A salon that travels

Madrid

Spain

Hosted by Madrileño Jorge Tapia in the barrio de Salamanca — an art-, culture- and flavour-filled weekend with an excursion to Toledo.

Delhi, Agra & Jaipur

India

A journey across India’s Golden Triangle — the Taj Mahal and Amber Fort among them — hosted by Pulkit Gupta and Sakshi.

Oslo

Norway

Hosted by Markus Nilsen in his hometown for the salon’s tenth year — the Oslo Opera, a sauna at Aker Brygge, and dinner & debate.

Montréal

Canada

Hosted by Francis Routhier — a city of European flair in North America, celebrated for its gastronomy and its AI and visual-effects scene.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Visual Effects

Samos

Greece

A summer reunion on Antonis Schwarz’s Samos — dinners, debates and cultural highlights on the Greek isle.

Virtual

Worldwide

The salon’s first virtual edition, convened by video during the pandemic — members proposed the subjects for debate.

Cambridge

United Kingdom

Hosted by Julian Gregory and Joshua Manasseh — black-tie at the Pitt Club, punting on the Cam, King’s College and Evensong.

Geneva

Switzerland

Hosted by Nathan Levy in the city of globalism — CERN, the United Nations and the Piaget manufacture, capped with a traditional fondue night.

Seoul & Busan

South Korea

Hosted by Joon Son Chung — the DMZ, the ancient capital of Gyeongju, and Busan.

• AI and Machine Learning

Beijing & Chengdu

China

Hosted by Joël Bloch and Heng Wu — art galleries and street food in Beijing, and the pandas of Chengdu.

• CRISPR and its Implications
• Is Life a Simulation?
• A World of Rising Nationalism

Vienna

Austria

Hosted by Mimi von Bomhard, Franz-Christoph Khevenhüller and Stefan Speiser, around the Techniker ball.

• The Role of Religion in Modern Society
• The Technikerball

Berlin

Germany

Hosted by Christian Oldendorff, with a cocktail reception at Antonis Schwarz’s home.

• Politics in the 21st Century
• Contemporary Art in Berlin

Copenhagen

Denmark

Hosted by Silja Nyboe-Andersen at her private residence in central Copenhagen.

• The Challenge of Consuming Better
• Radical Philanthropy

New York

United States

Convened at the Core Club and the Harmonie Club in New York.

• The Art of Composing
• Design & Elegance in the 21st Century
• The Shipping Industry

Tel Aviv

Israel

Hosted by Daniel Michaeli, with a Friday-night Shabbat dinner at his home.

• On Big Data

Athens

Greece

Hosted by Antonis Schwarz at his home in Athens.

• A Historical Perspective on the Greek Crisis
• Growth Without Work — The Future Society
• Why Africa — Hitches and Opportunities

Lisbon

Portugal

Hosted locally by Vicente Leitão — dinner, debate and a surfing lesson on the Atlantic coast.

• Maritime Security
• The Science of Laughing

London

United Kingdom

Hosted by Julian Gregory and Joshua Manasseh — the salon’s second gathering.

• Political Philosophy
• Schumann’s Liederkreis — a musical introduction

Munich

Germany

The inaugural gathering, co-founded by Eric Kohlmann and Antonis Schwarz.

• Europe’s Place in the World
• Lacanian Philosophy