The panel composed of Joseph Nye, Doris Sommer, James A. Robinson, Antoinette Torres, Christina Lessa, Saladin Ambar, Phil Chan, Mike Pell, Abdulnasser Gharem, Halla Bint Khalid, Rafal Niemojewski, Deborah Abroal, and Pier Luigi Sacco.
The Salon “Arts as Soft Power,” hosted at Harvard University, brought together leaders from many disciplines to explore the humanities as potentially transformative for global policy. Led by Christina Lessa, this first convening showcased how the arts enrich public discourse with reflection on complex social, economic, and environmental issues. Inspired by a prompt from Joseph Nye, the salon emphasized arts’ ability to bridge divides, including the challenges posed by AI.
Read the full article by Mike Pell, Envisioneer and Director of The Microsoft Garage in NYC.
