SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The Caribbean nation is poised to transform its economic landscape through the Digital Nomad Summit (DNS) 2026, scheduled for August 6-7 at Hotel Catalonia Santo Domingo. Organized by Successment, this exclusive gathering will bring together 200-300 global innovators across startup ecosystems, real estate development, mobility solutions, and tourism infrastructure.
Unlike conventional conferences, DNS 2026 represents a strategic economic convergence point where international founders, investors, policy architects, and Dominican entrepreneurs will collaborate to establish a globally competitive innovation ecosystem. Jonathan Joel Mentor, Founder of Digital Nomad Summit and CEO of Successment, emphasized the summit’s substantive nature: “This is not a lifestyle retreat. DNS represents the convergence of capital, policy, and operational expertise to build scalable enterprises and sustainable economic infrastructure. We’re positioning the Dominican Republic as the ‘Japan of the Caribbean’ – efficient, export-oriented, and globally competitive.”
The selection of Santo Domingo reflects the city’s emerging status as a hub for distributed work and investment, bolstered by expanding digital infrastructure, strategic geographic positioning, and a growing startup community. The summit aims to accelerate this momentum through structured collaboration between public-sector leadership, private capital, and international operational talent.
DNS 2026 is organized around three foundational pillars:
Startup Innovation: Featuring Founder Growth Labs utilizing RevOps Science® methodology, a Global Startup Showcase, and curated investor access programs.
Real Estate & Mobility: Addressing residency and tax optimization strategies, developer deal rooms, and ecosystem-scale housing solutions.
Tourism 3.0: Reimagining tourism as economic infrastructure through workforce mobility, innovation pipelines, and public-private alignment.
A highlight will be the introduction of ZARI Mobility™, a Caribbean-developed mobility-data platform from Successment Venture Labs, with early angel investment opportunities exclusively available to DNS participants.
The event will feature senior representatives from both U.S. and Dominican governments, alongside digital nomad influencers collectively reaching over 600,000 followers. Dominican Today, the nation’s premier English-language publication, serves as flagship media partner with 1.2 million monthly readers globally.
Attendance is deliberately limited to maintain high-quality deal flow and policy access, targeting remote founders seeking market entry, LATAM/Caribbean entrepreneurs pursuing international capital, investors targeting early-stage ventures, and public-sector leaders implementing innovation-driven growth models.
Early-bird registration is currently available for qualified attendees, anchor sponsors, and institutional partners through the official website: https://www.digitalnomadsummit.co/