SCALING SOLUTIONS FOR
A NEW ECONOMIC MAINSTREAM

Join us to rapidly scale solutions for a new economic mainstream that integrates business success and economic development with the regeneration of people and societies, nature and the climate. 
 
Building on three decades of hands-on experience across all continents, the Future Economy Forum convenes senior and youth leaders from business, finance and agriculture to collaborate with experts and policy makers to rapidly scale this regenerative value creation that already benefits all stakeholders across industries and the world.


In Cairo and at COP, 2,756 leaders joined us to discuss solutions and co-create concrete outcomes, such as the official adoption of a carbon credit scheme led by Sekem and EBDA with the Egyptian government, the Cairo Stock Exchange, the Bank of Egypt and Danone to support the transition of 43,000 Egyptian farms to regenerative agriculture that improves farmer incomes and sequesters large amounts of carbon.   


In January 2023,  the Future Economy Forum will launch our new website to inform you about more Solution Initiatives and international Events, including Summits, Innovation Labs, Master Classes and Leadership Retreats and a Media Platform that synthesizes how key challenges and opportunities can be addressed with diverse Solutions Approaches.  

CO-CONVENORS

Helmy Abouleish

CEO of Egypt’s Sekem, which literally turned a desert into an oasis of regenerative farming, climate-neutral business, integral education and culture.

Walter Link

CEO, Future Economy Forum and NOW Partners who as co-owner of Euro-Asian industrial group B.Grimm, co-founded the first sustainable business alliances in the Americas and Europe.

Shiva Dustdar

Director and EIBI head at the European Investment Bank, the EU Bank on Climate and Development. Ex-JP Morgan Emerging Market investment banker.

Hunter Lovins

Entrepreneur, rancher, corporate advisor, MBA program founder & faculty, co-author of Natural Capitalism and 15 other future economy books

Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir

First private sector COP High Level Climate Action Champion, co-founder of TriCiclos company and Sistema B business alliance.

Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne

President of Sarvodaya supporting thousands of villages across Sri Lanka with socio-economic development, education, health and emergency services

Riccardo Bellini

CEO of global fashion brand Chloe, a purpose-driven, certified Benefit Corp, that leads the industry by example towards social and environmental responsibility.

Jeroo Billimoria

Co-founded Catalyst 2030 with thousands of social entrepreneurs to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Peter Blom

Co-founder and former CEO, Triodos Bank; Founder, Global Alliance for Banking on Values; Dutch Central Bank supervisory board member

Pedro Paulo Diniz

Ex-partner of Pão de Açúcar Brazil’s major retail chain, pioneered large scale organic farming of major crops and animals under the Toca and Rizoma Agro brands.

Merijn Dols

Danone’s Global Director of Open Innovation and Circular Economy, an expert in regenerative agriculture, food systems and the future economy.

Volkert Engelsmann

CEO of Eosta, a global organic produce enterprise, using advanced sustainability practices, true cost accounting and source transparency.  

Kristin Engvig 

Leads WIN, a global network of women leaders in business and beyond who demonstrate the positive impact of true diversity and female leadership qualities.

Marilou van Golstein Brouwers

Pioneer in ESG, Impact, Values Banking, Micro-Finance and business innovation, formerly Triodos Investment Management.

Maja Groff

International lawyer, leader of the Climate Governance Commission, co-leader of the international AntiCorruption Court campaign and other global initiatives

Fritz Lietsch

Publisher of Forum fuer Nachhaltigkeit, Germany’s leading sustainable business media group and regenerative business movement builder.

Robert Metzke

Royal Philips’ Global Head of ESG and Strategy, ex-Chief of Staff Innovation & Strategy. WEF’s Global Future Council. Digital Health Multistakeholder Coalition with UN.

Karen Mapusua

President of IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements with 800 affiliates in 117 countries.

Helio Mattar

Founded Instituto Akatu after being General Electric Brazil’s CEO and Secretary of Production in the highly respected Cardoso government.

Marcello Palazzi

Serial business entrepreneur, co-founder of Europe’s B Corp movement, B for Good Leaders and NOW Partners.

Christian von Reventlow

Deutsche Telecom’s ex-Chief Product & Innovation Officer and international CEO and board member of various other companies.

Fabio Sakamoto

Co-founder, Rizoma Agro, leader in Brazil’s next generation, large scale regenerative agriculture, empowered by research, technology and financial engineering.

Pape Samb

Leads social entrepreneurship network Ashoka Africa and co-founded Impact!Africa to finance and otherwise empower youth and women entrepreneurs across Africa.

Laura Santucci

Chief of staff of New York’s mayor, the Obama White House political operations and the UN World Food Program.

Channa de Silva

Chair of Sarvodaya’s microfinance bank for rural economic development, former head of Sri Lanka’s foreign investment office and Colombo’s stock exchange.

Felipe Villela

Founder of reNature, Forbes Under30, TEDxSpeaker and MIT Solver 2022, mainstreaming Regenerative Agriculture through reNature

Alexandra Wandel

Chairs the Management Board of the World Future Council and Director, Future Policy Awards.

Johan Falk

CEO and Co-founder of the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, lead author of the 1.5°C Business Playbook and Exponential Roadmap.

Christian Felber

Author, contemporary dancer and the founder of the Economy for the Common Good movement

Vijay Kumar

Natural Farming pioneer, leader of Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming, organizing hundreds of thousands of farmers across India

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EVENT CO-HOSTS

SPONSORS

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Egyptian Business & Finance Institutions

International Organizations