
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: GLOBAL FINANCE
All sessionsT20 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.
Reform of Multilateralism and International Financial Architecture
Monday May 5, 2025 13:15 - 14:00 CEST FORUM / AUDIMAX (2nd floor)
GLOBAL FINANCE
This fireside chat explores the urgent need to reform the international financial architecture amid shifting global power dynamics, rising demands from underrepresented actors, and the growing limitations of Bretton Woods institutions.
Reducing Inequalities through Climate, Biodiversity, and SDG Investments
Anthony Kamande, Arabo K. Ewinyu, Frank Vanaerschot, Joao Francisco Maria, Josephilda Hlope, Mikatekiso Kubayi, Miriam W. Oiro Omolo, Nithi Nesadurai, Rawane Yasser, Tina Meckel
Tuesday May 6, 2025 11:15 - 12:45 CEST DIALOGUES / TOWER VIEW (1st floor)
GLOBAL FINANCE
This session will examine how multilateral public finance can better address inequalities, exploring the launch of the Solutions Lab by GIZ and the GSI, and proposing integrated finance pathways that align with global transformation goals like the Paris Agreement and SDGs.
T20 Session: Preventing the Looming Sovereign Debt Crisis
Armand Zorn, Yunnan Chen
Tuesday May 6, 2025 14:00 - 15:15 CEST DEEP DIVES / AUDI I (2nd floor)
GLOBAL FINANCE
This session discusses the growing sovereign debt crisis, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and the need for faster, more inclusive international debt restructuring to support economic development and the green transition.