To spark new thinking on visions of human-centered progress for the 21st century, the McQuillan Institute is organising a series of “constitutional convenings” to be held in the United States, France, South Africa, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan during 2026-2028. Each convening features a public conversation with distinguished academics, foundation heads, university administrators, political figures, religious thinkers, and civil society leaders. Read more about the individual convenings below.
Convenings
I Democracy
Boston
Boston Public Library
September 11-12, 2026
Keynote speakers: Jill Lepore (Harvard University) & Leo Varadkar (former Taoiseach of Ireland)
II Democracy
Philadelphia
American Philosophical Society
October 29, 2026
Keynote speaker: Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard University)
III Common good
Paris
Collège de France
March 15-16, 2027
IV Emancipation
Johannesburg
Constitution Hill
August 2027
V Common sense
London
December 2027
VI Law
India
2028
VII Peace
Japan
2028

