This September, progressive policy leaders, thinkers, strategists, and changemakers from more than 20 countries will gather in London for the 2025 Global Progress Action Summit, hosted by Center for American Progress Action Fund, Labour Together, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. At the summit, we will confront the world’s most pressing challenges by driving policy conversations that demonstrate the power of progressive thinking and shaping a new global progressive policy agenda.
On Friday, September 26, the world’s leading progressive voices will come together in dynamic conversations to address and challenge the most urgent policy issues for communities across the globe. Join us for conversations ranging from confronting rising authoritarianism to governing in the digital age to reimagining multilateralism and reinvigorating democracy so that it delivers for all.
Together, we will advance a progressive vision for security, inclusive economic growth, and a renewed role for the state that delivers for all its citizens. We hope you can join us.
While in-person attendance at the summit is by invitation only, the Summit will be live-streamed on this page. Please bookmark it for future reference.
All times London local (GMT)
8:30 am: Registration Open to all Attendees
- Breakfast served in the Lecture Hall and Library, 1st floor
9:30 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks, Great Hall
- Presenter: Aletha Adu, Political Correspondent, the Guardian
9:40 am: The AI Dilemma: Governing in the Digital Age, Great Hall
- Alexandra Geese, Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
- Farida Bedwei, Technology and Innovation Consultant, Disability Advocate, and Author, Ghana
- Emma López Araujo, Federal Secretary of Economic Policy and Digital Transformation, Spain
- Moderator by Megan Shahi, Director, CAP Action
10:10 am: Migration: The Global Governance Challenge of Our Time, Great Hall
- Diego Rubio, Director of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Spain
- Frank Sharry, America’s Voice, US
- Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Action
- Moderated by Christabel Cooper, Director of Research, Labour Together, UK
10:40 am: Networking Break
11:00 am: Keynote Remarks from Prime Minister of the U.K. Sir Keir Starmer, Great Hall
11:15 am: In Conversation: Governing for Working People, Great Hall
- Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, UK
- Mark Carney, Prime Minister, Canada
- Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister, Australia
- Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister, Iceland
- Moderated by Neera Tanden, CEO, CAP Action
12:00 pm: Meeting the Moment: The Challenges and Opportunities of Our Time
- JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, US
- Elly Schlein, Member of Parliament and Leader Democrats, Italy,
12:30 pm: In Conversation: Redefining the Progressive Project, Great Hall
- Magdalena Andersson, Former Prime Minister and Party Leader, Sweden
- Aletha Adu, Political Correspondent, the Guardian
12:45 pm : Lunch, Lecture Hall and Library, Floor 1
1:30 pm: The Future of Multilateralism: A Coalition to Tackle Global Challenges, Great Hall
- Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister, Spain,
- Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand
- Moderated by John Podesta, Chair of the Board, CAP Action
2:00 pm: Delivering Security in a Volatile World, Great Hall
- John Healey, Secretary of Defense, UK
- Jon Finer, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, US
- Moderated by Laura Chappell, Associate Director for International Policy, IPPR
2:30 pm: Security Begins at Home with a Strong Economy, Great Hall
- Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister, Iceland
- Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK
- Moderated by Rachel Sylvester, The Observer, UK
3:00 pm: Networking Break
3:15 pm: Democracy Delivering: A Call for Radical State Reform, Great Hall
- Darren Jones, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, UK
- David Gauke, Former Secretary of State, UK
- Caroline Ciccone, Executive Director, Accountable.US
- Moderated by Sam Freedman, Senior Fellow, Institute for Government, UK
3:45 pm: Democracy Omnibus: Stories of Authoritarianism, Opposition, and Civic Mobilization, Great Hall
- Pushparaj Deshpande, Director, Samruddha Bharat Foundation, India
- Muthoni Wambu Kraal, Executive Director, Women’s Democracy Lab, US
- Verónica Silva, Founding Member, Somos Patria, Ecuador
- Hana Jalloul, MEP, Spain
- Lord Andrew Cooper, Former Director of Strategy, UK
- Aya Chebbi, Former African Union Envoy on Youth, Tunisia
- Moderated by Nika Kovač, Executive Director of D-Hub, Slovenia
4:30 pm: Networking Break
4:45 pm: The Path to Patriotism: Shaping a National Identity Built on Trust, Great Hall
- Stefan Löfven, Former Prime Minister and President of PES, Sweden
- Anas Sarwar, MSP, Leader of Scottish Labour Party, UK
- Raphaël Glucksmann, Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
- Cllr. Charlyne Brumskine, Lawyer, Entrepreneur, and EJS Amuje Fellow, Liberia
- Pedro Abramovay, Vice President, Open Society Foundation, Former Secretary of Justice, Brazil
- Moderated by Patrick Gaspard, Ambassador, Distinguished Senior Fellow, CAP Action
5:30 pm: Global Progress: Ideas to Win the Future, Great Hall
- David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Justice, UK
- Pete Buttigieg, Former Secretary of Transportation, US
- Moderated by Baroness Sally Morgan, Chair of Labour Together, UK
6:00 pm: Acknowledgements and Closing Remarks