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Global Ayahuasca Summit 2026 in Spain:
International Conference on Biocultural Traditions
International Conference on Biocultural Traditions
A large-scale global event featuring more than 100 speakers presenting diverse knowledge, perspectives and lived experience.
About the Global Ayahuasca Summit
An international Gathering of thought leaders, researchers, traditional knowledge keepers, practitioners united to deepen understanding of ayahuasca and biocultural traditions in the modern world.
Each session is carefully curated to foster meaningful dialogue and mutual understanding. The format encourages multidimensional exploration of the topic, opening new pathways for personal, social, global transformation.
Each session is carefully curated to foster meaningful dialogue and mutual understanding. The format encourages multidimensional exploration of the topic, opening new pathways for personal, social, global transformation.
Global Ayahuasca Summit 2026
A large-scale global event featuring more than 100 speakers presenting diverse knowledge, perspectives, and lived experience.
This conference offers a unique platform for interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange. Participants will gain access to rare insights, research findings, and practical perspectives shaping the evolving global understanding of Ayahuasca.
Ayahuasca is a culture and a way of life.
Ayahuasca is a culture and a way of life. Participate in a vibrant intercultural exchange, where multicultural & transdisciplinary debates intersect with music, dance, and visual arts, opening the doors to dialogue between different Indigenous peoples, their sciences & biocultures, Western science and academia, policy-makers. A space to connect and discover at our booths, featuring organizations, creative ventures, and artisans dedicated to ethical and responsible principles.
The Roots of the Forum
The spirit and intention behind the World Ayahuasca Forum 2026 find deep resonance in the Declaration of the 4th Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference - a powerful expression that reflects the journey leading to this historic convergence. What follows is a reflection inspired by the language, worldview, and vision of that Declaration, offered as a bridge to understanding the deeper context of this Forum:
“… worldview deeply linked to environmental and spiritual ecology, one that unites the human with the ‘non-human.’ A perspective that, for years, remained covered by the invisibility imposed by governments and was often discredited by science, dominant philosophy, and Western societal policies. In recent years, however, it has begun to gain space through increasing interactions between spiritual leaders—heralds of this knowledge—and sectors of the colonizing society, represented by a generation that has come to recognize the importance of these peoples and their worldview in addressing the various dilemmas and afflictions troubling the current global structure, which is profoundly imbalanced and harmful to the environment and to human existence. It also carries the need to dismantle false concepts and shift the legal perceptions of countries where organized groups use these sacred medicines.”
Inspired by the Declaration of the 4th Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference (2022), held at the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute, Acre, Brazil.
Inspired by the Declaration of the 4th Indigenous Ayahuasca Conference (2022), held at the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute, Acre, Brazil.
Expanding Knowledge of Biocultural Traditions
In addition to Ayahuasca, the program will feature reflections and discussions on other biocultural traditions and sacred plants, including peyote, iboga, bufo, mushrooms, coca and jurema.
Distinguished Speakers and Knowledge Keepers
The Ayahuasca Summit 2026 will bring together renowned voices from around the world, including influential researchers, Indigenous leaders, and pioneers in the field of consciousness studies and ethnobotany.
Among the invited speakers is Dennis McKenna, ethnopharmacologist and brother of Terence McKenna, known for his decades of work exploring plant medicines and traditional knowledge systems.
The program will also feature world-renowned mycologists such as Paul Stamets, whose research on fungi and their ecological and medical potential has gained global recognition.
Indigenous leadership will play a central role in the gathering. The Summit will host chiefs, presidents, and representatives of several Amazonian nations, including the Huni Kuin, Yawanawá, and Shipibo-Conibo peoples.
Representatives of the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute will also participate, sharing perspectives on cultural preservation, environmental stewardship, Indigenous governance.
In addition, the conference will welcome respected psychotherapists, medical professors, legal scholars, and researchers working at the intersection of traditional knowledge, science, ethics and public policy.
Among the invited speakers is Dennis McKenna, ethnopharmacologist and brother of Terence McKenna, known for his decades of work exploring plant medicines and traditional knowledge systems.
The program will also feature world-renowned mycologists such as Paul Stamets, whose research on fungi and their ecological and medical potential has gained global recognition.
Indigenous leadership will play a central role in the gathering. The Summit will host chiefs, presidents, and representatives of several Amazonian nations, including the Huni Kuin, Yawanawá, and Shipibo-Conibo peoples.
Representatives of the Yorenka Tasorentsi Institute will also participate, sharing perspectives on cultural preservation, environmental stewardship, Indigenous governance.
In addition, the conference will welcome respected psychotherapists, medical professors, legal scholars, and researchers working at the intersection of traditional knowledge, science, ethics and public policy.
Speakers and influencers
Link to the event and tickets
How to attend the conference with unique speakers and influencers in the field of natural medicine and its methodologies
Intercultural Exchange and Creative Expression
A space to connect and discover at our booths, featuring organizations, creative ventures, artisans dedicated to ethical and responsible principles.
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