M20 Summit, 1-2 Sept 2025 A two-day conference on media and information integrity running on the sidelines of the G20 programme in South Africa.
The M20 initiative highlights media, journalism and information integrity issues relevant to the G20 process and mirrors official G20 engagement groups for business, think-tanks and civil society among others. The M20 programme is organised by the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) as an independent initiative alongside the official G20 programme under the South African presidency.
The highlight of the 2025 M20 programme will be a set of events on the future of journalism in the first week of September in Johannesburg, including the international M20 Summit hosted by Sanef, MMA and partners on the 1st and 2nd September, and the CTRL + J conference organised by the GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank and IFPIM on 3 to 5 September.
M20 Summit objectives
The M20 Summit will focus on the role of media and journalism to foster information integrity as a cornerstone for human rights, effective governance, international cooperation and public trust needed for social and economic development.
The conference will amplify the voices of emerging G20 economies, African and other media stakeholders in exploring actionable proposals that align with the priorities of the G20 and unique challenges faced by developing nations.
Structure and format
The M20 Summit will be structured as a dynamic, participatory conference over two days, on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 September 2025 in Johannesburg.
It will feature:
- Keynotes: high-level inputs from prominent policy and industry role players.
- Panels: focused dialogues on topics featuring a range of perspectives.
- Conversations with thought leaders.
- Networking opportunities for participants to exchange ideas and build collaborative efforts.
- Discussions with official G20 Working Groups and relevant Engagement Groups such as B20, W20 and T20.
Key themes
- Information integrity, public interest content and journalism as a public good
- Media viability, trust and credibility
- Artificial intelligence and copyright in the media space
- Media development, support and funding models
- Perspectives on environmental and climate change reporting
- Online safety and child protection