Aldea Digital Claro 2026 Comes to Quito: AI, Automation, Cloud and 5G for Business

Today, September 22, Aldea Digital Claro 2026 takes place in Quito at the Metropolitan Convention Center, starting at 8:30 a.m. with free registration at claroaldeadigital.com. According to Expreso, Forbes Ecuador and Metro Ecuador, the event brings together national and international experts around artificial intelligence, automation, cybersecurity, cloud services and 5G connectivity.

How it's organized

The agenda is structured in three tracks. Digital Government covers state transformation, AI in the public sector and regulatory frameworks — an especially timely topic in the same week the Assembly archived the AI bill. Enterprise and Industry focuses on automation, AI applications, customer experience and Industry 4.0. And the StartUp District targets intelligent sales, accessible tools, financing and building alliances.

Confirmed speakers include JJ Delgado, former Amazon executive and digital transformation specialist, and José Molina, founder of Warren, an AI Native consultancy born in Silicon Valley, alongside Charlie Sebastián, Pierangela Sierra, Julio Bevione and Claudia Ugarte. The event includes an Expo Zone with technology demonstrations and a networking space for entrepreneurs.

Why the 5G part isn't filler

One of the event's tracks — 5G connectivity — has stopped being a promise in Ecuador. The country passed one million 5G lines by June 2026, around 1.08 million, more than quadrupling the roughly 231,000 lines recorded in December 2025, according to industry figures reported by Primicias. For a business that changes concrete calculations: connectivity backup at branches, cameras and sensors at sites without fiber, and field equipment running at latencies that previously forced you to lay cable.

How to get real value out of an event like this

The difference between coming back with ideas and coming back with a roadmap is going in with questions, not curiosity. Three worth writing down:

"Which of my processes looks like what I just saw on stage?" The cases presented at a conference come with another company's context. What transfers isn't the tool, it's the process: quoting, collecting, scheduling, handling a complaint.

"Where does my data live if I sign up for this?" Plenty of pilots get signed in the Expo Zone. It's worth asking about retention, where processing happens, and whether your information feeds model training, because the LOPDP applies the same inside and outside an event.

"What does it cost to keep running in month 13?" The pilot price is almost never the operating price. Per-user licenses, per-token or per-minute consumption, support, and the integrations that weren't included are where the budget goes.

What this means for your SME

• Free admission removes the budget excuse. The real cost of attending is one working day; the cost of not understanding what your competitor is adopting is higher.
• Go with a concrete problem, not a wish to "see AI." An identified bottleneck turns every talk into a useful filter.
• Networking pays off more than the talks. Another SME your size that has already implemented something will tell you what no vendor will.
• Write down what does NOT apply. Ruling out three trendy technologies with good reasons is as valuable a result as adopting one.

How We Approach It at SimCodec

At SimCodec we work exactly the stretch that comes after an event like this: turning the idea into a scope, saying what of what you saw applies to the client's real operation and what doesn't, and leaving it running — AI agents for calls and WhatsApp, process automation, custom software, networks and video surveillance. We also say when a problem doesn't need AI but a network, cabling or a properly built backup.

If you're attending and want to compare notes with someone who implements this in Ecuador, write to us at simcod.ec/es/contacto or call our AI assistant Cyntia at +593 99 726 6838.