By Tamara Buchwald
Hollywood on the Potomac features the TIME/Mercuria after-party at the Swiss Residence, hosted by His Excellency Dr. Ralf Heckner and Dr. Ilaria Macconi Heckner the night of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The evening drew a cross-section of media, politics, culture and creativity, including Qorvis CEO Matt Lauer and Qorvis Chairman and Chief Editorial Officer Samantha Sault, for a gathering that captured the resilience and connection at the heart of Washington.
“Just hours after a shocking shooting cast a shadow over the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the city stood at a fragile crossroads between fear and defiance. Motorcades roared through tense streets, conversations lingered on what might have been, and a few miles away His Excellency Dr. Ralf Heckner & Dr. Ilaria Macconi Heckner opened the doors at the Swiss Residence to something altogether different: a refusal to let darkness have the final word. The TIME/Mercuria after-party did not ignore what had happened but instead it absorbed it and carried it quietly in the background deliberately and then chose joy.”
Source: Hollywood on the Potomac
