2025 Paris Peace Forum: Program Published!

Paris, October 21, 2025 – With one week to go before the Paris Peace Forum, the program for this year’s edition is out – with over 80 sessions tackling the most pressing global issues.

The 2025 Forum is taking place at the Palais de Chaillot on 29-30 October under the theme “New Coalitions for Peace, People and the Planet” –  with sessions on peace (geopolitical tensions, conflicts and how to end them), people (tech, economic and social development) and planet (climate, environmental protection and minerals).

The Forum is also hosting or co-organizing several important convenings that include:

• The High-Level International Conference on Information Integrity and Independent Media, co-organized with the International Fund for Public Interest Media and the Forum on Information and Democracy.
• Discussions and policy-oriented workshops around the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement, co-organized with the circle of COP Presidents, ahead of COP30 in Belem. 
• The Regional Economic Integration session of the Conference to Support Peace and Prosperity in the Great Lakes Region, organized by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

These conversations will bring together key voices such as French President Emmanuel Macron; Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama; Moldovan President Maia Sandu; Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Ressa; former Chilean President and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet; and COP21 President Laurent Fabius.

New Coalitions for Peace

From addressing the fallout of global conflicts to managing disinformation and cyber threats, peace sessions will highlight new geopolitical dynamics and the essential role of emerging powers. Pathways to peace will be explored in anticipation of the French G7 presidency in 2026, with dialogue on Europe’s shifting role and multilateral engagement. These sessions will include:

• One Peace, Many Partners: Cohering U.S., Arab, European and Civil Society efforts toward Israeli-Palestinian Peace
• Ending the War in Ukraine: Building Pathways to Peace and Recovery
• From Safety to Security: Governing Adversarial Use of AI

New Coalitions for People

The Forum will spotlight coalitions that center humanity, especially children and vulnerable populations. Sessions will dive into AI’s ethical and developmental implications, nutrition security, and grassroots agricultural resilience through initiatives like ATLAS and the Child Priority Framework. These sessions will include: 

• The State of Development Finance in 2025: What Ways Forward?
• What does AI Owe Children? iRAISE Proactive Approach for Beneficial AI for Children
• Solution pathways to scale sustainable agriculture in Africa

New Coalitions for the Planet

Acknowledging the sobering realities of climate overshoot and disordered resource extraction, the Forum will gather actors behind transformative environmental solutions. In the lead-up to the upcoming COP 30 in Belém, expect deep dives into solar radiation management, responsible transition minerals, and a new vision for multi-stakeholder environmental governance. These sessions will include:  

• Security vs. Sustainability: The Hidden Costs of a Geopolitical Race for Minerals
• How can we Protect Science so that Science can Protect Us?
• 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement - Roundtable Reducing Methane Emissions: A rapid and Inexpensive Opportunity for Action

You can check out the full program here and the speaker page here.

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About the Paris Peace Forum: The Forum is a platform to originate, shape & share multi-actor responses towards global peace & sustainable prosperity. By convening key decision-makers and fostering collaboration between governments, international organizations, businesses, and civil society, we ensure that diplomacy is not just discussed but reinvented to meet the demands of a changing world. For more information, visit parispeaceforum.org.

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