Renaissance Summit 2026
Renaissance Summit 2026
Where next generation family business leaders, venture capitalists, tech innovators and culture shapers address Europe's systemic challenges.
Over an immersive 3-day program, participants engage in interactive ‘impact circles’ designed to confront Europe’s systemic challenges through interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration.
AGENDA
Thursday, June 11
11:00 Welcome Reception — building trust & collaboration.
11:30 State of European Reform — moderated by Sander Tordoir, Chief Economist, Centre for European Reform.
12:00 — Unicorn Founders & Family Businesses — reviving Europe’s industrial power by merging legacy industry & new tech frontiers — moderated by Mike Butcher MBE, former Editor-at-large TechCrunch.
12:30 — State of Global Wars & Conflicts —
13:00 — Group Lunch
14:30 Impact Circles — led by our strategic partners.
Defense & Resilience — Securing Europe's strategic autonomy — with Rosetree Group.
Energy Transition — Accelerating energy independence and sustainability for industrial growth — with Global Sponsor.
Sovereign AI — ensuring nations stay in control of sensitive data & AI — with Frontier One.
Family Business Leadership — why we need a generational mindset for the mission of our lifetime — with Paloneo & Horizons.
Science + Capital + Creativity = Renaissance — bringing more seed capital to Europe's leading innovation hubs.
European Capital Markets — Uniting private capital across Europe.
Africa Circle — Understanding the next frontier of growth — with Launch Africa.
Nature as an Asset Class — how nature preservation adds to an institutional portfolio.
16:00 — Regroup with coffee & refreshments
18:00 Arts, Music & Creativity
19:30 Summer BBQ
23:00 Shuttle to Hotels
Friday, June 12
08:30 Yoga, Nature Walk & Breakfast
10:00 Europe's New Renaissance — what will it look like?
11:00 Impact Circles II
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Crafting the Renaissance Agenda
Circle Presentations & Next Steps
Planning for Davos 2027
15:00 Paloneo AGM
16:00 Rest & Recharge with cultural activities
19:30 Sunset Reception & Seated Dinner
Saturday, June 13
11:00 Brunch
14:00 Visit to Bückeburg Palace [optional]
LOGISTICS
Airport: Hannover (HAJ) — 30min taxi ride to Remeringhausen
Train Station: Lindhorst (S-L) — 5min drive - our shuttle can pick you up.
Hotels: We reserved hotel rooms for our members & operate a shuttle service to and from the venue.
Romantik Hotel Bad Nenndorf (10min shuttle)
Sporthotel Fuchsbachtal (15min shuttle)
Participation is by invitation only. Please request to join below.
PAST SPEAKERS
OUR PARTNERS
Host
Paloneo — founded at the University of Cambridge, Paloneo is a global collective of next-generation entrepreneurs, investors and culture shapers dedicated to catalysing Europe's new Renaissance.
Partners
Rosetree Group — based in Copenhagen, Rosetreee is a multi-family investment platform blending tradition & innovation for legacy-leading investments.
Pvblic Foundation — a global institutional platform designing and executing development frameworks across nature, technology, capital, and multilateral systems, working with governments, global family offices, and international institutions.
Official Media Partner
Pathfounders — Pathfounders is a Europe-based — but globally minded — independent, tech media platform covering tech entrepreneurship, investment and the resulting consequences in the age of AI, with a sharp editorial lens. Pathfounders was founded by Mike Butcher, former Editor-at-Large at Techcrunch, and it combines journalism, curated events, and a high-trust membership network to connect the founders, investors and policymakers shaping the next wave of innovation.
PARTNER WITH US: BROCHURE.
LOCATION
Founded in 1596 during the late Renaissance, Rittergut Remeringhausen has lived through periods of reformation — an oasis where cultural heritage and forward-looking innovation are combined to carry a legacy into the 23rd generation. Today, the family-owned estate serves as an incubator for ideas — enabling brilliant minds from all over the world come together to learn, connect and build together.