The Shangri-La dialogues are aptly named. We should name more multilateral idealistic ventures after fictional places 🤔

North America needs an El Dorado dialogues. Europe needs a Valhalla dialogues.

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I didn’t actually. First I’ve heard of these

It's first and foremost named after the hotel where it's been held annually since 2002, as I'm sure you know 😄 But yes, as a second order consequence of choosing that name, an earthly paradise makes for a lofty common goal. I wonder if we're closer or further away from it since 2002; my intuition is the latter