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The Bled Strategic Forum is a global ideas platform founded by the government of the Republic of Slovenia. It produces events, discussions, roundtables, projects, analyses and publications.
Nik Gowing moderated the opening leaders’ panel on Europe after Brexit and COVID-19 in Slovenia on August 31st 2020.
TtU was invited to share our findings at Aberdeen University, for a group of executives and mid-career public servants. Here are highlights including TtU’s findings on push-backism, time frames, risk, and challenging conventional thinking.
The panel included the Prime Ministers of Italy, Slovenia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary and Croatia, plus the President of Serbia.
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, opened the panel by underlining the enormous global economic challenges created by the huge disruptive impact of COVID-19. She paid tribute to Thinking the Unthinkable’s ongoing work to help top leaders handle the scale of disruption.
“It came in very handy this year because the unthinkable happened,” she said at the start.
The debate attracted 70,000 viewers on the live stream.
“Generally, everybody said it was the best debate to date. It was the talk of the day,” wrote one top attendee.
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Villars Summit 2026 | Villars, 2026
At the Villars Ocean Forum 2026, Nik Gowing moderated high-level, science-led sessions focused on one of the most urgent systemic risks facing the planet: the destabilisation of ocean, glacier and polar systems.
GAIGI Geneva AI Trade Forum | Geneva, Feb 2026
The Geneva AI Governance Institute (GAIGI) promotes international cooperation on AI regulation, addressing practical challenges that hinder cross-border governance. A workshop moderated by Nik Gowing focused on unifying regulatory approaches, particularly regarding AI in the Global South, advocating for simple, effective solutions to prevent fragmentation of rules.
Regenerative Farming x AgriTech | InTent Davos, 2026
At the InTent at Davos series during the 2026 World Economic Forum, Nik Gowing was invited to shape and steer an exclusive workshop. It focused on one of the most consequential intersections of climate, technology and food systems.
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