Welcome to the Autumn Salon

New Constellations — Pioneering Substance

13 November 2026

Friday 18:30-21:30

TORTUE · Private Bibliothèque · Hamburg

The Evening

A curated Friday evening bringing together an unusual constellation of people and perspectives — purposefully composed to take us beyond our usual bubbles.

18:30 | Arrival & Apéritif
A sparkling welcome in the intimate setting of TORTUE’s Bibliothèque.

The Salon | Conversation & Good Company
An evening of unexpected perspectives, good company and conversations that unfold naturally.

Throughout the evening | savoury bites from the brasserie

Tartines with beef tartare · goat’s cheese · avocado · hummus

From 21:30 | À votre guise
For those who wish to linger afterwards, we may simply let the evening continue — perhaps over a cocktail at TORTUE’s bar noir, just next door.

The Salon’s premise:

Insights and inspiration, in anticipation of the evening. In the days leading up to the Salon, a small online editorial series will bring together contributing voices from across disciplines — offering different perspectives on the theme and inspiration to carry into the evening.

The Spirit of the Salon

If this is your first Salon: every guest is invited for the unique perspective they bring. There is nothing to prepare. Come as you are. Just good company, curiosity and the pleasure of an evening together.

by personal invitation only

All places already reserved? You are warmly invited to join the waiting list. Should a place become available, I will be in touch.

New Constellations — Pioneering Substance

As novelty falls away, substance comes into view. Autumn feels like an apt moment to look ahead.

Over the past few years, AI has brought extraordinary momentum — new capabilities, new possibilities, and an abundance of new approaches. As novelty gradually becomes familiarity, a different question begins to emerge: what will it mean to pioneer from here?

Perhaps the next pioneering approaches will not come from any one discipline alone, but from new constellations between them — from bringing together forms of expertise, experience and perspective that have traditionally existed in separate worlds.

Which new approaches — and which perhaps unexpected constellations of expertise — might shape the next chapter of transformation?

This is the thought at the heart of the Autumn Salon.

I’m very much looking forward to thinking together, in a warm and familiar atmosphere.

Laura

About the Salon Series: Beyond [Our] Bubbles

Bringing together people across fields such as AI, technology, physics, psychology, finance, law, philosophy, engineering, and beyond, the salon is intentionally designed around curiosity, depth, and meaningful exchange.

Together, we step outside our usual worlds - and into one another’s.

Kind note
As the salon is intentionally intimate, each place matters. Should your plans change, I would deeply appreciate hearing from you at your earliest convenience so that someone from the waitlist may join; even at short notice, this is still helpful.

Waitlist
Please feel free to reach out via e-mail if you were not able to secure a seat. I will do my best to include you - at the very least in the next suitable event. You are genuinely welcome.