Personal Invitation
10 Years of Global Perspectives
Dialogue for a Common Future – The Next Chapter
We'd like to celebrate with you
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.
We’d like to celebrate with you – whether you’ve shaped Global Perspectives from the start, or you’re someone we’d be honored to welcome in. Be part of it.
Key speakers include
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.
Jochen Flasbarth is a German economist and senior public official with extensive experience in environmental, climate and development policy. He is State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and previously served as President of the Federal Environment Agency.
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.
Key topics include
Geopolitics & Security
Global power shifts and new security debates are reshaping Africa-Europe cooperation. Political voices will discuss Africa's role as a security partner and what equally beneficial alliances could look like.
Innovative Business Cooperation
Moving Africa-Europe economic cooperation from talk to action. Business leaders and finance experts discuss why cooperation with Germany often lags, and which markets and models should shape the next generation of partnership.
AI, the Game Changer
How is AI reshaping Africa and Europe — and where is Africa already ahead? Leading tech voices examine the most promising use cases and what digital sovereignty means for both continents.
Contact Persons
Kasia Schwartz, k.schwartz@globalperspectives.org
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Program Archive
No continent can safeguard its health security alone. Shared health security is therefore a matter of mutual interest. The action recommendations of the tenth conference.
We brought together policymakers and experts at the German Bundestag to discuss how Germany can strengthen Defense, Diplomacy, and Development as equal pillars of its foreign and security policy.
The impacts of climate change are being felt around the world. At the same time, there are reasons for hope. Together with Dr. Ani Dasgupta, we explored why the climate crisis calls for more optimism.
Health security in Europe and Africa is closely interconnected. We discussed stronger collaboration through investment in local production, health equity biotechnology, research, and innovation.
Africa is emerging as a major hub for innovation and artificial intelligence. With leading African voices from Big Tech, academia, and innovation, we highlighted AI innovation across the continent.
Climate policy is security policy. We discussed how Europe can work with countries in the Global South to implement concrete measures that benefit both sides.
At the launch of the Alliance for Integrated Security, we discussed the current geopolitical challenges and identified potential areas of cooperation between Germany and the Global South.
As global conflicts increase and uncertainty rises, Europe and Germany must take greater responsibility for their future and adopt a broader approach to security.
Europe’s access to critical minerals in Africa depends crucially on stronger private sector engagement. We have now taken the recommendations further.