Global Child Forum
2024
Stockholm Royal Palace
23 October 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
Get ready for Forum 2024
Global Child Forum, on behalf of Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Sweden, is hosting an invitation-only global forum on children’s rights and business at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.
This invitation-only event is an opportunity for business leaders to meet in person to discuss one of the most important topics for society: the well-being of children.
A key focus will be how to bring a child rights perspective to influential organisations – delivering value to stakeholders, and building a better future for the youth of tomorrow.
Find out more below!
A world leading event
Be part of the conversation on children’s rights
The importance of children’s rights in a world in crisis
How can the corporate and financial sectors develop sustainable solutions that will benefit all people – and especially children, who have to live with the consequences of our choices as they grow up?
We’re living in uncertain times, and although many businesses are progressing with integrating a broad sustainability agenda, there is still an urgent need for the corporate sector to align strategies and operations even more closely with children’s rights.
The world is reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, as well as worldwide geopolitical instability and growing social division. With 2023 recorded as the warmest year in history – climate change is also a reality that demands our attention.
Now more than ever, children’s voices must be heard and their rights respected and protected.
This year’s Forum will focus on two priority sectors that Global Child Forum has selected due to their significant influence on children. These sectors have also been the subjects of recent in-depth benchmark studies:
Technology & Telecommunications
Food, Beverage & Personal Care
- Take a look at the Forum 2024 agenda.
- Want to know more? Contact us at forum24@globalchildforum.org
- A note on photography, video and media capture during the event.
The Global Child Forum
An opportunity to create positive change

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf gives the opening speech of the Global Child Forum 2022, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
Former Speakers
Selected expert speakers from our previous Forums
H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf
H.M. Queen Silvia
David Lega
Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
European Parliament
Per Heggenes
Chief Executive Officer
IKEA Foundation
HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Founder, Missing Chapter Foundation
Bill Gates
Founder
Microsoft
Mats Granryd
Director General
GSMA
Mike A. Parra
Chief Executive Officer
DHL Express Americas
Greg Priest
Head of Sustainability Policy
IKEA Group
Paul J. Sistare
Founder and Chairman
Atlantica Hotels International
Georg Kell
Chairman, Arabesque
Lise Kingo
CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact
In good company
Selected companies & partners that have recently attended our Forum












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Photography, video & media capture during the event
By attending Forum 2024, guests and speakers acknowledge and consent that images – which may include their likeness – can be captured during the event using photography, video, or other media, and used by Global Child Forum in its efforts to promote children’s rights and business.