Description

The Strategic Intelligence Outlook is the World Economic Forum’s annual flagship event dedicated to anticipating the year ahead. Over two days, it convenes leading voices in geopolitics, technology, sustainability, business, and foresight to examine the forces shaping our world and provide actionable insights for the future. The 2025 edition will foster a dynamic dialogue across business, government, civil society, and academia, equipping participants with strategic guidance for decision-making and policy planning in an increasingly complex global landscape. The main themes for this year’s event are Strategic Outlooks on pressing themes like AI, Geopolitics, and Global Business, Foresight, and Industry Intelligence. The panel sessions from the hybrid event are also streamed live via TopLink for the Forum’s digital communities and its global network of 40,000+ members.

Contributors

Academics, researchers, and thought leaders from universities, policy institutes, and think tanks interested in shaping global conversations on geopolitics, technology, sustainability, and business transformation.

Value Proposition

Showcase your expertise and strengthen your institution’s visibility in a high-level global setting. Join global conversations on the most urgent themes shaping 2025 – from AI and emerging technologies to industry transformation, climate action, and geopolitics – through interactive panels and deep-dive discussions. Connect with peers across sectors and regions, including business leaders, policymakers, civil society actors and fellow academics, all committed to advancing multistakeholder collaboration. Engage in a unique, two-day convening that blends virtual participation with opportunities for live exchange, ensuring flexible and impactful engagement

Opportunity

The Strategic Intelligence Outlook 2025 offers academics the chance to join two days of high-level conversations at the World Economic Forum’s headquarters in Geneva. Participants will engage in dynamic discussions on themes such as AI, emerging technologies, industry intelligence, climate, and geopolitics, while connecting with peers and decision-makers from across sectors and regions committed to shaping strategies for the year ahead.

Time Commitment

Attendance at the two–day event at the World Economic Forum’s HQ in Geneva, Switzerland on 19–20 November 2025.

Next Steps

To nominate participants for an invitation to this event please send the participant's name, position and email address to: helene.colin@weforum.org