Bodegas TV, a new captive-audience in-store video network, will officially launch on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at the Bodega & Small Business Innovation Summit, an official event of #NYTechWeek 2026. The Summit, running from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Stuyvesant Yacht Club in the Bronx, is co-hosted by the Bodega & Small Business Group (BSBG), Tech Ranch, and Angeles Investors. It will bring together over 100 NYC bodega owners, startup founders, investors, and technologists to discuss the “Sovereign Bodega” framework—modernizing the corner store’s digital infrastructure without displacing the cultural identity that makes bodegas essential to their communities.
Bodegas TV deploys smart screens inside NYC’s bodegas, delivering hyper-local media, advertising campaigns, and AI-curated content directly to the point of purchase. The network aims to reach Latino and urban communities that drive an estimated $45 billion in annual spending through NYC’s corner store ecosystem. The official launch marks the beginning of a planned expansion to 500 bodegas by end of 2026, and 2,000 bodegas within three years. For more details, visit bodegas.tv.
Summit programming will explore four pillars of bodega modernization, all anchored in the “Sovereign Bodega” thesis: Media Tech & AI, FinTech, Security, and Infrastructure. Panels will cover transforming storefronts into hyper-local media hubs, deploying integrated financial systems and frictionless micro-payments, AI-powered ambient security systems, and synchronizing inventory, data, and content across distributed locations.
Confirmed panelists include Andre Ureña, Co-Founder & Chairman of Centro AI; Milbert Kiggundu-Bentham, Co-Founder & CEO of Alvix Advisory; Samira O., Founder of Building Experimental AI Products; Charlie Barnet, Co-Founder of World Mobile; Arabel Alva Rosales, J.D., President & CEO of AAR Tech; Jean Michael Lif, Co-Founder of RDÉ; Guillermo “Will” DeJesus, CPA/CIA, Co-Founder & CFO of Negozee; Mohamed Toure, Data Scientist at Shopify; and Riya Goel, Investment Banker at Bank of America and Founder of Barnard Investment Group.
“Corner stores have always been more than a place to shop—they are community anchors and, for many families, the first face of entrepreneurship. This collaboration brings together the operators, builders, and investors who understand that deeply. Bodegas TV exists to make sure technology serves the people who built these communities,” said Maria Probert of Bodegas TV.
