The Program

Day One – Tuesday 1 April, 2025
Workshop offerings 'Warm Data' with Nora Bateson, ‘Elevating Consciousness' with Alexander Beiner, ‘Wellbeing Economics' with Julia Kim, 'Hope in Action' with Jenny Gray
A special evening to mark the beginning of the Wisdom & Action Forum - an opportunity to gather, honour the rhythms of the season, and enjoy a festive dinner in the garden.
Day Two – Wednesday, 2 April
Check in at registration and collect your lanyard. Get settled with morning snacks and a tea or filter coffee provided by Market Lane Coffee.
This forum is a space to explore the deep questions of our time with both wisdom and action. What principles should guide us? What policies, practices, and collaborations can we build together?
How do we influence nature and how does it shape us? Nature is wild and calls for humility and respect. How do we to coexist with nature, finding balance without causing harm to it or ourselves?
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into conversation circles
11:15AM - 12:30PM
Can psychedelics connect us to our deeper priorities, help us transcend group-based polarisation, and cultivate a greater sense of ecological belonging?
In some places around the world, nature is starting to have a voice, and legal rights. How can we shift from viewing nature as property to acknowledging its intrinsic value through legal frameworks?
From green investments to impact funds to reimagining economic models, how can we shift the way we think about money, business, and economic systems that prioritise repairing our planet over profit?
We’ll explore the fascinating world of ecosystem intelligence, uncovering how nature 'speaks' to itself and, more importantly, how it is trying to communicate with us right now.
The way we educate the next generation needs to evolve. How can we innovate and integrate environmental principles and a deep respect for the natural world into the core of our education systems?
Local and Seasonal nourishment from Chef Chase White and the Slow Food Catering team
Can we reconcile the desire for innovation with the need for ecological balance? How do we bring these seemingly opposing forces into harmony, or will progress lead us further from the living world?
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into conversation circles
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Can true democracy exist in a world where ecological limits are breached? How can we build a global movement for equality and democracy that takes local needs into account?
Together, we’ll examine the role of incentives, corporate responsibility, and the potential for business-driven tech solutions - can we trust businesses with the well being of the planet?
How do we share the urgent yet hopeful narrative of nature and the ecological crisis in a way that inspires action and connection? Can we shift people from overwhelm into positivity and participation?
How do we balance the drive for global solutions with the need for local action, and where do we find the space to play in between? How can we bridge the gap between globalisation and localisation?
What can we learn from ancient knowledge systems that will help us rethink our relationship with the natural world and each other?
This unique practice combines mindfulness with the presence of horses, helping you connect with your inner peace and enhance emotional awareness in a serene, supportive environment.
Exploring the profound connection between the restoration of the natural world and personal transformation. We’ll discuss how healing the earth can rescue our inner landscapes.
With the official program over for the day, choose from drinks and mingling in the courtyard, a walk through nature, or a meditation session with horses
Wrap up the day with a laid-back evening of delicious bites from our curated food trucks, set in the cozy courtyard atmosphere. The perfect way to relax, mingle, and unwind with fellow attendees.
Day Three –
Thursday 3 April
Tea, Filter Coffee and morning refreshments provided by Market Lane Coffee. Optional meditation with the horses behind Magdalen Laundry.
Developing the idea that nothing in nature exists in isolation, Nora will discuss how our human systems have fragmented us and how to listen to deep-time wisdom and think like Nature's ecosystem.
A 30 minute break to grab a cup of tea and move into conversation circles
11:15AM - 12:30PM
Do we fight to save the world, or do we simply savour its beauty? We explore the tension between grief and love, urgency and presence—how we hold both the pain and wonder and show up for this time.
Can we make regenerative agriculture accessible and scalable to meet the growing global demand for food? What support is needed for businesses, farmers and consumers to generate change.
We will explore a radical reimagining of corporate governance: How can we shift from a model that prioritizes profit to one that embeds nature as a central stakeholder?
Imagine cities where nature is not just an afterthought but the very foundation of design. We’ll dive into the transformative potential of biophilic design & what our urban landscapes could look like.
Nature moves in rhythms, as do our bodies. In this session we explore finding stability through the wisdom of the cycles in troubled times and through embodied awareness. A workshop for men and women.
Local and seasonal nourishment from Chef Chase White and the Slow Food Catering team
Why is it so hard to agree on safeguarding what sustains us all? What stands in the way of meaningful, lasting environmental protection?Can a new kind of leadership emerge with our ideals and ecology?
3PM - 4PM
This breakout circle will showcase inspiring examples of rewilding projects that are actively working to restore ecosystems and reintroduce species to their natural habitats.
We’ll dive into the details of key global agreements aimed at protecting our natural world, including the Paris Agreement, the Climate and Biodiversity COPs, and international laws surrounding nature.
Tyson and Jack will share with participants the knowledge labs networks that explore Indigenous frameworks for understanding systems, interconnectedness, and sustainability.
How can cities properly prepare for a changing environment. From fires and floods to food security and energy needs. Can we create resilient and regenerative cities?
How can we reimagine the role of money in supporting ecological restoration, biodiversity, and climate resilience? Listen to examples of those activating capital towards nature based solutions.
We are Nature... where to from here? Through a lens of reverence and transformation, we challenge conventional views of progress and delve into the urgent need for a radical shift in consciousness.
To close our time together, Julia Kim will guide us through an exercise to help integrate the insights and actions that have emerged within us over the past few days.
The Wisdom & Action 2025 Forum has come to a close. Join us for an optional drink at Julie's Restaurant as we reflect on the conversations and connections that have shaped these last few days.