Regenerative Business and Leadership Retreat Kalmthout 2026

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Two days. Exploring the fundamentals of regeneration

and how it can boost business & society.

Hotel, great food and a lot of quality time

in nature included. To elevate our quality

of thinking, being and leading

in the world.

For leaders of the future.

**Places are limited!

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"Regeneration is a biological phenomenon of renewal that increases the vitality, viability and evolutionary capability of living systems. They become more, do more and can achieve more over time."

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WHO IS IT FOR?

Business Executives, Managers, Entrepreneurs, Creatives, Designers, Consultants, Public Servants and Sustainability Professionals from all organisations, disciplines and sectors.

WHAT YOU GAIN

🌱 A better grasp on complexity, dynamism and anti-fragility in a changing world.

More insight into living systems science & why this matters for organisations.

A deeper understanding of regeneration & its transformational potential.

How regenerative development can elevate strategy and innovation.

Robust frameworks to work regeneratively and systemically.

Tools to develop new capability in yourself,

 your team & your organisation. 🌱

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TESTIMONIALS

“I had the privilege of attending the Regenerative Business & Leadership Retreat in Kalmthout nature reserve, Belgium — a transformative experience that has been a catalyst for a profound shift in how I see innovation, creativity, and the role of leadership in business.”

— Kate Hall, ARUP Major Projects Director

"The course on regenerative leadership and innovation helps you to pause, reflect and expand your horizon on systemic thinking and how this may apply to your own business context. A very valuable and enriching experience with a side benefit of a great group of participants that stimulate the discussion and inspiration."

 — Stendert Krommendam, ECOTONE Chief People and Sustainability Officer

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THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES

🐋 Understanding complex living systems and why this matters for business & organisations

🌱 Understanding regeneration and associated pitfalls & barriers to regenerative development

🌀 Understanding the role of value creation in regenerative processes

♻ Frameworks to regenerate your thinking and redesign your strategy and operations

🔨 Tools to develop new capability in yourself, your team & your organisation

🦋 Methods to develop regenerative leadership skills

🏄‍♂️ Examples & learnings from pioneers

and of course earning from each other & a lot of time in 🌳 🦅 🌼

The retreat is in English.

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PROGRAMME*

Please note that most of the retreat will be spent outside in the nature reserve (if the weather allows)

MONDAY - MAY 18

08.00-10.00 - Check-in

10.00-10.30 - Welcome & Introduction

10.30-13.00 - Beyond Sustainability: Towards regenerative economics

14.00-15.00 - Regenerative value creation and associated pitfalls & barriers

15.00-16.00 - Nature walk

16.00-17.30 - Understanding the complexity of living systems & why this matters for organisations

17.30-18.30 - Levels of paradigm framework

19.00-20.30 - Dinner

20.30-22.00 - Campfire Council

TUESDAY - MAY 19

• Morning activity (optional)
  

• 09.00-10.00 - Nature walk

• 10.00-11.00 - Difference between conventional and regenerative business strategy

• 11.00-13.00 - Frameworks & tools to regenerate our thinking, strategy and operations

  
  

• 14.00-16.00 - Methods to develop regenerative organisational & leadership skills

• 16.00-18.00 - Reflections & Closing

Tea breaks included in morning and afternoon sessions

* Indicative programme, changes possible in terms of weather

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WHERE

Hotel Jerom*.

A hotel committed to sustainability on the edge of the Kalmthoutse Hei, a 60 square km nature reserve on the edge between Belgium and the Netherlands. The hotel is 30 minutes outside of the city of Antwerp, with easy train access to the Kalmthout train station which is 2 kms from the venue. Pick-up from the train station in Kalmthout can be arranged. The closest train station on the Dutch side is Roosendael, which is 20 kms from the hotel.

*We will send out detailed travel instructions in March 2026.

**For people coming from abroad, international trains stop in Antwerp or Brussels, with regular connections to Kalmthout. The closest airports are Antwerp airport and Brussels Zaventem airport.

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PRICE*

Corporate

— €1.500 (VAT excl.)

NGO, self-employed or start-up

— €1.350 (VAT excl.)

We can offer some scholarships at reduced price for participants whose financial situation currently prevents them from attending. Please reach out in that case.

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Early bird price (enroll before December 31st 2025!)

Corporate

— €1.400 (VAT excl.)

NGO, self-employed or start-up

— €1.250 (VAT excl.)

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*Price includes one night in your own room with private bathroom and covers all healthy & delicious food and non-alcoholic drinks during the two days. Travel and additional nights in the hotel are not included in the price. If you arrive early and want to spent an additional night in the hotel, please contact them directly to arrange the booking.

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• You will receive payment instructions after registering on this website.

• If we have not received payment within 2 weeks after your registration, the spot will be opened up to others again.

• Payment indicates that you agree with the general conditions. Tickets will not be refunded if you cancel.

Take some time to slow down, reconnect and reflect. You will leave with revitalised energy, renewed hope and a higher quality of thinking. The world will not be the same afterward.

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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

Leen Gorissen, PhD in Biology is the founder of the Centre for Natural Intelligence in Europe and author of the book on Natural Intelligence. NI is the art & science of how we can regenerate the world and leave the planet better off than we found her. It entails the intelligence that is deeply embedded in living systems and how they allow life on Earth to become more and be able to do more and achieve more over time. She is a sought after inspirator, teacher and advisor, from the European Commission to businesses the world over, and she was the lead scientist of the study ‘Regenerative Development and Design to elevate Governance, Innovation and Planetary Health’ commissioned by the Belgian  Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2024. Previously, Leen worked as a Transition Research Coordinator at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO Belgium) and has been a scholar of the Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice since 2018.

You can watch her TEDx on how life works here.