The Saturday Salon

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with former Afghan National Security Advisor, diplomat, and OrbitWorks CEO, Dr. Hamdullah Mohib. Together, they explore the fragility of institutional power, the paradox of collective accountability versus individual blame, and what it truly means to survive the c...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with social entrepreneur, educator, and author, Florian Hoffmann. Together, they explore the human cost of rapid technological change, the illusion of cost-cutting as leadership, and what it truly means to survive the massive transformation facing the global workf...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with Vice President of Sustainability and Purpose Strategy at Cisco, Kelsi Doran. Together, they explore the core philosophical tension between short-term AI cost takeout and long-term human capability, the strategic motif of operationalizing corporate purpose, an...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with geopolitical strategist, author, and founder of Fordham Global Foresight, Tina Fordham. Together, they explore the core tension of leading through systemic global upheaval, the psychological paradox of seeking return to normal in an era of permanent disruptio...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with impact economy pioneer, author, and Earthshot Prize nominator, Laurie Lane-Zucker. Together, they explore the systemic failure of reactive spending, the financial dividend of prevention, and what it truly means to survive in a world of cascading ecological, e...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with London Business School professor, organizational psychologist, and author, Professor Lynda Gratton. Together, they explore the illusion of the corporate career ladder in a 100-year life, the tension between productivity and human nurture, and what it truly me...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with public health physician, author, and UN consultant, Dr. Edmond Fernandes. Together, they explore the core philosophical tension between reactive medical bureaucracy and proactive community health, the economic paradox of why no nation prioritizes preventive m...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with human rights attorney, ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, and social entrepreneur, Karen Tse. Together, they explore the core philosophical tension between written legal rights and real-world implementation, the economic paradox of torture used as a ch...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, board chairman, and author, Neal Goldman. Together, they explore the psychological cost of hyper-scaling, the illusion of material success solving internal trauma, and what it truly means to survive the intense crucibl...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with financial sector lawyer, regulatory expert, and author, Sandeep Parekh. Together, they explore the friction between market efficiency and information asymmetry, the strategic balance between robust enforcement and the danger of over-regulation, and what it tr...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with activist, mother, and former member of the Danish Parliament, Julie Rademacher. Together, they explore the tension between geopolitical superpower dominance and the right to self-determination, the paradox of facing psychological warfare while choosing love a...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with environmental finance pioneer, policy advisor, and entrepreneur, Swapan Mehra. Together, they explore the friction between economic extraction and ecological restoration, the strategic integration of nature onto corporate balance sheets, and what it truly mea...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with venture capitalist, author, and startup mentor, Chris Yeh. Together, they explore the productive tension between democracy and capitalism, the strategic pivot in the era of artificial intelligence, and what it truly means to survive the slot machine of ventur...

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with psychologist, mother, and author, Christine Dawood. Together, they explore the raw architecture of grief, the non-linear rollercoaster of profound loss, and what it truly means to survive a tragedy watched by the entire world. From the agonizing 96 hours spen...

Welcome to this public episode of The Saturday Salon. In this far-reaching and deeply philosophical conversation, host Soulaima Gourani and co-host Michele Wucker sit down with Eric Ries, the legendary entrepreneur, pioneer of the Lean Startup movement, and author of the blockbusting bestseller, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great . Together, they dive into...

Welcome to this public episode of The Saturday Salon. In this far-reaching and deeply philosophical conversation, host Soulaima Gourani and co-host Michele Wucker sit down with Ganzorig Ulziibayar ("Ganzo"), one of Central Asia’s most prominent financial leaders, innovators, and education reformers. Together, they dive into the core thesis of his internationally best-selling book, Strategy Is Atti...

Lera Auerbach on Artistic Risk, Immigration, and the Language of Music | The Saturday Salon with Soulaima Gourani Welcome to the premiere public episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profound and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with world-renowned virtuoso composer, conductor, pianist, and World Economic Forum Cultural Leader, Lera Auerbach. Together, they explore the c...