As the world confronts rising inequality, mounting climate risks, and a fragmented global financial architecture, the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) offers a vital opportunity to reshape international finance toward equity, resilience, and sustainability.
Club de Madrid, as a leading voice for democratic leadership and multilateral cooperation, will be actively engaged across the week. This includes leading two official side events, co-leading a high-level dinner with Oxfam, and participating in multiple panels and roundtables alongside key actors in global finance reform.
High-Level Panel & Reception with Oxfam
📅 1 July 2025 | 19:00–21:00
📍 Only YOU Hotel, Seville
Financing Development in an Era of Extreme Inequality
In partnership with Oxfam, Club de Madrid will lead a high-level dialogue and reception addressing the urgent need to reform development finance in the face of global inequality, sovereign debt crises, and the decline of traditional aid systems.
The session will explore political shifts and multilateral strategies needed to forge a fairer financial system.
Club de Madrid Official Side Events
1️⃣ Financing an Equitable, Fair, Inclusive and Resilient Future
📅 2 July 2025 | 08:30 – 10:00
📍 Side Event Room 17, FIBES Conference Centre
🔹 ID Event Number: 1981497
This event places climate and ecological resilience at the heart of global financial reform. The panel will explore how to reframe climate finance as core development finance and promote mechanisms like green bonds, SDR reallocation, and inclusive de-risking strategies.
This session is supported by the Impact Coalition for the Global Commons, a diverse network of actors committed to advancing multilateral reforms for sustainable and inclusive financing. As part of the broader ecosystem engaging with the Sevilla Platform for Action, the Coalition contributes to shaping the discourse around climate resilience and global public goods.
Confirmed speakers include:
Carlos Alvarado, Aminata Touré, Michelle Bachelet, Fatih Birol (IEA), Sergio Díaz-Granados (CAF), and others.
2️⃣ Global Public Investment for Global Challenges
📅 2 July 2025 | 12:30 – 14:00
📍 Side Event Room 19, FIBES Conference Centre
🔹 ID Event Number: 1982080
This session introduces a bold vision for global cooperation through Global Public Investment (GPI) — a new model based on shared contribution, benefit, and decision-making. Co-convened with the Global Public Investment Network and ITPC, the event will advocate for embedding GPI principles into the FfD4 Outcome Document and future global financing frameworks.
Club de Madrid Members Participating
We are proud to confirm the participation of two Members in multiple FFD4 sessions:
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Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica (2018–2022)
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Aminata Touré, Prime Minister of Senegal (2013–2014)
Both will take part in Club de Madrid side events and represent our voice in several additional high-level sessions throughout the week.
Additional Engagements Featuring CdM Members
Monday 30 June
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12:30–14:00 | Igarapé Side Event
📍 Room 8 | 🎤 Speaker: President Alvarado -
14:30–16:00 | GWL Voices: Financing Women for a Fair Future
📍 Room 5 | 🎤 Speaker: PM Touré -
14:30–16:00 | FEPS: New Strategic Partnerships for Development
📍 Venue TBC | 🎤 Speaker: PM Touré -
15:00–18:00 | Roundtable 1: Mobilizing Domestic Public Resources
📍 Venue TBC | 🎤 Speaker: (TBC) Touré or Alvarado -
19:00–21:00 | Oxfam & CdM Evening Panel & Reception
📍 Only YOU Hotel | 🎤 Speaker: PM Touré
Thursday 3 July
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10:00–13:00 | Roundtable 6: Reforming the International Financial Architecture
📍 Venue TBC | 🎤 Speaker: (TBC) Touré or Alvarado
These interventions will amplify Club de Madrid’s call for a more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable global financial architecture.
Voices of Leadership: Why We Must Talk About Development Finance Now
As part of Club de Madrid’s participation in FFD4, Members of the organization responded to the question:
Why is it urgent to talk about financing for development today, especially in the light of the decline of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and its impact on the most vulnerable countries?
We invite you to watch this short video featuring reflections from Michelle Bachelet and Moussa Mara
Their insights highlight the moral and strategic imperative to act decisively in reshaping global finance with the needs of the most vulnerable at its core.
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Stay tuned for speaker updates, livestream links, and post-event insights.
