What Matters, NOW?

The inaugural gathering theme

What mattered yesterday may no longer matter today. Our priorities, convictions, ambitions, and understanding of the world evolve as we experience life.

At this pivotal moment in history, personal, and professional transitions intersect with profound cultural, social, and technological repercussions. What once seemed certain may be open to reconsideration. What may have been insignificant could be essential now.

HAI will conduct future gatherings in different locations. Each location brings its own character, cultural history, and perspectives to the question at the heart of the gathering.

What Matters, NOW? explores this shifting landscape of human values, priorities, possibilities, and the discoveries when we reconsider what deserves our attention, individually and collectively.

October 10–13, 2027 | Vence, Côte d’Azur, France | Twelve participants | Four days

What Becomes Possible

A personal challenge may take on an entirely different meaning, revealing possibilities that had previously gone unrecognized.

A professional dilemma may find an unexpected solution through insights drawn from another’s discipline, culture, or lived experience.

A global issue may become more comprehensible when examined through perspectives that challenge established assumptions and reveal concepts beyond conventional thinking.

Participants may leave with greater clarity about a decision, a new direction for their work, a deeper understanding of themselves, others, a particular situation, or an intellectual connection that develops into a lasting relationship or collaboration.

What emerges will be different for each person, reflecting the questions and experiences they bring to the gathering.

Four Days: October 10–13, 2027

Day 1 | Opening the Inquiry

Introductions, Five Pillars, and What Matters, NOW?

Day 2 | Culture

Music, cultural preservation, guest conversations and reflection.

Confirmed guest: Arnaud LeGrand

Guest conversation with Arnaud LeGrand, French gypsy (Musette) music expert and Gibson guitar restorer. Followed by guitar performance, discussion and reflection.

Day 3 | Place

Village exploration, lunch in town at individual expense, and reflection on different interpretations of the same environment.

Day 4 | Identity

Personal and collective reflection, closing gathering, and farewell dinner.

Detailed four day schedule

What Matters, NOW?

October 10–13, 2027

Hôtel Restaurant & Spa Cantemerle Vence

Investment and What Is Included

Standard participation — US $7,100

Per person | Four days | Twelve participants.

Included

Four hotel nights: October 10, 11, 12 and 13, with checkout October 14; one room with a queen-size bed per participant.
Four breakfasts.
Three lunches.
Two dinners.
Coffee and bottled water during the gathering.
One included apéritif each evening.
Access to hotel spa facilities from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., subject to operating rules and availability.
Heated indoor pool.
Hammam.
Outdoor jacuzzi overlooking the Mediterranean.
Solarium.
Chromatic shower.
Fitness area.
Access to the Place des Pins pétanque court.
Programmed inland excursions.
Local transportation during scheduled gathering activities.
Facilitation by Elise Krentzel.

Not included

Lunch in town on October 12 is paid individually. Wine, massages, treatments, minibar purchases, and other personal extras are not included. Any hotel nights before October 10, including October 9, and any extra nights afterward must be arranged and paid for by the participant.

The stated fee excludes VAT and U.S. sales tax, if applicable; any legally required taxes will be disclosed before payment.

Applications close January 31, 2027 at 23:59 (Europe/Paris). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with a target response within five business days. All applicants will be notified by February 7, 2027. Standard participants pay US $3,550 by February 12, 2027 and US $3,550 by March 30, 2027.

Special Rates for Local Residents

Local resident, without overnight accommodation — US $3,550

Payable in two installments of US $1,775, due February 12, 2027 and March 30, 2027.

Local resident, with overnight accommodation — US $5,325

Payable in two installments of US $2,662.50, due February 12, 2027 and March 30, 2027.

Residents of the Nice and Antibes metropolitan areas are eligible to apply for the local-resident rates. Local-rate eligibility and the selected accommodation option must be confirmed by HAI before payment.

For exact inclusions in the US $3,550 local package without overnight accommodation, please contact info@thehumanatlasinstitute.com.