Programme — 12 March 2026

Venue: Botanical Garden Zuidas, Amsterdam
Format: Garden Immersion from 09:00 | Programme 09:30-17:00 | Reception until 17:30

• 09:00-09:30

  Garden Immersion & Registration
• 09:30-10:30

  Opening Plenary: The Regenerative ImperativeMargrethe Jonkman (President, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) - The University's Role in Systemic Transformation Sjoerd Kluiving (Associate Professor Anthropocene Studies & Geoarchaeology, VU) - From Extraction to Regeneration: Learning from Earth's History Sandra Hasanefendic (Assistant Professor Breakthrough Technology Innovation, VU & HvA) - The Global Context: Why Regenerative Business Leaders Matter Now
• 10:30-11:30

  Track Session 1: Living Systems as TeachersJorge Sousa (WhatxNext) & Kenneth Rijsdijk (Assistant Professor Biogeography, UvA) - Growth without Depletion Sanne Griffioen-Roose (FrieslandCampina) - From Farm to Table: Regenerative Principles in Food Systems Renee Wansdronk (Wansdronk Architectuur) - Solar energy, low exergy, zero emission building concept
• 11:30-12:00

  Break in the Garden
• 12:00-13:00

  Track Session 2: Pedagogy and Practice of Regenerative LeadershipKaren Verduijn & Katinka Quintelier (VU, School of Business and Economics) - The Pedagogy of Regenerative Business: How We Learn to Lead Differently Jelleke de Nooy-van Tol (Transition Writer) - The Regenerative World Has Already Been Born Henrike Gootjes Deepti Panicker (SparkBiQ)
• 13:00-14:00

  Lunch & Garden
• 14:00-15:15

  Interactive Workshop: Applying Doughnut Economics to Your OrganizationWillem van Winden & Garance Breuil (Regenalyze)
• 15:15-15:45

  Break with Refreshments
• 15:45-16:40

  Capstone: The Regenerative Business Leaders Program
• 16:40-16:55

  Reflection: The Regenerative Business Leaders Program
• 16:55-17:00

  Closing: From Insight to Action
• 17:00-17:30

  Reception in the Botanical Garden