Washington, D.C. — This September, progressive leaders, policy experts, and strategists from more than 20 countries will come together for the 2025 Global Progress Action Summit. The summit will convene high-level discussions and debates aimed at shaping progressive policies and strategies to help governments deliver for working people in the global age of insecurity.
Co-hosted by Labour Together, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), the summit will take place in central London.
Previous attendees and speakers include Keir Starmer, Justin Trudeau, Jacinda Ardern, Mark Carney, Sanna Marin, Jonas Gahr Støre, and Maria Ressa.
Against the backdrop of economic dissatisfaction, global insecurity, and a growing populist right, notable progressive policy achievements in the past year have inspired leaders to innovate for the future.
The summit will focus on major themes including national security; economic growth that delivers for working people; migration in an era of global displacement; and building progressive societies based on solidarity, reciprocity, and fairness.
WHAT:
2025 Global Progress Action Summit
WHERE:
London, U.K.
WHEN:
September 2025 (Date to be announced in August)
Neera Tanden, CEO of CAP Action, said:
The fates of democracies around the world are converging as we face similar urgent challenges from the rise of authoritarianism to stagnating economic mobility to attacks on pluralism. To meet this moment, it’s incumbent upon leaders to chart a forward-looking direction with fresh ideas in both policy and governance.
Harry Quilter-Pinner, Executive Director of IPPR, said:
Progressives need to win the battle of ideas, developing and confidently arguing for a new agenda that speaks to the needs of hard-pressed communities in this era of insecurity. Only by becoming the agents of real change will they be able to overcome the deep challenge posed by the populist right.
Recent successes by progressives in the U.K., Australia, and Canada are a hopeful start. But now governments in all three countries—and progressive leaders elsewhere—need to raise their eyes from their immediate challenges and develop fresh ways of thinking for the years ahead. This conference will be an opportunity to begin that urgent work—and with it, to rekindle optimism about what good progressive government can achieve, far into the future.
Matthew Upton, Executive Director of Labour Together, said:
We’re proud to welcome the Global Progress Action Summit to London. People around the world are anxious about the future. They want governments that will protect their jobs, their rights, and their communities. That means facing up to hard questions—and doing so together. Questions like, how do we grow our economies in ways that make working people richer? And how do we reform the public services that only center-left policies can effectively deliver?
This summit is a chance to bring together thinkers, politicians, and strategists to share ideas and build a politics that delivers for working people. That’s how we show that progressive politics can deliver safety, dignity, and hope in an age of insecurity.
For more information, please contact:
- Cam Vargas, Head of Communications at Labour Together: 07818-254-732 | [email protected]
- David Wastell, Director of News and Communications at IPPR: 07921-403651 | [email protected]
- Allie Aguilera, Senior Managing Director of Global Progress Action at CAP Action: [email protected]
- Sam Hananel, Senior Director for Media Relations at CAP Action: [email protected]
Details on media accreditation will be available later.
About IPPR
IPPR is an independent charity working toward a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. We are researchers, communicators, and policy experts creating tangible progressive change, and turning bold ideas into common sense realities. Working across the U.K., IPPR, IPPR North, and IPPR Scotland are deeply connected to the people of our nations and regions, and the issues our communities face. We have helped shape national conversations and progressive policy change for more than 30 years. From making the early case for the minimum wage and tackling regional inequality, to proposing a windfall tax on energy companies, IPPR’s research and policy work has put forward practical solutions for the crises facing society.
About Labour Together
In Labour’s wilderness years, Labour Together was founded by a group of MPs fighting to make the party electable again. With Labour now in power, Labour Together is the leading organisation in the U.K. exploring how to support Labour to govern in the global age of insecurity and win again. We develop ideas and strategies to make Britain stronger and more secure, and give Britons back hope and confidence in their future.
About CAP Action
Based in Washington, D.C., the Center for American Progress Action Fund is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Global Progress Action, an initiative of CAP Action, is an international incubator for innovative strategies and ideas on a global scale, designed to defend and promote liberal democracy and inclusive societies. We aim to educate the public and leaders on ideas that will build an economy for all, tackle the climate crisis, and restore social trust in democracy.