EcosystemSUMMIT & RESEARCH
2026 SUMMITBarcelona · 16–18 September

Barcelona · September 16–18, 2026

Resilient, collaborative systems.

The challenges facing us are systemic – no one discipline or perspective can solve them alone. ECOSYSTEM exists to enable leading practitioners and global leaders to come together and turn fragmented innovation into shared infrastructure.

A carefully curated, limited-capacity gathering of leaders, executives, investors, entrepreneurs, certification bodies, policy-makers and researchers working at the intersection of AI, ownership and trust, ECOSYSTEM brings together three successful events:

AI for Development and Impact (AI4D)

The Ownership Economy Summit

Trusted Commerce (formerly Sustainability, AI and Innovation Summit).

The 2026 summit connected AI, ownership and trusted commerce across three days. Revisit the programme and explore the recordings, research and people behind the conversations.

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ECOSYSTEM Summit participants in conversation
Diverse attendees networking on the Norrsken rooftop with water views
Diverse audience watching an ECOSYSTEM Summit session

Hosted by

Hosted by DevelopMetrics and CommonShare.

The organizing hosts behind ECOSYSTEM.

Three days · one ecosystem

A summit designed for connection between domains.

Each day has its own center of gravity. The connective tissue is what matters: shared systems, accountable infrastructure, incentives, voice, and trust.

Wed 16 Sept

AI for Development and Impact (AI4D)

How can AI move from novelty to leverage — improving decisions, accelerating work, and expanding human capacity?

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Thurs 17 Sept

The Ownership Economy Summit

How can ownership, incentives, and governance distribute value more fairly — and make shared upside durable?

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Fri 18 Sept

Trusted Commerce (formerly Sustainability, AI and Innovation Summit)

How can markets prove what matters — origin, quality, impact, and accountability — without adding friction?

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Featured speakers

Main speakers across AI, ownership and trusted commerce.

Explore the 2026 speaker directory, including event biographies and links to the research collection where recordings are available.

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Inside the room

Panels, workshops, hosted conversations and rooftop connections create the space where insight can become shared infrastructure.

Speaker in conversation at ECOSYSTEM Summit
Fireside conversation with presentation screen
Speaker explaining a point with a microphone
Panel conversation beneath the Norrsken sign
Two speakers during a panel discussion
Venture and sustainability conversation on stage
Speaker listening with microphone
Rooftop gathering overlooking Barcelona
Speaker in a striped sweater holding a microphone
Brand and sustainability case conversation
Attendee listening during an ECOSYSTEM session
Speaker with microphone in front of a bright screen

Our sponsors

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)Gates FoundationBAO Systems

Tools → Tribe → Trust

From fragmented innovation to shared infrastructure.

ECOSYSTEM is built for the space between sectors: where builders, institutions, investors, standards bodies, certification bodies and policy actors need to coordinate around systems that no single actor can own alone.

1
ToolsAI, data rails, standards and practical workflows that make coordination possible.
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TribeA curated room of operators, investors, institutions and experts who can actually build together.
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TrustGovernance, interoperability, voice rights and assurance mechanisms that make shared systems durable.

Past attendees

A diversity of leadership, a diversity of ideas.

The room is designed to bring together organizations that normally touch the same systems from different angles.

  • AdidasAdidas
  • Adore MeAdore Me
  • African Development BankAfrican Development Bank
  • Agence Française de DéveloppementAgence Française de Développement
  • Asian Development BankAsian Development Bank
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment BankAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank
  • AWSAWS
  • BIC
  • BluesignBluesign
  • BMWBMW
  • BonsucroBonsucro
  • BRACBRAC
  • Bureau VeritasBureau Veritas
  • Canada GooseCanada Goose
  • CarbonfactCarbonfact
  • CARECARE
  • CarrefourCarrefour
  • Catena-XCatena-X
  • Cerulean VenturesCerulean Ventures
  • CGIARCGIAR
  • CitiCiti
  • COSMOS-standardCOSMOS-standard
  • Cruelty Free InternationalCruelty Free International
  • DeloitteDeloitte
  • DiginexDiginex
  • EcoCertEcoCert
  • EcoVadisEcoVadis
  • European Investment BankEuropean Investment Bank
  • EYEY
  • FibreTraceFibreTrace
  • Ford FoundationFord Foundation
  • GaviGavi
  • GIZGIZ
  • Global Affairs CanadaGlobal Affairs Canada
  • Global Environment Facility
  • The Global FundThe Global Fund
  • Global Partnership for EducationGlobal Partnership for Education
  • GoogleGoogle
  • Green Climate FundGreen Climate Fund
  • H&MH&M
  • HaleonHaleon
  • IFAD
  • IIEDIIED
  • IKEAIKEA
  • Innovations for Poverty ActionInnovations for Poverty Action
  • International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour Organization
  • International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund
  • International Rescue CommitteeInternational Rescue Committee
  • ISEAL AllianceISEAL Alliance
  • Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)Islamic Development Bank
  • J-PALJ-PAL
  • JICA
  • KfWKfW
  • Leather Working GroupLeather Working Group
  • LionTreeLionTree
  • LVMHLVMH
  • Marks & SpencerMarks & Spencer
  • Mastercard FoundationMastercard Foundation
  • MicrosoftMicrosoft
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the NetherlandsMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
  • NATRUENATRUE
  • NatureMetricsNatureMetrics
  • New Development Bank
  • OEKO-TEXOEKO-TEX
  • Open Society FoundationsOpen Society Foundations
  • OpenAIOpenAI
  • OxfamOxfam
  • Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)PEFC
  • Responsible Jewellery CouncilResponsible Jewellery Council
  • The Rockefeller FoundationThe Rockefeller Foundation
  • SGSSGS
  • SidaSida
  • The Soil AssociationThe Soil Association
  • Stockholm Environment InstituteStockholm Environment Institute
  • SwedbankSwedbank
  • TeslaTesla
  • Textile Exchange
  • TIC Council
  • UK International DevelopmentUK International Development
  • UN Women
  • UNDPUNDP
  • UNFPAUNFPA
  • UNHCR
  • UNICEF
  • Vaultik
  • Walmart
  • Wellcome
  • World Bank Group
  • World Health Organization
  • Zurich

Norrsken · Barcelona

A beachfront venue built for serious work and sea-air conversations.

Norrsken House Barcelona gives the summit a coastal setting: working rooms, rooftop space, water views, and direct access to the rhythm of the beach.

Norrsken House Barcelona by the beach and water
Beachfront hub
Barcelona beach and water beside Norrsken House
Waterfront views
Norrsken House Barcelona rooftop terrace overlooking the Mediterranean
Rooftop terrace
Rooftop event at Norrsken House Barcelona
Rooftop gathering

Barcelona · 16–18 September 2026

Three days. One ecosystem.

Continue the conversation through the 2026 collection, or discover the next chapter of ECOSYSTEM in 2027.

Watch the 2026 sessions
Networked earth visual representing connected systems