Now online: 2020 Digital Global Solutions Summit Program

June 11, 2020 | Last updated: August 18, 2020

The Global Solutions Summit 2020, held digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has so far welcomed 209 speakers, 45 keynotes, 36 panel discussions, dozens of vision statements and Policy Briefs.

These fantastic contributions to the Think20 process and the 2020 G20 Presidency have been reviewed, consumed and commented on extensively by thousands of registered participants and tens of thousands of visitors to the Global Solutions Initiative website.

Global Table Highlights

Global Tables cover issues such as the Future of Multilateralism, Fighting Climate Change, Infrastructure Investment, and consist of keynotes, panel discussions, vision statements and interviews. All contributions are online.

A selection of key Global Tables covering the 2020 Think20 priorities is below:

Global Table: What can the G20 do to prepare the road to COP26 and ensure functioning global carbon markets?

  • Keynote: Svenja Schulze, German Minister for the Environment
  • Keynote: Ottmar Edenhofer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (PIK)
  • Vision: Josef Aschbacher, ESA
  • Panel: Amar Bhattacharya (Brookings), Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK), Germany’s Environment Minister Svenja Schulze (BMU), Laurence Tubiana (European Climate Foundation)

Global Table: COVID-19: What can the G20 do to support the Fight against Pandemics in a Globalized World?

  • Panel: Elhadj As Sy (Kofi Annan Foundation), Christian Drosten (Charité), Ilona Kickbusch (World Health Summit) David Loew (Sanofi Pasteur)

Global Table: What can the G20 do to promote a circular carbon economy?

  • Keynote: Khalid Abuleif, Chief Climate Change Negotiator, G20 Saudi Arabia
  • Panel: Khalid Abuleif (G20 Saudi Arabia), Gunnar Luderer (PIK), Miranda Schreuers (TU Munich), Adair Turner (Energy Transitions Commission)

Global Table: What can the G20 do to stabilise the world economy in times of the COVID-19 pandemic?

  • Keynote: Peter Altmaier, German Minister for the Economy
  • Keynote: Paolo Magri, ISPI
  • Panel: Irene Natividad (Global Summit of Women), Jean Pisani-Ferry (European University Institute), Paola Subacchi (Queen Marry University of London), David Sloan Wilson (Binghamton University)
  • Vision: Sean Cleary, Future World Foundation

Global Table: The G20 in time of Pandemic

  • Panel: Fahad bin Abdullah Al Mubarak (G20 Sherpa Saudi Arabia), Pietro Benassi (G7/G20 Sherpa Italy), Christopher MacLennan (G20 Sherpa Canada), Lars-Hendrik Röller (G7/G20 Sherpa Germany), Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative)

Save the Date: Global Solutions Summit 2021

During this exciting period of global discussion, it is a great pleasure to share the dates for the Global Solutions Summit 2021 in Berlin, Germany, during the 2021 Italian G20 Presidency. Please mark your calendars for May 27th and 28th, 2021.

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About the Global Solutions Summit

The Global Solutions Summit – The World Policy Forum – is hosted by the Global Solutions Initiative, a global collaborative enterprise that proposes policy responses to major global problems, addressed by the G20, the G7 and other global governance fora. The policy recommendations and strategic visions are generated through a disciplined research program by leading research organizations, elaborated in policy dialogues between researchers, policymakers, business leaders and civil society representatives. Most recently, the GSI proposed an alternative to measuring prosperity through GDP, the Recoupling Dashboard.


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