Bloomberg Global Forum

Save the Date: September 24, 2025 | New York, NY

The Bloomberg Global Forum takes place alongside the United Nations General Assembly in New York, bringing together top leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to address the world’s most urgent challenges and opportunities. Hosted by Michael R. Bloomberg, the forum has welcomed over 50 heads of state, 250 global CEOs, and influential leaders from finance, technology, policy, academia, and the nonprofit sector.

Discussions focus on key themes such as economic growth, public health, energy security, and innovation. Renowned for its high-profile attendees and actionable outcomes, the Forum acts as a catalyst for collaboration, driving meaningful change through partnerships that unite government, business, and nonprofit leaders, celebrating progress and delivering real-world impact.

2017 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Apple CEO Tim Cook, Mike Bloomberg, and Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Megan Murphy

2024 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Ajay Banga, President, The World Bank Group and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund with moderator Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance; Chair, Bloomberg; Co-Chair GFANZ

2019 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, HSBC Chief Executive of Global Banking and Markets Samir Assaf, Enel Chief Executive Officer Francesco Starace, Allianz Global Investors Chief Executive Officer Andreas Utermann, and Macquarie Group Chief Executive Officer Shemara Wikramanayake

2018 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: United States President William J. Clinton, Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

2017 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Dangote Industries CEO Aliko Dangote, Gates Foundation Co-Founder Bill Gates, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, and Softbank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son

2024 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Mike Bloomberg and President Joe Biden

2019 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

2019 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Bloomberg's Jason Kelly and Carol Massar with Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, Bank of America Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan, and Blackstone Group Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman

2019 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Economist Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom, Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat, and Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam

2017 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: French President Emmanuel Macron and Mike Bloomberg

2024 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Erik Schatzker, Editorial Director, Bloomberg New Economy and Ruth Porat, President & Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet & Google

2019 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: David M. Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, Hiro Mizuno, Executive Managing Director and CIO of the Government Pension Investment Fund, and Denis Duverne, Chairman of the Board of Directors of AXA Group

2018 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Mike Bloomberg

2024 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: H.E. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment of Indonesia, Majid Al Suwaidi, CEO, ALTÉRRA, Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered, Shemara Wikramanayake, Managing Director & CEO, Macquarie Group, with moderator Jennifer Zabasajja, Chief Africa Correspondent & Anchor, Bloomberg Television

2019 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: The Honorable Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs of China and Henry “Hank” M. Paulson Jr., Chairman of the Paulson Institute and former Secretary of the Treasury, and David M. Rubenstein

2018 Bloomberg Global Business Forum: Prime Minister Theresa May and Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Ginni Rometty

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