The program of the Grand Challenges Conference 2026 explores how joint research can turn shared knowledge into lasting progress on the most urgent challenges of our time. It highlights how collaboration across perspectives and professions can open pathways toward more inclusive, sustainable, and hopeful futures, bringing together diverse approaches that spark dialogue and new ways of thinking. In addition to engaging with global perspectives on how to address grand challenges, the program also focuses on the following five topics: Social Cohesion, Global Health, Responsible Innovation in Times of Transformation, Climate & Water under Change, and Quantum Technologies.

Register by 28 February 2026.