
“Make your company Future-Proof together with other Leaders using their Business as a force for good. Building a strong community of Future-Proof leaders. Making your company resilient for the future” – Leen Zevenbergen – Co-Founder B-Lab Europe
FUTURE-PROOFING EUROPE, TOGETHER
If your ambition as a leader is to future-proof your organization, the Leaders Summit is an exceptionally powerful business accelerator. You’ll join around 500 leaders and decision-makers in an intensive program built around strategic challenges with valuable inspirators from business, science and society. Choose your challenges where top-moderators will engage you and your fellows to embark on future-proof pathways. This is NOT a conference, but a workspace to do business immediately, tackle strategic challenges and accelerate impact. The goal of the Leaders Summit is to unleash the real power of chief executives from business, civil society and applied sciences to future-proof business and society. Sharing real case studies, insights, and solutions around technology, transition and sustainability—enabling you on the spot to make productive connections and joint ventures to boost future proofing your organization. Contribute to this impact powerhouse and become part of our future-proof movement.
➜ More than 500 leaders, executives, and decision-makers
➜ 2-day challenges and strategy sessions
➜ Valuable curated content
➜ Interactive excange, top-moderators
➜ CEO panels and exclusive networking opportunities
➜ Hosted by Leen Zevenbergen
(experienced entrepreneur and CEO, author, speaker, and co-founder of B Lab Europe)

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026
Glass Houses
Leaders
Exchanges
Days

IS YOUR ORGANIZATION FUTURE PROOF?
In seven glass houses we will organize different challenges which are a part of the main themes of the Convention and will be hosted by several inspirators like:
- Ben Cohen – Founder Ben&Jerrys
- Jan-Peter Balkenende – Former prime minister of the Netherlands
- Rinke Zonneveld – CEO Invest-NL
- Kika Buhrmann – CEO Marie-Stella-Maris
- Pauline Bieringa – CEO Triodos Bank
- Arnold Mars – CEO AFAS
- Marlies van Wijhe – CEO Koninklijke van Wijhe Verf
- Maarten Edixhoven – CEO van Lanschot Kempen
- Marianne van Keep – CSO Verstegen Spices
- Jeroen van Hooff – CEO Jaarbeurs
- Marit van Egmond – Former CEO AH
- Andrea Illy – CEO Illy Café
- Prof. Colin Mayer – Oxford University Saïd Business School
- Garance de Reus – Director Plan Nederland
- Gijs Swinkels – COO Royal Swinkels
- Nick de Ruiter – CEO The Overview Effect
- And many more
The image on the left shows the Leaders who attended the 2025 edition of the Leaders Summit. More information about the 2026 Inspirators and moderators (who will take the lead in the challenges) and the participants will be added asap.
Be part of our movement
We always like to partner up with likeminded companies and create a movement together. To join The Future-Proof Convention we have different opportunities for a sponsorship or participation in any other way. For example:
- As a Convention Sponsor, which shows your Thought Leadership;
- As a Networking Sponsor, in one of our side events or one of your own;
- To our Branding opportunities, in all the different areas or mediatypes;
- As an Exhibitor to the trade fair.
Do you want to learn more about this? Please contact us. Astrid is happy to help. Reach out via astrid@sevenmountains.nl
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Buy Tickets
Leaders Summit tickets give access to two full days of working together with other leaders on challenges to make your business Future-Proof. Please join the event and learn how to Future-Proof your company!


