IMPACT REPORTCDMX EDITIONJUNE 17TH 2026MARKETERS IN THE ARENAEVENTS AS A GTM ENGINEIMPACT REPORTCDMX EDITIONJUNE 17TH 2026MARKETERS IN THE ARENAEVENTS AS A GTM ENGINE
Post-Event Report · June 2026

MARKETERS
IN THE
ARENA
CDMX

Date June 17th, 2026
Location Universidad de la Libertad, CDMX
Presented by Myosin × Stellar
Events as a GTM Engine

The CDMX edition was an experiment in collaboration with a local university, Mexico’s leading media team, and an emerging venture studio. It was built to connect and educate the next generation of founders, growth operators, and institutional fintech leaders, while creating strong post-event follow-up potential for Stellar and partner ecosystems.

The event worked best when it felt practical, operator-led, and distribution-aware. The main friction points were show rate, timeliness in planning and programming.

This page reflects the internal debrief notes for the June 17, 2026 CDMX event and includes strategic follow-up observations, warm intro candidates, and recommendations for the 2026 series.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

What happened

MARKETERS IN THE ARENA CDMX brought together a high quality room. The strongest signal was not scale, but density: founders, operators, institutional fintech teams, and ecosystem builders who were materially relevant to Stellar, stablecoins, and GTM in LATAM.

Timing mattered. Running the event the day after Stablecoin Conference helped capture people already in Mexico City, while Espacio Cripto content capture extended the event into a post-event distribution channel through interviews, clips, and organic social posts (coming soon).

Audience gathered around the stage during Marketers in the Arena CDMX at Universidad de la Libertad.
14 Speakers Confirmed lineup
~80 Attendees Checked in at venue
279 Approved Applications accepted
150+ Companies Registered to attend
195 Stellar Interest Flagged active interest in Stellar

WHAT WORKED

Positive signal
Room Quality The room skewed founder-heavy and operator-centric, with strong representation from LATAM ecosystem builders and institutions including Grupo Salinas, BANORTE, and Mercado Pago.
Strategic Timing Holding CDMX immediately after Stablecoin Conference captured attendees who were already in-market and ready for a more curated operator room.
Content Capture Espacio Cripto interviews and speaker clips created a post-event content runway instead of leaving the event value trapped in the room.
Organic Social Proof The #EnLaArena hashtag picked up organically across attendee posts, with real-time tags to @StellarOrg and @myosin_xyz that extended the event’s visibility beyond the room.
Satisfaction Among post-event responses, 13 of 18 attendees gave the event a 5/5 rating, representing roughly 72% top-box satisfaction among respondents.
Partner Discovery Partner networks including Espacio Media, BAF, and Universidad de la Libertad helped drive high-intent discovery rather than generic attendance inflation.

CONTENT ENGINE

📸
Photo Content

Professional photography captured throughout the day — speaker sessions, networking moments, and content hack activations.

🎥
Video Content

Interviews and short reels. To be distributed across channels by partners, speakers, and attendees.

📊
Experience

Attendee satisfaction from post-event survey.

4.8 / 5
Overall rating

AUDIENCE PROFILE

Who Was in the Room

Breakdown by function. Data sourced from Luma form responses and application verification.

Founder / CEO
38%
Growth / GTM Lead
13%
Partnerships / BD
8%
Developer / Engineer
8%
CMO / VP Marketing
6%
Community / Ecosystem
6%
Creator / Media
6%
Investor
5%
Other Roles
10%

Key Feedback

Signals from the room, timing, and post-event feedback.

LATAM Ecosystem Density The room included founders and operators from BANORTE, Mercado Pago, Bitso, CNBV, and Grupo Salinas alongside crypto-native builders — a cross-section rarely seen at web3 events.
Timeliness and Team Readiness Earlier confirmation of participating teams is essential for producing a stronger program. Knowing which teams will be present allows for better session curation, gives CMOs time to prepare for the Marketing Roast, and improves the overall attendee experience. With only four days between team confirmations and the event, it was difficult to plan effectively.
Stablecoin Week Timing Strategic overlap with Stablecoin Conference drove organic CDMX-based attendance and social amplification during the same week.
Content Format The agenda leaned too heavily on keynotes and firesides. Attendees responded best to execution-layer signal and wanted more hands-on workshop output, not more top-down talking.
Speaker Access Attendees wanted speaker contacts and social handles shared during or immediately after sessions. That should be built into slides, event pages, and printed materials.
Show Rate Approved registrations still outpaced attendance materially. Recommendation: tighten approvals, send a 48-hour confirmation nudge, and consider a more active waitlist flow.
Venue Fit Some feedback questioned whether Universidad de la Libertad was the best location given the distance, though many still pointed to its production quality as a strong upside. This is worth revisiting as the series sharpens its physical-world identity.

SPEAKERS — CDMX EDITION

14 Confirmed · CDMX Edition

14 confirmed speakers shaped the CDMX edition across keynotes, talks, firesides, and workshops. The strength of the lineup was its mix of operators, founders, and ecosystem leaders working directly in fintech, crypto, AI, and LATAM growth.

Represented across product, growth, venture, media, ecosystem, and institutional platforms.

14 confirmed speakers Keynotes, talks, firesides, and workshops
Universidad de la Libertad Institutional / education
Catalaxia / UdL Institutional / venture
Acid/Base Marketing operator
ByTheLab AI / marketing
Industrias Pedroza Brand / creative
Tala Fintech
Nazca Venture capital
Anovis AI AI tools
Etherfuse Stablecoin / payments
Piggy Wallet Consumer fintech
Guava GTM / LATAM growth
Stellar Development Foundation Ecosystem
Myosin Product / strategy

COMPANIES IN ATTENDANCE

150+ unique companies
Stellar Development Foundation Myosin Bitso Mercado Pago BANAMEX Bradesco México Profuturo CNBV BitGo Etherfuse Nirium Quantoz Tala Cobre Pods Finance Moni Accesly CriptoUNAM Espacio Cripto Anagrama Labs Grupo Salinas BAF Universidad de la Libertad + 120 more companies

STELLAR PIPELINE

Stellar ecosystem

Interest signals captured from 279 approved attendees via application form.

195
Actively Interested

Flagged active interest in Stellar opportunities for builders, founders, or ecosystem partners.

39
Already Building

Currently building on Stellar or actively involved in the ecosystem.

47
Want to Learn More

Expressed interest in exploring Stellar but haven't started yet.

70% of approved attendees flagged active interest in Stellar. A prioritized warm intro list of 20 high-signal founders and operators has been prepared for the Stellar Development Foundation. Contact stef@growwithguava.com to access the full list.

SDF WARM INTRO LIST

10 priority candidates

195 approved attendees were flagged as actively interested in Stellar opportunities, with 39 already building on Stellar. The list below highlights the highest-priority follow-up targets from the internal debrief.

Jensen CoonradtCrebit Pay · Rate locking for stablecoin FX · Strong fit for payments follow-up.
Carlos CotaTala · Included for direct fintech operator follow-up.
Jox GallardoMercado Libre · Included as a potential intro for marketplace and fintech ecosystem follow-up.
Luis Alfonso XochihuaElektra / Grupo Salinas · Included as a potential intro for fintech and institutional ecosystem follow-up.
Rocio AlvarezSwaphix · Included as a potential intro for stablecoin and payments ecosystem follow-up.
José Alejo MartínezTrade E-fectivo · Rural payments use case on Stellar rails.
Jorge OsegueraBinance Mexico · Included as Binance lead for ecosystem follow-up.
Vianey AlvarezAccesly · AI agents for SMEs with Stellar relevance.
Matt Shroder1Money · Full-stack stablecoin infrastructure.
Gamaliel GarciaMexsend · Cross-border digital dollar payments.
Martin BecerraTus Giros / Criptala · Remittances with stablecoin backend.
JacobGlacis Labs · Stablecoin / digital asset clearinghouse.
Hope LiuQuantoz · Stablecoin partner potential.
Arturo NoronaBitGo · LATAM expansion relevance.
Aerhy YoungPods Finance · DeFi yield API partnerships.
Daniel BustamanteAccesly · Payment infrastructure for AI agents.
Adrian DiazNebula Platform · Crypto credit card opportunity.
Amhed HerreraMoni · Neobank for LATAM families.
Claudio CossioMettal · Stablecoin ecosystem relevance.
Manuel CosíoMettal · FX and stablecoins for LATAM.
Axel RodriguezVyn · Blockchain-based trust score for credit.
Andrés RodríguezSeyfert Labs · Financial platform for wholesale business owners.
Diana HernandezGatta • Loyalty Platform

ENTRA A LA ARENA

Content hack

A live content competition run during and after the event. Attendees turned what they experienced into posts — hot takes on X, playbooks on LinkedIn. $500 USD in prizes across two tracks. Winners pending.

X · El Hot Take · $250 USD · 3 winners

X · El Hot Take

Strongest take, thread, or meme from the event. Judged on replies, reposts, and saves.

LinkedIn · El Playbook · $250 USD · 3 winners

LinkedIn · El Playbook

One idea from the event turned into a reusable framework. Judged on saves and quality of engagement.

Vianey Alejandra Alvarez Alvarado
LinkedIn · El Playbook
View post →
Heidy Romero Romero
LinkedIn · El Playbook
View post →
Nayeli Chávez Zamorate
X · El Hot Take
View post →
Diana Piedrola Delgadillo
LinkedIn · El Playbook
View post →
Gustavo Cruz
X · El Hot Take
View post →
Elias Cervantes
Las dos
View post →
Eduardo García Damían
LinkedIn · El Playbook
View post →
Francisco Avelar Rodriguez
X · El Hot Take
View post →
Miriam León
X · El Hot Take
View post →
Miriam León
X · El Hot Take
View post →
Luis Jesús Ocón Tellez
Las dos
View post →
José Alejo Martínez Castillo
X · El Hot Take
View post →
Winners announced via @myosin_xyz. Prizes distributed in USDC.

PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS

Stellar Development FoundationCo-host & ecosystem sponsor
MyosinCo-producer
Catalaxia Labs / Grupo SalinasCo-host
Universidad de la LibertadVenue & institutional partner
Espacio CriptoMedia & distribution
BAFCommunity partner