Global Tipping Points Conference 2026
From Understanding to Imagination to Action: Crossing Thresholds for a Thriving Planet
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Important dates
- Action Workshop Submission DeadlineClosed
- Abstract Submission DeadlineClosed
- Registration OpensApril - October 2026
- Early Bird RegistrationNow - 31 July 2026
Conference Programme
What's On
Opening of Global Tipping Points Conference 2026
Keynote Address
Opening Plenary: The Science of Global Tipping Points
Moment of Silence
Lightning Talk: Frontline Realities of Tipping Points in Malaysia
Plenary 2: The Art and the Science of Catalysing Positive Tipping Points - Choosing Transformation Before Crisis Chooses It for Us
Fireside Chat: Driving Positive Social Tipping Points in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainties
Fireside Chat: In Conversation with Ma Jun
Fireside Chat: In conversation with Johan Rockström
Plenary 3: The X Factor-Leadership for Positive Tipping Points
Wrap up by Emcee
Film Premiere: How to Live on Earth by Open Planet Studios
Plenary 4: Outmanoeuvred and Outspent: Fighting Back Against the Industries Driving Us Towards Tipping Points
Plenary 5: The Power of Nature
Plenary 6: Faith, Values and Culture to enable Tipping Points
Action Workshops
Plenary 7: No Health, No Wealth, No Happiness
Poster Exhibit
Street Food Dinner
Plenary 8: It’s All About the Money – How to Catalyse Tipping Points
Plenary 9: The Ruling That Can Change Everything – Climate Justice from Courtroom to Community
Plenary 10: Getting Ahead of Black Swans – Turning the Energy Crisis and AI Arms Race into an Opportunity
Action Workshops
Lightning Talk: Who Will Speak for the Tigers?
Fireside Chat: Peace Dividends and Health Security
Lightning Talk: Sports, Climate Change and Health
Plenary 11: Change is Possible – Cities and Bioregions as Ground Zero for Tipping Points
The Human Tipping Point: Faith, Culture and the Courage to Act
Plenary 12: Bringing It All Together and Road to COP31
Closing
The Idea behind Global Tipping Points Conference 2026
The world is approaching decisions that will shape lives, economies and ecosystems for generations. Climate change is no longer a distant risk; its impacts are already visible in food systems, health, cities and financial stability.
Yet the future is not fixed. Research on tipping points shows that when leadership, investment and public confidence align, change can accelerate rapidly and systems that once seemed immovable can shift.
Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 (GTP 2026) focuses on where that momentum can be unlocked. Hosted in Asia for the first time, the meeting brings together leaders from science, finance, culture and policy in a region where climate risks are intensifying but where many of the solutions are already emerging at scale.
Explore the ProgrammeThree Pathways to Change
Understanding the Shift
Clarifying what is changing in the world today, including climate and nature risks, as well as social and economic pressures that affect health, food security and stability.
Igniting Imagination
Exploring how culture, faith, creativity and moral leadership help people, communities and institutions transition into reformation.
Speaker Highlights
What are Global Tipping Points
The Global Tipping Points initiative, led by Prof. Tim Lenton, is a global research and policy effort focused on understanding critical thresholds in the Earth system where small changes can trigger large, irreversible shifts in climate, ecosystems, and human societies.
It identifies both dangerous and positive tipping points that could rapidly accelerate solutions like clean energy adoption or ecosystem restoration. The initiative aims to translate cutting-edge science into actionable pathways for governments, finance, and society to trigger rapid transformations toward a stable climate and a healthier planet.
To learn more about Global Tipping Points, visit global-tipping-points.org
“Systems that once seemed immovable can suddenly shift.”
Words from Our Co-Chairs
“The Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 is a great opportunity for a bunch of us to come together as businesses, as thinkers, as policymakers, both to wrestle down the incredible risks we're running in crossing tipping points in the Earth system—our life support system—but also how can we together seize the positive tipping point opportunities to accelerate us out of trouble and into a healthier, happier, flourishing future together.”
Tim Lenton
Co-Chair · Founding Director, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Moments That Matter
Accommodation and Activities
Enjoy special rates and explore fun activities. Let us inspire your visit to Sunway City, Malaysia
Sunway Lagoon Hotel
Preferred delegate rates. Check-in 9 Oct · Check-out 18 Oct 2026.
Jalan 11/15, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Sunway Pyramid
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