This November, the world’s climate conversation comes to Belém, Brazil. As global leaders gather for COP30 at one of history’s most consequential crossroads, TED Countdown House will open its doors — a dedicated convening space designed to complement the official proceedings with the kind of honest, generative dialogue the moment demands.
In partnership with TEDxAmazônia, the Igarapé Institute and Profile, TED Countdown House will run from November 8–20 at Casa Mia in Belém’s historic center. We’re bringing together Indigenous knowledge keepers, scientists, entrepreneurs, artists, investors and activists for programming that bridges different worlds and ways of knowing. The goal: create space for the unlikely connections and difficult conversations that lead to breakthrough thinking.
“Real transformation happens when you put people in the same room who’ve never shared a table before,” says TED Countdown co-founder Lindsay Levin. “When funders meet forest guardians, when scientists sit with storytellers, when activists challenge the architects of policy. Belém is where that collision becomes possible. What we create here won’t come from any single voice or sector. It will come from what emerges when we build the conditions for genuine exchange.”
The House will feature two convening spaces, a studio and a café designed for both formal programming and spontaneous exchange. Daily events include talks, collaborative workshops, themed dinners showcasing regional cuisine, discussion circles and art installations created by Amazonian visual artist Hadna Abreu.
Broadcasting live from TED Countdown House, Inside COP:The official COP30 podcast will bring listeners inside the summit with unprecedented access. Hosted by Christiana Figueres, Tom Carnac, Paul Dickinson, Fiona McRaith and guests from Outrage and Optimism, the show goes beyond negotiating rooms to the people and ideas shaping climate action.
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TED Countdown House in Belém is organized with support from Ambition Loop, Center for Earth Ethics, Climate Curve, Count Us In, Environmental Defense Fund, Global Fund For New Economy, Global Methane Hub, Global Optimism, Inter-American Development Bank Group, Marsh McLennan, Mission 2025, Natura, Project Dandelion, Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF), RMI, Skoll, Symrise, United Nations Foundation, Wellcome, Woodwell Climate Research Center, and XPRIZE.
Stay tuned and check back for updates. This page will be updated as TED Countdown House programming evolves.
