IPAE Acción Empresarial will expand its organizational priorities to include basic service infrastructure as it prepares for the 64th edition of the annual CADE Ejecutivos summit, which returns to Urubamba in the Cusco region from November 24 to 26, 2026.
Gonzalo Galdos, the president of IPAE Acción Empresarial, announced the new pillar during the presentation of CADE Ejecutivos 2026. He said that the institution had decided to focus specifically on basic service infrastructure to address critical national deficits in housing, drinking water, sewerage systems, and public health services.
Galdos explained that Peru faced a major infrastructure challenge. He added that IPAE believed it could lead efforts to reach consensus across sectors on priority projects, while helping to define the strategy and focus that the nation must deploy to improve its basic services.
IPAE Acción Empresarial is a private Peruvian business organization that formulates policy proposals and development initiatives. Its flagship event, CADE Ejecutivos, is Peru's leading executive summit, bringing together business leaders, investors, public officials, and academics. Urubamba, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in southern Peru's Cusco region, frequently hosts the annual gathering.
The new infrastructure focus will complement two established sectoral work areas at IPAE. The institution currently works on education initiatives covering comprehensive training, talent development, and innovation, while its health division has spent two years promoting a process aimed at establishing a universal health pact.
Regional growth and technology agenda
The inclusion of infrastructure comes as organizers finalize the agenda for CADE Ejecutivos 2026, which is centered on driving growth across Peru and its regions under the official motto United to Advance. The summit will feature four distinct thematic blocks titled The Need to Unite, Growing from the Regions, Growing in the Global World, and Advancing United.
The second block, scheduled for November 25, will examine how regional potential can be transformed into business growth. Sessions planned for the morning will cover regional investment, expectations held by business leaders and regional governors, the management of public budgets and mining royalties known as the canon, and decentralization policy.
Discussions on the afternoon of November 25 will focus on the global economy and technological advancement. Agenda topics include Peru's role in the new global order, critical minerals, agriculture and food supplies, energy resources, and global value chains. International investors will also participate in a panel discussion detailing what conditions they require to increase investment in Peru and its regions.
The conference will additionally address the role of artificial intelligence, focusing on how emerging technologies can improve business productivity and increase state administrative efficiency.
Public-private coordination and long-term vision
The third and final day of the summit will focus on strengthening coordination between private enterprises, regional governments, and the central state. Scheduled sessions include investment productivity, public-private alignment, and collaborative financing mechanisms such as Public-Private Partnerships and the Works for Taxes scheme, which allows private companies to fund public infrastructure projects in lieu of corporate tax payments.
In parallel with event preparations, IPAE is updating its long-term strategic policy guide, known as Visión País. A designated committee is reviewing the existing framework to establish updated development goals for the target years 2030 and 2050.
Galdos stated during the presentation that the institution felt it was necessary to look beyond short-term goals and set a clear medium-term horizon for the country. Organizers noted that the CADE Ejecutivos 2026 program remains under construction and may be adjusted to reflect changes in the national landscape before the summit opens in November.
