YOUTH & LEADERS SUMMIT 2025 : SCIENCES PO BRINGS TOGETHER THE LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW

29/01/2025 | 12:00 Press Releases    

“What future for international cooperation?”

From 29 to 31 January 2025 - 75007 Paris

Press accreditation at media@sciencespo.fr

 

Paris, 28 January 2025 - Driven by the ambition to understand our times in order to make a difference, Sciences Po has been training the men and women who will face the major challenges of tomorrow since 1872. Launched in 2016 by the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po's School of International Affairs, which is one of the most prestigious in the world and welcomes more than 1,500 students of 110 different nationalities, the Youth and Leaders Summit is an international crossroads for meetings and debates for the leaders of today and tomorrow. For its 10th edition, entitled ‘What future for international cooperation?’, the summit will look at the challenges facing international cooperation and the changes needed over the next 25 years.

Discover the programme here.

For three days, the event's various presentations and round tables will focus on the importance of preserving the foundations of our international cooperation through robust multilateral institutions, effective diplomacy and a commitment to shared values and goals, in a context marked by the erosion of traditional alliances and the emergence of frameworks and behaviours that increasingly prioritise individual nation-states and/or regions.

Numerous leaders and officials from the public and voluntary sectors will be present at this 2025 edition to discuss the future of international cooperation with Sciences Po students, including:

  • Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General, OECD
  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization
  • Agnès Callamard, Secretary General, Amnesty International
  • HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
  • Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom
  • Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations
  • Stefano Sannino, former Secretary-General, European External Action Service, European Union



About Sciences Po

Since 1872, Sciences Po's mission has been to shape free minds capable of understanding the world, in order to transform it. It places academic excellence and social inclusion at the heart of its values. Its unique academic objectives are defined by a multidisciplinary approach rooted in the humanities and social sciences, a strong international perspective, and the ability to combine fundamental knowledge with professional expertise thanks to its 280 permanent faculty members and 4,300 adjunct faculty.

A world-class research university with 11 research centers, Sciences Po takes social responsibility seriously, proposing solutions to major contemporary issues including environmental and digital transformations, changes in public policy, and the fight against inequality and discrimination. The defense of academic freedom – an essential condition for democracy and social progress – is also at the heart of our academic project.

Each year, Sciences Po trains 15,000 students, 50% of whom are international, on seven campuses (Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Paris, Poitiers, Reims) within the Undergraduate College, and in seven schools at Master's level (international affairs, public affairs, law, journalism, management, research, urban planning). 3,500 professionals also receive continued professional training.

 

Press contact :

Katell Fagon : media@sciencespo.fr / 01 45 49 50 79

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