A full day of live journalism will feature global leaders driving innovation, investment, and inclusion across the world's fastest-growing markets. Focused on the bold ideas and real-world solutions expanding opportunity for the next three billion people, each session is designed to spark transformative dialogue and actionable insight.
Programming at The Next 3 Billion is powered by Semafor’s world-class editorial team and convened in partnership with leading voices from business, policy, and technology.
Linking the Global Supply Chain
How improvements to infrastructure, coordinating policy, and embracing logistics innovation, can help businesses reduce barriers and tap into vast, underutilized potential across developing regions.
Encouraging the Energy Transition
How strategic innovations can help developing regions leapfrog outdated models and build resilient, low-carbon economies.
Inspiring Local Innovators
How access to capital, mentorship, and infrastructure empowers local innovators to build scalable businesses that address community needs and compete in the global economy.
The Future of Fintech
How mobile banking, peer-to-peer lending, and blockchain solutions are unlocking new opportunities for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and consumers in emerging economies.
AI for Inclusive Growth
How AI can drive change across various industries while being applied in ways that promote economic development, especially in underserved regions.
The Last Mile of the Digital Divide
How scalable solutions, from satellite to low-cost power can bring digital access to underserved areas, empowering communities and unlocking new economies.
Bridging Health and Wealth
How breakthrough scientific research and innovative solutions can drive economic prosperity and improve public health across the ascendent regions.
The Safeguards
How scalable solutions — such as AI diagnostics, digital health platforms, and mobile clinics — can expand care in underserved areas, strengthening workforce resilience and enabling long-term prosperity.