AVANCE Global has announced its 2026 gathering, bringing together thousands of leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, policymakers, and emerging voices for a three-day experience focused on capital, leadership, economic mobility, and prosperity taking place September 14-16, 2026 at The Bellagio in Las Vegas.

The 2026 gathering, with an expected attendance of over 6K, will feature an influential lineup of leaders whose work spans entrepreneurship, government, business, philanthropy, food, media and culture. Jose Andres, the world-renowned chef, restaurateur, humanitarian, and founder of World Central Kitchen; the Honorable Isabel Guzman, former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administrator and founder of Avenida Adviros; and Daniel Lubetsky, entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of KIND Snacks and Camino Partners, and Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank, are confirmed to headline this year’s event.

Jose Andres

Additional speakers and programming will be announced leading up to the event.

AVANCE Global 2026 is built around a fundamental premise: economic power accelerates American prosperity. The gathering creates a platform where capital, strategy, relationships, and opportunity converge to help leaders grow ventures, build wealth, and shape the future.

The conference brings together the people building, funding, influencing, and inheriting the future of the American economy. Designed to create meaningful connections across sectors and generations, providing attendees with access to market intelligence, capital sources, experienced operators, strategic relationships, mentorship, and growth.

AVANCE Global is designed to be more than a traditional conference. It is a marketplace for ideas, relationships, capital, and opportunity.

Through curated experiences and high-level conversations, the gathering seeks to connect people who can create meaningful outcomes together – from founders seeking capital and investors seeking opportunities to executives looking through strategic partnerships and emerging leaders seeking mentorship.

The result is an environment where relationships can become partnerships, conversations can become action, and ambition can become economic impact.

As entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and emerging generations continue to reshape the American economy, AVANCE Global provides a platform for the conversations and connections that will define what comes next.

From the boardroom to the startup ecosystem, from policy to capital markets, AVANCE Global 2026 will bring together the people with ideas, resources, and influence to move the economy forward.