GCSP Transformative Futures Day 2026

Join the Conversation Redefining Global Security and Peacebuilding: GCSP Transformative Futures Day 2026

The future of peace isn’t just coming, it’s being built. Join us for GCSP Transformative Futures Day 2026, a vibrant online event where you'll hear from innovative leaders who are turning tomorrow's vision into today's reality.

Programme

15:00 - 16:15: Webinar - Crisis Management in Outer Space: The Next Strategic Frontier

How complex crises emerge in outer space - and why current governance and crisis-management structures are not prepared for them.

• Confirmed speaker: Mr Niko Orell, Head of Crisis Management, GCSP
• Q&A Session moderated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the GCSP’s Geopolitics and Global Futures Department and Honorary Fellow at St Antony's College, University of Oxford

16:30 - 17:30: Presentation of the 2026 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security:

• Witness the unveiling of the winners whose groundbreaking concepts are set to define the future of peace and security.
• BONUS: Attend this inspiring event and you'll automatically be entered into a draw for a free seat at the Geopolitics and Global Futures Symposium.

Event hosted by: Dr Paul Vallet, GCSP Associate Fellow

The Jury of the 2026 GCSP Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security is composed of:

• Mr Alexander Barclay, Head of Transformation and Interoperability, Deputy Delegate for Digital Transformation and IT Governance, Swiss Federal Administration
• Prof. Dr Andreas Wenger, Professor of International and Swiss Security Policy at ETH Zurich
• Ms Sophie Dubuis, Entrepreneur and Founder of sow consulting sàrl
• Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP
• Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the GCSP’s Geopolitics and Global Futures Department and Honorary Fellow at St Antony's College, University of Oxford
• Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Director of the GCSP’s Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark

GCSP Transformative Futures Day is a must-attend event for anyone committed to innovative peacebuilding strategies and the future of global security.