Belgrade, SERBIA

BELGRADE, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, is one of Europe’s oldest capitals. At the crossroads of East and West, the city has been shaped successively by the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires, as witnessed by the Kalemegdan fortress, which overlooks the meeting of the two rivers.

The capital of Serbia, Belgrade is also the country’s political and economic center and the leading business hub of the Western Balkans. The city has embarked on a far-reaching modernization, driven in particular by the Belgrade Waterfront project on the banks of the Sava and by the rapid growth of a thriving digital sector. The capital of a candidate country for European Union membership, at the crossroads of the Western, Russian and Asian worlds, Belgrade embodies in its own right the great questions of fragmentation and interdependence that run through today’s world.

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Palace of Serbia

The PALACE OF SERBIA will host the participants of the 19th edition of the World Policy Conference, from Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21, 2027. Built in the 1950s to house the institutions of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, this monumental building is one of the most emblematic works of post-war Yugoslav architecture. Located in the New Belgrade business district, on the banks of the Sava, it now houses institutions of the Serbian government and remains a privileged witness to the contemporary history of the Balkans.

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Hyatt Regency Belgrade

Participants will stay at the HYATT REGENCY BELGRADE, minutes from the Palace of Serbia. This fully renovated five-star hotel blends contemporary elegance with first-class comfort — the ideal setting for the conversations of the World Policy Conference to continue beyond the sessions.