Green Economy Exchange - Europe
Green Economy Exchange – Europe is a 10-day immersive learning expedition and market exploration through three of Europe’s most influential green economy ecosystems: The Hague, Brussels, and Paris.
This curated innovation tour offers participants first-hand exposure to European approaches to sustainability, policy, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration, while building meaningful relationships with peers and local stakeholders.
The experience will build an intimate cohort of up to 20 participants with backgrounds aligned with the Green Economy, to ensure depth, dialogue, and group cohesion. Registrations on this page will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the approval process may take a few days as we verify program fit. Early registration is strongly encouraged.
We are partnering with leading ecosystem stakeholders in each city, including The Hague & Partners, hub.brussels, Impact City, The Hague Municipality, and Choose Paris Region, to ensure thoughtful engagement, curated visits, and meaningful conversations beyond surface-level networking.
Over 10 days, participants will explore green-economy innovations and policy frameworks, engage in curated learning sessions, participate in site visits and ecosystem meetings, and build cross-sector relationships. The journey culminates in participation at ChangeNOW, one of the world’s largest sustainable innovation gatherings, held at the iconic Grand Palais in Paris.
Dates: Sunday, March 22 – Wednesday, April 1, 2026, during Circular Economy Week (The Hague) and the ChangeNOW Conference.
The Exchange is open to up to 20 participants with work experience and aspirations aligned with the Green Economy. Participants based in NY, NJ, and CT will have priority. Participants may be entrepreneurs, investors, non-profits, academics, and public or ecosystem stakeholders who are curious, engaged, and aligned with green-economy values.
The tour includes hotel accommodations (March 22–April 1), ground transportation from The Hague to Brussels and from Brussels to Paris, most meals, conference and event tickets, and all programmed activities. Flights to and from Europe are not included. Participants will meet the group in The Hague and conclude the experience in Paris. Free time is also built into the schedule; any meals or activities during those periods are at participants’ own expense.
Participants are required to provide proof of travel insurance prior to departure.
If you're interested in joining us or learning more about the trip you can learn more in the info pack here.
Thanks to our community partners, Finpublica, Citizenship.EU, Women and Climate, Quay Acceleration, Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance at Princeton University.