Confiance en Europe – Confidence in Europe.

Under the theme „Confiance en Europe – Confidence in Europe. Overcoming risks, seizing opportunities”, the 2026 BAUM Conference will focus on the entrepreneurial perspective of a strong, values-driven Europe.

Companies, politics, science and civil society tackle challenges constructively and develop concrete solutions for sustainable business. How? Our award winners will show you. As an interactive solution laboratory, the conference opens up space for exchange, new perspectives and concrete steps for sustainable business in Europe.

At the conference, you can expect in-depth insights into current sustainability topics, the opportunity to exchange ideas with business practitioners and experts, as well as interactive formats that create space for new ideas and collaborations.

We raise twelve socially burning or highly motivating topics to the first level of our dialog – following the impression that the discussion of the instruments themselves has tended to tire and distract us in recent years. Data, reporting, management approaches, digitalization, regulation, financing enable or prevent sustainable management, depending on whether they are available or not. They are a means to an end. What we actually want to do is promote sustainable business and create a public awareness of economically convincing business models and approaches – in Germany and Europe.

The conference is also designed as a Franco-German forum for dialogue and exchange. Franco-German cooperation is a cornerstone of Europe – politically, economically, culturally and socially. Particularly at a time of global political uncertainty and major transformative challenges, Europe needs cross-border dialogue, shared responsibility and new forms of cooperation.

The venue at Europa-Park in Rust highlights the special significance of this Franco-German dimension: situated in the immediate vicinity of the border, it symbolises the fusion of different cultural influences and a Europe that remains vibrant through encounters, exchanges and shared perspectives.

The event is supported by the Franco-German Citizens’ Fund. Participants from France are warmly invited to get involved, make new contacts and play an active role in shaping the Franco-German dialogue on the future of a sustainable Europe.