Innovation Track | Montevideo Tech Summer Camp 2026
Where business models meet MediaTech innovation
A two-day laid-back experience in Punta del Este where leaders, founders, and investors from the global mediatech ecosystem gather to explore:
How are AI, video infrastructure, and new business models actually changing the way we build and run media systems?
About the Experience
Designed for people who want to create what’s next!
The Innovation Track is a new, curated working room inside the Montevideo Tech Summer Camp 2026.
Its purpose is to bring together a small group of operators, engineers, founders, and product leaders to break down the system-level shifts reshaping media and technology, and leave with shared clarity and a working paper.
This is not a conference track.
It’s a structured, high-signal conversation designed to produce actual output.
Guided by Andy Beach and Juan Pablo Saibene, the group will work through focused sessions and roundtables to co-create the collaborative paper:
“Designing the Next Layer of MediaTech.”
A space built for people who want to understand what’s changing, what’s emerging, and what needs to be created next.
when
January 24–25, 2026
Punta del Este, Uruguay
who's behind it
Hosted by Andy beach (Alchemy) & Juan Pablo Saibene (Qualabs)
Why join the Innovation Track?
COLLABORATE
with global leaders exploring the intersection of business and technology.
CONTRIBUTE
to a collective white paper shaping the future of MediaTech.
DISCOVER
🇺🇾 Uruguay, one of Latin America’s most vibrant and innovative hubs.
CONNECT
with founders, investors, and experts in a relaxed, creative environment.
Agenda
All activities take place in Punta del Este,with time to enjoy the beach, local gastronomy, and cultural moments curated for the group.
| DAY 1
Connect & Explore
Focus: Setting the system
Highlights:
- Welcome & framing with Andy + JP
- Lightning perspectives from participants
- Systems-mapping: What is actually changing in the stack?
- Breakouts on AI-native workflows, cloud + software-defined video, rights & provenance, and operational constraints
| DAY 2
Co-create & Discuss
Focus: Designing the next layer
Highlights:
- Deep dives into the highest-signal themes
- Participant-led case study riffs
- Co-creation of the white paper outline
- Identifying key patterns, future trajectories & collaboration paths
OUTPUTS
Framework for the working paper: “Designing the Next Layer of MediaTech.”
Non-attributable session notes,
List of continued collaboration opportunities.
Hosted by Andy & JP
Alchemy + Qualabs
Two leaders united by a shared purpose: connecting technology and creativity to drive the next wave of innovation in the media ecosystem.
About Andy: CEO @Alchemy Creations, Engines of Change, Former Microsoft CTO Global for Media & Entretainment a global collective exploring the future of media through collaboration, experimentation, and storytelling.
About JP: CEO @Qualabs, a software engineering partner for the world’s leading media and video companies, building the infrastructure that powers the future of streaming.
Is this experience for you?
The Innovation Track is for people who live and breathe MediaTech, if your work touches how media systems are built, operated, or reimagined, this room is for you.
You’ll be a great fit if you are an operator, engineer, product leader, founder, or creative technologist shaping how media is built, delivered, and experienced.
People involved in research, standards, or open-source work in video and AI will also feel right at home.
Limited seats available!
Participation is by invitation or application only.