Where AI meets the Nature Economy: Summer School, Oxford 17th and 18th August 2026
30 x 30 wild spaces & nature certificated training course. Future Leadership Lab
Date and time
Mon, 17th August -Tuesday 18th August 2026 16.00
Location
The H B Allen Centre, 25 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6NN
Bookings
https://geiconferences.org and more information at info@greeneconomicsinstitute.org.uk
Overview
Summer school Oxford 17th and 18th August 2026 30 x 30 wild spaces and biodiversity certified training course.
Future Leadership Lab – Future Ready Leadership in the Nature Era
Course Director and Presenter will be Nicky O Malley founder of Nature’s Voice, and CEO of 30 x 30 Uk. Nicky works with founders, businesses, policymakers and leaders navigating the future of the nature economy.
Residential summer leadership experience.
Open to International and Uk students.
This immersive leadership lab explores what it means to be future ready in the Nature Era. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute towards a whitepaper, exploring future- ready leadership and the nature economy.
1 week Summmer School covering everything to do with biodiversity and the 30 x 30 concept. This is an international initiative supported by the United Nations and Defra and many others.Future Leadership Lab – Oxford Summer School 2026
Future-Ready Leadership in the Nature Era
August 2026 | To be held at the H B Allen Centre, part of Keble College, University of Oxford, UK
Join us for a unique leadership experience in Oxford, exploring the future of leadership in a world shaped by nature, biodiversity and global change.
The Future Leadership Lab brings together students, emerging leaders and changemakers from around the world for an immersive programme exploring the ideas, skills and networks shaping the nature-positive economy.
Course Director
The programme is led by Nicky O’Malley, Founder of Nature’s Voice and CEO of 30×30 UK, the national initiative supporting the global goal to protect and restore 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030.
Nicky works with founders, businesses, policymakers and global organisations navigating the future of leadership in the Nature Era.
What You Will Learn
Over the course of the week, participants will explore:
• The global 30×30 biodiversity movement
• Leadership for the nature-positive economy
• Systems thinking and future-ready leadership
• Biodiversity and nature restoration
• Green finance and the future of sustainable investment
• Governance, ethics and global environmental policy
• Innovation and emerging opportunities in the sustainability sector
This is a multidisciplinary programme bringing together perspectives from economics, policy, finance, business and environmental leadership.
A Hands-On Leadership Experience
The programme combines:
• expert lectures and keynotes
• interactive workshops and group dialogue
• student presentations
• field visits and nature excursions
• collaborative learning with an international cohort
Participants will also have the opportunity to contribute ideas towards a Future Leadership White Paper exploring the leadership needed for the Nature Era.
Who Should Attend
This programme is designed for:
• undergraduate and postgraduate students
• young professionals and emerging leaders
• international students studying in Europe
• anyone interested in sustainability, biodiversity and future leadership
No prior expertise is required- only curiosity and a willingness to engage with the future.
Location
The programme will be held at the H B Allen Centre, part of Keble College, Oxford, one of the world’s most historic and inspiring academic environments.
Participants may also enjoy:
• guided introductions to Oxford
• walking tours of the city
• field visits exploring biodiversity and nature restoration.
Certification
Participants completing the programme will receive a Future Leadership Lab Certificate.
The course is also suitable for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
You can depend on 21 years of the Green Economics Institute to inspire you and light your way in the challenging and chaotic world of today.
Come and find out how you can make a real difference, with like minded fascinating, highly informed and compassionate leaders, speakers, thinkers, campaigners and doers.
In a polarised world, we all need hope, positive perspectives and sustainable solutions.
Join us for a week or two weeks of heart warming, human and nature centred exploration of a better, more harmonious, economically equitable future.
Why Attend?
The coming decades will demand a new kind of leadership-one capable of working across systems, sectors and cultures to restore the relationship between people, nature and the economy.
This summer school offers a rare opportunity to explore these ideas in the historic academic setting of Oxford, alongside peers from around the world.
“The ambition to secure 30% of our land and sea for nature’s recovery by 2030 offers us the bold vision needed to reverse wildlife decline and improve all our lives.” Sir David Attenborough
The tutors and lecturers are leaders in their fields. They will introduce you to the latest practice, literature and ideas in these fields and international initiatives and developments.
If you wish to write, we are a publishers and we have the worlds leading green academic journal, and some magazines and a host of books, and you may also have the opportunity to learn how to publish your work.
To be held at The H B Allen Centre, part of Keble College, University of Oxford. This may include at least 2 outings field trips locally and in introduction to Oxford and its history and walking tours of Oxford optionally as add ons.
There will be lectures, workshops, keynotes, student presentations, and a certificates ceremony at the end for participants. The course is CPD suitable.
