Program overview

International Systems Workforce Summit II is a high-level, invitation-based summit focusing on the critical role of systems competencies in innovation, economic competitiveness, and major societal transformations.
Building on the outcomes of the first Systems Workforce Summit (2024), the Summit brings together government leaders, industry executives, academic leaders, and professional organisations to address one fundamental question:

How can we build, sustain, and scale the systems-competent workforce required for an increasingly complex, software-defined, and interconnected world?

The program is designed as a strategic dialogue, combining keynote perspectives, focused impulse presentations, and moderated panel discussions. Content spans policy, industry implementation, education, and professional practice, with a strong emphasis on actionable guidance and shared responsibility across sectors.
The Summit program is structured around a set of principal themes, each curated by an internationally recognised Theme Chair and supported by Associate Chairs, ensuring coherence, depth, and cross-domain integration.

Full agenda

The full, time-based agenda of the Summit is currently under development in close collaboration with the Theme Chairs and invited contributors.
At this stage, the program framework includes:

  • High-level opening addresses and contextual keynotes
  • Plenary sessions addressing global systems challenges
  • Thematic sessions aligned with the Summit’s principal themes
  • Focused panel discussions synthesizing policy, industry, and academic perspectives
  • A closing session aimed at conclusions, recommendations, and follow-up actions

Additional informal expert meetings and preparatory discussions are planned around the Summit program to support deeper exchange and alignment.
The detailed agenda with session titles, speakers, and timing will be published as the programme is finalised.

Themes

The Summit program is organised around the following principal themes, reflecting the multidimensional nature of systems competencies and workforce development.

View themes

Speakers

The Summit brings together a carefully curated group of international leaders and experts from government, industry, academia, and professional organizations.

Invited and forthcoming speakers

Confirmed participants currently include:

  • Theme Chairs and Associate Chairs as listed under the program themes
  • Senior representatives from government, industry, academia, and international organisations who are actively shaping the Summit program

Invited and forthcoming speakers

Additional keynote speakers, panelists, and session contributors are being invited in close coordination with the Theme Chairs. These will be announced as confirmations are finalized.

The final speaker lineup will reflect the Summit’s objective: bringing together authoritative voices capable of linking systems thinking, innovation, policy, and workforce development into a coherent and actionable agenda.