What is ZOË?
Our moment can feel like it’s oriented toward death—suicides and overdoses, debt and cynicism, depression and anxiety, ugly aesthetics, endless discourse. Across politics, geographies, and ideologies, the sense is that: life together is getting thinner.
ZOË is against death. In Greek, zoē (ζωή) refers to abundant life—not mere survival (bios, or biological life) but a human being fully alive.
ZOË is three-day conference convening leaders from Athens (arts and philosophy), Jerusalem (faith and religion), and Silicon Valley (technology and venture) to ask the most basic—and urgent—questions:
- •What is life?
- •What does abundant life look and feel like now?
- •Who embodies it—in people, companies, institutions, craft, and culture?
- •What practices, architectures, and economies actually fortify life?
Themes we'll explore:
Life vs. Optimization:
longevity, "wellness," ineffective altruistics—and why fertility is not enough
Vitalism & Spirit:
pagan, secular, and religious accounts of vitality—what's true, what's counterfeit
Eternity and Time:
how we mark time, live within it, and glimpse what lies beyond
Resurrection and Revelation:
life after death and the unveiling of what is hidden
Beauty and Art as Proof of Life:
from architecture to music to literature—why form forms us
Signs of Contradiction:
the paradoxes of poverty, humility, obedience, and chastity
Where Two or Three are Gathered:
life with others; rites of passage; anti-mimetic balance.
Schedule
Details will be added to the schedule in the coming months.
Sunday, July 26
Arrivals during the day. Welcome cocktail reception and fellowship from 6PM - late.
Monday, July 27
Full day of speakers, small group sessions, and special activities. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Founder/VIP event and dinner.
Tuesday, July 28
Coffee/light breakfast, independent activities, and departure. Founder/VIP ticket holder brunch.
Registration Options
General Admission
Limited-time introductory price- Full access to all conference sessions, panels, and activities
- Welcome reception and networking with fellow participants (conference app available beginning 3 months prior to event)
- Access to all post-event recordings and continued app access for meet-ups and conversation
Founder/VIP
Limited to 25
- Everything in General Admission plus:
- Invitation-only dinner + private brunch reception with speakers
- Reserved priority seating and concierge
- Recognition as a Founding Supporter in the program and online
- Exclusive follow-up salon with Cluny leadership and select speakers after the event
Speakers coming soon
Sponsors and Partners
We're grateful for the support of our partners in advancing meaningful dialogue
Sponsorship Opportunities
Interested in partnering with ZOË as a sponsor or institutional partner? Download the packet and reach out below.
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
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