Geopolitical Summit 2025

Geopolitical Summit 2025

In a world marked by turmoil and constant change, there's no shortage of compelling topics to explore, discuss and share. Over the course of two action-packed days, immerse yourself in the current and emerging global challenges and opportunities at the Geopolitical Summit 2025. Explore the latest geopolitical developments worldwide with insights from foreign policy and international security experts from Europe, MENA, Russia, Ukraine, China and the United States.

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Geopolitical Summit 2025
  • Introduction to Hard Conversations & Historian Overview - Nir Arielli

    At the 2025 Geopolitical Summit, historian Prof. Nir Arielli rips the lid off a world in flux—where financial crashes, wars, climate shocks and AI-powered battlefields collide. In ten minutes he traces the fault-lines that tie the fall of Assad, the decapitation of Hezbollah, and October 7th to b...

  • Panel 1 - Middle East, Russia & Ukraine - Razzaghi, Shymkiv, Grinstein, El Khalil

    From Kyiv’s bomb-shattered dawns to Tehran’s “burnt generation,” four extraordinary leaders take you inside the defining conflicts of our era. In this raw, no-notes conversation they relive split-second escape decisions, childhoods under siege, and the myths that still keep Israelis and Palestini...

  • Panel 2 - Ten Forces Shaping Global Business Landscape - Nikoulaus S. Lang

    Cutting through the noise, BCG’s Nikolaus S. Lang maps the ten forces reshaping global business—from tariff wars and tech races to climate finance and polarized societies. In five punchy minutes you’ll hear:

    Key Takeaways:
    - Multipolar Trade Reality: With 83 % of world trade bypassing the U.S., ...

  • Panel 3 - Middle East Outlook - Lord Howard Leigh, Dan Perry, HE Mr. Rami Mourtada

    Power politics, raw emotion and unfiltered candour—this Middle East Outlook panel became the summit’s most charged hour. Lebanon’s Ambassador Rami Mourtada, veteran British peer Lord Leigh, and former AP editor Dan Perry square off on Trump-style disruption, Iran’s nuclear end-game and the Gaza w...

  • Panel 4 - China Outlook including Taiwan - Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP

    China’s rise is undeniable—but does its dominance make the world safer or more brittle? In this forthright fireside chat, former UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat MP dissects Beijing’s global playbook, from critical-minerals leverage and battery supremacy to the looming question of Taiwan. If yo...

  • Panel 5 - Ukraine and Russia - Lord Robertson, Dmytro Shymkiv, Admiral Lord Alan West

    Former NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson, former U.K. First Sea Lord Admiral Lord West, and Ukrainian executive Dmytro Shymkiv review the state of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The panel examines battlefield trends, the status of planned talks in Istanbul, and the effects of sanctions, drones...

  • Panel 6 - UK Politics Realignment - Richard Tice, Meera Vadher, Sir John Vincent Cable

    Former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable, Reform UK leader Richard Tice and former No. 10 adviser Meera Vadher assess the pressures shaping the next U.K. general election. The discussion covers recent tax and spending levels, economic-growth trends, immigration policy, and the cost and timing of...

  • Panel 7 - Trump Presidency, Global Implications: Sir Peter Westmacott, Marco Vicenzino, Prof Keyu Jin

    Former UK Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott, economist Prof. Keyu Jin and geopolitical analyst Marco Vicenzino discuss how a second Trump administration could affect international security and economic relations. Moderated by Anthony Ginsberg, the panel reviews possible changes to NATO, the course ...

  • Panel 8 - Balancing Immigration: Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Rear Adm. Chris Parry

    Senior Fellow for South and Central Asian Defence Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, HSBC diplomat Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles and strategist Rear Adm. Chris Parry discuss about borders, identity and security. From Roman-Empire warnings to Leicester’s street riots, they show why migration is no longer a side issu...

  • Panel 9 - Geopolitic Impact on Global Business - Michael Skapinker, Katie Martin, Paul Drechsler

    Tariffs that rattled Wall Street, a dollar suddenly under siege, and boardrooms scrambling for geopolitical playbooks—watch this fast-moving conversation where FT veterans Katie Martin and Michael Skapinker spar with industrial heavyweight Paul Drechsler on how power politics rewrites market math...

  • Panel 10 - Shaping the Future: UK EU Role - Sir Simon Fraser, Marco Vicenzino

    How can Europe stay relevant when Washington looks inward and Beijing rewrites the rule-book? Former UK Foreign-Office chief Sir Simon Fraser joins geopolitical strategist Marco Vicenzino and moderator Livia Paggi to map a survival strategy for Britain and the Continent: spend more on defence, co...

  • Panel 11 - World Geopolitical Outlook 2025 - Sir Alan Duncan, Sir Adam Thomson

    Former Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan and former UK ambassador to NATO Sir Adam Thompson, in conversation with moderator Muddassar Malik, examine how recent conflicts and shifting alliances are testing the post-1945 international system. They consider the health of multilateral instituti...