About GridNet
GridNet creates world-class events, media, communities, and marketplaces across the Caribbean and Diaspora that bring together the people, ideas, brands, and destinations shaping the future at the intersection of technology, wellness, and culture.
The world is craving something different: unforgettable experiences, curated communities, trusted voices, and conversations that actually move industries and lives forward.
That's where we come in.
Founded by award-winning entrepreneur Ingrid Riley, GridNet draws on nearly two decades of bringing the future together - producing 300+ tech events across 15 Caribbean countries and Diaspora cities, connecting 100,000+ tech entrepreneurs, digital creatives, executives, professionals, and digital business owners, and earning the trust of startups, global brands, investors, and governments.
The future looks delicious- let's build it.
What we do
Live Events
We produce unforgettable experiences that bring exceptional people together - from invitation-only dinners and executive retreats to global conferences, wellness experiences, festivals, and cultural gatherings. Every experience is designed to create meaningful connection, collaboration, and discovery.
Commerce
We build physical and digital marketplaces where people discover the businesses, products, creators, destinations, and ideas shaping the future of Tech, Wellness, and Culture. Curation, community, and commerce - combined.
Media
We tell the stories behind what's next. Through original media, podcasts, newsletters, reports, interviews, documentaries, and digital content, we spotlight the people and ideas driving innovation and cultural change.
Our worlds
We connect founders, innovators, investors, creators, and digital leaders through experiences that showcase the future of technology and entrepreneurship - spotlighting Caribbean startups and Caribbean innovation at every stage.
We create experiences that inspire healthier, longer, and more intentional lives - bringing together the brands, experts, and communities redefining modern Caribbean wellness.
We produce experiences celebrating and amplifying Caribbean culture - music, food, art, film, gaming, and the Caribbean creator economy - for Caribbean creators, entrepreneurs, and audiences alike.
Services
End-to-end event strategy, production, and execution.
Immersive campaigns that turn audiences into active participants.
Content that builds authority, captures attention, and drives influence and new business.
Discovery platforms that connect buyers, brands, creators, founders, and investors.
We build communities people want to belong to — not just audiences.
We help cities, countries, and institutions attract investment, talent, visitors, and global attention.
Our signature brands
The home of global Caribbean tech and innovation - the people, businesses, and trends driving Digital Caribbean and shaping the future of business from the Diaspora. SiliconCaribe tells their stories, produces the events and experiences that connect them, and gathers the business intelligence that informs where people build, invest, hire, and partner.
siliconcaribe.com →The Caribbean's first, longest-running tech event series and entrepreneur community.
kingstonbeta.com →The annual gathering of the global Caribbean tech and innovation economy - a week of in-person and virtual events across the Caribbean and the Diaspora.
caribbeantechweek.com →Future of Caribbean Money is where the people building, funding, regulating, and disrupting Caribbean financial services show up to say out loud what the rest of the industry is still figuring out. Heavy on the disruptors.
focmny.com →Why GridNet
"The future belongs to organisations that don't just market to people, they bring them together."
GridNet sits at the intersection of Tech, Wellness, and Culture, creating experiences that build communities, shape industries, shift culture, and position brands where the future is being made.
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