The conference part of Nomads in Paradise 2026 ran over four days, Oct 19 to 22, at Isola Del Sole Villas and Resort on Siargao. Mornings were short talks in half-hour slots with a coffee break; afternoons were longer sessions; Thursday afternoon was Unconferences. Here is every topic, grouped by theme.
AI and building a business (Mon Oct 19)
- Using AI to grow social media
- Building AI systems around your own strengths (Shawn Arrington's session, covered here)
- Running a company with AI
- Building apps without a coding background
- Afternoon: a longer session on running a company with AI, and a live build of a new app in about 90 minutes
Work, health and wellbeing (Tue Oct 20)
- Using travel to reinvent your life
- Work-life balance when you are self-employed
- Turning a resume into a story
- Sleep and health
- Building a circle of people who care about wellbeing
- Afternoon: resetting your nervous system, aimed at entrepreneurs
Money (Tue Oct 20 and Wed Oct 21)
- Working out the amount of money that means freedom for you (Tuesday afternoon)
- The basics of global investing and financial freedom (Wednesday)
Content, offers and marketing (Wed Oct 21 and Thu Oct 22)
- Building a signature content series that can go viral
- Creating a high-ticket offer (Wednesday afternoon)
- Slow business and cyclical marketing
- Brand identity design for remote brands
- Creative strategy in a world shaped by AI
Working across borders and building communities
- The legal and practical side of living as a global citizen
- Building trust in remote work across cultures
- Negotiating across cultures
- Lessons from building a category before it had a name
- How to build local startup ecosystems
Unconferences
On Thursday afternoon the Unconferences ran from the early afternoon into the evening. They are sessions led by the participants themselves: anyone can pitch a topic, and the room votes on what gets discussed.
Day by day
The full recap for each conference day: Day 4, Day 5, Day 6 and Day 7. Speakers other than Shawn are not named here.