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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      • It is time to leave the outdated systems behind and step into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

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        Tällberg, Sweden 29-31 May 2026

        The Tallberg meeting in May 2026 gathered 150 people from different regions including 50 delegates from China.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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".

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        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’.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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”.

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        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?"

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        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

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        Christopher Chuang

        Co-founder

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        Bo Ekman

        Co-founder

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        Hans-Olov Olsson,

        Chair of the ABF Board

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        Simon Jones

        ABF Board Member

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        Rebecca Oliver

        Executive Director

      • Advisory Board

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        Marcello Palazzi

        Chair of the Advisory Board

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        Alexander Crawford

        Advisory Board

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        Göran Carstedt

        Advisory Board

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        Anders Wikman

        Advisory Board

       

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