“EA Summit: Santiago 2025 – Retrospective” by Kiran Sargent 🔹

About the Event

EA Summit: Santiago 2025 took place on July 19 at the Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago, Chile. It was a one-day event focused on:

• Providing an accessible and low cost entry point to effective altruism for newcomers
• Fostering connections between local professionals. EA community and students
• Showcasing high-impact cause areas: AI safety, global health & development, animal welfare, social entrepreneurship, effective giving and biotechnology. 

AFTERMOVIE: EA SUMMIT: SANTIAGO 2025

Key Stats

• Registered attendees: 133
• Attendees present: 87 (~66%)
• Volunteers: 15
• Speakers: 10
• Net budget: $17,000 USD
• Cost per attendee: $195 USD
• Likelihood to Recommend (LTR): 9.27 / 10
• Avg. new connections per attendee: 4.7
• Avg. meaningful connections per attendee: 2.4
• Attendees likely to apply for a short-term opportunity (<1 yr): 67%
• Rated event >3–10x better than counterfactual: 91%
• Felt welcomed: 4.95/5
• Respect score (others - women & gender minorities): 9.91-10/10

Our Aims

We intentionally aimed for a [...]

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Outline:

(00:13) About the Event

(01:07) Key Stats

(02:10) Our Aims

(02:49) What Went Well

(02:53) ✅ High-quality content & speaker lineup

(05:09) ✅ Great energy, great people

(06:42) ✅ Professional feel, low cost, low time demand for organizers

(08:25) What Could Have Gone Better

(08:28) 🔸 No-show rate (~34%)

(09:42) 🔸 Catering confusion (vegan vs vegetarian)

(10:22) 🔸 Few 1-on-1s through the app

(11:12) 🔸 Timing mismatch with local norms

(11:33) Budget Snapshot

(11:48) Looking Ahead

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First published:

August 15th, 2025

Source:

https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/FjdFCxygusQghk5MH/ea-summit-santiago-2025-retrospective

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