EXPEDITION
THE
ATHENS | DELPHI | HYDRA
A curated journey into
the future of Europe
by I KNOW SOMEONE and NEW NARRATIVE
From 24–29 September 2026, during the last full moon of the summer, we invite a small group of founders and decision-makers to the city that was named after the Goddess of strategy: Athens
Designed for people who sense that the old strategic maps are no longer enough. Between ancient oracles and future thinkers, we create a temporary space for long-horizon strategy, cultural intelligence, and future imagination. Part workshop, part collective reset, it is a unique format where we explore our methods together in a real-world setting. We can’t think of a better place to imagine the future than the place where Europe first learned to ask the right questions.
Can you?
The first Greek word you’ll learn is Philoxenia—loosely translated as hospitality—but here, it means something far richer: the generosity of welcoming strangers as future friends.
DAY 1 – THE ARRIVAL
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Whether you'd like us to arrange every detail of your stay or simply meet us in Athens is entirely up to you. Through our concierge service, we can organise flights, accommodation, airport transfers and personal recommendations, allowing you to focus entirely on the experience ahead.
Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed at the airport and taken to your temporary home in Athens, where a carefully curated welcome package will be waiting for you, introducing the city, the programme, and a few of our favourite discoveries. Before dinner, you'll have a little time to settle in, slow down, and leave everyday life behind.
As the sun sets, we'll gather around a long table at one of our favorite restaurants. It's an evening designed for unhurried conversations, exceptional food, and getting to know the people you'll be sharing the next few days with.
Thursday, 24 September
Friday, 25 September
The ancient Greeks had one word to describe both art and technology: Technē. They understood them not as separate disciplines, but as different expressions of the same human capacity—to imagine, create and shape the world.
DAY 2 – THE DEPARTURE
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Throughout the day, we'll move across the city to meet the people quietly reimagining ancient concepts for the twenty-first century: the marketplace as new commons, the gymnasium as a space for top-athletes or future war heroes, and the city itself as a living laboratory for technology and cultural memory. Together, we'll explore what deserves to be preserved, what should be reinvented, and how ancient ideas can become tomorrow's innovations.
Saturday, 27 September
Pronoia is the Greek idea of thinking ahead—of looking beyond what is immediately visible. On Saturday morning, we'll trade narrow streets for new perspectives on a private boat trip off the Riviera coast.
DAY 3 – THE HORIZON
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Here, Athens reveals a different story, one shaped by the sea that connected Europe long before the continent had a name. On board, we'll be joined by an architect and urban thinker. From the arrival of ancient seafarers to the charter of Athens by Le Corbusier, and now Ellinikon—Europe's Largest Urban Regeneration Project—we'll discuss how cities preserve their identity while continuously reinventing themselves. What should every future city learn from Athens? And which ancient ideas deserve another life? Between conversations, we'll anchor for a swim near the temple of Poseidon, share lunch on deck, and allow the slower rhythm of the sea to create space for reflection. By late afternoon, we'll return to the city with fresh perspectives and perhaps a few better questions than the ones we left with. After some time to unwind at the hotel, we'll gather once more for dinner. And for everyone who isn't quite ready to call it a night, we'll continue the conversation as Athens comes alive beneath the last full moon of the summer.
Sunday, 27 September
The oracle of Delphi, once considered the centre of the ancient world, guides us towards the future.
DAY 4 – THE ORACLE
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Sunday is an invitation to diverge. For some, this is where the expedition comes to an end, while others will continue to travel with us to Delphi.
The two hour drive itself is part of the experience. As the landscape slowly changes—from olive groves to dramatic mountain scenery—the pace begins to slow down, making room for quieter conversations and reflection.
For more than a thousand years, people travelled to Delphi in search of answers. More often than not, they returned with better questions. After arriving, we'll settle into our hotel before heading out for an afternoon walk through the sanctuary and its surrounding landscape. In the evening, we'll gather once more for dinner, taking time to reflect on the journey so far.
Monday, 28 September
Hydra has long attracted artists, writers, collectors, and free thinkers from around the world.
DAY 5 – THE ISLAND
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On Monday morning, after breakfast in Delphi, we'll make our way back to the coast. From the port of Piraeus, we'll board the ferry to Hydra, leaving the mainland behind as our expedition enters its final chapter. Free of cars and rich in history, and full of donkeys, the island moves at its own pace. There, we'll catch the final days of Nari Ward's exhibition at the Deste Foundation's Project Space, meet collectors, swim, eat well, and leave enough room for the unexpected. There is no rush. No agenda. Just enough space for conversations to deepen and ideas to settle. Because some of the most important moments of every odyssey are the ones that could never have been planned.
Tuesday, 29 September
Athena will guide us home—wherever that may be.
DAY 6 – THE RETURN
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Throughout Homer's Odyssey, Athena never sails the ship for Odysseus. She doesn't fight his battles. She appears whenever perspective is needed most. We believe strategy works much the same way. No meaningful journey truly ends when the itinerary does. Whether you return to Athens, continue exploring the islands or simply stay a little longer is entirely up to you. What matters is not where you go next, but what you take with you. New perspectives, new companions, and perhaps a different way of seeing the future. Because the true destination of every Odyssey was never a place. It was a different way of seeing the world.
INVITATION
INVITATION
THE EXPEDITION is intentionally small. We curate a group of people who we think should get to know each other.
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