FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meridian International Center will convene more than 250 senior officials, diplomats, Members of Congress, and business leaders on Friday, October 24, 2025, for the 14th Annual Meridian Summit, Washington’s premier forum at the intersection of business and geopolitics, shaping strategies for growth and innovation.
This year’s theme, “Shaping Geopolitical Futures,” will examine how intensifying competition, regional conflicts, and technological disruption are reshaping the global order. Through main stage dialogues and intimate Catalyst Conversations, the Summit offers a candid, nonpartisan space for decision-makers to confront today’s foreign policy challenges and anticipate what’s next.
Speakers and Policy Leaders
The Summit will feature leading voices shaping U.S. foreign policy and global affairs, including:
View the full speaker list here.
Washington’s Diplomatic Night
The Summit leads into the 57th Annual Meridian Ball, one of Washington’s most celebrated diplomatic traditions. The evening begins with dinners hosted by foreign Ambassadors across the city and culminates at Meridian House, where the policy, political, and diplomatic communities come together for a uniquely Washington evening of diplomacy and connection.
This year’s Meridian Summit and Ball are co-chaired by Chairs Sela and Art Collins along with our bipartisan Congressional Co-Chirs Senator Mark Warner and Lisa Collis and Senator David McCormick and The Honorable Dina Powell McCormick.
Corporate chair-level sponsorship for the 2025 Summit and Ball include General Motors (Corporate Chair), Cisco (Innovation Chair), and Intel (Global Engagement Chair) — underscoring the private sector’s central role in America’s international engagement.
“The Meridian Summit plays a vital role in bringing together the worlds of policy and business at a moment when collaboration and foresight are essential,” said Omar Vargas, Vice President, Global Public Policy at General Motors and Corporate Chair for the 2025 Meridian Summit and Ball. “At General Motors, we believe that when innovation and smart policy work hand in hand, we can drive progress, strengthen the economy, and build resilient supply chains and communities worldwide. Meridian’s unique ability to convene leaders across sectors helps turn that vision into reality,”
Meridian is a nonpartisan center for diplomacy founded in 1960 and headquartered on a historic campus in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to empower the next era of leaders to advance diplomacy for a better future. Our programs strengthen American leadership by accelerating collaboration on shared challenges, increasing economic competitiveness, and building geopolitical resilience. We equip leaders from business, science and technology, cities and states, culture and sports with the insights, networks, and resources to navigate a complex world.
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