Tomilli Summit 2026: Innovation, AI and the Human Advantage Take the Global Stage in Dubai
Tomilli.com, an ally of Constellation Global Network, launches the first Tomilli Summit in Dubai this November — bringing together innovation, business, technology and global leadership, with international jury members including Google’s Héctor Rueda and independent consultant Héctor Orozco.
10/1/20264 min read
The ideas changing the world have a new global stage
On November 12, 2026, Tomilli Summit will bring together innovation, business, technology and global leadership at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Dubai, creating a stage for ideas with the potential to transform businesses, industries and society. The new festival is designed to recognize innovation based on its real potential and demonstrated impact rather than the size or revenue of the organization behind it. Tomilli Summit
Tomilli.com has been part of Constellation Global Network’s ecosystem of international allies, helping connect the independent industry with global conversations around creativity, innovation, business and communications. Constellation is supporting the visibility of this new initiative as Tomilli expands that conversation through the first edition of Tomilli Summit. Constellation’s own website lists Tomilli among its international ecosystem partners. Constellation
For agencies, brands, companies and organizations with a real innovation already tested in market, there is also an immediate opportunity to participate: nominee registration closes October 2, 2026.
Innovation in the age of AI is still deeply human
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the tools available to marketers, businesses and creative organizations.
But two members of the Tomilli Summit 2026 international jury point toward a principle that remains fundamentally human: technology can expand what organizations are capable of doing, but sustainable differentiation still depends on understanding people, building trust and creating strong cultures.
Héctor Rueda, Regional Brand, Product and Solutions Lead for Spanish Speaking LATAM at Google, and Héctor Orozco, independent consultant and former senior executive within Arcos Dorados/McDonald’s operations in Colombia and the Caribbean, are among the international leaders contributing their experience to the Summit’s evaluation process. Tomilli Summit
For Rueda, one of marketing’s most significant transformations began even before the current AI boom: the strategic use of data allowed brands to move beyond mass communication toward a far more individualized understanding of consumers. Tomilli
That shift has also changed the challenge facing brands.
“Today the challenge is no longer that a brand is seen, but that it is remembered.”
Being remembered requires more than reach or visibility. It requires meaningful differentiation, genuine relationships and consistency between what brands promise and what people actually experience. Tomilli
Leadership remains part of innovation
Orozco approaches the conversation from another angle: the people inside organizations.
His perspective is that some of the most consequential transformations are cultural rather than technological. Innovation also depends on leaders creating the conditions for talented people to think, experiment, execute and grow.
His message is simple:
“Don’t make extraordinary people ordinary.”
The underlying idea is particularly relevant as automation accelerates: high-performing organizations still need judgment, initiative, accountability, creativity and leadership. Tomilli
For Orozco, innovation therefore goes beyond novelty. It also involves combining the creative capacity of new generations with execution, transparency, discipline and values.
Different perspectives, one shared principle
Rueda speaks about consumers, data, brands and differentiation.
Orozco speaks about people, culture and leadership.
The perspectives are different, but they converge on a question increasingly important for organizations navigating AI:
What becomes more valuable when technology becomes available to everyone?
The answer is not simply more technology.
It is the ability to use those tools with stronger human understanding, better judgment, clearer purpose and greater consistency.
Technology can accelerate change.
Data can improve decisions.
Automation can transform processes.
But trust, empathy, adaptability, creativity and leadership remain distinctly human advantages.
Who can participate in Tomilli Summit 2026?
Tomilli Summit is open to a broad range of organizations. According to the official rules, companies, organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, NGOs, associations and SMEs may be nominated regardless of nationality, size or revenue. Tomilli Summit
There is one central eligibility requirement: the initiative must be real and already tested with its intended beneficiaries, users, consumers, clients, communities or citizens. Projects that remain in testing or pre-launch are not eligible. Tomilli Summit
The Summit recognizes innovation across areas including:
Marketing Innovation · Advertising Innovation · Design Innovation · Artificial Intelligence · Business Ideas · Better World Innovation · Trend Setters · Health & Wellness Innovation · Fashion · Product Innovation. Tomilli Summit
Explore the Tomilli Summit award categories
Nomination is currently free
One important point for organizations considering participation: nominee registration is free.
Tomilli states that only initiatives selected for the Golden List are subsequently asked to complete the corresponding award-rights process. Tomilli Summit
That makes the current deadline especially relevant for agencies, companies, startups and organizations with an innovation they believe deserves international visibility.
Key dates
October 2, 2026 — Nominee registration closes
October 12, 2026 — Golden List published
October 12–17, 2026 — Final voting
November 12, 2026 — Awards Ceremony & Conference
Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai 🇦🇪 Tomilli Summit
Important: Tomilli published earlier articles during the launch period containing previous provisional dates. For this article, Constellation is using the current timetable displayed on Tomilli Summit’s official homepage and Awards page as of October 1, 2026. Tomilli Summit
How to nominate an initiative
The application is straightforward. The official nomination form requests:
nominated organization or entity · country and city · proposed category · project title · short description of the innovation · key people involved · nominator contact information. Tomilli Summit
Organizations can also consult the complete eligibility criteria and methodology directly on the official awards page:
Tomilli Summit — Awards, eligibility and methodology
Meet the international jury
Tomilli Summit has assembled an international multidisciplinary jury bringing together leaders from technology, health, marketing, business and innovation.
Among the confirmed 2026 jury members are executives and specialists from organizations including Google, The Coca-Cola Company, Mercado Libre, Mediclinic and Falabella, alongside independent business leaders and industry experts. Tomilli Summit
Meet the Tomilli Summit 2026 international jury
For additional context on the perspectives of Héctor Rueda and Héctor Orozco:
Read Tomilli’s interview with Héctor Rueda and Héctor Orozco
Innovation evolves. Human impact still makes the difference.
AI will continue to transform tools, processes and possibilities.
Data will become richer. Automation will become more sophisticated. New technologies will continue to reshape how organizations operate and how brands connect with people.
But the organizations capable of turning those capabilities into meaningful impact will still require something fundamentally human:
judgment, trust, leadership, creativity and the ability to build genuine connections.
That is why the conversation surrounding Tomilli Summit 2026 extends beyond technology itself. It is also about the people, organizations and ideas capable of turning innovation into something that matters.
At Constellation Global Network, we are pleased to support the visibility of our ally Tomilli.com as it launches this new international platform for innovation.
Tomilli Summit 2026
📍 Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai 🇦🇪
📅 November 12, 2026
⏳ Nominee registration closes October 2, 2026
