BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Global Social Season//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Global Social Season — Business & Finance X-WR-CALDESC:The international calendar of where to be and when REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:P1D BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-308@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270123 SUMMARY:World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — 57th Annual Meeting LOCATION:Davos Congress Centre\, Davos\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Five January days in an Alpine town of 11\,000\, when about 3\,000 government\, corporate and civil-society figures work through on e congress centre.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/world-economi c-forum-annual-meeting\nDates: Listed as 18-22 January 2027 at the Kong resszentrum Davos by the Davos destination organisation and the congres s centre's own event calendar. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/world-economic-forum-annual-me eting STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-49@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270626 SUMMARY:Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity LOCATION:Palais des Festivals et des Congrès\, Cannes\, France DESCRIPTION:Five June days when the advertising\, media and technology i ndustries take over Cannes for an awards festival that has outgrown its own building.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/cannes-lions\nDat es: Published by the organiser on the festival's own front page and att end page as 21-25 June 2027\, Cannes\, France. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/cannes-lions STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-273@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260929 SUMMARY:UN General Assembly High-Level Week — 81st session high-level week LOCATION:United Nations Headquarters\, New York\, United States DESCRIPTION:The September week when heads of state fill Turtle Bay for t he General Assembly's general debate and the rest of Manhattan schedule s itself around them.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/un-general -assembly-week\nDates: The 81st session opened on Tuesday 8 September 2 026 under the theme Restoring Trust\, Managing Transformation. High-lev el week runs 22-28 September\, with the general debate from Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 September and concluding on Monday 28 September. Climate Week NYC runs alongside it from 20 to 27 September. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/un-general-assembly-week STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-274@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270928 SUMMARY:UN General Assembly High-Level Week — 82nd session high-level week (expected) LOCATION:United Nations Headquarters\, New York\, United States DESCRIPTION:The September week when heads of state fill Turtle Bay for t he General Assembly's general debate and the rest of Manhattan schedule s itself around them.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/un-general -assembly-week\nDates: Not yet published. Under the Assembly's rules th e 82nd session will open on Tuesday 14 September 2027\, and in the year s when the session has opened that late — 2021 and 2022 — the gener al debate began the following Tuesday. The estimate therefore places hi gh-level week on 21-27 September 2027\; if the two-week interval used f rom 2023 to 2026 is applied instead\, it would begin on 28 September. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/un-general-assembly-week STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-169@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270506 SUMMARY:Milken Institute Global Conference LOCATION:The Beverly Hilton\, Beverly Hills\, United States DESCRIPTION:Four May days at the Beverly Hilton where capital allocators \, chief executives\, policymakers and scientists work through a dense public panel programme.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/milken-i nstitute-global-conference\nDates: Published by the Milken Institute on its Global Conference pages as 2-5 May 2027 in Los Angeles\, alongside forward dates of 30 April-3 May 2028\, 29 April-2 May 2029 and 28 Apri l-1 May 2030. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/milken-institute-global-confer ence STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-96@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261030 SUMMARY:Future Investment Initiative — FII10 LOCATION:King Abdulaziz International Conference Center\, Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia DESCRIPTION:Four late-October days in Riyadh where Saudi state capital\, Gulf sovereign funds and international asset managers meet on one stag e.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/future-investment-initiative\ nDates: The FII Institute lists the tenth edition as 26-29 October 2026 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh\, unde r the theme The Power of Legacy and under royal patronage. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/future-investment-initiative STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-97@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271029 SUMMARY:Future Investment Initiative — FII11 (expected) LOCATION:King Abdulaziz International Conference Center\, Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia DESCRIPTION:Four late-October days in Riyadh where Saudi state capital\, Gulf sovereign funds and international asset managers meet on one stag e.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/future-investment-initiative\ nDates: Not announced. Every edition since 2021 has run Monday to Thurs day in the last full week of October\; the estimate applies that patter n to 2027. The only edition to move was the fourth\, held in January 20 21 in hybrid form. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/future-investment-initiative STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-256@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270305 SUMMARY:TED — TED2027 LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\; the conference moves to San Diego from 2027\, San Diego\, United States DESCRIPTION:TED's flagship conference: five days of stage talks for an a udience admitted by application\, with the talks themselves published f ree afterwards.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/ted-conference\n Dates: Listed by TED as 1-4 March 2027 in San Diego\, California\, the first edition of the annual conference outside Vancouver since 2013 and a move both of city and of month. TED also lists TEDNext for 17-19 Nov ember 2027 in Atlanta. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/ted-conference STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-349@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270417 SUMMARY:TED — TED2026 (expected) LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\; the conference moves to San Diego from 2027\, Vancouver\, Canada DESCRIPTION:TED's flagship conference: five days of stage talks for an a udience admitted by application\, with the talks themselves published f ree afterwards.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/ted-conference\n Dates: Not yet announced. Projected from the 2026 dates (April 13–17) \; the organizer's pattern usually holds. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/ted-conference STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-252@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270612 SUMMARY:SuperReturn International LOCATION:InterContinental Berlin\, Berlin\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Five June days at the InterContinental Berlin: the private c apital industry's largest annual fundraising meeting\, run as summits t hen a main conference.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/superretu rn-international\nDates: Advertised by the organiser as 7-11 June 2027 at the InterContinental Berlin. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/superreturn-international STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-55@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270110 SUMMARY:CES LOCATION:Las Vegas Convention Center\, Las Vegas\, United States DESCRIPTION:The consumer technology industry's January trade show\, fill ing the Las Vegas Convention Center and most of the Strip for four days .\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/ces\nDates: Announced by the C onsumer Technology Association as 6-9 January 2027 in Las Vegas\, with media days from 4 January and the Las Vegas Convention Center as the pr imary venue. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/ces STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-173@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270320 SUMMARY:MIPIM LOCATION:Palais des Festivals et des Congrès\, Cannes\, France DESCRIPTION:The property industry's March market in Cannes\, where citie s arrive as delegations and the Vieux Port fills with yachts hired as m eeting rooms.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/mipim\nDates: Publ ished by the organiser on the MIPIM front page as 16-19 March 2027 at t he Palais des Festivals\, Cannes. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/mipim STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-250@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270711 SUMMARY:Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference (expected) LOCATION:Sun Valley Resort\, Sun Valley\, Idaho\, United States DESCRIPTION:A closed July gathering in Idaho\, hosted by the investment bank Allen & Company since 1983\, with no programme\, no tickets and no press inside.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/sun-valley-confer ence\nDates: No dates are announced in advance and none will be. The co nference has run in the first or second full week of July every year si nce 1983\, beginning on a Tuesday\; the estimate places 2027 on 6-10 Ju ly on that pattern. Treat as provisional until arrivals are reported. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/sun-valley-conference STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-131@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270424 SUMMARY:International Music Summit (expected) LOCATION:Mondrian and Hyde Ibiza\, Cala Llonga\, Ibiza\, Spain DESCRIPTION:Three April days on Ibiza when the electronic music industry meets in a hotel above Cala Llonga\, a week or two before the island's season starts.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/international-mu sic-summit\nDates: The organiser has opened a discounted pre-sale for I MS Ibiza 2027 but has not published dates. Recent editions have run Wed nesday to Friday in the last full week of April (23-25 April 2025\, 22- 24 April 2026)\; the estimate applies that pattern. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/international-music-summit STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-8@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211 SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi Finance Week — 5th edition LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Global Market\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates DESCRIPTION:Four December days on Al Maryah Island when Abu Dhabi's fina ncial centre hosts the Gulf's largest cluster of investment summits.\nh ttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/abu-dhabi-finance-week\nDates: Ann ounced for 7-10 December 2026 at Abu Dhabi Global Market on Al Maryah I sland\, under the theme The Capital Community\, Powered by Partnerships and under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The organise r describes more than 70 constituent events and more than 800 speakers. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/abu-dhabi-finance-week STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-9@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271210 SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi Finance Week — 6th edition (expected) LOCATION:Abu Dhabi Global Market\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates DESCRIPTION:Four December days on Al Maryah Island when Abu Dhabi's fina ncial centre hosts the Gulf's largest cluster of investment summits.\nh ttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/abu-dhabi-finance-week\nDates: Not announced. Editions have settled into a Monday-to-Thursday slot in ear ly December (9-12 December 2024\, 8-11 December 2025\, 7-10 December 20 26)\, moving back one day each year with the calendar\; the estimate ap plies that pattern to 2027. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/abu-dhabi-finance-week STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-29@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:Aspen Ideas Festival (expected) LOCATION:Aspen Institute campus\, Aspen\, United States DESCRIPTION:A week of public-affairs conversation on the Aspen Institute 's mountain campus\, sold in two halves and streamed free to anyone who wants to watch.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/aspen-ideas-fes tival\nDates: Not yet announced. Aspen Ideas: Health is published for 2 2-25 June 2027\, and the Festival has opened on the day Health closes a nd run seven days from there (2024: 23-29 June\; 2026: 25 June-1 July). The estimate follows that pattern. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/aspen-ideas-festival STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-293@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113 SUMMARY:Web Summit LOCATION:MEO Arena and Lisbon Exhibition & Congress Centre\, Lisbon\, Po rtugal DESCRIPTION:Four November days in Lisbon's Parque das Nações when tens of thousands of founders\, investors and technology staff take over an arena and a city.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/web-summit\nD ates: Published by the organiser as 9-12 November 2026 in Lisbon\, foll owing the same Monday-to-Thursday slot used in 2024 (11-14 November) an d 2025 (10-13 November). URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/web-summit STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-41@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270503 SUMMARY:Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting LOCATION:CHI Health Center\, Omaha\, United States DESCRIPTION:A May weekend in Omaha when tens of thousands of shareholder s fill an arena for a business update\, hours of open questions and a d iscount shopping hall.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/berkshire -hathaway-annual-meeting\nDates: The 2026 shareholders guide states in its FAQ that the 2027 annual meeting will be on Saturday 1 May. The sur rounding Friday and Sunday programme follows the company's fixed patter n and is not separately announced. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meet ing STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-345@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270510 SUMMARY:Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting — Owners' Day ( expected) LOCATION:CHI Health Center\, 455 North 10th Street\, Omaha\, United Stat es DESCRIPTION:A May weekend in Omaha when tens of thousands of shareholder s fill an arena for a business update\, hours of open questions and a d iscount shopping hall.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/berkshire -hathaway-annual-meeting\nDates: Not yet announced. Projected from the 2026 dates (May 1–3)\; the organizer's pattern usually holds. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meet ing STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gss-294@globalsocialseason.com DTSTAMP:20261023T165609Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271112 SUMMARY:Web Summit (expected) LOCATION:MEO Arena and Lisbon Exhibition & Congress Centre\, Lisbon\, Po rtugal DESCRIPTION:Four November days in Lisbon's Parque das Nações when tens of thousands of founders\, investors and technology staff take over an arena and a city.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/web-summit\nD ates: Not announced. Every Lisbon edition has run Monday to Thursday in the second week of November\, moving back one day each year with the c alendar\; the estimate applies that pattern to 2027. URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/web-summit STATUS:TENTATIVE CATEGORIES:Business & Finance END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR