom — https://tecnonewsroom.com.ar
- +Mujeres en UX Argentina — https://sysar.my/mujeres-en-ux-argentina
- ADVA
- Campus Party Argentina — https://sysar.my/campus-party-argentina
- Chequeado — https://sysar.my/chequeado
- Ciencias de la Computación
- Codigo Facilito
- Computer History Museum
- Departamento de Computación UBA
- Di Tella
- Diagonal ONG — https://sysar.my/diagonal-ong
- EEST N°1 Don Luis Bussalleu — https://sysar.my/eest-n1-don-luis-bussalleu
- El Gato y La Caja — https://sysar.my/el-gato-y-la-caja
- Escuela de Datos Vivos — https://sysar.my/escuela-de-datos-vivos
- Fundacion Forge — https://sysar.my/fundacion-forge
- Fundación Bunge y Born — https://sysar.my/fundación-bunge-y-born
- Fundación Dalat — https://sysar.my/fundación-dalat
- Fundación Flor
- Fundación Mediapila — https://sysar.my/fundación-mediapila
- Fundación Pescar Argentina — https://sysar.my/fundación-pescar-argentina
- Fundación Puerta 18 — https://sysar.my/fundación-puerta-18
- Fundación TINC — https://sysar.my/fundación-tinc
- Fundación Underc0de — https://sysar.my/fundación-underc0de
- Incluyeme
- Internet Society
- ITBA
- itgrarte fundación — https://sysar.my/itgrarte-fundación
- Jump Educación — https://sysar.my/jump-educación
- Media Chicas — https://sysar.my/media-chicas
- Mujeres en Tecnología — https://sysar.my/mujeres-en-tecnología
- Open Knowledge
- Open Source Geospatial Foundation
- Open Source Initiative
- ORT
- ORT Argentina — https://sysar.my/ort-argentina
- Planetario Galileo Galilei
- Polo IT Buenos Aires — https://sysar.my/polo-it-buenos-aires
- Proyecto Nahual — https://sysar.my/proyecto-nahual
- Semillero Digital — https://sysar.my/semillero-digital
- Talento Digital Chile
- Ticmas
- Trans-IT Foundation — https://sysar.my/trans-it-foundation
- UADE — https://sysar.my/uade
- UBA Investigación
- UDP
- underc0de
- Universidad Austral — https://sysar.my/universidad-austral
- Universidad CAECE — https://sysar.my/universidad-caece
- Universidad de Buenos Aires — https://sysar.my/universidad-de-buenos-aires
- Universidad de O'Higgins
- Universidad de San Andrés
- Universidad Finis Terrae
- UTN — https://sysar.my/utn
- UTN INSPT
- VTI Universidad de Chile
- Wie Argentina
- Wingu — https://sysar.my/wingu
- Women Techmakers Chile

## Event History

- **2012**: Se funda Sysarmy, la comunidad de soporte IT, por Ariel Jolo
- **2014**: Primera edición de Nerdearla en Buenos Aires con ~60 asistentes
- **2019**: 6.ª edición — primera vez en Ciudad Cultural Konex, Buenos Aires
- **2020**: Pivote 100% virtual durante la pandemia; expansión a toda Latinoamérica con 20.000+ asistentes online
- **2023**: 10.º aniversario en Argentina + primera edición en Chile (Santiago, Centro GAM)
- **2024**: Primera edición en México (CDMX). Récord de 12.000 asistentes presenciales en Buenos Aires
- **2025**: Primera edición en España (Madrid, La Nave). Keynote de Werner Vogels (CTO Amazon) y Donald Knuth

## Press Coverage

- [El Cronista](https://www.cronista.com/espana/pc-movil/nerdearla-aterriza-en-madrid-el-mayor-evento-gratuito-de-tecnologia-y-codigo-abierto-de-habla-hispana/): "Nerdearla aterriza en Madrid: el mayor evento gratuito de tecnología de habla hispana" (2025)
- [Página/12](https://www.pagina12.com.ar/860761-arranco-nerdearla-2025-en-la-ciudad-cultural-konex/): "Arrancó Nerdearla 2025 en la Ciudad Cultural Konex" (2025)
- [El Cronista](https://www.cronista.com/infotechnology/actualidad/nerdearla-2025-reunira-al-cto-de-amazon-cientificos-argentinos-y-el-backstage-de-el-eternauta/): "Nerdearla 2025 reunirá al CTO de Amazon, científicos argentinos y el backstage de El Eternauta" (2025)
- [Xataka Argentina](https://www.xataka.com.ar/eventos/nerdearla-buenos-aires-ciencia-tecnologia-ia-desarrollo-software-evento-gratuito-que-inicia-23-septiembre): "Nerdearla en Buenos Aires: ciencia, tecnología, IA y desarrollo de software en un evento gratuito" (2025)
- [El Lado del Mal (Chema Alonso)](https://www.elladodelmal.com/2025/11/nerdearla-2025-espana-13-al-15-de.html): "Nerdearla 2025 España — 13 al 15 de noviembre (Madrid)" (2025)
- [La Nave Madrid](https://www.lanavemadrid.com/actividad/nerdearla-espana-2025/): "Nerdearla España 2025" (2025)
- [Linux Professional Institute](https://www.lpi.org/articles/nerdearla-es-25-lpi-mep/): "LPI Media Partner at Nerdearla España 2025" (2025)
- [La Nación](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/la-expo-nerdearla-llega-a-su-decima-edicion-y-lo-festeja-con-oradores-de-calibre-internacional-nid23092024/): "La expo Nerdearla llega a su décima edición y lo festeja con oradores de calibre internacional" (2024)
- [Radio Nacional](https://www.radionacional.com.ar/nerdearla-mas-de-200-speakers-y-una-edicion-gratuita-en-buenos-aires-y-online/): "Nerdearla, más de 200 speakers y una edición gratuita en Buenos Aires y online" (2024)
- [La Tercera](https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/nerdearla-uno-de-los-eventos-de-tecnologia-mas-grandes-de-la-region-anuncia-su-cartel-para-version-2024-en-chile/YB7O6MSHYFFBRJ3RAW5PSQX4JA/): "Nerdearla, uno de los eventos de tecnología más grandes de la región, anuncia su cartel para Chile" (2024)
- [Milenio](https://www.milenio.com/negocios/nerdearla-ofrecera-mas-charlas-y-talleres-gratuitos-de-tecnologia): "Nerdearla ofrecerá más charlas y talleres gratuitos de tecnología" (2024)
- [FOSS Force](https://fossforce.com/2024/11/nerdearla-homegrown-open-source-conferencing-latin-american-style/): "Nerdearla: Homegrown Open Source Conferencing Latin American Style" (2024)
- [Open Source Initiative](https://opensource.org/blog/nerdearla-reflects-on-openness-and-inclusivity): "Nerdearla reflects on openness and inclusivity" (2024)
- [La Nación](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/nerdearla-cumple-10-ediciones-el-evento-tecno-de-para-nerds-y-gente-comun-festeja-su-aniversario-nid25092023/): "Nerdearla cumple 10 ediciones: el evento tecno para nerds y gente común" (2023)
- [La Nación](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/nerdearla-2021-vuelve-el-evento-mas-nerd-del-ano-en-su-octava-edicion-nid18102021/): "Nerdear.la 2021: vuelve el evento más nerd del año, en su octava edición" (2021)

## Tracks

- **AI & Data Science**: Machine learning, LLMs, data engineering, MLOps
- **Development**: Frontend, backend, mobile, web, languages, frameworks
- **Infrastructure & DevOps**: Cloud, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, SRE
- **Cybersecurity**: Offensive security, incident response, privacy, cryptography
- **Open Source**: Licensing, community, contribution, governance
- **Science & Research**: Physics, astronomy, biology, mathematics, space
- **UX & Design**: User research, product design, accessibility, design systems
- **Product**: Product management, growth, metrics, strategy
- **Soft Skills & Management**: Leadership, communication, career development
- **Testing & QA**: Test automation, quality engineering, methodologies
- **Maker & Retro**: Hardware, Arduino, retro computing, DIY electronics
- **Kids**: Programming for children, robotics, educational technology

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Is it really 100% free?**
Yes. Since 2014 Nerdearla has been 100% free, both in-person and online. There are no exclusive workshops or rooms — all content is fully accessible at no cost.

**How does the hybrid format work?**
All content is streamed live through our online platform. In-person days are at the venue in each city, with talks, workshops, activities and networking.

**Do I need to know programming to participate?**
No! We have many tracks that are not about development. There's something for every type of nerd.

**Can I participate from another country?**
Absolutely! Streaming covers all content. Plus, we have editions in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Spain.

**How do I register?**
Just get your free ticket at tickets.nerdearla.com. No prerequisites.

## Contact & Social Media

- Website: https://nerdearla.com
- Tickets: https://tickets.nerdearla.com
- Sponsors: sponsors@nerdearla.com
- Press: press@nerdearla.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/nerdearla
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/nerdear_la
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nerdearla
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/nerdearla
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nerdearla
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdearla
- Discord: https://sysar.my/discord