Against the backdrop of economic uncertainty, technological acceleration and a change in the rules of macroeconomics, Pago TIC brought together institutions from across the country on Thursday, November 27th Perspectives 2026a day at the Abasto Hotel Buenos Aires with specialists in AI and business. The aim was to anticipate this Tools, skills And challenges Who has to face this? Pursue in 2026 to adapt to the new scenario and take advantage of artificial intelligence without losing strategic criteria.
With notable participation of the economist Emmanuel Alvarez Agisby the artificial intelligence specialist Rubén Ghio and with the contributions of the President of Pago TIC, Fabian Barros Requeijothe day revolved around two main axes: how to adapt to the new macroeconomic regime and how to incorporate AI without losing human or strategic criteria.
The trip was carried out by Ceferino ReatoDirector of Fortune magazinewho hosted an exhibition that linked economic, technological and institutional management challenges.
Perspectives 2026 made it clear that the discussion about the future cannot be fragmented, macroeconomics, technology and business ethics are parts of the same challenge, and left a Set of definitions and important warnings for thinking about the future.
A country with a change in industry: the macro according to Álvarez Agis
The Economist Emmanuel Alvarez Agis He opened the meeting with a straightforward analysis: Argentina is undergoing what macroeconomists call regime change. It’s no longer just about high or low inflation, but about new operating rules.
“It’s like we’ve been playing football all these years and suddenly there’s a change of government, they throw us onto a different field and tell us: ‘No, now you don’t play with your foot, you play with your hand, you have to chop it’. In sport, if you don’t switch quickly, you lose; in business, you melt down.”Agis explained.
The nation’s former deputy economic affairs minister described how This change is noticeable in both consumption and production.. The Argentine consumer, used to financing themselves, believes in this “The last installment is liquefied”today faces a scenario in which “The quota liquefies him”. The same thing happens to businessmen who became one “Financial geniuses” Create supplies. “Today all these strategies are useless, they lead to bankruptcy. If you were not happy about selling the shares, you went bankrupt.”he warned.
Agis also drew a detailed map of winners and losers in the new context. Among the sectors most affected were the constructionThe industryThe Hotels and the tourismThe Cable TVThe Sports and social facilitiesThe dairy industryThe Müller and surprisingly even that oil. However, he identified them as the winner Dealercertainly Oil fields is located in Río Negro and Neuquénand private tutors, in addition to some food and energy segments that are showing some traction. The specialist concluded that the balance of the low inflation regime shows negative results in a country where large international companies do not enter the service sector.
In this context, the economist sent a clear message to entrepreneurs: “If your business urgently needs a dollar worth 2,000 mangoes, change your strategy, change your business and close. Am I saying the dollar won’t be worth 2,000 mangos? No, I’m talking about probabilities.” If I wait for the macro to fix my inefficiencies, I’ll probably sweat.”.
“This is not a crisis. This is the model, it is the low inflation regime operating normally.”he remarked.
AI: the need to become cyborgs
The second axis of the day was dedicated Impact of artificial intelligence on companies. Technology specialist Rubén Ghío described a disruptive scenario in which the companies of the future will no longer grow in people but in computers, something that was unthinkable some time ago.
“They achieve it because they have efficient hyper-reconnaissance teams, not because they only have machines. They combine artificial intelligence capabilities with human capabilities.”he explained. And he added: “This is where the concept of ‘cyborg’ comes into play, which is basically a set of abilities that complement humans in some way.”.
Ghío also introduced the concept of Cyber engineeringa new model of software and digital product development in which AI agents augment human capabilities. “Artificial intelligence does not replace humans, humans with intelligence replace humans who do not have artificial intelligence.”he assured.
However, more skills also mean more risks, which is why the specialist warned against overestimation. “AI doesn’t answer the right question, it answers the most likely question. That’s far from true.”he specified and at the same time called for caution.
Regarding the changes that AI will bring, the speaker explained: “A person who uses these tools and skills will continue to have a place in the productive field because he reinvented himself, because he knew how to overcome this barrier and how to overcome it.”. And he came to the conclusion: “The cultural challenge is essentially learning”.
Fabián Barros Requeijo: Improvement as a defense against change
The President of Pago TIC, Fabian Barros Requeijoarticulated the two worlds, macro And AIand brought the conversation to the level of daily management. His message focused on Getting better every day is the only real protection against change.
“Nothing changes the fact that you have to get better every day, try to add value no matter what comes and be better prepared. The most important thing is to prepare and not distract yourself from the path you have to achieve. Serve your partners better, look for the most sophisticated tools to be more competitive.”he hinted.
Regarding AI, an area in which he also specializes, he pointed out a few points to consider. “The first challenge is not to believe him. The second is to see how we raise living standards for everyone. If we continue with restrictive models, we can reach 90% unemployment.”. He also recommended that “Today we all have to learn how to deal with assistants”.
“It’s not about what happens tomorrow, it happens today.”he emphasized. And he summed it up with a precise metaphor: “There’s a story about two boys who are in the forest and a lion shows up and wants to eat them. One goes in to tie his shoes and the other says, ‘Why are you tying your shoes when the lion runs faster than both of us?’ And the other answers: ‘I don’t have to run faster than the lion, I have to run faster than you.’ So the metaphor here is that everyone Let’s start tying our shoes with artificial intelligence because that’s the only way we can survive”.
Finally, the President of Pago TIC left his main reflections as a guide for 2026: “The true limit is always our incompetence. I invite everyone to challenge themselves in our own incompetence, that is our glass ceiling.”.
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