Perspective and cases
The pattern, decisions and limits we have seen in other organizations, without turning the retreat into a sequence of presentations.
Becoming AI Native
Two days in Napa to separate the real AI shifts from the noise, learn from how other companies are already using it, and work a real challenge from your own company into a concrete plan you can move forward.
Explore the experience2-day immersionAccess by application
During
You learn from other companies' cases and work on one of your own.
Each block starts with a case from another industry, applies it live to one participant and then you work on yours. We close by comparing decisions, not accumulating theory.
Live volunteer case
We work through one case in front of the room to make the method's questions, decisions and limits visible.
Work on your case
Take what you learned to a real challenge in your company, team or institution and develop your own response.
Group review
Review selected results, compare approaches and correct course before moving on.
The format works whether you are growing a company or leading change from a team inside a startup, a corporation or a public institution.
Two days to learn, compare perspectives and work on your challenge.
Fireside chats on Monday; peer-to-peer forums and personalized feedback on Tuesday. All times are California time (24-hour format).
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Day 1 · Experience on the table
Conversations about decisions, disruption and what changes when building businesses and products with AI.
Depart Union Square for Napa
Group transportation from San Francisco.
Arrival in Napa
Welcome to the residence.
Brunch
Our first shared meal.
Participant introductions
Meet the group, learn what each person is working on and what they want to explore during the retreat.
Fireside chat · Alexander Torrenegra and Alan Arguello
AI in organizations: lessons from small businesses, enterprises and governments, radical decisions at Torre and how founders in Alexander’s portfolio are operating.
Lunch
Time to eat and continue the conversation.
Fireside chat · Tania Zapata
Reinventing a business when AI transforms its market: lessons from building Bunny Studio and navigating disruption. Off the record · Not recorded.
Fireside chat · Santy Bevilacqua
How El Salvador builds technology at national scale: lessons from Doctor SV and working with the government. Off the record · Not recorded.
Fireside chat · Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski
AI Native vs Traditional Business: What I’ve Learned. Perspectives from cofounding Braintrust and Modernize and acquiring and operating businesses at Upshift Partners.
Fireside chat · Duvan Salcedo
How to lead engineering teams that build agentic products and take AI from prototype to production.
Happy hour
Time to connect with the community and keep the conversations going.
Return to Union Square
Depart Napa for San Francisco.
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Day 2 · Your challenge, fresh perspectives
Work through your questions with the group and get feedback from Alexander and Tania to guide your next steps.
Depart Union Square for Napa
Group transportation from San Francisco.
Arrival in Napa
We come together for the second day.
Brunch
A shared meal before the peer-to-peer sessions.
Peer-to-peer forums · Part one
Each participant brings a challenge, idea or decision. The group acts as an advisory board, sharing questions and experiences while a facilitator guides the conversation.
Lunch
A break to eat and recharge.
Peer-to-peer forums · Part two
Continue exploring the group’s challenges, compare alternatives and clarify next steps.
Break
Time to recharge before the next session.
Personalized feedback · Alexander and Tania
Each participant receives feedback on their forum challenge or another idea, decision or question they want to explore.
Closing
Share the lessons we are taking away and our next steps.
Happy hour
One last conversation to close the retreat and stay connected.
Return to Union Square
Depart Napa for San Francisco.
Group transportation both days: depart Union Square at 09:30 and arrive in Napa at 10:30. Depart Napa for San Francisco on Monday at 19:30 and Tuesday at 18:30. California time.
You don't leave with more theory. You leave with your challenge worked through and a clear way to move it forward.
You will work on a challenge that already exists inside your organization and use the room's perspective to move it forward. Part is strategic: deciding what to change and why. Part is hands-on: if your challenge calls for it, you test a first idea, as far as you want to take it. You leave with something to act on, not just arguments for talking about AI.
Before you arrive
- Choose a real challenge, task or process you face on a recurring basis.
- Bring three real examples with sensitive data removed.
- Bring your laptop and, in case you want to test something, access to an AI tool approved by your organization.
When you leave
- Your challenge prioritized and a success metric.
- A map of how it works today and how it could work.
- A concrete action to move your challenge and, if it calls for it, a first version you tested.
- Clear criteria to decide whether to continue, correct or stop.
Individual use is already common. Organizational capability is not.
In our benchmark, 80.9% of the sample is concentrated in individual use: personal productivity exists, but a shared workflow, owner and common metric do not. The retreat works on precisely this transition through a real case.
Explore the full benchmarkObserved distribution by adoption level
80.9%
Individual use
- What it means
- There is personal productivity, but no shared workflow, owner or common metric.
- What is needed to advance
- Choose a concrete workflow and measure how it performs today before changing it.
The retreat works specifically on this transition: moving from individual use to a first shared workflow with a clear case, an owner and criteria for deciding whether it actually improves the work.
A directional, self-selected sample of people and organizations already interested in AI; it is not a regional census.
Founders and operators who connect the dots.
You will work alongside people who have built and sold companies, invested in startups, and operated products and digital channels at scale. In Napa they share that experience in the room with you to ground decisions in your case, not as a sequence of talks.
Technology founder, angel investor and LP
Founder of Torre, Voice123 and Bunny Studio. He built global marketplaces, sold Voice123 and appeared as an investor on Shark Tank Colombia and Mexico.
Relevant experience
- MIT Innovator Under 35
- WEF Young Global Leader
- Endeavor Entrepreneur
Exited founder, operator, angel investor and LP
She co-founded and led Voice123, acquired by Backstage in 2021, and now chairs Bunny Inc. She also invests in and advises startups across Latin America and the United States.
Relevant experience
- Co-founder & former CEO, Voice123
- Chairwoman, Bunny Inc.
- Stanford Endeavor Leadership Program
Software engineer, founder and operator
Computer Science MSc candidate at Georgia Tech. He co-founded a Platanus Ventures-backed startup and has built software, AI products and founder programs across Latin America.
Relevant experience
- MSc Computer Science · Georgia Tech
- Software Engineer · Beek, Citi and NWL
- Platanus Ventures Alumni
Special Projects Lead · Government of El Salvador
He leads AI and technology projects for the Government of El Salvador, including Doctor SV. He will share lessons from coordinating teams and delivering digital services at national scale.
Relevant experience
- Special projects · Government of El Salvador
- Digital health · Doctor SV
- Technology at national scale
Founder & Managing Partner · Upshift Partners
He co-founded Braintrust and Modernize. Today he acquires and grows profitable businesses through Upshift Partners, sharing lessons from AI-native and traditional companies.
Relevant experience
- Founder & Managing Partner · Upshift Partners
- Co-founder · Braintrust and Modernize
- AI-native vs. traditional businesses
VP of AI at Domu (YC S24)
He leads AI at Domu, a YC S24 company building agents for collections. Previously, he was part of the founding teams at Dapta and Kill B.
Relevant experience
- VP of AI · Domu
- Founding team · Dapta
- Founding team · Kill B
A perspective that does not come from one company or one industry.
We bring together what we have learned from working with hundreds of companies, building and operating technology businesses, using the tools and talking with AI labs, founders and leaders across Latin America and Silicon Valley. We do not present a recipe; we compare patterns, cases and limits across industries.
Partnerships and memberships
Companies that have supported our events
Previous gatherings and working sessions
Access by application.
You do not need to be a founder. The room brings together people who can use an outside perspective to move a company, team or institution forward, and the application keeps the conversation relevant for everyone.
Who it is for
Founders and owners
Deciding where to place AI bets across the company and wanting judgment of their own, not the trend of the week.
VPs, directors and managers
Leading a team such as operations, sales, technology or finance and ready to move from individual use to a first shared workflow.
Institutional leaders
Running government entities, industry associations or universities and guiding adoption inside their organization.
The flash sale has ended.
The September 12 offer is over. Check the regular rate and retreat availability.
Price per personUSD 1,950Request access
Your access includes
- Both full retreat days
- Brunch and lunch on both days
- Coffee, beverages and snacks on both days
- Group transportation San Francisco–Napa–San Francisco
- Materials, templates and support from in-room facilitators
Access phases
The first three phases have closed. The regular phase 4 rate is USD 1,950 per person.
- 01Price 1
Ended July 31
USD 1,450Phase closed - 02Price 2
Ended August 15
USD 1,750Phase closed - 03Price 3
August 16–September 1
USD 1,850Phase closed - 04Price 4
Regular rate
USD 1,950Current
Coming as a team?
Special rates are available when several seats are confirmed together.
- 3 people
- 15% off
- 5 or more
- Up to 25% off
Access for impact organizations
Special rates are available for leaders at nonprofits, NGOs and social-impact organizations. Complete the application and tell us briefly about your organization; we will review each case and contact you.
Apply for a special ratePrices are per person. Lodging and flights are not included. Accepted participants will receive a list of nearby options.
How the application works
- 01
Tell us about your role, organization and the case you would like to work on.
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We confirm whether the format can help and whether your profile complements the room.
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If you are accepted, we hold your application's rate for 48 hours while you confirm your seat. The flash sale applies to applications submitted on September 12.
Frequently asked questions
What to know before requesting access.
What will I have at the end of the two days?
A wider view of what is changing, references from other industries and your own challenge worked through in depth: how it looks today, how it could look and what you need to move it forward. If your case calls for it, you also test a first version with real examples.
Who should request access?
Founders and business owners, as well as team leaders inside startups, scaleups, enterprises or public institutions. What matters is that you can work on a real situation and have room to run a test when you return.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. A good part of the retreat is strategic work on your case: understanding it, redesigning it and deciding what to test. In the lab each participant chooses their own depth; some build with code and others with no-code tools, with facilitators supporting the hands-on work. Nobody is required to program.
What kind of case should I bring?
A concrete challenge, task or process: something that is hard today or that you want to improve and that has a recognizable outcome. It should be within your sphere of influence and recur often enough that you can keep moving it forward after the retreat.
Do I need to share confidential information?
No. We ask you to bring examples with personal data, trade secrets and restricted information removed. The method should work without exposing sensitive material.
What are the hours?
Both days depart Union Square at 09:30 and arrive in Napa at 10:30. Monday’s talks end at 18:30, followed by happy hour until 19:30 and departure for San Francisco. Tuesday’s closing session starts at 17:00, followed by happy hour from 17:30 to 18:30 and departure. All times are California time.
What does access include?
Both working days, the listed food and beverages, materials, in-room support and round-trip group transportation between Union Square and Napa on both days. Lodging and flights are not included.
Where will the retreat take place?
At Alex Torrenegra's private residence in Napa Valley. Capacity is limited, and the exact address and arrival details are shared only with confirmed participants.
Can my company pay for my access?
Yes. We can issue payment documentation to the company. Access and pricing are per person.
Are team discounts available?
Yes. For registrations confirmed together, we offer 15% off for groups of 3 and a special rate of up to 25% off for groups of 5 or more. The discount is calculated from the current per-person price. Email support@torrenegra.ai to receive a group payment link.
How does the flash sale work?
Applications submitted on September 12, 2026, before midnight in Napa qualify for USD 1,800 per person instead of USD 1,950. If you are accepted, we hold that rate for 48 hours to confirm your seat. Team discounts also apply to this offer.
Napa Valley · October 5–6, 2026