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Centering Africa

Across our sessions and events in 2025, we are highlighting the central role Africa will play in shaping the 21st Century.

Centering Africa

Gathering Open-Minded Leaders For Breakthrough Conversations on Pressing Global Issues

Salzburg Global is an independent, non-profit organization committed to creating spaces that overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities.

Since 1947, we have gathered over 40,000 Fellows from 170 countries for 1,100 sessions – creating opportunities for leaders of every kind to change the conversation on the pressing issues of our time.

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Highlights

Nature-Based Education: Time for Action

Salzburg Global and partners convene stakeholders from education and conservation to integrate climate action in education systems

Salzburg Global Launches New Podcast Series "Conversation Changers"

Series will bring together thought leaders, artists, policymakers, and changemakers from around the globe to explore fresh perspectives on some of today’s most pressing issues

Global Insights on Educator Roles for New Approaches To Learning

Salzburg Global Fellows Katherine Prince and Fran Wilby share insights on reimagining teaching roles to foster equity, creativity, and human-centered education

How Can Academics Center Africa? Start By Reading African Scholarship

Everyone can be more intentional about reading, citing, and assigning scholarship about Africa and by African scholars

“Reinhardt Rehearses Shakespeare" at Schloss Leopoldskron

An immersive theater performance transformed Shakespeare’s sonnets into living vignettes, honoring Max Reinhardt’s legacy and uniting young actors in Salzburg

Key Insights on Just Energy Transitions and Managing Oil and Gas Demand Decline

6 insights from Salzburg Global Fellows' discussions at the 2025 "Policy Dialogue on Just Energy Transitions: Pathways to Prosperity Post Fossil Fuels"

Closing the Justice Gap for Children

Salzburg Global Fellow Cédric Foussard and Mariana Pérez Cruz explain why global alliances matter more than ever for child-centered justice

Redesigning Civic Support Systems in Thailand

Salzburg Global Fellow Patporn (Aor) Phoothong examines what a sudden suspension of U.S. funds reveals about the need to reform Thailand's civil society

Decoding What’s Next: The Inaugural Salzburg Global Future Forum

Nobel laureates, global leaders, and distinguished guests gathered at Schloss Leopoldskron to explore major trends shaping our future

The Future of Africa is Female: African Women Are Redefining Leadership

Leading women from across Africa are showing the world a model of leadership that embraces interdependence, compassion, and the deep wisdom of lived experience

Bipartisan Consensus, Strategic Uncertainty

Salzburg Global Fellow Jovanie Camacho Espesor explains why the U.S. should "align domestic politics with global ambitions" in its contest with China in the Indo-Pacific

How Young Climate Activists Are Fighting for Africa’s Future

They are young, outspoken, and climate-conscious: More and more young people in Africa are getting involved in climate protection because they don’t want to leave their future up to others

Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change Examines Local Media and Democratic Health

19th Media Academy enables young creative minds to reinvent local media with compassion, care, and community 
Commitment

The Lost Art of Conversation

Salzburg Global President and CEO Martin Weiss highlights the need to create spaces for breakthrough conversations

Salzburg Global’s Institutional Values

Salzburg Global Seminar establishes four core values: welcome, exchange, fairness, and transformation

New Report Promotes Solutions to Tackle Youth Violence and Criminal Justice Reform

Global Innovations on Youth Violence, Safety and Justice publication promotes community-centered, cross-sectoral approaches and socially integrative methods of youth engagement

Salzburg Global Appoints Values Process Facilitators

Carl Swanson and Greta Muscat Azzopardi will support an internal process to identify the organizational values that guide Salzburg Global Seminar's work

Contested Histories in Public Spaces: Principles, Processes, Best Practices

Join the virtual launch of landmark publication, produced in cooperation between Salzburg Global Seminar, the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation and the International Bar Association

Salzburg Global Launches Major New Cross-National Collaboration on Criminal Justice Reform

New multi-year series Global Innovations on Youth Violence, Safety, and Justice  is supported by MacArthur Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the David Rockefeller Fund

How Should Boards Be Addressing Black Lives Matter And Broader Issues Of Systemic Racial Inequality?

Read the fourth and final summary from the 2020 annual meeting of the Salzburg Global Corporate Governance Forum - Putting Directors to the Test: How Does Leadership Measure Up in a Time of Crisis?

How Can Leaders Support Racial Healing?

Leaders from philanthropy and finance explore how their funds can best support racial equity in second Designs on the Future webinar

Actions We Are Taking

Salzburg Global lays out the first actions it is taking to support its Commitment to a Better World

Commitment to a Better World

Salzburg Global Seminar opposes injustice and racism in all its forms. We stand in solidarity with all those demanding equal protection and freedom of expression under the law. We commit to work with our Fellows, partners and leading voices to end systemic violence and discrimination and transform societies for good.

Share Your Voice

We stand together to listen, learn and take action against racism and injustice in all their forms
Opinions

Nature-Based Education: Time for Action

Salzburg Global and partners convene stakeholders from education and conservation to integrate climate action in education systems

Global Insights on Educator Roles for New Approaches To Learning

Salzburg Global Fellows Katherine Prince and Fran Wilby share insights on reimagining teaching roles to foster equity, creativity, and human-centered education

Key Insights on Just Energy Transitions and Managing Oil and Gas Demand Decline

6 insights from Salzburg Global Fellows' discussions at the 2025 "Policy Dialogue on Just Energy Transitions: Pathways to Prosperity Post Fossil Fuels"

Redesigning Civic Support Systems in Thailand

Salzburg Global Fellow Patporn (Aor) Phoothong examines what a sudden suspension of U.S. funds reveals about the need to reform Thailand's civil society

Bipartisan Consensus, Strategic Uncertainty

Salzburg Global Fellow Jovanie Camacho Espesor explains why the U.S. should "align domestic politics with global ambitions" in its contest with China in the Indo-Pacific

An Autistic Storyteller in Salzburg

Salzburg Global Fellow Dawn-joy Leong reflects on creativity, quiet connections, and being “authentically and unapologetically Autistic”

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict: A Call to Action for Palestine’s Humanitarian Crisis

Salzburg Global Fellows urge international action in Palestine through justice, advocacy, and solidarity

Connecting Local Peacebuilding Efforts to Global Conversations on Justice

Salzburg Global Fellow Khuzaimah Maranda shares her insights from the 5th World Congress on Justice With Children

From Red Tape to Smart Trade: AI’s Role in Rewiring Global Trade Rules

Salzburg Global Fellow and mentor explain how emerging technologies "hold the potential to dramatically enhance trade facilitation and inclusion"

Defending the Rule of Law: Lessons from the International Law Fellows Network

Salzburg Global Fellow Jacob Bogart reflects on the critical role of international lawyers in safeguarding democracy and legal independence during times of political pressure

The 5th World Congress on Justice With Children: Ensuring Authentic Participation Towards Systems’ Reform

Salzburg Global Fellows apply The Salzburg Method to reflect on their participation in the 5th World Congress on Justice With Children

Generating New Ideas on Education, Employment, and Upward Mobility

Writer in residence Ben Wildavsky reflects on his stay at Schloss Leopoldskron and studying education-to-employment initiatives around the world

Narratives and Cartographies of the Word in the Construction of the Social Imaginary

Salzburg Global Fellow Josué Carlos Souza dos Santos emphasizes the central role of narratives in shaping social structures 
Publications

Polarization and Violent Threats to Democratic Systems: Assessing the Risks and What Can Be Done About Them

Report from the Polarization and Violent Threats to Democratic Systems program helps identify ways to reduce the threat of political violence and address the dangers that polarization and political violence present to democratic systems

Uncertain Futures and Connections Reimagined: Connecting Technologies

Salzburg Global report from the KFAS-Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative examines how technology shapes economic growth, governance, equity, and sustainability in an era of rapid advancement

Crossing the Pacific: The Asian American Experience in US Society and Discourse

New Salzburg Global digital report highlights the experience of Asian Americans in American history, society, and culture

Digital Publication Explores Intersection of Art and AI

"Creating Futures: Art and AI for Tomorrow’s Narratives" digital publication includes perspectives and resources on AI's role in creative expression

Strategy and Implementation in a Permanent Polycrisis

The latest report from the 2024 Public Sector Strategy Network Annual Foresight Retreat focuses on how governments are addressing the permanent polycrisis

Crossing New Rivers by Feeling the Stones? Aspirations, Expectations, and China's Role in the 21st Century

Report from the latest Pathways to Peace Initiative explores engagement with China and reconceptualizing a new international order

Promise or Peril? Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Corporate Governance

Report from the Salzburg Global Corporate Governance Forum explores the impact of artifical intelligence on corporate governance, oversight, and risk management

Public Sector Strategy Network: 2023 Annual Foresight Retreat Report

The latest report from the 2023 Public Sector Strategy Network Retreat is now available to download, read, and share 

Uncertain Futures and Connections Reimagined: Connecting Generations

New Salzburg Global report explores the first KFAS-Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative, and examines what it means to be a good leader in today's world

Beyond the Nation-State? Borders, Boundaries, and the Future of Democratic Pluralism

New Salzburg Global report reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with understanding, rethinking and resisting borders

Democracy on the Front Lines: Polarization, Culture and Resilience in America and the World

New Salzburg Global report examines the role of American Studies in reinforcing democratic values

New Report Promotes Arts and Culture for Systemic Change

The Creative Power of the Arts: Reimagining Human and Planetary Flourishing report looks at creative reforms in the target areas of climate, health, education and justice.

New Report Promotes Solutions to Tackle Youth Violence and Criminal Justice Reform

Global Innovations on Youth Violence, Safety and Justice publication promotes community-centered, cross-sectoral approaches and socially integrative methods of youth engagement
Interviews

Salzburg Global Launches New Podcast Series "Conversation Changers"

Series will bring together thought leaders, artists, policymakers, and changemakers from around the globe to explore fresh perspectives on some of today’s most pressing issues

Fellows in Focus: June 2024

Updates concerning Sciana Fellows in June 2024

The challenge of scaling the best practice model

Sciana Fellow Marc Augustin investigates the difficulties behind scaling projects and the skills required by leaders when seeking innovation

Sustaining the Unsustainable? Social Emotional Learning in Displacement and Crisis Contexts

Salzburg Global Fellow Kelsey Dalrymple offers a critique of current practices around social emotional learning in education in emergency settings

Technological Intervention for the Inclusion of People With Autism

Salzburg Global Fellow Remo Sugimoto on her ambitions for autism inclusion in Japan and experience in the JITTN program 

Introducing Sciana’s sixth cohort

Meet the latest Fellows of Sciana: The Health Leaders Network

New Fellows Join Third Cohort of Japan-India Transformative Technology Network

40 Fellows will meet regularly online before convening in person at Schloss Leopoldskron in May 2024

New Fellows Join Third Cohort of Asia Peace Innovators Forum

49 Fellows will meet regularly online before convening in person at Schloss Leopoldskron in May 2024

Community at the Forefront: Building Trust for Transformational Community Investments

Ankita Bose and Kelley Buhles reflect on the discussions at Salzburg Global's latest Health and Health Care Innovations session

Technology and Innovation for Global Health

Salzburg Global Fellow Nidhi Khurana on her work as a thought partner in global health and her expectations of the 2023 Japan-India Tranformative Technology Network

Democracy and Governance in Peacebuilding

Mochamad Mustafa on peacebuilding through democracy promotion and his expectations of the Asia Peace Innovators Forum

Technology for the Future of Education

Tomoko Imai on her work in education focusing on international collaboration, social and emotional learning and her expectations from the Salzburg Global program 

The Fall of a Nation: A Story of Resilience and Hope

Salzburg Global Fellow Mustafa Aryan recounts the vivid memories he has of the Afghan government collapse