Behind closed doors, powerbrokers across the world in politics, tech and media have convened at an annual in-the-know retreat hosted by Peter Thiel to rub elbows and examine hot-button issues. Dialog, the invite-only society that bills itself as a forum for leaders to “discuss topics off-the-record,” maintains a low public profile and has never shared a list of its members. For decades, little to nothing has been uncovered about the group.
That changed earlier this week, when a Swiss independent researcher leaked information about the organization that was left open in the code of the society’s website. The materials offer a glimpse into the inner workings and makeup of the group composed of political and business titans whose decisions set the agenda on global events.
The retreat puts them in the same room as powerful figures across government, tech and finance, whose work often intersects with entertainment and media. They include Elon Musk, Jared Kushner, Sen. Ted Cruz, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Xbox president Sarah Bond, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, Anthropic global affairs chief Michael Sellitto, Fortress Investment Group principal Pete Briger and TLG Communications founder Molly Levinson, among nearly 200 other figures.
The leaked materials identify the full set of session topics in this year’s conference, scheduled for August at a sprawling estate in Dublin, Ireland, with a heavy emphasis on geopolitics and tech. Several relate to divisive issues, like “Bring Back Nuclear,” “Disinformation & Deepfakes,” “Battlefield Technologies,” “Democracy Under Surveillance,” “Taiwan and the AI Race” and “Three Predictions in Iran.”
Others are more personal. A few examples: “Build-a-Party,” “Money (Does?) Buy Happiness,” “How’s Your Sex Life,” “It’s Fun to Be in Charge” and “Research-Based Longevity Hacks” (biohacker Bryan Johnson also appears in the leak).
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