What would it mean to create diplomatic systems that represent more than just humans? How can your generation lead the way in building institutions and relationships that promote mutual care between humans and the more-than-human world – from coral reefs to forest ecosystems to the microbial networks that sustain all life?
Swissnex seeks compelling and visionary ideas for planetary diplomacy with a strong connection to science, policy, technology, innovation, and/or global cooperation. They encourage creative and artistic thinking and submissions that consider multiple ways of knowing nature, including ancestral and indigenous knowledge, and social collaborations.
A diverse jury will select the most inspiring and thought-provoking submissions to join virtual or in-person programming at the Swissnex Planetary Summit, a distributed series of events at Swissnex locations across the globe in late 2025 and early 2026. You will connect with other thinkers, artists, and young leaders working together to reimagine and shape a future within a planetary framework.

Possible entries:

• An outline for a new international agency
• A video or audio file depicting an alternative future
• An artwork that inspires visions for planetary diplomacy
• Or anything else that inspires you!