Program
BAUM Conference 2026
Confiance en Europe – Confidence in Europe.
Mastering risks, seizing opportunities
The BAUM Conference 2026 is more than just a conference. It is a space for solutions, bringing together businesses and leading minds who are actively shaping Europe. Through dialogue with the business community, the political sphere and civil society, we ask: What does a values-based EU single market need – and who is shaping it?
The program will be continuously updated over the next few weeks.
Wednesday, 9 September is all about the BAUM | Environment and Sustainability Award. Look forward to meeting our 5 award winners – nothing will be revealed yet!
Thursday, 10 September sees the Solutions Lab & Inspiration Festival. This won’t be a series of talks where you can just sit back and relax, but rather a structured space for thinking – for anyone who comes with genuine questions and a solid foundation of knowledge, and wants to go home with concrete ideas and new partnerships.
Three thematic blocks. Twelve Pecha Kucha presentations. Followed by a 45-minute ‘solution lab’ session to explore ideas further together.
Venue:
Europa-Park Dome in the Confertainment Center
(directly at the main entrance to Europa-Park theme park)
Europa-Park-Straße 2
77977 Rust
Book your ticket now
Bookings are made via the Digital BAUM.
First you need to register there – it’s quick and easy.
Wednesday, 9 September
| 13:00 | Registration & networking with lunch |
| 14:00 | Welcome & warm-up by the BAUM board, greetings and speeches |
| 15:30 | Coffee break & networking (15:45-16:15 Speed networking) |
| 16:30 | Presentation of the award winners and award ceremony |
| 18:00 | Keynote Speech |
| 18:15 | Musical expulse: Ludwig van Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ with lyrics by Georg Winter entitled ‘Hymn to Nature’, accompanied by an ensemble from Ichenheim |
| 18:30 | Dinner & networking (open to accompanying family members after the park closes) |
| 22:00 | End of the 1st day of the event |
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followed by an optional networking opportunity on a self-pay basis (location to be announced)
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Thursday, 10 September
What exactly is holding us back – and what would be the key to truly overcoming sustainability risks and seizing the opportunities that lie ahead?
The second day of the BAUM conference is dedicated to this question, and we are organising it as an interactive workshop. Short presentations in Pecha Kucha style will alternate with solution labs, peer consultation and speed networking. In this way, challenges and ideas will give rise to concrete approaches, collaborations and next steps that will strengthen sustainable business practices in Europe.
| 08:30 | Registration & networking |
| 09:00 | Welcome & warm-up |
| 09:30 |
Economy & value creation – What will tomorrow’s system value creation look like?
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| 11:00 | Coffee break & networking (11:15-11:45 Speed networking) |
| 12:00 |
Infrastructure, culture & mobility – What sustains and moves us?
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| 13:30 | Lunch & networking |
| 14:30 | continuation in plenary |
| 14:45 |
Society & narratives – How do we inspire sustainability?
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| 16:15 | Transfer & closing of the conference |
| 16:50 | Networking (with coffee & cake) |
| 17:30 | End of the event |
| From 17:00 there is the possibility to visit the Europa-Park free of charge (until closing time). |
Friday, 11 September
| 08:30 | Open-air side event: Nature Leadership Walk: regenerative management using nature as an example. An interactive walk & talk with Rainer Kant (Senior Project Manager, BAUM). Duration: 3 hours |