Salzburg Global Weekend

Our 2026 Salzburg Global Weekend focused on our Annual Spotlight, “Seizing the Moment. Shaping the Future.” The weekend was a special program for our Board of Directors, Fellows, Partners, and invited guests and featured a diverse group of speakers and Salzburg Global Fellows discussing the fundamental changes happening now and how they are reshaping our world, including questions of democracy, authoritarianism, technology, culture, and the future of international cooperation in an era increasingly defined by polarization and disruption.

This program opened a space for dialogue and debate about how we need to adapt for a future that looks very different from the past. Speakers and participants were those who are taking personal responsibility to seize this moment and create a future of shared possibility, prosperity, innovation, and transformation – those helping point the way forward, exploring the values and ideas that will shape what comes next, and what will be required to reimagine the future.

On Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, the program included a series of keynote talks, panels, and “Salon” conversations with extraordinary leaders and Salzburg Global Fellows from around the world.

Then on Sunday, June 21, we hosted our 2^nd annual “Salzburg Global Open House” – a unique festival of ideas in our Schloss Park – for our community of Board of Directors, Fellows, partners, and friends. The Open House included talks, readings, films, music, performances, and cuisine, and showcased how Salzburg Global brings the world closer together in ways that “Seize the Moment & Shape the Future.” 

For inquiries about the program, please contact Gabriela Nahm, Advancement and Engagement Associate.