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Earthx2026

Congress of Conferences · Where Governments Met the Private Sector

April 20–22, 2026·Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas·10+ Summits & Stages

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Days of Programming

10+

Summits & Conferences

100+

Global Speakers

About Earthx2026

The World's Premier Sustainability Conference

Earthx2026 was a three-day Congress of Conferences convening heads of state, ministers, investors, scientists, innovators, and cultural leaders in Dallas, Texas. It was the global platform where governments and the private sector built partnerships that moved from dialogue to execution.

Earthx brought together the full spectrum of sustainability leadership — policy architects and capital allocators, technology pioneers and conservation scientists, NGOs and Fortune 500 companies — all united around one mission: solutions that scale. SDG News served as Earthx's official media partner, ensuring Earthx ideas reach senior government officials in 185+ countries with the authority to act on them.

April 20–22, 2026 · Hilton Anatole · Dallas, Texas

"Earthx is the platform where power, policy, capital, and innovation converge — and where partnership moves from dialogue to execution."

Earthx × SDG NewsStrategic Partnership, 2026

2026 Focus Areas

This Year's Themes

Theme 01

America at 250: Nature as Common Ground

Theme 02

Innovation, Capital & Corporate Leadership

Theme 03

The Future of Sustainability

Theme 04

Nature Under Pressure

Theme 05

Health, Culture & Connection

Theme 06

Cross-Sector Partnership & Execution

Spotlight · A Summit Within Earthx2026

Earthx2026 · Day Two Featured Summit

9th Annual
Island Resilience Summit

April 21, 2026 · Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas.

🌊 Pacific & Island Leadership 💰 Resilience Finance ⚡ Energy & Infrastructure 📅 April 21, 2026

Chaired
By

Matt Tranchin

Chairman, Island Resilience Partnership

Lord Fatafehi Fakafānua

Prime Minister, Kingdom of Tonga · Keynote

About the Summit

The 9th Annual Island Resilience Summit convened heads of state, UN ambassadors, ministers, and capital allocators to position island nations not as passive victims of climate change, but as strategic leaders of the global resilience economy. The programme moved deliberately from diplomatic framing through capital mobilisation and frontier technology to closing statecraft — building the public-private partnerships that translate frontline experience into bankable outcomes at scale.

Pacific-Led Capital Architecture

The Pacific Islands Forum and Pacific Resilience Facility as the region's own financial operating system.

Nature as Productive Asset

Oceans, mangroves, and ecosystems engineered into investable, bankable instruments.

Frontier Tech & Digital Sovereignty

Blockchain, DAC, advanced energy, and autonomous systems deployed where it matters first.

From Dialogue to Execution

Partnerships built in the room — capital aligned with frontline nations in real time.

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Continuing · Day Three — The Nature Summit

Spotlight · A Summit Within Earthx2026

Earthx2026 · Featured Summit

The Nature Summit
at Earthx

April 22, 2026 · Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas.

🌊 Ocean & Ecosystems 🏛️ Government Leaders 🌿 Conservation Finance 📅 April 22, 2026

Featured Speakers

Lord Fatafehi
Fakafānua

Prime Minister
Kingdom of Tonga

🇹🇴 Kingdom of Tonga

Juan Carlos
Navarro

Minister of Environment
Republic of Panama

🇵🇦 Panama

About the Summit

Chaired by Lord Fatafehi Fakafānua, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, the Nature Summit convened heads of state, ministers, conservation scientists, and capital allocators to design the public-private partnerships that can reverse biodiversity loss. Pacific Island leadership brought irreplaceable frontline experience to the global nature agenda, where frontline experience meets global policy.

Nature-Positive Finance

Mobilising capital toward biodiversity and ecosystem restoration at scale.

Pacific & Island Resilience

Frontline perspectives from nations most exposed to ecosystem collapse.

Governance & Policy Design

Translating global biodiversity frameworks into enforceable national commitments.

Cross-Sector Partnerships

Connecting governments, investors, and NGOs around measurable outcomes.

Continuing · Earthx2026 Full Programme

Full Program

3-Day Conference Agenda

Each day opened with high-level dialogues on the Earthx Main Stage alongside parallel conferences, summits, and a fast-paced Solutions Stage. Daily breakfast, lunch, and networking receptions were included for all registered attendees.

Day One

Monday

April 20, 2026 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

3rd Annual Family Office Summit
EarthxEnergy: The Next Nuclear Era
Citizenship in the Conservation Arena
The Futures of Agriculture Forum
9th Annual North Texas Climate Symposium

Day Two

Tuesday

April 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

9th Annual Island Resilience Summit
10th Annual E-Capital Summit
Sports and Sustainability
Climate Restoration Summit
A Bioeconomy for Climate, Innovation & Growth

Day Three

Wednesday

April 22, 2026 · 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

2026 Nature Summit
The Future of the Circular Economy
The Ocean Summit at Earthx
The Monarch Corridor Summit
North Texas Day: Setting the Regional Agenda

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Featured Speakers & Thought Leaders

Earthx2026 convened exceptional leaders across government, capital, science, and culture — united by a commitment to turning environmental ambition into real-world action.