Before consensus forms.
Founded in Davos in 2024, The Free Thinker Society brings together leaders from academia, policy-making, and business to revive the culture of free, independent, and courageous dialogue.
Drawing inspiration from the Renaissance Academies and the Salons of the Enlightenment, the Society provides an informal setting for unscripted and fruitful conversations, held alongside preeminent convening forums-offering a refreshing complement to more formal settings.
The Free Thinker Society is grounded in the belief that societal progress and transformation stem from the powerful intersection of connection, communication, and community.
By challenging conventional boundaries and weaving diverse perspectives, the Society fosters the cross-pollination of ideas across disciplines, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and progress.
Our intellectual community includes:
Dealmakers • Policymakers • Changemakers
Dealmakers
Regional and global CEOs, CFOs, investment bankers, sovereign wealth and institutional investors, and family office principals.
Policymakers
Ministers of finance and economy, central bank leaders, senior government officials, and representatives of multilateral institutions.
Changemakers
Founders and executives of high-growth companies, technology innovators, next-generation business leaders, ecosystem builders, and philanthropists.
We curate the content, coordinate the venue and logistics, and deliver the guest speakers and guest list.
Sessions are designed around our clients’ strategic horizon.
The Globalization of Payment Systems
Davos 2026 Featuring: Martin Galstyan (Central Bank of Armenia), Gordon Liao (Circle), Felipe Vallejo Dabdoub (Bitso), Ousmène Mandeng (Accenture & LSE), Alan Cohn (Steptoe & Johnson), Daniel Eidan & Morten Bech (Bank for International Settlements)
Chaired by: Marc Uzan, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee
Brazil’s Emergence as a New Centre of Gravity in a Fragmented Global Order
Davos 2026 Featuring: Riccardo Maria Monti (Triboo Group), Joarez José Piccinini (Banco Randon/Randoncorp), Vittorio Perona & André Portilho (BTG Pactual)
Moderated by: Alan Cohn, Steptoe & Johnson
International Stability and the Return of Mercantilism
Davos 2026 Featuring:
Martin Wolf (Financial Times), Dr Vera Songwe (Brookings Institution), Ngaire Woods (Blavatnik School of Government)
If You Break It, Do You Own It? Making Sense of American Foreign Policy
Davos 2026 Featuring:
Matthew Kaminski (Politico), Leah Pisar (Atlantic Council), Carlos Ruiz Hernandez (former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Panama)