Join the Second Renaissance Conference Online 5-7 Dec: Transformation in a Time of Metacrisis
A three-day online gathering for transformative ideas, practice, and collective renewal including talks by Rebecca Henderson (HBS), John Vervaeke and Thomas Hübl
Our world is in a moment of profound transition. The crises of ecology, meaning, and belonging are intertwined symptoms of a deeper civilizational turning. We invite you to join us, and leading-artists, practitioners and thinkers for three days of inquiry, practice, and collective sense-making.
All sessions are online, and recordings will be available to all registered attendees after the conference.
Together we will explore how cultural evolution, inner development, systems change, and new forms of collective intelligence can nourish a wiser and more life-affirming future. It is an invitation for those who feel a new paradigm stirring—and wish to help midwife its emergence.
Join Us Online
📅 Dates: December 5–7, 2025
🌐 Where: Online (all sessions are fully recorded and available to ticket holders)
💸 Cost: from $45 to $99
🔗 More Information & Register: https://2rcon.org
Speakers
We are delighted to welcome three leading figures in the global conversation on metacrisis and renaissance.
Rebecca Henderson: Metacrisis and Inner-Led Change
A major voice in reimagining capitalism, Henderson explores the role of business and inner development in supporting a sustainable and flourishing world. Her current work investigates how inner capacities, from emotional intelligence to moral clarity, translate into real climate action across education, business, and politics. A rare thinker who bridges rigorous economics with deep human insight.
John Vervaeke: Pilgrimage as Meta-practice and the Return of the Sacred
Cognitive scientist and philosopher, Vervaeke is widely known for his award-winning work on the meaning crisis, wisdom, intelligence the 4E model of cognition,and contemplative science. His series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis remains a landmark in public philosophy.
Thomas Hübl: Healing Cultural Trauma for Societal Renewal
A global leader in trauma integration, Hübl’s work combines ancient wisdom traditions with contemporary science to foster personal and collective healing. His development of the Collective Trauma Integration Process and his bridging work across cultures offer a vital lens for meeting the wounds underlying today’s systemic challenges.
Core Themes & Panels
The conference is structured around core themes that trace the descent–ascent arc of the Metacrisis & Renaissance:
Crisis of Meaning & Meta-diagnosis: Examining the deep cultural, psychological, and technological roots beneath systemic breakdowns.
Paths of Renewal: Focusing on the contemplative, relational, and embodied practices that cultivate wisdom and resilience.
Reweaving Knowledge & Art: Uniting science, humanities, and aesthetic insight into a more integrated way of knowing.
Institutions that Sustain Life: Exploring how governance, economics, and collective design can embody values suited to a flourishing future.
Alongside these themes, we will feature multiple panels across a variety of topics including education, health, spirituality, climate, youth, art, community, and AI including:
The Embodied Researcher: Science in the Age of Interbeing
The Prophecy of the Many-faced Goddess: An Oracular Ritual of Death and Rebirth
Emerging Future: Educating the Next Generation of World Builders
Health-seeing Interdepend(a)nce: Planetary Health as a Pathway to Transformation
The Next Political Generation: From Disillusion to Collective Agency
Second Renaissance Fair: An Open Pre-Event, Tuesday 25th Nov
Discover more of the emerging Second Renaissance ecosystem at a free, open pre-event this coming Tuesday 25th November.
📅 Date: Tuesday 25th November
🕕 Time: 6pm-7:30pm European / 11am-12:30 US Eastern
🔗 Find out more & Sign-up: https://luma.com/7b1k9412
We’ll be mixing “faire market” and “science project presentation” vibes in a virtual show-and-tell bringing together organizations and projects from across the Second Renaissance landscape.
How it works
Explore virtual booths from 20+ organisations
Join short 10-minute rounds (5 minutes presenting, 5 minutes Q&A)Presenters share once (or twice) and then visit other booths
Fair-goers can move across sessions to visit different booths in 6 rounds, and ask questions
Presenters to date include:
Aletheia, Integral Unfolding, Beyond Goals Intensive, Casa Tilo, EMUNAH ΛCΛDEMY, Ignition, Intentional Society, Leadership³, Limicon, Metachrysalis, Microsolidarity, Mythomatics, Orbital Studies Magazine, Pacific Integral, R4, The Resonant Man, Soul Coherence Studio, and VillageCo.
You can sign up to join us for free here: luma.com/7b1k9412
Together, the Conference and Fair invite us into a shared effort to meet the metacrisis with wisdom, imagination, and collective resolve, offering a rare space to engage in depth with the organisations, individuals and conversations shaping the Second Renaissance.
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