Events
Gatherings, conferences, and experiments shaping the planetary governance movement.
Nordic Organic Expo 2026
Brings together organic and natural companies from the Nordic region as a marketplace for showcasing new products and trends.
International Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Gathers researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, and sustainability advocates to explore renewable energy, sustainable resource management, climate resilience, and green technologies.
Devcon 8
Ethereum Foundation's flagship conference at JIO World Center, Mumbai. Focus on decentralized governance, DAOs, and coordination tools.
Building Green CPH 2026
Nordic region's largest event focused on sustainability in the built environment, bringing together stakeholders to explore climate-conscious building, renovation, and resource reuse.
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2026
Brings together democracy practitioners, civil society leaders, researchers, and policymakers to explore the future of modern direct democracy.
OIDP Conference 2026
25th International Observatory on Participatory Democracy conference. Experts in participation and political leaders advocating more participative local democracy.
Sweden Water Expo 2026
Trade fair and meeting place for the water and wastewater industry addressing sustainable water infrastructure needs.
Future Energy Solutions
Focuses on innovations in the energy sector, including digital energy systems and energy transition technologies.
World Water Week
Convenes global stakeholders to address water-related challenges covering food security, health, agriculture, technology, biodiversity, and climate impacts.
ConQuest of Mythodea 2026
Europe's largest LARP event with ~8000 participants. Faction-based political simulation with governance structures, diplomacy, and conflict resolution.
World Social Forum 2026
Global civil society convergence. Theme: "Resource governance, economic, socio-cultural, political, security, climate, migration, food and health crises? Alternatives for peace, social cohesion, and sustainable development."
7th World Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming
Brings together researchers, scientists, students, and representatives from academia, government, and industry to address pressing issues in climate change and global warming.
Dweb Camp
Decentralized web camp in an ancient forest an hour southwest of Berlin. First DWeb Camp held in Europe. Focus on decentralized technology, governance, and community.
26th Futures Conference
Focuses on sustainability, temporalities, and future, fostering interdisciplinary discussions on long-term societal, environmental, and technological challenges.
NESS Conference 2026
17th Nordic Environmental Social Science conference hosted by Uppsala University. Interdisciplinary knowledge co-production and co-creation for sustainability.
Future Days Festival 2026
Co-creative space where changemakers, creatives, and professionals imagine futures. Theme: "Currents of Tomorrow" — exploring streams shaping design, society, and governance. Includes Facilitating Futures Experiences program with Kaospilot.
CO2 Capture, Storage & Reuse 2026
Focuses on carbon capture, decarbonisation technologies, and CO2 utilisation, bringing together industry leaders, regulators, researchers, and technology providers.
Energimässan 2026
Sweden's largest energy expo and conference bringing together professionals to explore low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies and solutions for cities and industry.
Swedish Climate Symposium 2026
Brings together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore climate change science, societal impacts, and actionable solutions structured around Science, Society, and Action pillars.
Could Rights of Nature save Britain's disappearing wildlife?
A seminar exploring how Rights of Nature frameworks could help protect Britain's declining wildlife populations, hosted at the Royal Society of Chemistry in London.
MatchPoints Conference 2026
Convenes researchers, business representatives, policymakers, public sector officials, practitioners, investors, journalists, and citizens to discuss sustainable development and societal impact.
Gothenburg Sustainability Summit 2026
A full-day conference for sustainability professionals and change-makers focusing on leadership and practical solutions for accelerating progress toward global sustainability goals.
Skoll World Forum 2026
Premier gathering of social entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders convening to accelerate solutions to the world's most pressing problems.
Indigenous Cosmologies Guiding the Rights of Nature in Practice – Indigenous Council Meeting @ UNPFII
Indigenous Council meeting at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues exploring how indigenous cosmologies inform Rights of Nature implementation.
Knutpunkt 2026
Annual Nordic LARP conference rotating between Nordic countries. 2026 theme: "Seasons of larp". Held at Quality Hotel and Eriksbergshallen, Gothenburg.
Edu-Larp Conference 2026
Conference on educational LARP held at Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg, the day before Knutpunkt 2026.
Sustainable Nordic
Explores how businesses can integrate sustainability into strategy to drive growth, resilience, and innovation, addressing regulatory frameworks, circularity, and corporate culture transformation.
A World Devouring Machine: A Movie on Mining, Resistance and the Rights of Nature Tribunal's visit to Carajás
Film screening and event documenting mining resistance and the Rights of Nature Tribunal's visit to Carajás mining region in Brazil.
Global Democracy Coalition Regional Forums 2026
Series of four regional forums running from March to June before converging in a Global Forum in fall 2026, taking a new regional approach to democracy strengthening.
Democracy Narratives: What works—and what doesn't
Launch of new global research on how narratives can strengthen democracy and why this matters now more than ever.
People and Planet: From Theory to Solutions
Multisectoral conference exploring solutions for planetary health and regional vitality, addressing synergies and contradictions between biodiversity, health, and economy.
EnergyWeek 2026
Gathers energy professionals, researchers, policymakers, and business leaders to discuss renewable energy, smart energy, energy storage, digitalisation, and circular economy.
Funding the Commons SF
Intelligence at the Frontier — 2-day AI conference and festival at Frontier Tower, San Francisco. Part conference, part hackathon, part arts festival. Focus on coordination infrastructure for human flourishing.
Nordic Sustainability Arena 2026
Gathering of Nordic stakeholders prioritizing climate issues to accelerate sustainability efforts.
Climate Impacts in a Changing World 2026
Conference exploring climate impacts from health, energy, food systems, governance, attribution science, and AI-driven impact data perspectives.
Solarplaza Summit Sweden 2026
Focuses on Sweden's renewable energy sector, particularly solar PV and energy storage, bringing together grid operators, investors, asset owners, and developers.
People Powered 2026 Convening: Nairobi
Global gathering on participatory democracy bringing together practitioners and researchers.
Nets4Dem Democracy Lab 2026
Workshop for local and regional government officials looking for new ways to engage young people in democracy.
World Governments Summit 2026
Global platform for governments, international organizations, thought leaders, and private sector. Theme: "Shaping Future Governments".
Not If, But How: Climate, Movements, and Transformative Change
Four-part CLIMA Fund series unpacking the climate crisis and grassroots solutions, grounded in wisdom and leadership of grassroots movements across the Global South.
Political Tech Summit 2026
Europe's premier event dedicated to the intersection of technology and politics.
2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance
The University of Bath hosts the 2026 annual conference of the Earth System Governance Project, bringing together social scientists working on governance and global environmental change.
Global Citizens Assembly 2026
Permanent global citizens assembly on transition issues. 2026 Civic Assembly focuses on governance of global food systems and climate change. Goal: 10 million participants by 2030.
Immersion LARP Festival 2026
Nordic LARP immersion festival in Finland. Focus on deep, transformative LARP experiences.
Laboratories of Democracy: Global Innovations in School and Youth Participation
Explores case studies, best practices, and new resources for engaging children and youth in decisions shaping their present and future.
Engaging Communities for Effective Climate Solutions
Explores how meaningful stakeholder and civil society engagement can make climate projects more effective, equitable, and sustainable, organized with Asian Development Bank.
World Forum for Democracy 2025: Democracy at Risk
Global voices gathering to answer: How can we revive democracy?
Rights of Nature Tribunal — 6th International Session
6th international session of the International Rights of Nature Tribunal, held on the eve of COP30. Launched "A New Pledge for Mother Nature" — a closing declaration synthesizing over a decade of testimony and community struggles.
UN Climate Change Conference COP30
UN Climate Change Conference. The 30th Conference of the Parties, held Nov 10-21 2025 in Belem, Brazil. Major milestone for Paris Agreement implementation and nature-climate nexus.
Democracy R&D Conference 2025
Annual conference bringing together global experts exploring how deliberative democracy can drive systemic change. Belgium chosen as birthplace of institutionalized citizens assemblies.
IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN Members adopted 144 motions setting conservation policy for the next 20 years. Major themes: nature-climate nexus, rights of nature, Indigenous stewardship.
OGP Global Summit
Engagement with global leaders to advance open government initiatives.
Athens Democracy Forum 2025
Global leaders exploring democratic renewal, tech innovation, and visionary governance.
Different AI Horses for Different Courses: Matching Tools to Purpose
Practical framework for matching AI tools to different civic engagement goals, drawing on People Powered's international participatory democracy experience.
AI for Digital Democracy: New Guidance from Global Case Studies
Global speakers presenting case studies on how AI is empowering communities globally.
Rights of Nature Tribunal — Climate Week NYC
Tribunal session during Climate Week NYC 2025. Delivered verdict on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, judgment on Mexico's Tren Maya megaproject, and resolution on Yucatan mega pig farms.
AI and Governance In Asia: Asia Center 10th International Conference
Explores AI's impact on democracy, connecting experts advancing ethical and inclusive AI governance.
Democratic Innovations in Latin America: Social Movements, Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities
Explores Latin American democratic innovations with global scholars and community leaders, focusing on social movements, Indigenous peoples, and traditional communities.
Caux Democracy Forum 2025
Co-creating democratic solutions with global changemakers through dialogue, storytelling, and arts.
Civic Tech In the Age of AI
UNDP and People Powered exploring how digital tools, particularly AI and civic tech, can expand civic space, foster democratic resilience, and ensure digital governance serves collective good.
2025 TC/ESG Conference: Navigating Sustainability Transformations Towards Justice and Equity
Conference held in Johannesburg focusing on navigating sustainability transformations with emphasis on justice and equity dimensions.
COP30
The 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in the Amazon region of Brazil, with GARN advancing Rights of Nature perspectives.
European DAO Workshop 2025
2nd European DAO Workshop exploring decentralized governance at the intersection of blockchain technology, institutional design, and democratic innovation.
GARN's Pre-COP30 Summit
Four-day summit celebrating GARN's 15th anniversary with strategic meetings, Indigenous Council strengthening, and the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal session before COP30.
RadicalxChange 2025 Ukraine
RadicalxChange conference bringing together artists, activists, academics, entrepreneurs, and technologists to reimagine social and institutional systems.
Stanford Blockchain Governance Summit 2025
Two-day immersive summit at Stanford Law School exploring DAO frameworks, regulatory approaches, AI governance agents, and cross-chain governance mechanisms.
Interoperable Deliberative Tools Symposia and in-person offsites
Interoperable Deliberative Tools Symposia and in-person offsites (Berkeley, Oct 2024; Jan 2025)
Helmut Schmidt Future Prize
Helmut Schmidt Future Prize (Awarded to Sanna Marin, May 2023)
World Social Forum in Nepal
World Social Forum in Nepal (2023)
Global Peace Game at the Boston GreenFest's Future Leaders Summit
Global Peace Game at the Boston GreenFest's Future Leaders Summit (August 2021, virtual)
IUCN Global Youth Summit
IUCN Global Youth Summit (2021)
2nd Conference on Earth-Space Sustainability
Conference on Earth-Space Sustainability focusing on law, stewardship, and equity, hosted at the University of Leiden.
Annual local chapters and national assemblies
Annual local chapters and national assemblies
COP27
COP27
Devcon 3
Devcon 3 (Cancun, historic)
International Rights of Nature Tribunals
International Rights of Nature Tribunals (e.g., Lima Tribunal covering the Mirador Mining Project)
Mathematics for Governance Design workshop
Mathematics for Governance Design workshop (University of Edinburgh)
Miljövänliga veckan
Miljövänliga veckan ("Eco-friendly Week" initiated in 1990)
New Shape Forum
New Shape Forum
Para Jugar
Para Jugar (A Spanish LARP convention for chamber LARPs)
Planetary Boundaries Science Lab events / Global summits
Planetary Boundaries Science Lab events / Global summits
Q&A with the 2026 Bath Team
Open Q&A session with the organizing team for the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance.
Regular organizational AGMs
Regular organizational AGMs
SDG A-Z Guide book presentation and SDG Taskforce meeting
Presentation of newly published open-access SDG A-Z Guide and meeting of the Sustainable Development Goals Taskforce.
Sustainability Now Podcast, Cacao Conversations Podcast
Sustainability Now Podcast, Cacao Conversations Podcast
Symposium and Author Workshop on Earth System Law
Two-day event bringing together scholars and practitioners to critically assess the development of earth system law.
TEDx Hungary, Scottish Parliament, and Conway Hall
Speaking engagements at TEDx Hungary, Scottish Parliament, and Conway Hall
UNFCCC COP26
UNFCCC COP26
Webinar: How is the Global South positioned within the Earth System Governance network?
A webinar organized by the ESG Project's South-South Initiative and ESG Research Centre Brasília examining Global South positioning within the earth system governance network.
Ystad Summit
Ystad Summit (Panel on Planetary Boundaries)
multiple ongoing LARPs across Europe
Host multiple ongoing LARPs across Europe (primarily Spain and Italy)