PROGRAM
Please note that all details are subject to change. Program details will be published gradually.
The Summit offers three program tracks and one track by invitation only:
Theme
Coffee and Networking (Foyer I & II )
Monday May 5, 2025 08:30 - 09:30 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
Drinks and food will be provided during the Summit in Foyer I & Foyer II on the first and second floor.
Coffee and Networking (Foyer I & II )
Monday May 5, 2025 08:30 - 09:30 CEST DEEP DIVES / AUDI I (2nd floor)
Drinks and food will be provided during the Summit in Foyer I & Foyer II on the first and second floor.
Coffee and Networking (Foyer I & II )
Monday May 5, 2025 08:30 - 09:30 CEST DIALOGUES / TOWER VIEW (1st floor)
Drinks and food will be provided during the Summit in Foyer I & Foyer II on the first and second floor.
Greetings
Claudia Brueninghaus
Monday May 5, 2025 09:30 - 09:35 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
Introductory Keynote: Mo Ibrahim
Mohamed Ibrahim
Monday May 5, 2025 09:35 - 09:45 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
Introductory Keynote: Alaa Murabit
Alaa Murabit
Monday May 5, 2025 09:45 - 09:55 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
Opening Address
Dennis Snower, Jörg Rocholl
Monday May 5, 2025 09:55 - 10:15 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
Flourishing-centered Growth and Development Model
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, John W. McArthur, Richard Samans, Sachin Chaturvedi, Declan Curry
Monday May 5, 2025 10:30 - 11:15 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
HUMAN FLOURISHING
This session explores a new growth and development model that aligns economic, social, and environmental goals through adaptive policymaking and renewed social contracts between citizens, businesses, governments, and global institutions.
T20 Session: AI and the Future of Work: Reimagining Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty
Ana Dujić, Anita Gurumurthy, Emily M. Dickens, Matthew Prewitt
Monday May 5, 2025 10:30 - 11:30 CEST DEEP DIVES / AUDI I (2nd floor)
DIGITAL AND AI TRANSFORMATION
This session examines the impact of AI, especially generative AI, on the future of work, education, and labor rights, emphasizing the need for policy safeguards, social protections, and global frameworks to ensure an equitable transition across regions.
T20 Session: Innovative Instruments and Options for SDG Financing
Katja Hujo, Michael C. Huang, Michael Dittrich, Shuva Raha, Torsten Thiele
Monday May 5, 2025 10:30 - 11:45 CEST DIALOGUES / TOWER VIEW (1st floor)
GLOBAL FINANCE
This session explores innovative financing solutions for the SDGs and the green transition, including international levies, blue finance, and blended finance, highlighting concrete actions needed from stakeholders to address funding gaps.
Engaging the Engagement Groups (Attendance is by Invitation Only)
Monday May 5, 2025 10:30 - 11:30 CEST CLOSED SESSIONS / AD (1st floor)
Attendance is by Invitation Only.
How can civil society organizations drive political commitments into action? (Attendance is by Invitation Only)
Monday May 5, 2025 10:30 - 11:45 CEST CLOSED SESSIONS / PV (1st floor)
Attendance is by Invitation Only.
Geopolitical Challenges to Industrial Decarbonization
Henry Huiyao Wang, Isabelle Durant, Katie Gallus
Monday May 5, 2025 11:30 - 12:30 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
GEOECONOMICS AND TRADE
This session examines how geopolitical tensions, trade shifts, and supply chain instability threaten decarbonization in energy-intensive industries and explores stakeholder actions to support sustainable global collaboration.
Catalyzing Digital Infrastructure Solutions for Data Agency: Launch of Global Toolkit
Emma Ghariani, Mehdi Snene, Sarah Nicole
Monday May 5, 2025 11:45 - 12:45 CEST DEEP DIVES / AUDI I (2nd floor)
DIGITAL AND AI TRANSFORMATION
This session introduces the Global Toolkit for Catalyzing Digital Infrastructure Solutions for Data Agency, discussing how governments can create equitable digital ecosystems to foster a fair data economy through multistakeholder collaboration.
Finance Working Group: Cost of Capital (Attendance is by Invitation Only)
Monday May 5, 2025 11:45 - 12:45 CEST CLOSED SESSIONS / AD (1st floor)
Attendance is by Invitation Only.
Mainstreaming Circular Economy
Christina Jaeger, Izabella Teixeira, Shuva Raha
Monday May 5, 2025 12:00 - 13:00 CEST DIALOGUES / TOWER VIEW (1st floor)
CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY
This session explores the role of circular economy principles in addressing global resource over-consumption, focusing on the need for policy and industry shifts to mainstream circular practices in key sectors like food, energy, and transportation.
Council for Global Problem-Solving (CGP) (Attendance is by Invitation Only)
Monday May 5, 2025 12:00 - 14:00 CEST CLOSED SESSIONS / PV (1st floor)
Attendance is by Invitation Only.
Lunch break (Foyer I & Foyer II)
Monday May 5, 2025 12:30 - 13:15 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
Drinks and food will be provided during the Summit in Foyer I & Foyer II on the first and second floor.
Lunch break (Foyer I & Foyer II)
Monday May 5, 2025 12:45 - 13:15 CEST DEEP DIVES / AUDI I (2nd floor)
Drinks and food will be provided during the Summit in Foyer I & Foyer II on the first and second floor.
Lunch break (Foyer I & Foyer II)
Monday May 5, 2025 13:00 - 13:15 CEST DIALOGUES / TOWER VIEW (1st floor)
Drinks and food will be provided during the Summit in Foyer I & Foyer II on the first and second floor.