Leaders from over 19 countries, including university presidents, CEOs, government officials and other senior leaders, will gather from October 19 to 22, in Sofia, for the 2026 Global Innovation Summit. They will be joined by a range of distinguished Bulgarian officials, including Alexander Pulev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry; Iva Petrova, Minister of Energy; and Ivan Vasilev, Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation. Check a

What strategic capabilities are needed to power competitiveness over the next decade? What role can regional cooperation play to ensure energy security? Between October 19–22, senior leaders from government, industry and academia from across the globe will gather in Sofia, Bulgaria, to explore how energy security, future energy grids, infrastructure investment, AI and digital innovation, and next-generation nuclear energy are driving — or constraining — economic transformatio

By Deborah C. Gordon, Senior Fellow, GFCC, USA Ms. Gordon serves on the Board of Probability Management and is an advisor to emerging technology companies. Credit: Photo by Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash. Societies across the world are increasingly recognizing a fundamental challenge: energy needs are rising beyond the delivery capacity of existing infrastructure. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global electricity demand is expected to grow by around 3