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Frame
At a time when the silos of International Geneva struggle to collaborate transversally, and when sources of impact finance are seeking bold projects that translate into measurable impact on the ground, International Geneva is in search of systemic solutions.
This workshop will explore the power of large-scale citizen science alliances to build lasting bridges across the ecological, technological, solidarity and humanitarian dimensions that characterize the landscape of International Geneva, and that have the capacity to mobilize research, diplomacy, governance and finance. The workshop is aimed primarily at senior decision-makers in research laboratories, leaders of International Geneva, Ambassadors to the UN, as well as Geneva authorities and institutional investors. It also targets family offices and philanthropists seeking large-scale projects that can match the volumes they need to commit.
By combining concrete experiences from participatory science with the mechanisms of impact finance—particularly the real effects of resilience and capacity-building these projects achieve—the workshop will demonstrate how such approaches can overcome silos, embed innovation within civil society, and generate projects of critical size, matching both global challenges and the financial capacities available.
Objective: to build a shared framework in which citizen science becomes a catalyst for cross-sector cooperation and a reservoir of large-scale projects, ready to welcome funding in the hundreds of millions.
Discussions among stakeholders in this meeting will take place both in the form of a Round Table with the speakers and in breakout group debates involving the Assembly audience.
Geneva, from Tuesday December 9 to Thursday December 11, 2025
This annual sharing space allows stakeholders in the field to pool practices, challenges, solutions, ideas, and needs.
Call for Contributions
| Participate in Major Citizen Science Projects: International Alliances and Collective Mobilization See the call for contributions here. |
| Mesure and Evaluate the Impact of Participatory Science Projects to SDGs. See the call for contributions here. |
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Program
SCHEDULE AND SPEAKERS
Program of the plenary session for all participants of the Geneva Forum.
| ▪ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Welcome to the room and one-on-one meetings |
| ▪ 3:00 PM: Conference Opening, Introductory Notes and Protocol, Session Introduction M. Thomas EGLI, Host of the Geneva Forum (Geneva Forum) and Session Chair, Switzerland |
| ▪ 3:15 PM - 4:10 PM: Pitch Round (6 min. max. per speaker) |
THEME 1: How to Contribute to the Development of Large-Scale Citizen Alliance Projects? National, International, and Collective Mobilization
THEME 2: Mesure and Evaluate the Impact of Participatory Science Projects to SDGs.
| ▪ 4:10 PM - 4:20 PM: Presentation of the question to work on |
| ▪ 4:20 PM - 5:25 PM: Group Work Sessions |
| ▪ 5:25 PM - 5:50 PM: Interactive Roundtable (Feedback Session) |
| Facilitated by Thomas EGLI, Chloé LAROSE and Olivia KOTSIFA |
| ▪ 5:50 PM - 6:00 PM: Closing Remarks |
| ▪ 6:00 PM: End of the Workshop |
| ▪ 7:00 PM: Geneva Forum Networking Dinner |
At the end of this session, a position paper will be published by the Geneva Forum to compile what was discussed and decided during the session.
Registration and Memberships
During the Geneva Forum, you can be a member of the audience, contribute ideas for Impact Projects or be in the process of scaling up Impact Projects, propose a Poster presentation, or submit a conference proposal to be delivered at the event. (Deadline for submitting an abstract: see the call for contributions for the conference)
To participate in the Geneva Forum, you must subscribe to the Membership "Event".
| By subscribing to one of the memberships, you become a member for a period of one year. |
Once your membership has been validated, you will receive all the necessary logistical information, as well as the link to generate your badge for each event, a few days beforehand.
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