Monocle's Quality of Life Conference Returns to Lisbon for 11th Edition
The 11th edition of Monocle's Quality of Life Conference made its way back to Lisbon, the city where it first launched in 2015. The 2026 event took place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, accompanied by a gala dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz. This gathering followed Monocle's Quality of Life Survey released in July/August, which assessed livable cities. Notable speakers included Carlos Moedas, the mayor of Lisbon, along with Robert Bound, Nicolas Gabard, Courtney Conley, Ricardo Nunes, Verbal, and Yü-Ge Wang, who led a charity auction benefiting the Committee to Protect Journalists. Attendees from Monocle included Andrew Tuck, Fiona Wilson, Pedro Beça, Carlota Rebelo, and Sophie Grove. The welcome cocktail was hosted at Verride Palácio de Santa Catarina, with the final breakfast held at the Mude design museum. The next conference is set for 2027.
Key facts
- The 11th edition of Monocle's Quality of Life Conference took place in Lisbon, where the inaugural event was held in 2015.
- The 2026 conference was hosted at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, recently extended by Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture.
- The gala dinner was held at the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, the venue of the first conference.
- The event followed Monocle's July/August Quality of Life Survey ranking the best cities to live in.
- Three photographers were commissioned to document the conference.
- Yü-Ge Wang of Christie's hosted a live charity auction raising funds for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
- Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas attended, and speakers included Robert Bound, Nicolas Gabard, Courtney Conley, Ricardo Nunes, and Verbal.
- Monocle is a few months away from its 20th anniversary, and the next conference is expected in 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Carlos Moedas
- Robert Bound
- Nicolas Gabard
- Courtney Conley
- Ricardo Nunes
- Verbal
- Yü-Ge Wang
- Andrew Tuck
- Fiona Wilson
- Pedro Beça
- Carlota Rebelo
- Sophie Grove
- Vladimir Djurovic
Institutions
- Monocle
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Four Seasons Hotel Ritz
- Husbands
- TAP Air Portugal
- Christie's
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Konfekt
- Verride Palácio de Santa Catarina
- Mude design museum
- Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture
- Mandarin Oriental
- Gulbenkian
Locations
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Athens
- Greece
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Munich
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Tagus
- Syria
- Sardinia
- Italy
- Mallorca
- Alps
- Austria
- Zürich
- Switzerland
- Dufourstrasse 90