FT Global Affairs and Business Council Series
Decoding the new world order
To offer the insights and analysis that business leaders need, the Financial Times has created the FT Global Affairs and Business Council: a series of four exclusive, invitation-only meetings convening the world’s most senior executives across four global cities: Berlin, New York, Dubai and Singapore. Chaired by FT’s foreign editor, Alec Russell, and leveraging the FT’s unique convening power, these events will offer briefings from government leaders, policymakers, economists, trade and security experts on the latest and next most likely - global developments.
18-19 June 2025
Berlin, Germany
This exclusive private dinner, morning conference and lunch will examine geopolitical shifts, defence and security, trade wars, and evolving US-Europe relations under a second Trump presidency. Leaders will gain insights from government figures and policymakers into economic risks, supply chain disruptions, and strategic opportunities.
Find out more: ftglobalaffairsberlin.live.ft.com
24-25 September 2025
New York, USA
This exclusive roundtable dinner, morning conference and private lunch, coinciding with UN General Assembly High-Level Week and New York Climate Week, will explore how global business is shaped by shifting US foreign policy, trade deals and economic disruption. Sessions will cover strategic challenges, business risks and emerging opportunities.
Find out more: globalaffairsny.live.ft.com
12-13 November 2025
Dubai, UAE
This private dinner, morning conference and lunch will address how Gulf and Middle Eastern states are responding to shifts in US and Chinese foreign policy, regional security concerns, and developments in energy supply and transition. Speakers will assess the implications for corporates and governments doing business there.
Find out more: ftglobalaffairsdubai.live.ft.com
10-11 December 2025
Singapore
This private dinner, morning conference and lunch will focus on relations between South East Asian nations and the West as the US realigns, and how shifting security policy will impact businesses. Sessions will explore China’s economy, its regional influence, Asia's role in AI and the critical minerals race.
Find out more: ftglobalaffairssingapore.live.ft.com
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