Speakers
Isabel Allende, Chilean, writer and niece of Chile's President
Werner Arber, Swiss, Nobel Prize in Medicine
Günter Blobel, German emigrant to the US, Nobel Prize in Medicine
Mihály Csikszentmihályi, Hungarian emigrant to the US, Thinker of the Year Award 2000
Christian de Duve, Belgian, Nobel Prize in Medicine, author of Vital Dust
Paulo Coelho, Brazilian, author of The Alchemist
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, American artists of Bulgarian-French origin, eg., "The Gates"
Carl M. Djerassi, Austrian emigrant to the US, father of "the Pill"
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2003
Burkhard F. Ellegast, Austrian, 66th Abbot of Melk Abbey
Robert Gallo, American, discoverer of the HI Virus
David J. Goldberg, British, Senior Rabbi
Thomas Hampson, American, baritone
Kary B. Mullis, American, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Thom Mayne, American, architect, recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2005
Helen Palmer, American, leading Enneagram specialist
Tenzin Palmo, British, founder of a Buddhist Nunnery for women in India
Peter M. Senge, American, senior lecturer at MIT, author of The Fifth Discipline
Craig Venter, American, decoder of the human genome
Alan M. Webber, American, Co-Founder of the magazine "Fast Company"
Franz Welser-Möst, Austrian, Music Director of Cleveland Orchestra, "Conductor of the Year 2003"
Jonathan Wittenberg, Scotish, rabbi, author of The Three Pillars of Judaism
Anton Zeilinger, Austrian, quantum researcher, author of Einstein's Veil
Waldzell Meeting 2007
17 to 19 September 2007: What is our legacy? All around the world inspired leaders are struggling to come to terms with their legacy, with the imprint they will leave on the planet, on their children, and on the future. At the same time, new generations with new voices and new attitudes are demanding to be heard, and to have an active hand in creating the future that they will inhabit after today's decision makers are gone. What makes Waldzell special is its existence at the intersection of great achievement in the world and great aspiration for larger meaning in life. At the Waldzell Meeting 2007, with its unique mixture of science, art, spirituality, and business, it was a good time to ask: What will each of us leave as our legacy, and what will we leave as our collective legacy? Will we have time, spirit, and will to realize the legacies we say we aspire to? These and other questions were taken up at the Meeting 2007.
Waldzell Meeting 2006
8 to 10 September 2006: The challenge of change: Can individuals change the world?
We invited speakers who offer insight into the work of making change happen in the arts, sciences, business, and politics. Their stories, and the insight of masters of change who can comment on how change takes place, framed a discussion about the power of the individual to create, channel, and direct change in a world that is already in the throes of history making change. What can an individual actually do? What does it take to make change happen? What do we understand about the actual process of creating change? Where are the biggest challenges that lie ahead? These and other questions were taken up at the Meeting 2006.
Waldzell Meeting 2005
9 to 11 September 2005: Blueprints of a Future with Meaning
Exceptional personalities from the disciplines of science, art and spirituality who have developed ideas, made new discoveries or embody outstanding values or who have contributed significantly to the shape of the future of humankind were invited. They envisaged the interdisciplinary study and research needed for a life in which a sense for themselves and others can be created. One of the fundamental insights of the Meeting 2005 was that the greatest challenge facing the world today is the challenge of change; great changes are already happening all around us, more changes are on the way. To create a better future, we must find ways to guide and direct change in positive directions. This recognition gave shape to the Meeting 2006.
Waldzell Meeting 2004
10 to 12 September 2004: The Search for the Meaning of Life
The objective of the first Waldzell Meeting was to focus attention on the topic of the search for meaning, something that touches all of our lives. By presenting the life-stories of three Nobel laureates, the world's leading researcher on human happiness, the inventor of the birth-control pill, as well as recognized spiritual authorities and artists of world stature, we sought to offer new and valuable lines of sight into what it takes to create and life a meaningful life. The presenters and participants arrived at a realization during the course of the gathering: The attempt to shape the future is one of the most powerful ways to give meaning to one's life. This provided us with the inspiration for the subject of the Meeting 2005.
Isabel Allende, Chilean, writer and niece of Chile's President
Werner Arber, Swiss, Nobel Prize in Medicine
Günter Blobel, German emigrant to the US, Nobel Prize in Medicine
Mihály Csikszentmihályi, Hungarian emigrant to the US, Thinker of the Year Award 2000
Christian de Duve, Belgian, Nobel Prize in Medicine, author of Vital Dust
Paulo Coelho, Brazilian, author of The Alchemist
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, American artists of Bulgarian-French origin, eg., "The Gates"
Carl M. Djerassi, Austrian emigrant to the US, father of "the Pill"
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2003
Burkhard F. Ellegast, Austrian, 66th Abbot of Melk Abbey
Robert Gallo, American, discoverer of the HI Virus
David J. Goldberg, British, Senior Rabbi
Thomas Hampson, American, baritone
Kary B. Mullis, American, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Thom Mayne, American, architect, recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2005
Helen Palmer, American, leading Enneagram specialist
Tenzin Palmo, British, founder of a Buddhist Nunnery for women in India
Peter M. Senge, American, senior lecturer at MIT, author of The Fifth Discipline
Craig Venter, American, decoder of the human genome
Alan M. Webber, American, Co-Founder of the magazine "Fast Company"
Franz Welser-Möst, Austrian, Music Director of Cleveland Orchestra, "Conductor of the Year 2003"
Jonathan Wittenberg, Scotish, rabbi, author of The Three Pillars of Judaism
Anton Zeilinger, Austrian, quantum researcher, author of Einstein's Veil
Waldzell Meeting 2007
17 to 19 September 2007: What is our legacy? All around the world inspired leaders are struggling to come to terms with their legacy, with the imprint they will leave on the planet, on their children, and on the future. At the same time, new generations with new voices and new attitudes are demanding to be heard, and to have an active hand in creating the future that they will inhabit after today's decision makers are gone. What makes Waldzell special is its existence at the intersection of great achievement in the world and great aspiration for larger meaning in life. At the Waldzell Meeting 2007, with its unique mixture of science, art, spirituality, and business, it was a good time to ask: What will each of us leave as our legacy, and what will we leave as our collective legacy? Will we have time, spirit, and will to realize the legacies we say we aspire to? These and other questions were taken up at the Meeting 2007.
Waldzell Meeting 2006
8 to 10 September 2006: The challenge of change: Can individuals change the world?
We invited speakers who offer insight into the work of making change happen in the arts, sciences, business, and politics. Their stories, and the insight of masters of change who can comment on how change takes place, framed a discussion about the power of the individual to create, channel, and direct change in a world that is already in the throes of history making change. What can an individual actually do? What does it take to make change happen? What do we understand about the actual process of creating change? Where are the biggest challenges that lie ahead? These and other questions were taken up at the Meeting 2006.
Waldzell Meeting 2005
9 to 11 September 2005: Blueprints of a Future with Meaning
Exceptional personalities from the disciplines of science, art and spirituality who have developed ideas, made new discoveries or embody outstanding values or who have contributed significantly to the shape of the future of humankind were invited. They envisaged the interdisciplinary study and research needed for a life in which a sense for themselves and others can be created. One of the fundamental insights of the Meeting 2005 was that the greatest challenge facing the world today is the challenge of change; great changes are already happening all around us, more changes are on the way. To create a better future, we must find ways to guide and direct change in positive directions. This recognition gave shape to the Meeting 2006.
Waldzell Meeting 2004
10 to 12 September 2004: The Search for the Meaning of Life
The objective of the first Waldzell Meeting was to focus attention on the topic of the search for meaning, something that touches all of our lives. By presenting the life-stories of three Nobel laureates, the world's leading researcher on human happiness, the inventor of the birth-control pill, as well as recognized spiritual authorities and artists of world stature, we sought to offer new and valuable lines of sight into what it takes to create and life a meaningful life. The presenters and participants arrived at a realization during the course of the gathering: The attempt to shape the future is one of the most powerful ways to give meaning to one's life. This provided us with the inspiration for the subject of the Meeting 2005.