Nobel Sustainability Trust Successfully Concludes 2025 Miami Summit

Miami, December 9, 2025

The Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) successfully hosted its 2025 Annual Summit in

Miami on 5 December 2025, at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, bringing together

global leaders, policymakers, scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs to accelerate

solutions for a sustainable future.

The summit opened with an elegant Gala Dinner moderated by renowned journalist

Gloria Ordaz, featuring a welcome address by NST leadership and representatives

of the Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, followed by a special

keynote remark by Ambassador Andrew Jackson Young and an honored VIP

dignitary.

The official summit was moderated by global entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman, Chairman

of the Global Entrepreneurship Network and co-founder of Priceline/Booking.com.

Opening remarks were delivered by Peter Nobel, Chairman of the Nobel

Sustainability Trust and remarks from Johan Rockström.

A highlight of the morning session was the Sustainability Award Ceremony,

introduced by the NST Board of Directors. The recipient of the Special Recognition in Biodiversity Medal, Mr. Ed Russo delivered a keynote speech on

behalf of the President of the United States and received an official NST recognition.

Additional keynote addresses were delivered by the 2025 Outstanding Contribution

to Sustainability Medal awardees, H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiya

and H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad, reinforcing global governmental commitment to

sustainability.

The Academic Awards segment featured the presentation of the 2025 Sustainability

Award themes by the Technical University of Munich, followed by high-level

recognition for Leadership in Implementation, Outstanding Research in Biodiversity,

and Intelligent & Sustainable Urban Solutions. The 2025 awardees were Prof.

Manfred Curbach, Prof. Paul Hebert, and The Global Observatory for Healthy &

Sustainable Cities.

In addition, NST proudly announced its official academic partnership with the

University of Cambridge and its Frontier Technology Lab, marking Cambridge as a

selected strategic academic partner for NST from 2026. The announcement was

delivered by Dr. Simran Chana on behalf of the University of Cambridge and its Frontier

Technology Lab. This new partnership will focus on frontier technologies, AI

governance, sustainability innovation, and future global solutions.

In the midday program, AECOM and NST announced their strategic partnership and

presented the first Smart & Sustainable City Certificate which was awarded to Lusail

City, Doha.

The summit sessions explored future-shaping themes including AI & Smart

Sustainable City Solutions and Biodiversity as Global Infrastructure. A keynote address on behalf of the President of Panama was delivered by H.E. the Minister of

Foreign Affairs of Panama, followed by keynote interventions from Youssef Nassef,

Head of the UNFCCC Adaptation Division, and Professor Graciela Chichilnisky. The

program continued with two high-impact fireside chats on Climate Finance and The

Next Era of Artificial Intelligence, reinforcing NST’s mission to bridge policy, science,

technology, and investment for real-world impact.

With planned future summits in Doha next year, the 2025 Miami Summit reaffirmed

NST’s growing role as a global platform for sustainability leadership, innovation, and

international collaboration.