“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 [...] ---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--- First published: August 15th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/FjdFCxygusQghk5MH/ea-summit-santiago-2025-retrospective --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.