WORLD.MINDS (previously known as ZURICH.MINDS until 2016) is a non-profit foundation set up in June 2008 by Rolf Dobelli, with the goal of creating "a bridge between the science, business and cultural communities".
Overview
WORLD.MINDS (previously known as ZURICH.MINDS until 2016) is a non-profit foundation set up in June 2008 by Rolf Dobelli, with the goal of creating "a bridge between the science, business and cultural communities".
WORLD.MINDS is composed of the not-for-profit WORLD.MINDS Foundation and WORLD.MINDS Management Ltd, the operational event management company that organizes and produces all symposia and events on behalf of the WORLD.MINDS Foundation. On 29 March 2022, Axel Springer acquired a majority stake in the event management company.
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) described WORLD.MINDS as a "community of experts for experts", and described its annual meetings as "a salon for the 21st century".
Membership
The members of the advisory board include former US secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Olympic Gold medalist Tenley Albright, Chairman of Hoffmann-La Roche Christoph Franz, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, founder of 3G Capital Jorge Paulo Lemann, and former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral James G. Stavridis, among others.
