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Topics
TopicsOur programs create spaces where open-minded leaders can gather for breakthrough conversations on pressing global issues – each aligned to one of the following pillars:
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Events
EventsExplore the variety of events Salzburg Global hosts within Austria and in the rest of the world. Learn more about our programs and what else happens at Schloss Leopoldskron.
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Fellowship
FellowshipSince 1947, more than 40,000 people from over 170 countries have participated in Salzburg Global's sessions. Collectively, these alumni are known as Salzburg Global Fellows.
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About Us
About UsSalzburg Global is an independent, non-profit organization committed to creating spaces that overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities.Our Approach
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Support Us
Support UsYour generosity helps us gather open-minded leaders for breakthrough conversations, while creating space for dialogue that overcomes barriers and opens up a world of better possibilities.
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About Us
Who We Are, Our History, and Our Partners
Who Are We?
Salzburg Global is where open-minded leaders from around the world gather for breakthrough conversations on pressing global issues.
Since 1947, we have gathered over 40,000 Fellows from more than 170 countries for 1,100+ sessions – creating spaces where diverse groups of leaders can question assumptions, embrace nuance, and move past fixed ideas.
Our very first session in 1947 brought together over 100 young Europeans and Americans – including survivors of concentration camps, veterans of resistance movements, prisoners of war, and former enemies.
They met at Schloss Leopoldskron, an Austrian palace that had been occupied by the Nazis, in a country that was still under Allied military control.
They wrestled with how diverse and fractured groups of people could come together and start creating the conditions for peace in the aftermath of World War II.
More than 75 years later, the challenges may be different, but our mission still carries that same founding spirit: To overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities.
Across our pillars of Peace & Justice, Education, Health, Culture, and Finance & Governance, we challenge our Fellows to do something simple yet powerful – change the conversation.
Our Approach
We want to change the conversation on the issues that are complex, interconnected, and intractable. Issues that won’t be solved by siloed thinking and unilateral action.
Our Values
We have identified a set of organizational values that guide our programmatic direction, institutional business opportunities and our brand identity.
Our Method
Over 75 years of convening, we have tried, tested, and refined seven principles that help guide the conversations within our sessions and events.
Our Home
While Salzburg Global has an office in Washington, D.C., our historic home is Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria.
Our History
Salzburg Global began as the “Salzburg Seminar in American Civilization” on July 15, 1947.
Our Partners
We work with organizations across sectors who enable us to work in areas of strategic concern and develop our programs.
Support Our Work
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on your generosity and support to gather open-minded leaders for breakthrough conversations.
Donations, no matter the size, help us create space for dialogue that overcomes barriers and opens up a world of better possibilities.
