TED Countdown Summit 2025 - Nairobi | TED Conferences | 15 June 2025 | TBA, Nairobi, Kenya

Venue
TBA
TBA, Nairobi, Kenya

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Event Date Mon Jun 16 EAT - Wed Jun 18 EAT (in 2 days)
In your timezone (EDT): Sun Jun 15 5:00pm - Tue Jun 17 5:00pm
Location TBA
Nairobi, Kenya
Region EMEA
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The Summit will bring together a visionary group of global innovators, business executives, scientists, policymakers, next-generation leaders, artists, activists โ€” all united in their commitment to building a brighter future.

Our world is in the midst of a hard reset. Institutions are faltering, and achievements, like the Paris Agreement, appear increasingly precarious. Critical challenges that mark everyday life remain unresolved, deepening fears about our shared future.

Yet amid these headwinds, there are clear signs of progress toward a better world. Booming clean energy industries in China, the end of coal in the U.K., and a new generation of leaders in Kenya committed to leapfrogging old patterns of development, all point the way forward. Positive tipping points โ€“ many already in motion โ€“ can take us further, faster.

Who attends this Summit?
โ€ข This Summit brings together diverse participants including politicians, climate scientists, nonprofit leaders, business leaders and C-suite executives, artists and more. Weโ€™ve gathered 2400+ world leaders from 70+ countries at our events.

Speakers

2025 Speakers

Tariq Al-Olaimy
Ecological futurist

Tasso Azevedo
Land reformer

Amy Barnes
Climate risk advisor

Kanika Chawla
Energy expert

Sandeep Choudhury
Climate equity entrepreneur

Esther Duflo
Poverty detective

Al Gore
Climate leader

Seif Hamisi
Conservationist

Kimiko Hirata
Climate champion

Steve Howard
Sustainability investor

Melinda Janki
Climate justice litigator

Sebastiรกn Kind
Renewable energy pioneer

Juan Lavista Ferres
AI Visionary

Yi Li
Agribusiness groundbreaker

Mfikeyi Makayi
Mining innovator

Yadvinder Malhi
Ecosystem scientist

James Mnyupe
Clean economy builder

James Irungu Mwangi
Human capitalist

Jacqueline Novogratz
Impact investor

Doreen Orishaba
Electric engineer

Harjeet Singh
Development expert

Mohamed A. Sultan
Sustainable strategist

Cindy Taff
Geothermal trailblazer

Anuj Tanna
Informal economy connector

Anshul Tewari
Social entrepreneur

Matt Tilleard
Renewables entrepreneur

Isabella Tree
Rewilding conservationist

Josephine Waweru
Small-scale farmer

Lei Zhang
Clean energy visionary