
2023 Annual Strategic Foresight Retreat
PROGRAM
Day 1
Monday 22 May, 2023
07:30 BREAKFAST / Marble Hall
Available for those who arrive on Sunday.
09:00 PREPARATORY MEETING/ Red Salon
For members of the planning committee.
10:00 OPTIONAL SITE VISIT/ off-site t.b.a.
For the planning committee and anyone else arriving early who wishes to join, we will be organizing a site visit to a non-government/private sector tech innovation lab in or near Salzburg, in order to draw out lessons and methods that can be adapted for use by your governments.
15:00 WELCOME, FRAMING, AND INTRODUCTIONS/ Gallery All plenary sessions will take place in the
Gallery, located on the top floor of the Schloss (Palace).
• Welcome remarks to plenary, setting out the plan and objective for this meeting and for the Network
• Dynamic interactive introductions
15:45 THE STATE OF CHANGE AND TRENDS IN GOVERNMENT / Gallery
Presentation by Apolitical.
16:15 COFFEE / TEA BREAK / Great Hall
17:00 INTRODUCTION OF COUNTRY FOCUS SESSIONS / Gallery, moving to Gallery Lounge / Red Salon
Green Salon / Library
In plenary: four representatives from four countries (TBD) will briefly present: context, one big lesson in last two years, one thing that went well, and one big challenge faced, biggest question for the future.
In breakout: Fellows will join presenters in breakout rooms of their choice to exchange on country case studies focus.
18:30 BOOK TALK 1 / Great Hall
Another World is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination, by Geoffrey
Mulgan.
19:30 DINNER / Marble Hall
21:00 TOUR OF SCHLOSS LEOPOLDSKRON / Depart from Marble Hall
21:00 INFORMAL NETWORKING / Great Hall
Day 2
Tuesday 23 May, 2023
07:30 BREAKFAST / Marble Hall
09:00 WELCOME AND FRAMING / Gallery
09:15 WHAT HELPS YOU SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT? / Gallery, moving to Red Salon / Green Salon / Library
Case studies and strategic questions for the future of Government:
1. Government spending, inflation, and debt
2. Climate
3. Digital, data, and disinformation
Three Fellows will introduce the topics to the plenary, followed by self-selecting breakout groups for more in-depth discussion.
10:45 GROUP PHOTO / Terrace
10:50 COFFEE / TEA BREAK / Great Hall
11:30 WHAT HELPS YOU SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT? / Gallery, moving to Red Salon / Green Salon / Library
Case studies and strategic questions for the future of Government:
1. Citizen participation
2. Youth
3. The future of work
Three Fellows will introduce the topics to the plenary, followed by self-selecting breakout groups for more in-depth discussion.
13:00 LUNCH / Marble Hall
14:30 BOOK TALK 2 / Gallery
Expand: Stretching the Future by Design, by Christian Bason.
15:45 COFFEE / TEA BREAK / Great Hall
16:30 SIMULATION AND INTERACTIVE EXERCIZE / Gallery
This exercise will draw from the lessons in the book talk.
18:30 BREAK
19:00 DINNER / Marble Hall
20:30 WILL NATION STATES REMAIN THE WAY OF THE FUTURE? / Great Hall
Short and light-hearted New York Times style debate
21:30 INFORMAL NETWORKING / Great Hall
Day 3
Wednesday 24 May, 2023
HOTEL CHECK-OUT
Hotel check-out is 11:00 a.m. Please check out of your room after breakfast, or latest during the coffee break.
07:30 BREAKFAST / Marble Halle
09:00 WELCOME AND FRAMING / Gallery
09:15 FUTURE IMAGINATION EXERCISE / Gallery
09:45 HOW TO INNOVATE IN GOVERNMENT / Gallery
10:30 COFFEE / TEA BREAK / Great Hall
11:15 CONCLUSIONS/ Gallery
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Summary and wrap-up of the agenda
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Next steps and expectations for the Network going forward
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Evaluation and feedback
12:30 LUNCH/ Marble Hall
More information about this year’s invitation-only retreat is available HERE

