Salon
10 Years of Global Perspectives
Dialogue for a Common Future – The Next Chapter
Salon: 10 Years of Global Perspectives
November 5, 2026
Ayoka, Berlin
For a decade, Global Perspectives has brought together leaders from business, politics, media, science and civil society across Africa and Europe.
Through curated gatherings on both continents, Global Perspectives has created spaces for open dialogue and a critical rethinking of how Africa and Europe relate to one another.
A trusted community has grown around them: decision-makers, innovators and influential voices who know each other, challenge each other and carry the ideas forward into policy and public debate.
At a time when open, fact-based dialogue is more fragile – and more necessary – than ever, our 10th anniversary feels like the right moment to ask what comes next.
Program
Speakers
Dr. Vera Songwe is a Cameroonian economist and development leader specialising in Africa’s economic transformation, finance and climate policy. She previously served as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and held senior positions at the World Bank and International Finance Corporation.
Joschka Fischer is a German politician and former Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany. A long-standing voice on international affairs, he is a member of Global Perspectives' Commission “A Changing World – Germany and the Global South”.
Amadou Hott is Chair of the Vision Invest Africa Advisory Board and Senior Representative in Africa. He is a Senegalese economist and investment banker, and formerly served as Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of Senegal, Vice President of the African Development Bank, and senior executive with leading investment banks.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is a German politician and former Minister of Defense. She previously served as Minister President of Saarland, led the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), chaired Global Perspectives' Commission “A Changing World – Germany and the Global South”, and is currently Chairwoman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili is a Nigerian economic policy expert, governance advocate, and activist whose career spans private sector, public service, international development, and civil society leadership. She previously served as Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Minister of Solid Minerals and as Vice President of the World Bank’s Africa Region.
Nathalie Delapalme is a French public policy expert and CEO of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. She has a long-standing career in government, international cooperation and governance.
Dr. Anja Langenbucher is the director of the European office of the Gates Foundation. She leads the foundation's policy, advocacy, government relations, and communications activities in Europe.
Contact Persons
Kasia Schwartz, k.schwartz@globalperspectives.org
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