The Hope Summit
“Hope is human, without hope you lose your humanity.”
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados.
Hope is an increasingly valuable resource. At a time when the world needs to come together to tackle multiple crises and new challenges, we are hampered by an erosion of trust in shared facts and shared institutions. But hope is an asset, if nurtured within us and shared between us, that can re-build trust and spur us to act together.
A different kind of summit
The Hope Summit takes place just days before the G20 world leaders gather in Miami Florida, but it’s a very different set of people and a very different place.
Barbados is a small island nation on the front line of the climate crisis, but also a leading voice for global economic change. The participants – from governments, parliaments, academia and civil society – are united by their actions to transform national and global economies, and work to drive the green transition, tackle inequality and support human flourishing.
These leaders for a new economy all have stories to tell about the A,B,C of hope:
The Hope Summit will be dynamic and participatory, combining public keynotes and discussions with private dialogues and action labs. The focus throughout will remain on action, turning what we know into what we do.
Bold political leadership,Transformative economic ideas, innovative collaborations.
As well as the high-level day, the summit will feature two innovative gatherings on the shoulder days of 9th and 12th December:
01LEADERS FOR A NEW ECONOMY FELLOWSHIP
The summit will launch the Leaders for a New Economy Fellowship Programme. This hand-picked fellowship of emerging political leaders from different countries will begin their leadership programme at the Hope Summit with a day of peer-to peer exchange.
02COALITIONS OF THE DOING
The summit will create joint strategy and collaboration space for those leading plurilateral ’coalitions of the doing’ initiatives which seek to transform international economic cooperation through transformative ideas, whether on climate transition and move from fossil fuels, debt, inequality, extreme wealth, or global taxation.
Event Outline
THURSDAY 10 DECEMBER
Pre summit workshop days for the Leaders for a New Economy Fellowship Programme and executive leaders of invited ‘coalitions of the doing’. Held at the Accra Beach Hotel, Bridgetown.
Hope Summit welcome reception hosted by the Government of Barbados at Illaro Court, Official Residence of the Prime Minister, Bridgetown.
FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER
Hope Summit High Level Day: Keynotes, plenaries, action labs and dialogues. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre
SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER
Action labs and workshops. Held at the Accra Beach Hotel, Bridgetown.
Logistics and key information
ACCOMMODATION
For self-funded guests, rooms at a group discounted rate have been held at the Accra Beach Hotel in Bridgetown. A booking code for a discounted rate will be sent to you when you RSVP in the form supplied.
Recommended alternative accommodation is Hotel Indigo
TRANSLATION
Language interpretation is available upon request when you RSVP in the form supplied
FUNDING
Attendance at the Hope summit is by invitation only. There is no registration fee for invited participants, and the organisers will provide meals/refreshments at the summit events and ground transport to/from airport and summit events.
Limited funding is available to cover international travel and accommodation costs. Priority will be given to academics, civil society, practitioners and others from the region or wider Global South as well as those who are not representing organisations. The funding will cover economy international travel and accommodation at the approved summit hotel only.
Funded places will be strictly limited to one or two places per organisation or initiative. Funded places are not available to government delegations, major International Organisations (IOs), or philanthropic foundations. If you would like to request funding to cover travel and accommodation, please request this when you RSVP in the form supplied.
Organisers and partners
The Summit is hosted by the Prime Minister and Government of Barbados and coordinated by the New Economics Foundation (NEF).
The Leaders for a New Economy Programme is supported by a network of economic justice think tanks from around the world.
