Science
Summit 2026

From Boundaries to Breakthroughs: Science for a Regenerative and Equitable Future

8–25 Septembre 2026

Regeneration · Equity · Global Governance

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FROM BOUNDARIES TO BREAKTHROUGHS:

SCIENCE FOR A REGENERATIVE AND EQUITABLE FUTURE

The Science Summit 2025 highlighted the urgency of operating within the planetary boundaries — the environmental thresholds that define the safe space for humanity. In 2026, the world moves from understanding the limits to defining the pathways forward.

Science Summit 2026 will focus on how science, technology, and innovation can drive regeneration — restoring ecosystems, rebuilding equity, and renewing trust in the scientific enterprise. It will explore the transition from boundaries to breakthroughs, where knowledge becomes the catalyst for global transformation.

This Summit will bring together leaders from science, policy, finance, civil society, and industry to identify the mechanisms that can scale innovation, mobilize capital, and govern technologies responsibly to achieve a regenerative and inclusive global economy.

2026 MARKS A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

The UN Pact for the Future and Declaration on Future Generations are entering their implementation phase.

The Financing for Development (FfD4) outcomes adopted in Seville (2025) call for a new
Global Science Financing Mechanism.

Preparations for the post-2030 Sustainable Development Agenda are intensifying, as are
negotiations on the UN Global Digital Compact and Global Climate Finance goals.

Against this backdrop, the Science Summit 2026 will serve as a multi-stakeholder platform to operationalise these frameworks through evidence-based science, technology deployment, and international cooperation.

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2026 PROGRAMME AREAS

2025 Speakers

Michael Makanga
Executive Director, Global Health EDCTP3
Mads Krogsgaard
CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation
Ntobeko Ntusi
CEO, Medical Research Council, South Africa
H.E. Dr. Sidi Ould Tah
President, African Development Bank (AfDB)
H.E. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Dr. Nasser Alkahtani
Co-Chair and Executive Director AGFUND
H.E. Dr. Osama Faqeeha
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP16 Presidency
H.E. Dr. Abdullah Khalil Al‑Musaibeeh
President, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa

Photos Science Summit 2025

Event format

Science Summit 2026

08 - 25 SEP

CURE
345 Park Ave South, New York

8 to 18 September

Online programme from science all over the world.

21 to 25 September

Hybrid programme from New York, coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly 81

Highlights from 2025

41

Countries representing

892

Unique organisations

23

Industries

86

Sessions

1450

In-person attendees

240

Speakers

160

CSO Club attendees

Interested in prticipating?

For speaking opportunities please contact info@sciencesummitnyc.org

What our attendees said?

Expected outcomes

A Science Action Declaration 2026, outlining pathways from knowledge to implementation.

Recommendations for science financing, AI governance, and international partnerships aligned with the Pact for the Future.

Launch of Science Investment Roundtables to connect capital markets and innovation ecosystems.

Enhanced collaboration between global scientific institutions, multilateral banks, and private investors.

Alignment with Global Frameworks

Operationalising commitments on science, technology, and innovation.

Supporting a new global framework for financing science and innovation.

Accelerating progress through regenerative and equitable science systems

Promoting open, inclusive, and secure scientific data infrastructures.

Linking scientific research to climate action and ecosystem restoration.

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