World Economy Summit 2025
America’s most consequential gathering on the state of the global economy.
Sessions
Partner Interview: View from Bank of America
Claudio Irigoyen
Head of Global Economics, BofA Global Research
Bennett Richardson
General Manager and Head of Global Public Affairs, Semafor
Partner Interview: View from Chevron
Mark Nelson
Vice Chairman, Chevron
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Testing Allies
Éric Lombard
Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry, France
Hadley Gamble
Contributor, Semafor Gulf
Meeting the Demand for Critical Minerals
Mike Henry
CEO, BHP
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
Japan’s Economic Rebirth
Hirofumi Otsuka
CEO, SMBC Americas
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Managing the Energy Transition
Iván Duque
Former President, Colombia
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
Entertainment in 2030
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO, Netflix
Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor
Turn On The Bright Lights: Building a Resilient Energy Grid
Tim Cawley
CEO, Consolidated Edison
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
The Data Imperative
David Schwimmer
CEO, London Stock Exchange Group
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Debt and the Energy Transition
Gina Chon
Executive Editor
Yinka Adegoke
Editor, Semafor Africa
Sports as an Economic Engine
Ted Leonsis
Founder, Chairman, Managing Partner, and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Max Tani
Media Editor, Semafor
Powering the Industrial Evolution
Patrick Maloney
Co-founder and CEO, CIV
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
Navigating Market Uncertainty
George Walker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
GOP Budget Priorities
Rep. Frank Lucas
(R) Oklahoma
Eleanor Mueller
Congress Reporter, Semafor
The View From Europe
Valdis Dombrovskis
European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification
Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor
Financing Debt
Carlos Cuerpo
Minister for Economy, Trade and Business, Spain
Alexis Akwagyiram
Managing Editor, Semafor Africa
The View From the UK
Rachel Reeves
Chancellor of the Exchequer, United Kingdom
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Investing in Uncertain Times
John Rogers
Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments
Tony Yoseloff
CEO, DKP
Fueling Market Dynamics
Domenic Dell’Osso, Jr.
President and CEO, Expand Energy
Charlie Gasparino
Senior Correspondent, FOX Business Network
The Global Markets Outlook
Ken Griffin
Founder & CEO, Citadel
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
Democratic Priorities
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(D) Maryland
Margaret Carlson
Opening Remarks — Securing our future
Mirabella Brokate El Baze
Global Head of Brand and Marketing, Semafor
The New Order
Jörg Kukies
Federal Minister of Finance, Germany
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
Opening remarks — Powering Meaningful Connections
Justin Smith
Co-Founder & CEO, Semafor
Partner interview: View From Verizon
Sowmyanarayan Sampath
CEO, Verizon Consumer
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Defining America First National Security
Sebastian Gorka
Deputy Assistant to the President; Senior Director for Counterterrorism, White House National Security Council
Shelby Talcott
White House Correspondent, Semafor
The Digital Road
Mary Barra
Chair and CEO, General Motors
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
AI’s Risks and Opportunities
Paul Knopp
Chair and CEO, KPMG LLP
Matt Murray
Executive Editor, Washington Post
Tomorrow’s Digital Infrastructure
Martin Schroeter
Chairman and CEO, Kyndryl
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Security in Identity
Caryn Seidman Becker
CEO and Chair, CLEAR
Gina Chua
Executive Editor at Large, Semafor
Connecting With Constituents
Gov. Andy Beshear
(D) Kentucky
Stephanie Ruhle
Host, The 11th Hour on MSNBC and NBC News Senior Business Analyst
Competition and Opportunity: AI and National Security
Rep. Jim Himes
(D) Connecticut, Ranking Member, Intelligence Committee
Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington editor, Semafor
Access and Opportunities
Michael Miebach
CEO, Mastercard
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
MAGA Populism
Steve Bannon
Chief Strategist to the 45th President, Founder And Host Of Bannon’s WarRoom
Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor
Filling the Void
James Mwangi
Group CEO, Equity Group Holdings
Leslie Maasdorp
CEO, British International Investment
Alexis Akwagyiram
Managing Editor, Semafor Africa
Cybersecurity and Data Protection
Sowmyanarayan Sampath
CEO, Verizon Consumer
Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor
A Healthier Online World
Frank McCourt
Founder, Project Liberty
Max Tani
Media Editor, Semafor
The Economics of Make America Great Again
Stephen Miran
Chair, White House Council of Economic Advisers
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
Competing on Connectivity
Anjney Midha
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
The Path Forward for Democrats
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
(D) New York
Burgess Everett
Congressional Bureau Chief
Engaging Experiences
Roham Gharegozlou
CEO, Dapper Labs
Max Tani
Media Editor, Semafor
The Economic Storm Clouds
Steve Rattner
Chairman and CEO, Willett Advisors
Matthew C. Klein
Founder and Publisher, The Overshoot
Harnessing Meaningful Connections
Evan Spiegel
CEO, Snap
Kara Swisher
Host of the podcasts Pivot and On with Kara Swisher
The Path Toward Energy Security
Calvin Butler
President and CEO, Exelon
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist
Opening remarks — The next era of global growth
Justin Smith
Co-Founder & CEO, Semafor
Opening Remarks — Fostering Global Innovation
Partner Interview: View from BCG
Rich Lesser
Global Chair, BCG
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Partner Inteview: View from Mubadala
Ahmed Saeed Al Calily
Chief Strategy & Risk Officer, Mubadala
Mirabella Brokate El Baze
Global Head of Brand and Marketing, Semafor
Florida’s Outsized Role
Rep. Mike Haridopolos
(R-Fla.)
Kadia Goba
Politics Reporter, Semafor
Investing for the Long Term
Paul Lorentz
President and CEO, Global Wealth and Asset Management, Manulife Financial Corporation
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
Tech, Talent and Transformation
Paul Griggs
Senior Partner, PwC
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Navigating Uncertainty
Harvey Schwartz
CEO, Carlyle
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
Restarting a Startup
John Santora
CEO, WeWork
Liz Claman
FOX Business Network
Unpacking Investor Sentiment
Greg Fleming
President and CEO, Rockefeller Capital Management
Jenny Johnson
CEO, Franklin Templeton
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
The Next Move for Global Logistics
Raj Subramaniam
President and CEO, Fedex Corporation
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Securing the Global Food System
Beth Ford
President and CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
AI, Connectivity, and Sustainability
Kate Johnson
President and CEO, Lumen Technologies
Michael Kasbar
Chairman and CEO, World Kinect Corporation
Gina Chua
Executive Editor at Large, Semafor
Upended Trade Ties
Penny Pritzker
Former U.S. Commerce Secretary
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
What’s Next For Digital Finance
Alex Chriss
President and CEO, PayPal
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
An America First Healthcare System
Dr. Martin Makary
Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration
Amna Nawaz
PBS News Hour & Semafor Contributor
Getting Real on AI
Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder and Chairman, Infosys
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
Playing With Legacy
Ynon Kreiz
Chairman and CEO, Mattel
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Business & Borders
Aparna Bharadwaj
Managing Director & Partner; Global Leader, Global Advantage Practice at BCG
Gina Chua
Executive Editor at Large, Semafor
A Legacy of Disruption in Defense Tech
Kathy Warden
Chair, CEO and President, Northrop Grumman
Liz Claman
FOX Business Network
The Outlook on China
Kevin Rudd
Australian Ambassador to the U.S.
Amna Nawaz
PBS News Hour & Semafor Contributor
The Future of Flying
Güliz Öztürk
CEO, Pegasus Airlines
Phillip Buckendorf
CEO, Air Space Intelligence
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
Inside China’s Global Strategy
Henry Wang
Founder and President, Center for China and Globalization
Gina Chua
Executive Editor at Large, Semafor
Partner Executive Interview
Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
Managing Director and Group CEO, Mubadala
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Opening Remarks — The Future of Mobility
Justin Smith
Co-Founder & CEO, Semafor
Partner Interview: View from Hyundai Motor Group
Jose Muñoz
President and CEO, Hyundai Motor Group
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Opening Remarks — Small Business and Startups
Bennett Richardson
General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs, Semafor
Taking the Pulse of Geopolitics
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Phil Mattingly
Chief Domestic Correspondent and Anchor, CNN
Flight Rules
Scott Kirby
CEO, United Airlines
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
Powering Entrepreneurs
Josh Silverman
CEO, Etsy
Phil Mattingly
Chief Domestic Correspondent and Anchor, CNN
The Outlook for the Gulf Region
Hadi Badri
CEO, Dubai Economic Development Corporation
Mohammed Sergie
Editor, Semafor Gulf
Navigating Supply Chains
Dave Bozeman
President and CEO, C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Niraj Shah
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman, CEO, Wayfair
Matt Murray
Executive Editor, Washington Post
The Backbone of Small Businesses
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
CEO, Xero
Yinka Adegoke
Editor, Semafor Africa
Starting Capital for Startups
Bernard Liautaud
CEO, Balderton
Everette Taylor
CEO, Kickstarter
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Navigating New Terrain
Amos Hochstein
Managing Partner
Hassane El-Khoury
CEO, onsemi
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
Startups and Security in the AI Economy
Matthew Prince
CEO, Cloudflare
Roger Ferguson
Chief Investment Officer, Red Cell Partners
Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington editor, Semafor
Shifts in Mobility
Mario Harik
CEO, XPO
Jonas Prising
CEO, ManpowerGroup
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
Safeguarding Decentralized Finance
Chris Novak
Vice President, Global Cybersecurity Solutions, Verizon Business
Konstantin Richter
CEO, Blockdaemon
Gina Chua
Executive Editor at Large, Semafor
Partner Inverview: View From Atlassian
Anu Bharadwaj
President, Atlassian
Rachel Oppenheim
Chief Revenue Officer, Semafor
The Future of Connectivity
Dennis Mathew
CEO, Altice/Optimum
Alex Kantrowitz
Founder, Big Technology
Washington’s Plan for Main Street
Rep. Blake Moore
(R) Utah, House Republican Conference Vice Chair
Kadia Goba
Politics Reporter, Semafor
Revitalizing American Transportation
Doug Carr
CEO, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
Eleanor Mueller
Congress Reporter, Semafor
The New Road Rules
Sean Duffy
US Transportation Secretary
Shelby Talcott
White House Correspondent, Semafor
Opening Remarks — AI and the Next Tech Revolution
Bennett Richardson
General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs, Semafor
Partner Interview: View from PwC
Kumar Krishnamurthy
Technology Strategy Leader, PwC US
Bennett Richardson
General Manager and Head of Global Public Affairs, Semafor
Opening Remarks — Taking the Pulse of Consumer Confidence
Rachel Oppenheim
Chief Revenue Officer, Semafor
The AI Imperative
Michael Intrator
CEO, CoreWeave
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
The Modern Consumer
Jacek Olzcak
CEO, PMI
Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor
Quenching AI’s Energy Thirst
Bob Frenzel
Chairman, President and CEO, Xcel Energy
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
The Evolving Consumer
Joanne Crevoiserat
CEO, Tapestry
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
Partner Interview: View from Booking Holdings
Glenn D. Fogel
President and CEO, Booking Holdings Inc.
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Inside The Tech-Powered Global Financial System
Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO, Nasdaq
Liz Hoffman
Business & Finance editor
State of the Global Economy
David Rubenstein
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group
Stephanie Ruhle
Host, The 11th Hour on MSNBC and NBC News Senior Business Analyst
Expanding Humanity’s Horizons
Dr. Ariel Ekblaw
Founder and CEO, Aurelia Institute
Rohan Goswami
Business Reporter
Leveraging America’s Resources
Doug Burgum
US Interior Secretary
Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington editor, Semafor
Navigating the Global AI Race
Ali Osman
Chief Investment Officer, Artificial Intelligence, MGX
Mohammed Sergie
Editor, Semafor Gulf
Partner Interview: How to AI Your Enterprise
Salil Parekh
CEO and Managing Director, Infosys
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Mississippi’s AI Investment
Governor Tate Reeves
(R) Mississippi
David Weigel
Politics Reporter, Semafor
Driving AI Value
Sridhar Ramaswamy
CEO, Snowflake
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
Enabling Global Commerce
Olugbenga Agboola
Founder and CEO, Flutterwave
John Caplan
CEO and Director, Payoneer
Yinka Adegoke
Editor, Semafor Africa
The AI-Energy Outlook
Andrés Gluski
President and CEO, The AES Corporation
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
Driving Towards the Future
Dara Khosrowshahi
CEO, Uber
Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor
The Next Biotech Frontier
Robert Bradway
Chairman and CEO, Amgen
Liz Claman
FOX Business Network
Opening Remarks — Healthcare and a Healthy Economy
Justin Smith
Co-Founder & CEO, Semafor
Opening Remarks — What Works for the Global Workforce
Bennett Richardson
General Manager and Global Head of Public Affairs, Semafor
Partner Inverview: View from PhRMA
Stephen Ubl
President & CEO, PhRMA
Justin Smith
Semafor Co-Founder & CEO
Partner Interview: The View from Gallup
Jon Clifton
CEO, Gallup Organization
Bennett Richardson
General Manager and Head of Global Public Affairs, Semafor
Access and Affordability
Sebastian Guth
Chief Operating Officer, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Elana Schor
Senior Washington Editor, Semafor
Getting America Back to Work
Rep. Darin LaHood
(R) Illinois
Eleanor Mueller
Congress Reporter, Semafor
An Effective Workplace Culture
D.G. Macpherson
Chairman and CEO, W.W. Grainger
Tony Sarsam
CEO, SpartanNash
Max Tani
Media Editor, Semafor
Digital Data and Our Health
Tom Hale
CEO, ŌURA
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
Remaking How Washington Works
Horacio Rozanski
Chairman, CEO and President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington editor, Semafor
Medical Moonshots
Dr. Albert Bourla
CEO and Executive Chairman, Pfizer
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
Out of Office
Diane Hoskins
Global Co-Chair, Gensler
Judy Marks
Chair, CEO and President, Otis Worldwide Corporation
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor
The Healthcare Cost Sickness
John Zutter
CEO, Lantern
Gina Chua
Executive Editor at Large, Semafor
The Democrats’ Plan for the US Workforce
Sen. Michael Bennet
(D) Colorado
Burgess Everett
Congressional Bureau Chief
The Healthcare Supply Chain
Brandon Daniels
CEO, Exiger
Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington editor, Semafor
Keeping Economic Growth on Track
Joseph Hinrichs
President and CEO, CSX Corporation
Tim McDonnell
Climate and energy editor, Semafor
AI and Drug Discovery
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder, Manas AI & Partner, Greylock
Reed Albergotti
Tech Editor, Semafor
Critical Data for Growth and Success in the 21st Century
Steve Ballmer
Founder, USAFacts; Former CEO, Microsoft
Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor
Make America Healthy Again
Calley Means
Senior Advisor, HHS; Co-Founder, TrueMed
Shelby Talcott
White House Correspondent, Semafor
Unleashing American Energy
Chris Wright, Secretary
US Department of Energy
Elana Schor
Senior Washington Editor, Semafor