The Warwick Economics Summit returns to The University of Warwick with Nobel Peace Prize winners, former World Leaders, and CEO’s as keynote speakers and panellists.

The Warwick Economics Summit (WES) is one of the largest student-led conferences in Europe. WES 2025 will take place 24-26 January and will host speakers from Nobel Peace Laureates to former World leaders and showcase keynote speeches on chemical disarmament to panel debates on the future of AI.

WES 2025 will welcome in-person and virtual delegations and guests to connect students and journalists from across the world. The summit aims to engage the future leaders and generation in discussion about the economic and political world.

Panels focusing on the dynamics of technology and economy include The AI Economy: The Role of AI in Transforming Industries and Beyond Banknotes: Navigating the Future of a Cashless Society. In the wake of discourse on global divergence, there will also be a panel discussion on The Future of Global Development: Envisioning a Path for Economic Convergence.

Daniel Rego, co-President of WES 2025 said, “It has been a great experience working with such a talented group of students to bring the 24th edition of WES to life. This year, we have increased the number of discussion panels in the conference as well as broadened our scope to include more conversations between economists and experts in science and technology. I am personally looking forward to our panel on digital currencies and the challenges and opportunities resulting from their widespread adoption”.

“Our Summit prides itself on attracting international visitors to Warwick and stimulating meaningful interactions between them and our local student community. We are currently on track to host our largest ever external delegation of attendees, with almost 280 tickets sold for students from over 20 universities spanning across 12 countries".


List of Keynote Speakers
Paul Donovan (Chief Economist of UBS Global Wealth Management)
Kate Raworth (ecological economist, author of Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist)
Paulo Gentiloni (European Commissioner for Economy and Former Prime Minister of Italy)
Ugochi Daniels (Deputy Director General for Operations at the International Organisation for Migration)
József Vâradi (Co-founder and CEO of Wizz Air)
Simonetta Sommaruga (Former President of Switzerland)
Tawakkol Karman (Yemeni Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
Gustavo Franco (Former President of the Brazilian Central Bank)
Ahmet Ǔzümcü (former Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
Max Klymenko (Forbes 30 under 30, Social Media Creator and Entrepreneur)
Michael Spence (2001 Nobel Economics Winner)

 
List of Panels
The AI Economy: The Role of AI in Transforming Industries

• Simon Rasalingham (CEO of Behold AI)

• Professor Thorsten Beck (Director of the Florence School of Banking and Finance)

• Dr Anjali Mazumder (AI and Justice and Human Rights Theme Lead at Alan Turing Institute)

• Dan Vahdat (CEO of Huma)
  
  

Beyond Banknotes: Navigating the Future of a Cashless Society

• Nick McLaren (Head of Future of Money at BoE)

• Paul Buitink (Managing Director of Holland Gold)

• John Howells (CEO of LINK (main UK ATM network))

• Nicolas Cary (Co-Founder/CEO of Blockchain)

 
The Future of Global Development: Envisioning a Path for Economic Convergence

• James John (Director of IMF Europe Offices)

• Chinwe Egwim (Chief economist, and Head of Economic Research and Intelligence of Coronation Merchant Bank)

• Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin (Former Investment Minister of Egypt, Exec director of IMF, World Bank MD)

• Arianna Legovini (Director of the Development Impact (DIME) department at the World Bank)

• Kevin Chika Urama (Moderator) (Chief Economist African Development Bank)

 
Healthcare Panel

• Nora Colton (Director of the UCL Global Business School of Health)

• Katharina Hauck (Professor of Health Economics and Deputy Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics at Imperial College London)

• Sarah Neville (Moderator) (Global Health Editor at FT)

The Future of the Global Economy

• Richard Portes (Professor at lBS, Founder and Honorary President of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR))

• Felipe Camargo (Lead Global Economist at Oxford Economics)

• Bhanu Baweja (Chief Strategist at UBS)

 
All interested press can contact the WES Press and Communications Team for free Press attendance (virtual and in person) at the summit for any talk/days.

All interested delegates can buy tickets here.

 
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A NOTE ON PRESS RELEASE REDISTRIBUTION:
If you, or any organisation that you represent (media, educational, or otherwise) would like a bespoke press release regarding this or any of our other WES2025-related events please get in touch with the WES Press & Communications Coordinators (presscoordinator@warwickeconomicssummit.com). We are also able to provide full event transcripts or bespoke collections of quotes for most panels/speakers upon request.

Any press release or promotional material issued relating to this issue must explicitly mention the Warwick Economics Summit (WES) by name. Where this requirement has been upheld, third parties are free to produce and distribute their press releases at will.

For more information, interviews, and opportunities:
WES 2025 Press & Communications Coordinators Email:
presscoordinator@warwickeconomicssummit.com


Link for photos and quotes:
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