The INDEX:Pauses have the format of salons and are meant to give the participants an opportunity to pause from everyday life to take in new knowledge and inspiration.

In 2008 – 2009 we've had the Tesla Team bringing the Tesla Roadster to our launch for nominations, Paola Antonelli, Curator of Design and Architecture at Museum of Modern Art telling about Design and the Elastic Mind and also Tim Vang, Founder of MyC4 and Professor Prabhu Kandachar from Delft University of Technology speaking about the potential of the emerging markets and the Base of the Pyramid.