Former U.S. President Barack Obama will be a speaker at Impact’25, the most important economic event in Central and Eastern Europe, which will take place on 14-15 May in Poznań, Poland. The 44th President of the United States will take part in a moderated live discussion during the 10th anniversary edition of the event on May 15.

In addition to the 44th President of the USA, former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, former Secretary of State and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, as well as a political scientist Francis Fukuyama have confirmed their participation in Impact’25.

Impact is a meeting forum for the most outstanding and important leaders in business, politics, technology and politics in the world. Over the past decade, it has become a place for creative debate between experts, industry leaders and innovators, inspiring participants to think about the future. Speakers from previous editions of Impact included: Sanna Marin, Hillary Clinton, Carl Bildt, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Timothy Snyder, Yuval Noah Harari, Nassim Nicholas Taleb and many other world-class personalities.