The 2025 Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More (OGP) Global Summit in Spain will feature a dynamic agenda with more than 50 sessions, including breakouts, plenaries, and high-level roundtables, as well as a rich set of side events and networking opportunities. Together, these elements aim to ensure a diverse, inclusive, and action-oriented program. 

We are pleased to share a preview of the thematic breakout sessions, which we hope reflects today’s most pressing challenges and emerging priorities for the open government community. Explore the draft agenda here.

The design of the thematic breakout sessions is the result of a collaborative process led by the Summit Organizing Team and shaped by: 

• Community consultation via the Consider.it platform, with over 675 participants from 96 countries, 300+ topics proposed, and nearly 500 votes on topics. This includes people representing national and local government, civil society, academia, and multilateral institutions. 

• Co-Chair priorities, rooted in the themes of People, Institutions, and Technology and aligned with Spain’s National Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... 

• OGP’s strategic direction, including the Open Gov Challenge and emerging commitments. 

• Feedback from the Summit Advisory Board* and the Spanish Organizing Committee** was collected through meetings and ongoing dialogue. 

Importantly, more than 450 community members expressed interest in playing an active role at the Summit — as speakers, session organizers, or side event hosts — showing the community’s strong commitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action... and energyEnsuring universal access to sustainable, dependable, and affordable energy is critical to every aspect of prosperity. Increasing public oversight and transparency in the energy sector can help to ens... More. 

Over the coming months, the Summit Organizing Team*** will collaborate with breakout session organizers to finalize the content, formats, and speaker lineups for these sessions, as well as for the high-level plenaries and roundtables. 

We’ve also launched a Side Events Guide and Submission Form for anyone interested in hosting a side event around the Summit.

Agenda updates — including details on plenary sessions, high-level roundtables, and other program elements — will be published on the Summit website by mid-July. A more detailed report on the agenda design process will also be shared to provide insight into how the program was shaped in collaboration with the open government community. 

We look forward to seeing you in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain for the OGP Global Summit from October 6-10, 2025! Register now.

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* Summit Advisory Board: Open government leaders shaping Summit programming, including governments and civil society representatives. 

** Spanish Organizing Committee: Inter-ministerial body of the General State Administration led by the Minister for Digital TransformationGovernments are working to increase access to and quality of government services, improve transparency, and create opportunities for participation by using information and communications technologies.... More and Public Service, includes civil society representatives. 

*** Summit Organizing Team: Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service of Spain and OGP Support UnitThe OGP Support Unit is a small, permanent group of staff that work closely with the Steering Committee and the Independent Reporting Mechanism to advance the goals of the Open Government Partnership.....