MARCH 20-24,2027
Jaisalmer,India
MARCH 20-24, 2027
Jaisalmer, India
EARTH ONE PRESENTS
VASU, an immersive gathering during the festival of Holi for
a curated group of global leaders.
VASU is rooted in the Sanskrit phrase वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam meaning ‘the world is one family,’ an ancient articulation of the truth Earth One is built upon VASU invites you into a mystical desert odyssey among stars, sandstone, and dunes beckoning you beyond ordinary rhythms of time We gather to embody the legend: one family under the full moon celebrating the festival of color as few ever have or ever will Our world is waiting for a new myth to unfold We gather from all corners of the earth a living ritual of color and flame to breathe it into being
VASU is rooted in the Sanskrit phrase वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam meaning ‘the world is one family,’ an ancient articulation of the truth Earth One is built upon VASU invites you into a mystical desert odyssey among stars, sandstone, and dunes beckoning you beyond ordinary rhythms of time We gather to embody the legend: one family under the full moon celebrating the festival of color as few ever have or ever will Our world is waiting for a new myth to unfold We gather from all corners of the earth a living ritual of color and flame to breathe it into being
Festival of Color
Festival of Color
VASU crescendos with Holi, a sacred and mischievous ritual of renewal
VASU crescendos with Holi, a sacred and mischievous ritual of renewal
What is Earth One?
What is Earth One?
Earth One is a long-term experiment in human collaboration and coherence.
Earth One is a long-term experiment in human collaboration and coherence.
We operate under the belief that the world has enough resources and talent to solve its biggest problems. What we are missing is the coordination, imagination, and long-term thinking required to create meaningful change.
We operate under the belief that the world has enough resources and talent to solve its biggest problems.
What we are missing is the coordination, imagination, and long-term thinking required to create meaningful change.
Our work builds cultural and economic meeting points where imagination becomes trust, and trust becomes action.
Meet the Earth One Ecosystem
Meet the Earth One Ecosystem
Earth One brings together visionary leaders who are operating at the systems level of global change.
Earth One brings together visionary leaders who are operating at the systems level of global change.
Curation sits at the center of every Earth One gathering. What makes these gatherings exceptional is the caliber of individuals inside.
Capital stewards, builders and operators, wisdom-keepers, storytellers,
Earth One's community of contributors include:
Lynne Twist
Founder & President
Soul of Money Institute
Aditi Premji
Philanthropist, India Climate Collaborative
India Climate Collaborative
Ahmed Al Bawardi
Managing Director
Badiya Capital
Alexander Waislitz
Executive Chairman
Thorney Investment Group
Ana Helena Pires
Shareholder and ESG cordinator
Alupar Investimentos S.A.
Jim Breyer
Founder, CEO
Breyer Capital
Santiago Sanchez Navarro
Principal
Kundavi
David S. Kong
Director, Research Scientist
Community Biotechnology Initiative
Carole Wamuyu Wainaina
Former Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources
United Nations
De Kai
AI Pioneer, Professor, Ethicist
Berkeley ICSI, Hong Kong UST, The Future Society
Levke Caesar
Co-Lead Planetary Boundaries Science
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Lord Rumi Verjee
Member of the House of Lords
United Kingdom
Colin O'Brady
Eleven-time World Record Breaking Explorer, NYTimes Bestselling Author
Mark Hyman
Founder, Medical Director
The UltraWellness Center
Fatoumata BA
Tech entrepreneur, Founder
Janngo Capital
Bhupendra Chaubey
Head of content
Thesquirrels.In
Daniel Epstein
CEO
Unreasonable Group
Francis Pedraza
Founder, President & Executive Chairman
Invisible
Michael B Schwab
Managing Director
Big Sky Partners
Nachson Mimran
CEO and co-founder
To.org
Bjarke Ingels
Architect / Founder
Bjarke Ingels Group
Hans Keirstead
Chairman and CEO
AIVITA Biomedical, Immunis, Human Immunome Project
Parag Khanna
Author, Geographer, Founder
AlphaGeo
Sam Alemayehu
Co-founder, General Partner
C1 Ventures
Simone Giacomelli
CEO
PremAI
Taryn Southern
Creative Technologist, Futurist
Zenia Ratan Tata
CEO
Zenia Tata, Inc and Entrokey Labs.
Bryan Hubbard
Chief Executive Officer
Americans For Ibogaine
Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Founder
Playfair, Green Heart Kilifi, Baobab Studios
Marshall Day Sutherland
Co-Founder, CEO
Invisible Technologies
Sam Englebardt
Co-Founder, Partner
Galaxy
Puneet Dalmia
Managing Director & CEO
Dalmia Bharat Group
Lynne Twist
Founder & President
Soul of Money Institute
Aditi Premji
Philanthropist, India Climate Collaborative
India Climate Collaborative
Ahmed Al Bawardi
Managing Director
Badiya Capital
Alexander Waislitz
Executive Chairman
Thorney Investment Group
Ana Helena Pires
Shareholder and ESG cordinator
Alupar Investimentos S.A.
Jim Breyer
Founder, CEO
Breyer Capital
Santiago Sanchez Navarro
Principal
Kundavi
David S. Kong
Director, Research Scientist
Community Biotechnology Initiative
Carole Wamuyu Wainaina
Former Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources
United Nations
De Kai
AI Pioneer, Professor, Ethicist
Berkeley ICSI, Hong Kong UST, The Future Society
Levke Caesar
Co-Lead Planetary Boundaries Science
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Lord Rumi Verjee
Member of the House of Lords
United Kingdom
Colin O'Brady
Eleven-time World Record Breaking Explorer, NYTimes Bestselling Author
Mark Hyman
Founder, Medical Director
The UltraWellness Center
Fatoumata BA
Tech entrepreneur, Founder
Janngo Capital
Bhupendra Chaubey
Head of content
Thesquirrels.In
Daniel Epstein
CEO
Unreasonable Group
Francis Pedraza
Founder, President & Executive Chairman
Invisible
Michael B Schwab
Managing Director
Big Sky Partners
Nachson Mimran
CEO and co-founder
To.org
Bjarke Ingels
Architect / Founder
Bjarke Ingels Group
Hans Keirstead
Chairman and CEO
AIVITA Biomedical, Immunis, Human Immunome Project
Parag Khanna
Author, Geographer, Founder
AlphaGeo
Sam Alemayehu
Co-founder, General Partner
C1 Ventures
Simone Giacomelli
CEO
PremAI
Taryn Southern
Creative Technologist, Futurist
Zenia Ratan Tata
CEO
Zenia Tata, Inc and Entrokey Labs.
Bryan Hubbard
Chief Executive Officer
Americans For Ibogaine
Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Founder
Playfair, Green Heart Kilifi, Baobab Studios
Marshall Day Sutherland
Co-Founder, CEO
Invisible Technologies
Sam Englebardt
Co-Founder, Partner
Galaxy
Puneet Dalmia
Managing Director & CEO
Dalmia Bharat Group
Kimbal Musk
CEO
Nova Sky Stories
Darren Aronofsky
Director, Filmmaker
Protozoa
Randall Mays
Chairman
Live Nation Entertainment
Bob Thurman
Buddhist Scholar, Philosopher, Writer
Columbia University, Tibet House
Angelica Anton
Founder
SILK Ventures
Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
University of Sussex
Joseph Deitch
Founder and Chairman
The Elevate Prize Foundation
Ayah Bdeir
CEO
littleBits
Karam Hinduja
CEO
Hinduja Bank
Kurt Bjorklund
Investor & Philanthropist
Leonora Ross Skinner
Investment Manager
Molten
Aza Raskin
Founder
Center for Humane Technology
Elsie Mbugua
Founder and Managing Director
Leadwood Energy
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat
Visionary Entrepreneur
Dhun project, the Suryagarh Collection of boutique hotels
Emre Eczacıbaşı
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator
Eczacıbaşı Group
Mark Pincus
Founder
Zynga
Megan Bambino
Chief Program Officer
The Elevate Prize Foundation
Mel Seme
Broadway Musician
Buena Vista Social Club
Mia Forbes Pirie
International Mediator, The Conversations Coach.
Lares Partners
Guy Laliberté
Founder
Cirque Du Soleil
Ashley Bell
Founder
Redemption Bank
Neto Vargas
Founder
Variv Capital / MAXA
Orland Bishop
Founder
Shade Tree Multicultural Foundation
Piraye Yurttas Beim
Founder, CEO
Celmatix Therapeutics
Saskia Howard
Managing Partner
Blakeney Point
Simone Severini
Founder
Amazon Quantum Computing
Tatsuya Yoshioka
Founder and Director
Peace Boat
Andrew Carton
Founder
Alteraxion
Christiana Musk
Co-Founder
Flourish Trust
Mario Solari
Principal
Primrose Holdings
Michael Clark
Leader
Gnosis
Samir Jain
Chairman
Times of India
Sivakumar Sundaram
Times Of india
CEO
Kimbal Musk
CEO
Nova Sky Stories
Darren Aronofsky
Director, Filmmaker
Protozoa
Randall Mays
Chairman
Live Nation Entertainment
Bob Thurman
Buddhist Scholar, Philosopher, Writer
Columbia University, Tibet House
Angelica Anton
Founder
SILK Ventures
Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
University of Sussex
Joseph Deitch
Founder and Chairman
The Elevate Prize Foundation
Ayah Bdeir
CEO
littleBits
Karam Hinduja
CEO
Hinduja Bank
Kurt Bjorklund
Investor & Philanthropist
Leonora Ross Skinner
Investment Manager
Molten
Aza Raskin
Founder
Center for Humane Technology
Elsie Mbugua
Founder and Managing Director
Leadwood Energy
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat
Visionary Entrepreneur
Dhun project, the Suryagarh Collection of boutique hotels
Emre Eczacıbaşı
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator
Eczacıbaşı Group
Mark Pincus
Founder
Zynga
Megan Bambino
Chief Program Officer
The Elevate Prize Foundation
Mel Seme
Broadway Musician
Buena Vista Social Club
Mia Forbes Pirie
International Mediator, The Conversations Coach.
Lares Partners
Guy Laliberté
Founder
Cirque Du Soleil
Ashley Bell
Founder
Redemption Bank
Neto Vargas
Founder
Variv Capital / MAXA
Orland Bishop
Founder
Shade Tree Multicultural Foundation
Piraye Yurttas Beim
Founder, CEO
Celmatix Therapeutics
Saskia Howard
Managing Partner
Blakeney Point
Simone Severini
Founder
Amazon Quantum Computing
Tatsuya Yoshioka
Founder and Director
Peace Boat
Andrew Carton
Founder
Alteraxion
Christiana Musk
Co-Founder
Flourish Trust
Mario Solari
Principal
Primrose Holdings
Michael Clark
Leader
Gnosis
Samir Jain
Chairman
Times of India
Sivakumar Sundaram
Times Of india
CEO
The Experience
The Experience
The details of the experience with be revealed when we are together.
Arrive to the drumming of the camel riders, dinner under the desert sky, and a mystical journey with Sufi qawwals
Arrive to the drumming of the camel riders, dinner under the desert sky, and a mystical journey with Sufi qawwals
A day dedicated to deep mind & body rejuvenation leading into Holika Dahan, a fire ritual of purification
A day dedicated to deep mind & body rejuvenation leading into Holika Dahan, a fire ritual of purification
The energy slowly builds and then erupts for a poolside Holi celebration of music, dancing, and ecstatic blur of hues
The energy slowly builds and then erupts for a poolside Holi celebration of music, dancing, and ecstatic blur of hues
We walk historic paths and ancient ruins, enjoy a nomadic feast over open fire, and are carried home by the sound of kamaicha
We walk historic paths and ancient ruins, enjoy a nomadic feast over open fire, and are carried home by the sound of kamaicha
Morning in the desert, our last feast, and goodbyes
Morning in the desert, our last feast, and goodbyes
Convergence
A meeting point between West and East, across disciplines, cultures, and generations
Ritual
Ancient practices that connect us to a collective rhythm
Performance
Traditional and contemporary musical experiences from Rajasthan and beyond
Inquiry
A container with enough slowness to feel into the deep questions
Catalysis
A place where relationships, ideas, and trajectories begin. What will you ignite?
Convergence
A meeting point between West and East, across disciplines, cultures, and generations
Ritual
Ancient practices that connect us to a collective rhythm
Performance
Traditional and contemporary musical experiences from Rajasthan and beyond
Inquiry
A container with enough slowness to feel into the deep questions
Catalysis
A place where relationships, ideas, and trajectories begin. What will you ignite?
Governance & politics
AI & Consciousness
Regenerative placemaking
Renewable energy
Human displacement
LOCATION
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer sits on the western edge of the Indian state of Rajasthan, often called The Golden City for the honeyed hues of its sunlit sandstone.
Jaisalmer has long been a place of convergence.
For centuries the city sat on a trade artery between Persia and Central Asia, a history etched into its walls.
VASU continues this lineage by bringing humans together from near and far to exchange vision and ideas the way merchants once exchanged silk and spice.
VENUE
Suryagarh
Suryagarh
Suryagarh is a heritage hotel that sits at the edge of the Thar Desert surrounded by gardens, dunes, and sky. A multi-sensory vision straight out of a Rajasthani folk tale and our home for five magical days.
VASU is co-created
with exceptional partners
VASU is co-created
with exceptional partners
Manvendra Singh Shekhawat
Visionary Entrepreneur
Maharawal Chaitanya Raj Singh
King of Jaisalmer
Earth One Gatherings
Earth One Gatherings
Earth One gatherings serve as flashpoints for expanding perspectives, cross-pollinating people and ideas, and illuminating paradigm-shifting projects capable of inspiring a better future.
Earth One gatherings serve as flashpoints for expanding perspectives, cross-pollinating people and ideas, and illuminating paradigm-shifting projects capable of inspiring a better future.
Earth One gatherings are invitation-only. We invite deliberately, and we open a path to apply for those called to the room.
The Fellowship
The Fellowship
Our Fellows form the heart of our community. Funded by patron scholarships, the fellowship program catalyzes a potent ecosystem of impact practitioners, from front-line builders to visionary leaders.
Our Fellows form the heart of our community. Funded by patron scholarships, the fellowship program catalyzes a potent ecosystem of impact practitioners, from front-line builders to visionary leaders.
Featured Fellows of past gatherings:
Robert Thurman
Buddhist Scholar, Philosopher, Writer
Columbia University, Tibet House
Ryland Engelhart
hief Mission Officer & Co-Founder
Kiss The Ground
Fiona Korwin—Pawlowski
Chief Strategy and Programs Officer
Project CETI
Parag Khanna
Author, Geographer, Founder
AlphaGeo
Sandor Iron Rope
Lakota Ceremonial Leader-Helper
Hafsat Abiola
Co-Founder and Global South Catalyst
Project Dandelion
Rick Doblin
President and Founder
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
Bryan Hubbard
Chief Executive Officer
Americans For Ibogaine
Agather Atuhaire
Team Leader
Agora Center For Research
Alexander Eaton
CEO and Co-Founder
Sistema.bio, Inc
Alexei Levene
Co Founder and Chief Growth Officer
Desolenator
Antonio Nuño
CEO & Co-founder
Someone Somewhere
Gustavo Maia
Founder and CEO
Colab
Emily Morris
CEO
Emrgy
Agam Khare
Founder, CEO
Absolute
Robert Thurman
Buddhist Scholar, Philosopher, Writer
Columbia University, Tibet House
Ryland Engelhart
hief Mission Officer & Co-Founder
Kiss The Ground
Fiona Korwin—Pawlowski
Chief Strategy and Programs Officer
Project CETI
Parag Khanna
Author, Geographer, Founder
AlphaGeo
Sandor Iron Rope
Lakota Ceremonial Leader-Helper
Hafsat Abiola
Co-Founder and Global South Catalyst
Project Dandelion
Rick Doblin
President and Founder
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
Bryan Hubbard
Chief Executive Officer
Americans For Ibogaine
Agather Atuhaire
Team Leader
Agora Center For Research
Alexander Eaton
CEO and Co-Founder
Sistema.bio, Inc
Alexei Levene
Co Founder and Chief Growth Officer
Desolenator
Antonio Nuño
CEO & Co-founder
Someone Somewhere
Gustavo Maia
Founder and CEO
Colab
Emily Morris
CEO
Emrgy
Agam Khare
Founder, CEO
Absolute
Earth One's impact partners have included:
Reflections from our Community
Reflections
from our Community
from inside the living container
On what its like inside
the living container
Andrew Carton
Founder
"I hadn't felt that level of cohesion, authenticity, passion, curiosity, heart-centric environment in a very long time.”
Andrew Carton
Founder
"I hadn't felt that level of cohesion, authenticity, passion, curiosity, heart-centric environment in a very long time.”