America's most consequential
gathering on the state of the global economy.
Convening over three days in Washington, D.C., the World Economy Summit 2025 is dedicated to advancing dialogues that catalyze global growth and fortify resilience in an uncertain, shifting global economy.
When
April 23-25, 2025
Where
ONLINE
Co-Chairs

David Rubenstein
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman,
The Carlyle Group

Ken Griffin
Founder & CEO, Citadel

Penny Pritzker
Former U.S. Commerce Secretary

Henry Kravis
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, KKR
Advisory Board

Dr. Albert Bourla
CEO and Executive Chairman, Pfizer

Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor

ES Chung
Executive Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group

Aliko Dangote
President, Dangote Group

Jorge Paulo Lemann
Founder, 3G Capital

Rich Lesser
Global Chair, Boston Consulting Group

Sowmyanarayan Sampath
CEO, Verizon Consumer

Justin B. Smith
Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor

John Waldron
President and COO, Goldman Sachs
Speakers

Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO, Netflix

Scott Kirby
CEO, United Airlines

Kathy Warden
Chair, CEO and President, Northrop Grumman

Hon. John Mbadi Ngongó
Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, Kenya

Nandan Nilekani
Co-Founder and Chairman, Infosys

Evan Spiegel
CEO, Snap

Michael Miebach
CEO, Mastercard

Valdis Dombrovskis
European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification

Anthony Capuano
President and CEO, Marriott International

John Rogers
Founder, Chairman, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments

Tim Wentworth
CEO, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Adena Friedman
Chair and CEO, Nasdaq

Mike Henry
CEO, BHP

Beth Ford
President and CEO, Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Fidji Simo
CEO and Chair, Instacart
Hosts

Justin B. Smith
Co-Founder and CEO, Semafor

Ben Smith
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Semafor

Gina Chon
Senior Editor, Semafor

Elana Schor
Senior Washington Editor, Semafor

Burgess Everett
Congressional Bureau Chief, Semafor

Shelby Talcott
White House Correspondent, Semafor

Liz Hoffman
Business and Finance Editor, Semafor

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
CEO Editor, Semafor

Yinka Adegoke
Editor, Semafor Africa

Reed Albergotti
Technology Editor, Semafor

Morgan Chalfant
Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, Semafor

Tim McDonnell
Climate and Energy Editor, Semafor

Hadley Gamble
Contributor, Semafor Gulf
Interested in attending virtually?