When participating in a Health and Health Care Innovation session in 2015, Elliot reminisced about his late father Roger's connection to Salzburg: "My father was a famous law professor who helped establish the field of conflict resolution. He founded the Harvard Negotiation Project, and during the 80s he came to five different sessions here. Our favorite picture of our father is a picture in front of the lake. So for me coming to Salzburg Global Seminar as a participant is an incredible treat."