On the road towards COP30, this annual conference will gather senior leaders and decision-makers from the business community, multilateral organizations, government agencies, academia and NGOs. Two days of high-level panel dialogues, networking sessions and under the Chatham House Rule roundtables will focus on multi-stakeholder collaboration for increased ambition, action and impact. This year’s conference will be convened in-person at Chatham House and simultaneously broadcast on our LIVE event virtual platform.
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Climate and energy summit 2025
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Jan 2026
STEG Annual Conference and Theme Workshops 2026
07-Jan-2026The sixth Annual Conference on Structural Transformation and Economic Growth will showcase keynote talks, academic and policy panels, ongoing projects, and recent research papers related to structural transformation. Along with full-length presentations, shorter sessions will display a wid...
International Conference on Leadership and Governance in Higher Education (ICLGHE?26)
08-Jan-2026The upcoming (ICLGHE-26) at Naples, Italy has been organized on 8th - 9th January 2026 and scheduled to alleviate this exact challenge by serving as a focal point for reseachers in the discipline of Leadership and Governance in Higher Education from the world ...
EASA 2026 Annual Conference
11-Jan-2026The Education Association of South Africa, is proud to announce and present its Annual Conference for 2026. The Organising Committee of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) warmly welcomes delegates from around the world to Stellenbosch, Cape Town, where mountains meet the vineyards. In this spi...
Navigating ethical challenges in the current global environment: Impacts on ophthalmic research, drug/device development, education, and patient care
13-Jan-2026The current global environment has myriad impacts on ophthalmology, such as effects on ophthalmic research funding, regulatory issues, travel visas for researchers and trainees, prescription drug pricing (e.g., most-favored-nation policy), global research and teaching collaborations, ophthalmic biom...
Horizon Europe info days - Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
22-Jan-2026Are you interested in research & innovation funding opportunities in the areas of food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment? You will learn more about the topics of the forthcoming Work Programme 2026! The event will be hybrid hosted in Brussels at the Charlemagne conferen...
Feb 2026
Conference on Equitable Partnerships 2026
03-Feb-2026The 2nd Conference on Equitable Partnerships will be hosted by South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF), the Royal Society, and the British Academy, Pretoria, South Africa. The first conference was the culmination of a series of five global workshops hosted and facilitated by ...
ERSA Workshop and Public Lecture: Empirical Methods in Competition and Regulation
05-Feb-2026The event aims to bring together senior academics, doctoral students, researchers, and policymakers working on topics related to market regulation, competition policy, and empirical industrial organisation. The goal is to foster dialogue between academic research and policy application, and to build...
Mar 2026
Global advocacy in ophthalmology: Challenges and successes
10-Mar-2026Advocacy for vision research is essential to securing funding and advancing progress, yet many researchers have little experience in this critical area. Global advocacy in ophthalmology: Challenges and successes will highlight effective advocacy strategies from around the world, with speak...
Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev) 2026
14-Mar-2026The Pacific Conference for Development Economics (PacDev) is the West Coast’s largest annual conference on development. The event brings together researchers and practitioners to present and discuss work that enhances our understanding of economic development, advances theoretical and empirica...
CSAE Conference 2026: Economic Development in Africa
22-Mar-2026The CSAE Conference is a three day event with a keynote, panels, and parallel sessions on a series of development economics topics. This conference brings together colleagues from across the development economics community to discuss Africa. This will be a particularly special year for the CSAE...
THE Africa Universities Summit 2026
30-Mar-2026With more than 400 million voices, young people in Africa are dynamic and ambitious to succeed. THE Africa Universities Summit 2026 will explore how to cascade and amplify regional growth and innovation across the continent by expanding its pool of human capital. We will explore unlocking skill...
Apr 2026
Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine 2026
17-Apr-2026The Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine (FCVB) is the place where basic and translational cardiovascular biomedicine professionals come together. The ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science, ESC working groups and sister societies are collaborating to showcase the very latest scien...
CGHE 2026: Navigating the equity crisis in global HE
23-Apr-2026This is the centre’s eleventh annual conference, hosted by Oxford’s Department of Education. Building on the success of 2025, this will be fully hybrid, with 30 parallel panels and roundtables across five different streams: ‘Why it’s hard to make the finances add up&rsq...
SRAI Global Research Management Summit
27-Apr-2026An event designed for research management professionals, addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in the research lifecycle. SRAI Global Research Management Summit—the premier event for research administrators, grant managers, compliance officers, and professionals across academia, i...
The Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026)
27-Apr-2026The Women Deliver 2026 Conference (WD2026) is more than a conference — it’s a rallying point for feminist solidarity, resistance, and reimagination. For the first time, the Women Deliver Conference will be regionally hosted, taking place 27-30 April, 2026, in Narrm (Melbourne),...
SCECSAL Conference
27-Apr-2026First held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1974, the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central, and Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL) brings together library, information, and knowledge professionals, organizations, and development practitioners from across the region and ...
WHS Regional Meeting 2026
27-Apr-2026The WHS Regional Meeting 2026 from April 27–29 in Kenya will bring together leaders, innovators, and changemakers for building a healthier future in the region and beyond. It will address pressing challenges and spark solutions for global health progress. Among the topics on the agenda are the...
May 2026
International Conference on Library and Information Science (ICLIS-2026)
15-May-2026The (ICLIS) provides an outlet for high-quality research in all areas of library science, bibliography, museology, information history and behavior, education for librarianship, communication strategies, cultural property rights, scholarly communication, galleries, libraries, archives, and...
The UNESCO Chair'Emerging Practices in Technologies and Communication for Development Conference
20-May-2026The University Bordeaux Montaigne, under the UNESCO Chair “Emerging Practices in Technologies and Communication for Development,” is hosting a colloquium titled “Thinking t...
Jun 2026
19th International Conference & Exhibition on Digital Education, Training & Skills Development
03-Jun-2026The eLearning Africa annual conference and exhibition, which was established in 2005, is the largest and most comprehensive knowledge sharing event for digital education, training and skills on the African continent. It is a global forum for everyone with an interest in education, training...
38th congress of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) Congress
10-Jun-2026The congress theme is “Finding the balance.” We will offer sessions where we intertwine this theme into the choice of speakers and topics to allow participants to explore how we all strive to find the correct balance in individual case management, in the way we organize our work environm...
ESC Cardio-Oncology 2026
19-Jun-2026With a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary exchange, the conference fosters meaningful connections among professionals across cardiology, oncology, haematology, radiotherapy, and related fields, driving innovation and progress in patient care. The 2026 edition will feature a comprehensive scie...
14th IUPAC International Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry
21-Jun-202614th IUPAC International Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry (ISBOC-14) aims at enhancing the scientific communication among global investigators in Bio-organic Chemistry, Biological Chemistry & Bioanalysis, Biomolecules in Chemical Biology, Medicinal & Therapeutics Development, Bio...
20th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition
28-Jun-2026The conference will bring together in Kobe, Japan, the global community engaged in the fields of biotechnology, which includes the applied fields of biochemistry, chemical biology, environmental chemistry, pharmaceutics, analytical chemistry, and the material and biological sciences. By providing bo...
2026 International Conference of Young Scientists
30-Jun-2026The 2026 International Conference of Young Scientists will focus on the topic “Machine Intelligence for Society and for all Sciences”. Machine intelligence – or AI – is rapidly transforming how research is done and what it can achieve, while at the same time affecting al...
Jul 2026
Annual HERDSA Conference
06-Jul-2026In a time when higher education is evolving faster than ever, this year’s theme, Re-envisioning Higher Education for Tomorrow’s Learners, invites educators, leaders, and policymakers to come together to explore, question, and reimagine the future of learning. Through critical reflec...
30th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry
12-Jul-2026Photochemistry is a key factor in many human endeavors, with energy and health as the most obvious areas of application. The conference, however, aims at broadly advancing the field of photochemistry for the future, both at the fundamental level and towards applications. The conference is the 30th&n...
28th International Conference on Chemistry Education
13-Jul-2026Chemistry education is a field concerned with teaching and learning of chemistry. The content of Chemistry education research (CER) ranges from understanding the history and philosophy of chemistry, which guides on us how chemistry knowledge was developed, to the application of emerging technologies...
Aug 2026
The 12th World Sustainability Forum
24-Aug-2026The World Sustainability Forum (WSF) is a scholarly conference series partially sponsored by the MDPI Sustainability Foundation and organized by MDPI. The forum aims to be a platform for researchers to present and engage with research-relevant stakeholders on questions, issues and challeng...
ESC Congress 2026
28-Aug-2026This year’s Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence explores how AI is becoming a co-pilot, enhancing precision, speed, and safety in patient care. Discover AI in action, from diagnosis to delivery, through hands-on sessions, live demonstrations, and immersive learning. Here, ...
Sep 2026
18th WORLD CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH
06-Sep-2026The World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) is held biennially by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). The 18th WCPH 2026, organized in collaboration with the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), will occur in Cape Town. Over 2,000 delegates are expected to attend...
The 12th Kenya Chemical Society (KCS) International Conference and the 10th Federation of African Societies of Chemistry (FASC) Congress
09-Sep-2026By co-hosting these flagship events, KCS and FASC create a powerful multidisciplinary platform for addressing some of the most pressing global challenges: climate change, public health, energy security, food safety, water access, and environmental sustainability. The conference provides an inclusive...
Oct 2026
2026 Leadership in Higher Education Conference
08-Oct-2026The Leadership in Higher Education Conference provides an opportunity for educational leaders to learn innovative strategies, trends, and best practices for effective management from nationally recognized experts and to network with like-minded peers from a wide range of academic institutions. Our p...
The Jobs and Development Conference 2026
09-Oct-2026This Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest insights on jobs, labour markets, and inclusive development. The event will combine keynote lectures, policy panels, and presentations of high-quality research to foster dialogue ...
Nov 2026
33rd International Congress of Actuaries(ICA2026)
08-Nov-2026The 33rd International Congress of Actuaries (ICA2026) will be held in Tokyo, Japan hosted by The International Actuarial Association and The Institute of Actuaries of Japan. ...
Jul 2027
HARDEN CONFERENCE
12-Jul-2027This meeting promises to be a truly cross-disciplinary conference bringing together chemists, medics, microbiologists, biochemists, environmental scientists and bioengineers. The overall aim is to assemble a diverse field of international researchers to address current global challenges, from fundam...
Oct 2027
16th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry
11-Oct-2027The theme of the Congress is “Pesticides and Low-risk Crop Protection Strategies”. Jointly hosted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Thessaly, this congress continues a distinguished tradition of excellence in pesticide science and crop protection rese...