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Salzburg Global is where open-minded leaders from around the world gather for breakthrough
conversations on pressing global issues.

We are an independent, nonprofit organization; an international forum for people from every background. Challenging current and future leaders to solve issues of global concern

10/21/2026

Democracy is defended on many frontlines. How do the people holding them learn from one another?

Today, Salzburg Global convenes Democracy Across the Frontlines, giving open-minded leaders room to ask how democracy movements can collaborate to build resilience across borders.

In partnership with the MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

10/20/2026

How can corporate boards navigate geopolitical uncertainty, technological disruption and shifting expectations while maintaining responsible leadership and public trust?

That was one of the questions at the heart of our recent Salzburg Global Corporate Governance Forum, which brought together board directors and corporate leaders to explore the evolving challenges and responsibilities of corporate governance.

Through dialogue and the exchange of diverse perspectives, Fellows examined how boards can navigate a changing global landscape and shape the future of corporate leadership.

Explore more moments from the Forum in our Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD88iN
📸 Richard Schabetsberger

What do you think are the biggest challenges facing corporate boards today? Join the conversation in the comments.

10/19/2026

How can democratic societies respond to increasing state violence without exacerbating polarization and political violence?

Today, our session, “The Collective Action Problem: How Should Democratic Societies Respond to Increasing State Violence without Exacerbating Polarization and Political Violence?”, begins at Salzburg Global.

Building on the past two years of research and dialogue, we’ll explore how collective action, civic engagement, and coalition building can help democratic societies respond to political violence and strengthen democratic resilience.

🔗 Learn more about the session: https://ow.ly/xVLp50ZYVBw

10/16/2026

Where does strategic opportunity exist within constraint, and what makes change endure?

Fellows of the Public Sector Strategy Network took up that question at the 2026 retreat at Château de Romainville, France. Senior public sector leaders, strategic advisors, and policy experts explored how governments should respond to a new era of transactional power and shifting alliances.

Their conversations are now distilled into seven key insights, from putting AI literacy first and treating strategic foresight as a shared capacity, to the role of leadership character in consequential change.

Read all seven: https://ow.ly/znlm50ZYl2T

10/12/2026

How can countries move beyond fossil fuels while building a more prosperous and equitable future?

Today, we kick off the 3rd Policy Dialogue on Just Energy Transitions!

This year’s theme, “Prosperity Post Fossil Fuels,” explores how fossil fuel–importing and –exporting countries can navigate the transition away from fossil fuels, align their strategies, and build pathways to shared prosperity.

This program is organized in partnership with Climate Strategies, the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, and Windward Fund.

10/05/2026

Salzburg Global convenes the 2026 Corporate Governance Forum on “A Multipolar & AI-Driven World: Are New Approaches Needed To Preserve Profit and Public Trust?”

Follow along as Fellows evaluate frameworks for ethical AI, model strategies for geopolitical uncertainty, and align commercial performance with corporate political responsibility.

10/05/2026

How can we build digital public infrastructure and instant payment systems that are safe, inclusive and work for everyone across Africa?

That was one of the questions at the heart of our recent Salzburg Global program, Implementing Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure and Instant Payment Systems in Africa, convened with the AfricaNenda Foundation.

The strategic retreat brought together leaders and practitioners from across the continent to explore how digital infrastructure and instant payment systems can support financial inclusion, economic empowerment and more connected digital economies.

More photos are available on our Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD6MJU

📸 Richard Schabetsberger

10/03/2026

When trust is declining and it's easier to stay inside familiar perspectives, what does leadership ask of us?

At the 2026 Salzburg Global Weekend, Amy Stursberg, Ziyaan Virji, and Vishakha Desai pointed to curiosity, empathy, and the willingness to listen across differences. Amy spoke about the everyday choices that shape a leader, Ziyaan about the leader as part of the circle, and Vishakha about the human qualities AI can't replace.

A conversation can become a trusted relationship, and a relationship can become a network.

Read what they shared: https://ow.ly/aJoJ50ZTS7n

10/01/2026

As trust in U.S. philanthropic institutions erodes, a real question is emerging: what happens when the "connective tissue" of global giving sits in one place, under one set of political conditions?

We spoke with Sampriti Ganguli, Lynn McNair, and Ana Lee about what a more distributed system could look like, one where Europe builds its own model instead of copying the U.S., and regional hubs in Africa, Latin America, and Asia aren't an afterthought.

Where the infrastructure sits shapes who gets resourced.

Read the full piece: https://ow.ly/tBXi50ZT2eM

09/28/2026

Salzburg Global and the AfricaNenda Foundation convene a special strategic retreat on “Implementing Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure and Instant Payment Systems in Africa.”

Bringing together select African Central Bank Governors, industry leaders, and experts, the retreat provides a space for high-level, peer-to-peer dialogue on strategic pathways for the transformation of safe and inclusive digital and instant payment systems across the African continent.

The retreat aims to foster cross-national collaboration and explore practical frameworks, policy approaches, and implementation pathways to support safe, inclusive, and scalable instant payment systems and digital public infrastructure.

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