G20, a privately owned entity based in Germany, was founded in 1999. It functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company operates as an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union, working to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.
Michael Debabrata Patra highlighted digitalization as an influential technology permeating human endeavor, describing it as a "silent revolution" in India and globally, on April 24, 2026. On the same day, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin might travel to Miami for the G-20 summit scheduled for December 14-15 at Trump's Doral golf resort, following earlier reports of the U.S. intention to invite him. Previously, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that South Africa monitors G20 proceedings "by rumour" due to its exclusion from key global economic discussions, reflecting on last year's G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg and broader global responses to inequality. Earlier on April 24, Ramaphosa also met with global experts at Wits University to begin establishing an International Panel on Inequality, delivering a keynote address on the global inequality emergency. This followed a senior U.S. official's confirmation on April 23 that Washington would send an invitation to Russia for the December G20 summit in the United States, as the Trump administration aims to ease Russia's international isolation following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.