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    Empowering collaborative leadership

    17 June 2025
    Istanbul Congress Center, Türkiye


     

    Convened by Times Higher Education at the Global Sustainable Development Congress, the Global Sustainability Leaders' Summit is an invitation-only event designed to bring business leaders into direct dialogue with their peers from higher education, government and civil society.

    This exclusive summit will focus on solutions for radically accelerating shared sustainability goals through collaborative leadership and systems change, bridging theoretical insights and practical application, and offering organisations solutions for short-term challenges and paths to reach long-term goals.

    Speakers include

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    DF
    Dawn Freshwater
    Vice-Chancellor
    The University of Auckland
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    JG
    John Gill
    Chief Executive Officer
    Times Higher Education
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    HG
    Haldun Göktaş
    Deputy President
    Council of Higher Education, Türkiye
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    FB
    Fajli Bibi
    President
    Global Sustainability and Inclusion Centre of Excellence
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    KÇ
    Konca Çalkıvik
    Executive Director
    Business Council for Sustainable Development, Türkiye
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    AI
    Ameer Ibrahim
    Climate Investments Adviser
    Hamershlag Private
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    ÖK
    Ömür Kula
    Chief Executive Officer for Türkiye
    WWF
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    JL
    James Liao
    President
    Academia Sinica
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    OO
    Ozge Ozdemir
    Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer
    Ascentys
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    DT
    Daniella Tilbury
    Focal Point
    UN Economic Commission for Europe
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    JV
    Joris Van Santen
    Global Partnership Manager, SDG-Challenge
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    Sustainable leadership is essential as we navigate the path to net-zero futures. By driving innovation, fostering collaboration and prioritising long-term thinking and resilience, leaders play a pivotal role in ensuring that businesses, governments, higher education institutions and NGOs align their efforts to create a sustainable, equitable world for generations to come.


     

    Key themes

    Together, high-level thought leaders and experts will explore how collaboration is crucial for driving sustainable progress in today’s complex world. Focusing on cross-sector partnerships, we will address key challenges including:

    • Collaborative leadership to respond to crises, close the SDG finance gap, leverage digital transformation, promote equality and enhance climate adaptation and resilience
    • Fostering sustainable leadership through climate literacy
    • Leading with vision beyond 2030 to ensure a sustainable future for all

    Apply to attend the Global Sustainability Leaders' Summit

    This is an invitation-only event for C-suite and senior global leaders from higher education, government, business and civil society. If you are a senior leader and would like to attend the summit on Tuesday 17 June 2025, please apply below.

    Apply to attend the Global Sustainability Leaders' Summit

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    • University President / Vice-Chancellor / Dean / Provost / Rector / Vice-President
    • Company or NGO Chief / Executive / Director / Founder Chair
    • Government Leader / Minister / Ambassador / Consul / Vice-Consul
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    • Select Option
    • Public university or HEI
    • Private university or HEI
    • University hospital
    • Business school
    • High school
    • Corporate
    • Government / Ministry
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    • Association
    • Charity / Not-for-profit
    • Press
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    • Kosovo
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    • Mozambique
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    • New Caledonia
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    • Romania
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    • Réunion
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    • Uganda
    • Ukraine
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United Kingdom
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    • United States of America
    • Uruguay
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vanuatu
    • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    • Viet Nam
    • Virgin Islands, British
    • Virgin Islands, U.S.
    • Wallis and Futuna
    • Western Sahara
    • Yemen
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
    • Åland Islands
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