On Sunday, September 20, AL-MONITOR brought senior officials, diplomats, business leaders and regional experts together in New York for AL-MONITOR LIVE: New York, an on-the-record conversation held on the eve of the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, and Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to HH the President of the United Arab Emirates, joined us to talk about the issues that will shape the region's week at the UN and the months after it.

On October 16, 2025, the AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosted Dr. Conrad Rein, Secretary of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, alongside representatives from multilateral development banks and the private sector for a discussion on food security in the Middle East and Africa.

On Sept. 21, 2025, the AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosted Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization, for a discussion on digital inclusion and economic empowerment in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.