- Geoengineering feasibility discussion: participants weighed the idea of using Maersk’s global container-ship fleet as mobile platforms for “marine cloud brightening,” spraying fine seawater aerosols to increase cloud albedo and offset global warming.  
- Solar-radiation-management skepticism: it was noted that any individual or corporation wealthy enough to deploy a planet-scale solar shade would instantly become a political lightning rod, blamed for every extreme-weather event.  
- Ransomware impact on critical infrastructure: Maersk (and Rosneft) were hit by the 27 June 2017 NotPetya ransomware outbreak, illustrating how cyber-attacks can disrupt even the largest logistics networks that might otherwise be repurposed for climate intervention.  
- Flat-Earth as an engineering thought experiment: the group toyed with the concept of constructing a gravitationally optimized “flat disc” habitat—discussing azimuthal-equidistant map projections and the engineering hurdles of flattening a sphere rather than the usual domed habitat designs.  
- Cultural framing of technologists: tongue-in-cheek references to “god complexes” highlighted how public perception (and potential vilification) shapes the willingness of technologists to undertake large-scale interventions.