Virtual RegenWorld ’26
THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED
A Global Convergence for Regeneration Innovation Collective Action
RegenWorld ’26 is going virtual — and we’re bringing the full experience right to your computer.
Join us June 11–13 for three days of visionary thought leaders, deep-dialogue Wisdom Councils, a live Venture Showcase featuring investable regenerative founders, and the WeField relationship-weaving app connecting you to your people in real time.
It’s free to attend, and it’s just the beginning.
THANKS TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR
The Future Is Regenerative
The Time Is Now
Our planet is calling for a new way forward—one that heals rather than harms, creates rather than extracts, and thrives rather than merely survives.
RegenWorld ’26 is where that future begins.
WHAT IS
REGENWORLD?
RegenWorld ’26 is a thought leadership conference and expo, celebrating the global regenerative movement.
Whether you’re a regenerative entrepreneur, land steward, tech pioneer, wellness professional, or passionate about our planet’s future—connect with pioneers across sectors from soil health to Original Peoples Wisdom, social innovation to emerging technologies.
Discover groundbreaking solutions, forge strategic partnerships, and shape the future of regeneration.
Be part of what’s next at RegenWorld ’26.
WHY COME TO
VIRTUAL REGENWORLD '26?
Join visionaries, entrepreneurs and changemakers from over a dozen business sectors who are committed to catalyzing regenerative transformation for the New Earth.
Experience keynote talks, industry panels, interactive workshops, wisdom councils, venture showcases, connection exercises, — all online.
This isn’t your typical conference—it’s an immersive virtual experience weaving together professional development, cultural celebration, and sustained action.
WHAT'S SPECIAL
AT REGENWORLD?
WEFIELD
Discover aligned participants, shared interests, and meaningful opportunities for connection.
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WISDOM COUNCILS
Participate in Wisdom Councils that will shift everything. Professional facilitation meets collective genius.
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VENTURE SHOWCASE
Meet aligned funders and investors who deploy Capital that serves life, not just profit.
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WHO YOU'LL
HEAR FROM
Anita L. Sanchez, Ph.D
Author, “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times”
Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., Aztec and Mexican-American, is a transformational leadership consultant, speaker, coach, and award-winning author. Recognized as a thought leader in culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion, she bridges indigenous teachings with modern science to inspire meaningful, empowered lives and careers.
Barbara Belvisi
Founder, Interstellar Lab
Barbara Belvisi is a French entrepreneur and founder of Interstellar Lab, which builds autonomous greenhouse systems for sustainable production on Earth and in space. She previously worked in venture capital supporting deeptech startups and is recognized for her work in space, biology, and AI.
Dan Mapes
VERSES AI
Dan Mapes is Founder and President of VERSES AI, developing "Active Inference" AI—a natural intelligence based on the Free Energy Principle that offers a safe path to AGI. Dr. Karl Friston, a leading neuroscientist, serves as VERSES’ Chief Scientist.
David Leventhal
Owner of Playa Viva and Co-Founder of Regenerative Travel
David Leventhal is recognized as a pioneer in regenerative hospitality and eco-luxury travel. For over 20 years, his work has focused on using hospitality, real estate, and tourism as tools for positive environmental and social impact—creating experiences that connect travelers with nature, community, and purpose through Playa Viva and Regenerative Travel.
David Rose
Founder/CEO of Just One Organics
David Rose is the founder and ecosystem designer behind regenerative community platforms advancing shared resources and restorative living.
Dr. Lana Bach-Morrow Ph.D.
Founder and CEO, THINK INTERFACES
Dr. Lana Morrow, Ph.D., is an award-winning neuroscientist and founder of THINK Interfaces, specializing in dopamine, executive function, and neurotechnology. She has worked with global leaders and performers across Manhattan, Paris, and Rome, and is recognized for pioneering non-invasive approaches to cognitive performance. A Galileo2000 Award winner, she earned her Ph.D. from Sapienza University and trained at the Sorbonne, Mount Sinai, and Columbia Presbyterian.
Dror Benshetrit
Founder, Chief Creative Officer, SuperNature Labs
Award-winning designer, architect, and futurist with 20+ years of experience across product design, architecture, and city planning. Dror has led major projects like Nurai Island and Galataport and collaborated with brands such as Gensler, ARUP, LVMH, and Bentley. His work uses bold ideas as a tool to drive meaningful change across disciplines through design, emotion, and innovation.
Ed Burke
Global Transformation Strategist
Ed Burke is a Harvard-educated strategist with 40+ years of experience leading large-scale transformation across governments, global institutions, and Fortune-level organizations. He has advised major U.S. and global initiatives, including work with Vice President Al Gore, Accenture, the UN, and the World Bank. Today, he focuses on regenerative systems, national-scale reform, and relational AI through his leadership roles in Wealth Global Partners and related ventures.
Eduardo Esparza
Founder, Fifth Fire Alliance
Founder of the Fifth Fire Alliance, he collaborates with Indigenous spiritual authorities from the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindwa and beyond to restore sacred reciprocity and redirect capital, innovation, and leadership toward the protection of life.
Farrah Garan
Visionary & Steward, Humanifesta, The Portal
Farrah Garan is Founder of Tibetan Healing Movement and weaves Tantrayana Buddhism with leading-edge science to explore human potential and unified awareness. She is Steward of The Portal in Austin, where she gathers community to clarify and celebrate a shared vision for humanity. Through her Humanifesta project, she acts as a “journalist of the future,” inviting collective imagination around what’s emerging next.
Forrest Landry
Writer
Forrest Landry is a philosopher, writer, researcher, scientist, engineer, craftsman, and teacher focused on metaphysics and the thriving of all forms of life on this planet. He has particular insight into social architecture, choice & sensemaking, sustainability, complicated & complex systems, ethics & governance, existential risk, collective intelligence, and more.
Frances Pimentel
Regenerative Real Estate Strategist, CoreHavens Network
Frances Pimentel is an international real estate professional and regenerative practitioner advancing regenerative approaches to the built environment by aligning development and tourism with the living systems of place across South Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Julian Guderley
CEO Alter Braintrust / Founder Green Planet Blue Planet
Julian Guderley is a transformational speaker, entrepreneur, and regenerative leadership coach dedicated to helping people lead with greater clarity, purpose, and impact. As the founder of Green Planet, Blue Planet, he has interviewed nearly 400 leading voices in regeneration, sustainability, consciousness, and leadership. Through speaking, coaching, and immersive experiences, Julian helps individuals and organizations embrace regenerative approaches to leadership and create meaningful, lasting change.
Katie Hess
Founder, lotuswei
Katie Hess is the author of Flowerevolution, an entrepreneur and expert of bioenergetic remedies. She has hand-collected over 300 flower remedies across the world and studied their impact over the last 25 years. She established an intuitive system for doctors, natural practitioners and all individuals to determine their own needs, accelerate their transformation and realize their true potential.
Katie Hilborn
Founder & Managing Director, Regenerative Infrastructure Holdings
Katie Hilborn, M.Ed., is an Impact Architect who builds systems that circulate value rather than extract it. She founded Regenerative Infrastructure Holdings, building a new category — Regenerative Intelligence Infrastructure™️: AI data training centers powered by renewable energy and governed by Community Trusts, with Phase 1 underway in Nepal. She is also Founder of Compass Rose International and co-founder of NextGen Stewardship. Her work draws on twenty years in the field and a single thesis — the systems we live inside reflect the consciousness that built them.
Kumu Ramsay Taum
Co-Founder, Center for Restoring Sovereignty
Kumu Ramsay is a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and leadership advisor. He carries forward traditional Hawaiian knowledge systems like Ho’pono’pono, Kaihewalu Lua, and the philosophy and practice of Āloha, applying them to modern leadership, governance, and systems change. He leads multiple organizations focused on cultural sustainability, education, and restoring Indigenous sovereignty.
Lisa Kalfus
The Connection Accelerator Method
Lisa Kalfus is a speaker, communication coach, and connection experience leader who helps leaders and communities move beyond transactional interaction into authentic, high-trust relationships. She is the creator of The Connection Accelerator Method, an experiential framework that transforms surface-level networking into meaningful connection with ease and impact.
Lucy Caldwell
co-creator of Impact Circles and Movement Makers
Lucy Caldwell is a social psychologist, strategist, and convener focused on personal transformation and large-scale social change. As co-creator of Impact Circles and Movement Makers, she helps visionary leaders build trusted networks, activate values-led leadership, and create lasting impact through narrative change, systems thinking, and embodied wisdom.
Marc Buckley
Regenerative Futurist
Marc Buckley is a regenerative futurist, ecological economist, author, and international speaker focused on advancing living systems, regenerative development, and large-scale systems transformation. As founder of the ALOHAS Regenerative Foundation and other global initiatives, he works with leaders, organizations, and governments to create conditions where life can thrive. He also hosts the Inside Ideas Podcast, featuring conversations with innovators and pioneers shaping humanity’s regenerative future. https://homouniversalis.life https://www.alohas.bio/
Mark Chasan
Founder/CEO, Ariival
Mark Chasan is an entrepreneur, investor, attorney, and author focused on advancing the regenerative economy through ethical AI, innovation, and impact finance. With experience spanning multiple successful exits and over $700 million in financing, he currently leads ARIIVL, Transformative, Inc., and AWE Global, helping scale regenerative ventures and resilient communities.
Mollie Engelhart
Founder, Sovereignty Ranch, Sage Kitchen
Mollie is a chef and restaurateur championing plant-based cuisine and regenerative agriculture. She founded Sage Regenerative Kitchen & Brewery in LA, runs Sow a Heart Farm in California, and launched Sovereignty Ranch in Texas to teach sustainable farming and support a regenerative food future.
Nancy Giordano
Founder, PlayBig, Inc.
Nancy is a visionary strategist, advisor, and author, guiding leaders worldwide to create inclusive, regenerative, and future-ready organizations. She is founder of Play Big Inc and a recognized top female futurist.
Peter Oppermann
Founder, Future Self Institute
Peter is the founder of the LA-based Future Self Institute, guiding individuals worldwide through his research-driven Future Self Method. He helps people rewire their minds, create new neural pathways, and manifest their personal and regenerative business potential.
Raamayan Ananda
Founder, Culturas
Raamayan Ananda is the founder of Culturas, a platform bridging cultural heritage and contemporary creativity. He leads projects that amplify underrepresented artists, strengthen local arts ecosystems, and create sustainable opportunities for cultural practitioners. Through storytelling, digital tools, and events, he makes culture more accessible while mentoring emerging cultural entrepreneurs.
Roberto Schutz
CEO, Wi-Móvil Group
Roberto Schutz is a Mexican entrepreneur, investor, and CEO of Wi-Móvil Group. With over 20 years of experience in business development, technology, real estate, and investment strategies, he has founded and advised multiple successful companies across Latin America and the United States. He is recognized for developing innovative investment models and supporting the growth of startups and emerging businesses.
Ryan James Kemp
Founder, (re)Biz
Ryan James Kemp is a systems futurist, relational architect, and regenerative advisor working at the intersection of cultural renewal, Indigenous knowledge systems, and organizational transformation. Having collaborated with Indigenous elders, regenerative practitioners, and institutions across more than sixty countries, he helps leaders navigate complexity through relational intelligence and systems change. Ryan is the founder of (re)Biz, the world's first systems thinking un/school, co-founder of Fifth Fire Alliance Educational Systems, and architect of Relational Architecture.
Ryland Engelhart
Co-founder of Kiss the Ground
Ryland Engelhart is a regenerative agriculture advocate and co-founder of Kiss the Ground. He produced the Kiss the Ground film and Common Ground sequel, leads in health and wellness, and promotes food as medicine and conscious living from his Sovereignty Ranch in Texas.
Scarlett Max
Founder and CEO, Harmonic Legacy Institute
Scarlett Max is Founder and CEO of Harmonic Legacy Institute, developing regenerative frameworks for human-AI co-evolution grounded in coherence and living systems. An IONS AI Prize recipient, she brings 30 years of systems-building experience, holds a graduate degree from Harvard, and is completing a Ph.D. in human-AI relational phenomenology. She is the creator of Relational AI™, author of BIRTHRIGHT, and host of the Edge of Evolution podcast.
Shannon Dobbs
Founder, FLS Framework
Shannon is a disabled veteran, certified Regenesis TRP practitioner, and community systems builder. With 25 years of experience spanning military logistics, coalition-building, food systems, and grassroots organizing, he helps communities create the coordination infrastructure needed to turn existing solutions into lasting change.
Sheri Herndon
Cultural Innovation Practitioner & Gaian Futurist
Sheri Herndon is a cultural innovation practitioner, Gaian futurist, and systems thinker with more than 30 years of experience advancing regenerative culture and collective intelligence. A co-founder of the global Indymedia network, she now advises initiatives including Kinship Earth, Geoship, and CoreNexus, helping cultivate collaboration, cultural evolution, and place-based pathways toward a thriving planetary future.
Timothy Archer
The Proxy Lab
Timothy Archer is a civic innovator, systems designer, and entrepreneur focused on regenerative futures, decentralized governance, and collective intelligence. Through The Proxy Lab, he helps communities and organizations develop collaborative, self-organizing solutions to complex challenges. As founder and CEO of Poli, he is building new tools for polling and collective sensemaking to support better politics and more effective public policy.
Tony Cho
Founder, Future of Cities
Tony Cho is a regenerative placemaker, eco-systems thinker, and impact entrepreneur focused on transforming real estate and venture capital. He is Founder and CEO of Cho Ventures, working at the intersection of economic transformation, cultural development, and environmental regeneration. His career includes shaping sustainable neighborhoods in South Florida and beyond, including Miami’s Wynwood and Little Haiti.
Marc Buckley
Regenerative Futurist
Marc Buckley is a regenerative innovation leader, UN Advisor, and climate expert advancing systems that heal people, ecosystems, and economies.
Samantha Sweetwater
Bestselling Author, True Human
Samantha Sweetwater is a master facilitator, executive coach, and founder of One Life Circle, guiding regenerative leadership at the intersection of culture, ecology, and spirit. With over 30 years of global experience, she supports visionary leaders in reclaiming purpose and navigating change. Founder of Dancing Freedom, she holds an MA in Wisdom Studies and a background in social theory and indigenous traditions.
A.J. Richards
Founder, From The Farm
Founder of From The Farm, is passionate about sustainable food systems. Raised in a family with deep agricultural roots, AJ transitioned from urban life to homesteading in Cody, Wyoming. His journey began by selling beef directly from his family’s ranch, which led him to oversee a USDA meat processing facility. This experience inspired him to develop software that connects farmers and consumers, making local, high-quality food accessible and supporting American producers.
Interested in presenting in the future?
SCHEDULE
JUNE 11TH
All times are Pacific
A grounding welcoming ceremony to launch this Virtual RegenWorld ‘26 experience, featuring embodiment practice with Mindahi, Kumu Ramsay Taumi, Eduardo Esparza, and Dr. Anita Sanchez.
Nancy Giordano, Kumu Ramsay Taumi, Dr. Anita Sanchez and Ryan James Kemp discuss what leadership of companies looks like in a regenerative world — Moderated by Julian Guderley
Raamayan Ananda opens our minds and hearts with a talk designed to set the tone for three days of regenerative exploration.
A short musical interlude to shift the energy and settle in from Ashleigh Hakes, Cosmos Ranch Foundation.
Fireside Chat with Tony Cho, author of Regeneration, discusses his new book and the regenerative movement. Interviewer: Frances Pimentel.
A deep conversation with Forrest Landry and Timothy Archer, followed by an EGP process facilitated by Forrest Landry. Real dialogue, real ideas.
Peter Oppermann presents and activates WeField — our AI-powered relationship weaving app — connecting participants across the event.
JUNE 12TH
All times are Pacific
A brief ceremony to open the day with presence and intention.
Dror Benshetrit, Founder/CEO of SuperNature Labs, presents a vision of regenerative design that works with nature — not against it.
Barbara Belvisi, CEO of Interstellar Lab, shares how the most advanced ideas in space and bio-design are informing regenerative life on Earth.
Scarlett Max, Dan Mapes, and Mark Chasan explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate — not undermine — regenerative systems. Moderated by Peter Oppermann.
Our signature deep-dialogue format. An intimate facilitated group goes beyond surface conversation into the real questions, challenges, and possibilities of regeneration.
8 Live pitches from regenerative founders across agriculture, clean energy, wellness, and real estate — presented to a global audience along with aligned investors.
Lisa Kalfus, Firestart Connections, will facilitate her Connection Hour® experience to build relationships across the community that will help expand their impact.
JUNE 13TH
All times are Pacific
A grounding opening to our final day together.
Presented by Marc Buckley, ALOHAS Regenerative Foundation, Global Regenerative Development Alliance, and his latest book, Homo Universalis The Regenaissance
Tony Cho, Desiree DuMont, Roberto Schutz, and David Leventhal explore the intersection of real estate, wellness, and regenerative development. Moderated by Frances Pimentel.
Sustaining Wellness in the World of Toxins
Presented by Dr Lana Bach-Morrow PhD CEO, Founder and Neuroscientist, THINK Interfaces LLC
Katie Hess, Amma Li Grace, Lucy Caldwell and Nancy Giordano explore the deep relationship between the natural world and feminine intelligence. Moderated by Farrah Garah
Day 2 of our signature deep-dialogue sessions — building on the connections and conversations started yesterday.
The second round of live founder pitches, followed by direct investor dialogue. 8 more ventures. 8 more chances to be part of what’s next.
A closing harvest of the weekend’s key insights, stories, and actions — moderated by Timothy Archer and Sheri Herndon.
Chance Thompson, VIRIDESCENT, will facilitate an experience where you’ll unlock a regenerative way of being, exploring your animal personality (who you are), elemental philosophy (how you move through the world), and sustainability beacon (your purpose).
This Isn't Just About Climate Change
It's About Conscious Evolution!
Regeneration recognizes the patterns in nature that hold universal truths. It prioritizes systems of natural abundance over extraction. It honors the Original Peoples Wisdom that has sustained life for millennia. It supports the evolution of our consciousness.
Whether you’re a seasoned regenerative pioneer or just awakening to this movement, RegenWorld ’26 offers something profound: the chance to be part of advancing solutions our world desperately needs.
Join us online for 3 days of immersive programming, Original Peoples Wisdom ceremonies, breakthrough masterminds, venture showcase and cultural experiences that will reshape how you see—and create—the future.
WHO'S ON THE SCREEN
REALLY MATTERS
And that’s exactly why you need to be here.
With a diverse mix of regenerative thought leaders and business executives, including Original Peoples Wisdom keepers, impact investors, social entrepreneurs, wellness practitioners, technology innovators, and cultural creatives gathered online for three days—the person who changes everything for you is likely already registered. The question isn’t whether to attend. It’s whether you can afford to miss it.
WHAT TO
EXPECT
Virtual RegenWorld ’26 is a curated sampler of everything the full RegenWorld experience has to offer — distilled into three powerful days online:
JOIN US FOR free for
3 days OF REGENERATION
Attending Virtual RegenWorld ’26 is completely free. We simply ask that you show up, engage, and bring your curiosity.
Want to carry the energy with you long after June 13? The full Virtual RegenWorld ’26 Compilation — recordings, highlights, and curated content from all three days — is available for $45. One purchase. Lifetime access. A library of regenerative insight whenever you need it.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
ABOUT REGENWORLD
I experience such incredible quality people doing amazing work in regenerative efforts in the world. Every day was full of so much learning. There are also so many innovators there which I always learned so much from all of their new ideas and how they are progressing regenerative efforts in the world.
Miranda Clendening
Executive Director, One Boulder
Regen World was the perfect balance of social celebration and meaningful collaboration. I gained new partners, clients, and collaborators, expanded awareness for my project, and found fresh inspiration to evolve the vision even further. It was a beautiful reminder of what’s possible when purpose-driven communities come together.
William Blakey
Founder, Starseed Villages/Dao Incubator
I made so many connections with many like minded people. It was so the absolute best place for me and I met all the right people. On top of that the vibes were immaculate. One of the best events I’ve been to in Austin to date.
Gloria Merrick
Founder, Dome Craft ATX
OUR COMMUNITY
MISISON STATEMENT
RegenWorld exists to accelerate the transition to a regenerative world — one where communities, economies, and ecosystems thrive together.
Virtual RegenWorld ’26 is our invitation to you: come as you are, connect with pioneers, and help build the future we all know is possible.
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This isn’t just another event. It’s the launchpad for regenerative transformation our world desperately needs.
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