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Stepping into a universal
ECOLOGICAL
CIVILISATION
Together.
How on Earth can we live together
- We the humans, and we with nature?
The current industrial civilisation has brought us into
multiple crises: individual, social, and environmental.
It is time to leave the outdated systems behind and step into
an ecological civilisation - one where we live in harmony with
ourselves, with each other, and with nature.
The Aurora Borealis Foundation brings together leaders
from the East and West to foster global collaboration
toward an ecological civilisation.
Gatherings
Since 2016, gatherings have been convened across the world
Watch this video about our latest gathering in Tällberg, Sweden

Tällberg, Sweden 29-31 May 2026
The Tallberg meeting in May 2026 gathered 150 people from different regions including 50 delegates from China.

Huairou, China 25-27 October 2025
The 2025 International Symposium on Enduring Sustainability was convened in October at Huairou, Beijing, nestled at the foot of Mutianyu Great Wall, and brought together over some 80 experts from more than 10 countries.

Beijing, China, 18-20 October 2024
The International Symposium on Sustainable Development gathered 200 leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs in Beijing, October 18-20, 2024, in a cooperation between Aurora Borealis Foundation and the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences.

Chengdu & Beijing, China, 2-6 October 2023
The Hanwang Forum, held October 2023 in Chengdu and Beijing, brought together approximately 100 entrepreneurs, academics, artists, officials and NGO leaders to discuss sustainability, community and togetherness.

Kisumu, Kenya 4-7 December 2019
The first gathering outside Europe and China took place in East Africa, in the Kenyan city of Kisumu, in the heart of the Lake Region of Western Kenya. Its theme was simply "New Beginnings".

Tällberg, Sweden, 17-20 July 2019
Thirty companions from Sweden, China, the UK, Spain, Kenya, France, the US and Indonesia gathered on the shores of Lake Siljan on 17-20 July 2019, to share and reflect on our troubled world and our troubled ‘selves’.

Tällberg, Sweden 4-7 December 2018
A core team from Aurora Borealis Foundation and friends gathered in Tällberg, Sweden, to take stock of past activities and talk about what the Aurora Borealis Foundation should have as its focus for 2019 and beyond.

Xiamen, China, 13-15 October 2018
Xiamen University was host to the "4th China Graduates Innovation and Entrepreneurship ”Internet+” Award” and the finalists in the competition, to which 655.000 projects and 2.6 million budding entrepreneurs and innovators had applied.

Extremadura, Spain, 28-30 September 2018
In the extraordinary setting of El Anillo, a futuristic ring-shaped building in the heart of the Extremadura region of Westernmost Spain, a dozen people from 6 countries spent three days together. They let their perspectives, skills and knowledge flow, they shared feelings, they talked about love, life and light.

Chengdu, China, 5-8 May 2018
Several hundreds of people gathered in Chengdu in early May 2018 for several concurrent events. The second ”Tian Gang Forum” gathered about 50 investors and entrepreneurs for a conversation on hope.

Beijing, China, 13 January 2018
At the iCenter of Tsinghua University, about 40 technologists, entrepreneurs and investors gathered for the first ”Tian Gang Forum”, a dialogue-centred meeting format developed by the Aurora Borealis Foundation.

Uppsala, Sweden, 12-14 November 2017
The third gathering of the Aurora Borealis Foundation took place in Uppsala, Sweden in November 2017. The theme for the conversations was ”Evolution: Past, Present, Future”.

Tällberg, Sweden 30 May-3 June 2017
The second gathering of the Aurora Borealis Foundation took place in Tällberg, Sweden, in May-June 2017. About 40 participants from a dozen countries gathered for conversations and reflections on the theme of "What do we mean by Humanity?"

Longyearbyen, Svalbard 11-14 May 2016
Participants from around the world gathered in May 2016 on Svalbard for the first meeting of the Aurora Borealis Foundation to discuss and reflect on some of the most difficult questions our planet faces.
Meet the people behind the Aurora Borealis Foundation
Board of Directors

Christopher Chuang
Co-founder

Bo Ekman
Co-founder

Hans-Olov Olsson,
Chair of the ABF Board

Simon Jones
ABF Board Member

Rebecca Oliver
Executive Director
Advisory Board

Marcello Palazzi
Chair of the Advisory Board

Alexander Crawford
Advisory Board

Göran Carstedt
Advisory Board

Anders Wikman
Advisory Board






















