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Kindly note this agenda is preliminary and subject to changes. 

Click here to view the official side events taking place 21, 22 and 24 October.

For in-person conference participants, registration for breakout sessions using the  web-based conference app is necessary. You can access your profile here.

 

23 October 2025

Morning

Time
Session
Venue
from 07:30
Security check-in, registration and marketplace
Foyer
08:00 - 08:55
Working Coffee
Foyer
09:00 - 09:05

Welcome

Janani Vivekananda, Head of Programme, adelphi global

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

09:05 - 09:15

Opening Impulse

H.E. Dr. Géza Andreas von Geyr, State Secretary, German Federal Foreign Office

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

09:15 - 10:00

Plenary Session 1

Climate in the crosshairs: Security, scarcity, and power in a warming world

Hosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

10:00 - 10:45

Plenary Session 2

Bridging the gap: Innovative climate finance for fragile states

Hosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

10:45 - 11:15
Coffee and transfer break
Foyer
11:15 - 12:25

Breakout Session 

The policy dimensions of cross-boundary climate-related human mobility

Hosted by adelphi global and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

11:15 - 12:25

Breakout Session 

No defence readiness without climate readiness 

Hosted by adelphi global, the German Federal Ministry of Defence and the German Federal Foreign Office

Breakout room 1

(Willy-Brandt-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

11:15 - 12:25

Breakout Session 

Water, peace and conflict: Can water be an entry point for peace?

Hosted by the Geneva Water Hub

Breakout room 2

(Adenauer-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

11:15 - 12:25

Breakout Session 

The geopolitics of the energy transition

Hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) 

Breakout room 3

(Stresemann-Saal)

11:15 - 12:25

Breakout Session 

Bridging climate and environmental security and crimes that affect the environment

Hosted by adelphi global, INTERPOL and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN)

Breakout room 4

(Rathenau-Saal) 

🎬 Live streamed

12:25 - 14:00
Lunch
Foyer
Content

 

23 October 2025

Afternoon

Time
Session
Venue
14:00 - 14:20

Spotlight session

25 years of Women, Peace and Security - What has been achieved? 

Hosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office 

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

14:20 - 14:40

Conversation

Weathering Risk Peace Pillar 

Hosted by adelphi global

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

14:40 - 15:00

Conversation

Climate security and disinformation

Hosted by the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE)

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

15:00 - 15:20
Coffee and transfer break
Foyer
15:20 - 16:30

Breakout Session 

Rebuilding for resilience: Climate-smart post-conflict recovery

Hosted by adelphi global

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

15:20 - 16:30

Breakout Session 

Rethinking vulnerability and resilience in island nations

Hosted by adelphi global

Breakout room 1

(Willy-Brandt-Saal)

🎬 Live streamed

15:20 - 16:30

Breakout Session 

Climate resilience to strengthen our security: Impacts of global climate change on national security 

Hosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office 

Breakout room 2

(Adenauer-Saal)

15:20 - 16:30

Breakout Session 

Strategic minerals, strategic futures: Africa at the heart of shifting global security

Hosted by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) – Africa Programme

Breakout room 3

(Stresemann-Saal)

15:20 - 16:30

Breakout Session 

Private investments for climate action in fragile and conflict-affected settings

Hosted by International Alert, CrossBoundary Advisory and PeaceNexus Foundation

Breakout room 4

(Rathenau-Saal) 

🎬 Live streamed

16:30 - 16:50
Coffee and transfer break
Foyer
16:50 - 17:35

Plenary Session 3

Beyond Borders: Regional and plurilateral climate security in action

Hosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

17:35 - 17:45

Closing Remarks

Marcus Hicken, Director for Energy Diplomacy, Climate and Security, German Federal Foreign Office

Anka Feldhusen, Director for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Stabilisation, German Federal Foreign Office

Plenary
(Weltsaal)

🎬 Live streamed

17:45 - 19:45
Networking reception with warm food and drinks
Foyer