At its core, the Art FWD Summit is a space to reconnect — with ideas, with peers, and with purpose. Designed for alums across all cohort years and countries, the Summit fosters a global professional network rooted in a shared commitment to advancing the relevance of art in today’s world.
Reasons to Join
COMMUNITY
Strengthen your network
LEADERSHIP
Engage in real-world challenges
INNOVATION
Connect dots beyond the arts
Summit Experience
GLI Alumni convene in Medellín, Colombia, to reflect on their practice, broaden their perspective, and reengage with key leadership questions that are shaping the arts sector. Surrounded by peers from across the globe, and immersed in a setting that invites both critical insight and cultural immersion, the experience is designed as a catalyst for what comes next.
Agenda
Lead Facilitator
Diego Rodríguez brings over two decades of experience in leadership, adult learning, and international development. He has worked across Latin America, Europe, and the Pacific with organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization, Inter-American Development Bank, and the governments of Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. A professor of leadership at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile, Diego previously trained with Ronald Heifetz and Robert Kegan at Harvard University and holds certifications in executive coaching and human development.
Participation
Through the direct support of local sponsors in Medellín and the Global Leaders Institute, nearly all ground expenses are underwritten for participants, requiring only a nominal registration fee from participating alums.
A gateway to Colombia’s geographic and cultural diversity, Antioquia is shaped by the Andes mountains, bordered by the Caribbean Sea, and crossed by two of the country’s major rivers. Its varied landscape gives rise to distinct local customs and accents — and a sense of hospitality that defines the region.
Comfama is one of Antioquia’s most trusted institutions. For over 70 years, this pioneering caja de compensación familiar has worked to expand opportunities for working families across the region. Today, it stands at the intersection of culture, education, and social innovation — positioning itself as a platform for reimagining what community-centered development can look like.
Comfama defines culture broadly — as the stories we tell and the values we live by. Its network of cultural centers creates space for dialogue, imagination, and action around urgent issues: climate and care, youth leadership, gender equity, economic inclusion, and peacebuilding. These hubs bring together learning, the arts, and leisure in service of civic connection and long-term transformation.
The 2025 Summit unfolds across two remarkable locations.
Both sites reflect Antioquia’s spirit of reinvention — and its commitment to culture as a public good.
Partners
