27 – 28 May 2026 | Unicorn Factory, Lisbon, Portugal
The Lisbon Future Dialogue 2026 is a global gathering where young leaders, innovators and decision makers come together to shape a FutureProof world. With rapid technological change and an accelerating energy transition, LFD26 provides space for bold ideas, cross-sector collaboration and real action.
The event will convene young leaders, policymakers, innovators, and experts from across the energy, climate, technology, media, and political sectors to advance the global conversation on building a sustainable, digital, and equitable energy future.
We are entering a new energy era – defined not by scarcity, but by abundance. As clean energy and digital technologies scale at unprecedented speed, they are reshaping geopolitics, economic opportunity, and how power is distributed. For the first time in decades, energy can be a source of shared security, resilience, and possibility rather than dependency and risk.
This theme explores how renewable energy can be harnessed to build confidence in the future. It is an invitation to move beyond managing crises toward shaping systems and to see energy abundance not as a technical outcome, but as a generational leadership opportunity.
Renewable Energy Abundance | Electrification | Energy Security and Resilience | Future-proof Energy Systems | Geopolitics | Petrostates vs Electrostates | Artificial Intelligence | from Climate Anxiety To Agency
In today’s fragmented and emotionally charged information landscape, facts alone rarely change minds – narratives do. Stories shape perception, influence behaviour, and ultimately determine which futures feel possible. As clean energy scales, so do the battles over how it is understood.
This theme explores how energy narratives are created, contested and amplified, and how young leaders, creators and advocates can actively shape the story of the energy transition. Moving beyond reacting to disinformation, the focus is on building compelling, values-driven narratives that connect, mobilise and lead to action.
Narratives | Dis- and Mis-information | Weaponisation of Information | Storytelling | Influencers | Social Media | Campaigning Tools and Tactics | Behavioural Change
This is the moment to move from ideas to impact. As energy systems, geopolitics, and narratives are being reshaped, leadership itself is changing. This theme explores what leadership looks like in our decade: who is already leading, who must step forward next, and how leadership scales from local action to global influence.
Rather than waiting for permission or perfect conditions, the focus is on enabling young leaders to turn momentum into action, build coalitions, and drive solutions that last. This is where optimism meets responsibility and where the future of the energy transition takes shape.
Leadership of Tomorrow | Changemakers | Youth | Funding | Access to Power | Future-Proof Jobs | Dialogue | Inclusion & Equity | Just Transition | Call to Action