Next month, Sofia will host the 2026 Global Innovation Summit. From October 19 to 22, leaders from over 19 countries, including university presidents, CEOs, government officials and other senior leaders, will gather in the city. Under the theme “Powering Competitiveness: Energy, Infrastructure and Digital Innovation for Economic Transformation,” this global dialogue will focus on the critical drivers powering competitiveness today: infrastructure, energy and digital transfor

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