presented byHOUSE OF BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS

The World’s Most Beautiful
Business Festival

June 2–5, 2023
Sintra, Portugal

About

Over the course of four days, we gathered 600 leaders, thinkers, dreamers, and doers to fundamentally reimagine business at the moment of crisis. We investigated new paradigms and possibilities such as Web3 and decentralized economies, generative AI and regenerative business models, inner development, and a new sentimental education for all of us. We explored the very earthy and the very lofty, deep-down and high-up: from the mycelial to the metaverse, from dream teams to dream thinking, from psychedelics to quantum, from digital sustainability to co-designing with nature, and more.

Contributors

David Chalmers

David Chalmers

Philosopher, cognitive scientist, author

Martina Larkin

Martina Larkin

CEO, Project Liberty

Dr. Bayo Akomolafe

Dr. Bayo Akomolafe

Post-humanist philosopher and activist

Colin Averill

Colin Averill

Microbiologist and co-founder, SPUN

Tony Bond

Tony Bond

EVP and chief diversity and innovation officer, Great Place to Work

Olivia Lazard

Olivia Lazard

Environmental peacemaker

Simone Berry and Akbar Hamid

Simone Berry and Akbar Hamid

Co-founders, People of Crypto

Micaela Mantegna

Micaela Mantegna

Abogamer, activist, affiliate

Marjorie Hernandez

Marjorie Hernandez

Co-founder, The Dematerialised and LUKSO

Auronda Scalera

Auronda Scalera

Co-director, Infinite Art Museum; co-founder of XXNFT

Michael Bungay Stanier

Michael Bungay Stanier

Founder, Box of Crayons, and author of The Coaching Habit and How to Begin

Claudia Chwalisz

Claudia Chwalisz

Founder and CEO, DemocracyNext

Chairs

Minna Salami

Minna Salami

Feminist writer and social critic

Paulo Pisano

Paulo Pisano

Chief human resources officer, Booking Holdings

Miriam Meckel

Miriam Meckel

Co-founder and CEO, ada

Martin Reeves

Martin Reeves

Chairman, BCG Henderson Institute

Experience

The___Dream was an experience that brings us to life, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
600 participants
Live music
Workshops and exhibitions
Ancient wisdoms
Synchonized swimming
Night programming
Four-hectare Quinta
Debates and discussions
Latest trends
Dance and theater
Sustainability Greenhouse
Real connection

Program

FAQ

In partnership with

SAP3
Forward
Accenture song
Futurehain
Diconium
HM
Audi Denkwerkstatt 2
Ada
Hotwire
Indeed
Portugal
Foresight
Blaue Wunder2
The DO
Frame 6
Circular Unity
SMAS
Saint E
Viking
Portugal2
Location
Quinta da Bella Vista

In 2023, the home to the House of Beautiful Business was a garden, or rather, a historic estate.

The four hectares big Quinta da Bella Vista is located in the Sintra Hills, a mountain range 30 minutes north of Lisbon. Its highest point is near the village of Sintra, a dreamy town that has long attracted dreamers, mystics, romantics, artists, and soul-searchers.

Quinta da Bella Vista was formerly the property of the British writer and father of “Sherlock Holmes,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Local legend has it that “The Hound of The Baskervilles” was in fact inspired by his time here.

The Quinta is set on Rua Barbosa du Bocage, the old magical road of Sintra that links some of the town’s most noteworthy sites, such as the Sintra National Palace, the Palace of Monserrate, and the Quinta da Regaleira.

Sintra, Portugal

Sintra was known in the ancient world as Lunae Mons, “the mountains of the Moon,” the legendary retreat of Diana the Huntress, aka Cynthia among the Romans, hence “Çintra.” This was the land chosen for retreats by the Freemasons, the Knights Templar, Fransiscan monks, and alchemists. Hidden tunnels, initiation wells, a monastery built out of stone in the midst of a foggy pine forest: Sintra is soaked in mystery. It’s a unique combination of a vast natural reserve and a UNESCO heritage site of bright-colored palaces and lush villas, neo-gothic mansions and Moorish castle ruins, only 30 minutes away from Lisbon by train.

Dream with your team
Festival

Bring your team to Portugal for 2023’s most beautiful business festival

  • Get inspired by the forward thinkers of the future of business
  • Dive deep into the crucial trends, from ChatGPT to Web3, to conscious hiring, to life-centered economy, and more
  • Strengthen relationships with your colleagues while enjoying debates, workshops, discussions, performances, and once-in-a-lifetime immersive experiences
  • Form new connections with 600+ fellow leaders and changemakers of the HoBB community
Custom Program

Take it a step further with immersive learning journeys/special team offsites

  • Turn inspiration into action with tailor-made offsite programming during or after the festival
  • Discover tools that will shape your organization in 2023 and beyond
  • Hone your vision and strategy through debrief sessions, post-event reports, and private conversations with select speakers
  • Create real-world impact with masterclasses, bootcamps, narrative sprints, and learning journeys organized offsite and curated by the HoBB on demand for you and your team

To get a custom group package offer and join us in the hills of Sintra, Portugal, on June 2–5, 2023, please fill out the form below. The more people you bring, the more you can save!




















Sustainability

Forging a life-centered future with every step

We at the House of Beautiful Business aim to inspire and equip organizations and individuals to shape more purposeful, sustainable futures. Naturally, that work starts with us.

To make our 2023 festival, The___Dream, as purposeful and earth-friendly as possible, we adopted the guiding framework of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Helping us comply with it were our partners at the climate tech startup Circular Unity, as well as our community members at the self-organized DIRT Collective.

Together with Circular Unity and the DIRT Collective, we implemed an eco-conscious House policy, assessed our festival’s environmental impact, and took tangible steps to reduce and recycle waste, minimize emissions, and more.

  • Shared transportation for staff and attendees
  • 100% vegan & vegetarian catering menu
  • Donation of surplus food, made possible by our friends at REFOOD
  • Reusable or recyclable drinkware, food containers, dishes, and utensils
  • Drinking water refill stations dispersed throughout the venue
  • Non-negotiable waste policy for all participating vendors
Friday, June 2

Day I
Attunement

12:30

DREAM BIGGER LUNCH

For Dream Bigger ticket holders, speakers, and partners

@ Lawn

14:00

BRIEFING FOR DREAM BIGGER TICKET HOLDERS

@ Mushroom

15:30

DOORS OPEN

LIVE MUSIC
@ Lawn
With Carolina Coimbra.

BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS CONVERSATIONS

Meet fellow attendees through a game of cards.

SUSTAINABILITY GREENHOUSE
@ Greenhouse
Challenges to keep you on your toes with diconium, H&M Beyond, and The DO School.

RADIO DREAM~~~~WAVE

@ Villas Pool
Poolside chats and DJ sets with Matyas Kovacs and Felix Rundel, futurehain.

DREAM GARDEN
@ Dream Garden
For low-sensory sensations with Blaue Wunder.

18:00

DINNER

@ Lawn, Palace Pool, Palace Drive

19:00

LIVE MUSIC

@ Lawn
With Mark Aanderud and Pedro Melo Alves.

19:30

WELCOME TO (THE___DREAM OF) THE LIFE-CENTERED ECONOMY
@ Lawn
Here we are: Sintra, you, and the next four days. With Mark Aanderud, AlyssaAlvin CollantesAlana Julia Corbett, Till Grusche, Monika Jiang, Tim Leberecht, Shannon Mullen O'KeefeGabriella White, Zarqa, and more.

21:00

TAROT FOR ALL
@ Palace Pool
Start with the fool and let ancient wisdom woo you. With Hannah Joy Graves. Hosted by Monika Jiang.

LIVING FUNERAL
@ Greenhouse
Celebrate life by accepting your own death. With Oceana Sawyer.

READING THE STARS
@ Dream Garden
Feel seen amongst planets and zodiac constellations. With Andrada Dara.

THE DREAMING OF THE \CRACKS\ 

@ Theater
With Dr. Bayo AkomolafeAuronda Scalera, Barbara Veiga, and Antonio Zadra. Hosted by Tim Leberecht.

Saturday, June 3

Day II
Roots

8:30

DOORS OPEN, BREAKFAST

9:00

WAKE UP AND TAI CHI
@ Lawn
With Marco Gonçalves, Till Grusche, Monika Jiang, Tim Leberecht, and Ricardo Passos.

All day

SUSTAINABILITY GREENHOUSE
@ Greenhouse
Challenges to keep you on your toes with diconium, H&M Beyond, and The DO School.

RADIO DREAM~~~~WAVE

@ Villas Pool
Poolside chats and DJ sets with Matyas Kovacs and Felix Rundel, futurehain.

DREAM GARDEN
@ Dream Garden
For low-sensory sensations with Blaue Wunder.

9:30

LIVING FUNERAL POST-MORTEM
@ Dream Garden
Reflections on the ultimate experience. With Christy Knutson and Oceana Sawyer.

THE CONVERSATIONS OF DREAMS
@ Kitchen
An inquiry into the irrational. With João Sevilhano.

COOK UP SOMETHING
@ Villas Pool
Nourish yourself and others with a cold Borscht. With Tomasz Hartman and the Food Think Tank.

HAND PAINT ME YOUR DREAM
@ Jam Spot
An intuitive artistic exercise for everyone. With Sonja Kresojevic.

NEW CLIMATE CONSCIENCE 
@ Greenhouse 

How do we choose agency over anxiety? With Renée Lertzman. Hosted by INDEED Innovation and Gryphon Agency.

THE PEOPLE DREAM 

@ Villas Pool

A breakfast conversation on how talent development can become more life-centric. Hosted by Paulo Pisano and Arturo Poire.

11:00

WHAT IS REALITY?
@ Theater

David Chalmers in conversation with Miriam Meckel about consciousness and virtual worlds.

12:00

LUNCH
@ Lawn, Palace Pool, Palace Drive

13:00

LIVE MUSIC
@ Theater
With Benjamin Schlez.

14:00

POWER NAPS
@ Various
Need a break from the program but not from the inspiration? Re-energize in intimate conversations with select speakers. 
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@ Jam Spot

Marjorie Hernandez on the metaverse experience.

@ Mushroom 
Laura François on awe as a sustainability practice.

@ Vegetable Garden
Colin Averill
 on the "underground society."

HUMAN DESIGN
@ Theater
An energy framework for work. With Julie Fedele.

OUT OF OUR MINDS
@ Palace Pool

Exploring the next frontier of psychedelics. With Amánda Efthimiou.

WHY SPIRIT MATTERS
@ Tavern
The holy alliance of mysticism and leadership. With Shani Lehrer.

15:30

DREAM TEAM: ACHIEVING THE (IM)POSSIBLE
@ Dream Garden
An Israeli-Iranian activist dialogue on nuclear disarmament. With Sharon Dolev and Emad Kiyaei.

FORBIDDEN DREAMS
@ Theater
A revealing dive into what lies underneath. With Maliha Abidi, Gabriella Braun, Alvin Collantes, Elaine Kasket, and Minna Salami. Hosted by Monika Jiang.

MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE
@ Palace Pool
With sea levels rising, what will you leave behind? With David Johnston and Adrian Lahoud.

16:30

WHALES IN PUDDLES
@ Mushroom
Grief as the essence of creativity. With Joel Fariss and Jacob Simons.

17:00

THE HOPE EXPANSION MACHINE
@ Tavern
An intergenerational view on how consciousness can produce hope. With Paul BargettoHannah CritchlowAmánda EfthimiouBethany Koby-Hirschmann, and Claudia Passos-Ferreira. Hosted by Tim Leberecht.

17:30

MERMAIDS
@ Palace Pool
Let synchronized swimmers teach you a lesson about collaboration. With Equipa De Nataçao Artística de Portimao. Hosted by Gabriella White.

18:00

DINNER
@ Lawn, Palace Pool, Palace Drive

19:30

LIVE MUSIC
@ Lawn
With Anna Setton.

20:00

LIFE LIKE BUSINESS
@ Theater
From wellbeing to nature-led designs to bio-leadershipWith Dr. Bayo AkomolafeColin AverillTony BondJulie FedeleAlexander HillerShannon MinifieChristina NeshevaParneet Pal, Brett Perry, Andres Roberts, and John Michael Schert. Hosted by Martin Reeves and Léa Steinacker.

22:00

THE STORYTELLERS NIGHT
@ Theater
Step up to the stage and share your ___ dreams. With Mark AanderudLaura François, and Elaine Kasket

THE___TRIP
@ Dream Garden and Tavern
A celebration at the fringes of science and the supernatural (plus, a rave!). With Alvin CollantesHannah CritchlowAmánda EfthimiouRio OtoyaJun Suzuki, and Antonio Zadra. Guided by Matyas Kovacs and Felix Rundel of futurehain.

PROMPT NIGHT: YOUR DREAMS ON AI
@ Greenhouse
Use your imagination to push Generative AI to its limits. With João Blümel and Matthew Santone. Hosted by Shannon Mullen O'Keefe.

Sunday, June 4

Day III
Regeneration

8:30

DOORS OPEN, BREAKFAST

All day

SUSTAINABILITY GREENHOUSE
@ Greenhouse
Challenges to keep you on your toes with diconium, H&M Beyond, and The DO School.

RADIO DREAM~~~~WAVE

@ Villas Pool
Poolside chats and DJ sets with Matyas Kovacs and Felix Rundel, futurehain.

DREAM GARDEN
@ Dream Garden
For low-sensory sensations with Blaue Wunder.

9:30

Accenture Song presents
THE MARKETING DREAM

@ Villas Pool
A breakfast conversation on how brands and customer expectations are changing in the life-centered economy. With Mark CurtisNuno MouraMaria Rodriguez Juez, Sofia Vaz Pires, and Christina Volk. Hosted by Till Grusche and Stephanie Helou

HOW TO WORK WITH (ALMOST) ANYONE
@ Palace Pool
The secrets of effective collaboration—and feeling good about it. With Michael Bungay Stanier.

REST TO HARVEST
@ Mushroom
Designing business along the cycles of life. With Moulsari Jain.

OUR REGENERATIVE FUTURE: ATOMIC FARMING
@ Greenhouse
A view at the life-giving potential of synthetic biology. With Maurizio Montalti and Christina Nesheva, Hosted by Massimo Portincaso.

THE METABUSINESS MILLENIAL
@ Tavern
Live-podcast recordings about metaphysics and business. With Simone Berry and Akbar Hamid and Andres Roberts. Hosted by Erin Patten.

11:00

CLIMATE DREAMS
@ Theater
Shifting the narrative beyond doom-and-the-gloomWith Mark CurtisOlivia LazardAndri Snaer Magnason, and Minna Salami,  Hosted by Bruno Giussani.

12:45

LUNCH
@ Lawn, Palace Pool, Palace Drive

13:00

LIVE MUSIC
@ Theater
With Mark Aanderud and Alyssa.

14:00

POWER NAPS 
@ Various

Need a break from the program but not from the inspiration? Re-energize in intimate conversations with select speakers.
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@ Jam Spot

Tony Bond on the future of company culture.

@ Mushroom
Claudia Chwalisz on future citizen activism.

@ Vegetable Garden
Micaela Mantegna on the future of Web3.

GAMIFYING COMMUNITY
@ Villas Pool
A workshop on the power of play and reciprocity with community design masters Ryan Murphy and Leen Sadder.

Foresight Academy presents
HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE IN TEN YEARS?
@ Tavern
The megatrends shaping the life-centered economy. With Vicky ArndtRupert HofmannKatja SottmeierKatharina Wilzek-Kumar, and Corinna Wolf.

ada presents
CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP
@ Palace Pool
Neuroscience, movement, and leadership. With Miriam Meckel, Léa Steinacker, Brett Perry, and John Michael Schert.

ARE WE TOO OBSESSED WITH INTELLIGENCE?
@ Theater
AI is forcing us to ponder alternatives. With Colin AverillGabriella BraunHannah Critchlow, Dave and Helen Edwards, and Bethany Koby-Hirschmann. Hosted by Tim Leberecht.

SLOWNESS: THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY

@ Dream Garden
The spaces, experiences, and rituals that bring us home. With Claus Sendlinger.

15:00

THE PURPOSE-FIRST ECONOMY
@ Mushroom
How an evergreen is finally coming to life. With Tatiana Kazakova.

16:00

INNER DEVELOPMENT GOALS
@ Tavern
The inner work needed to realize the SDG. With Tomas Björkman, Jan Artem Henriksson, and Katharina Moser.

QUANTUM ABOUND
@ Villas Pool
Letting Schrödinger’s cat out of the bag. With Florian Neukart and Johanna Sepulveda. Hosted by Matyas Kovacs.

TECH DREAMS OF AI
@ Palace Pool
Productivity all the way, or is there a chance for intimacy? With Katy Mogal and Markos Grohmann.

OUR DREAMS FOR WEB3

@ Theater 
Will it still make the internet a better place?
With Maliha Abidi, Simone Berry and Akbar HamidJohn EllisonMarjorie HernandezMicaela Mantegna, and Auronda Scalera. Hosted by Monika Jiang.

17:15
19:00

DINNER
@ Lawn, Palace Pool, Palace Drive

BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS CONVERSATIONS REPRISE
Reunite with your group of four to reflect on The___Dream.

19:30

LIVE MUSIC
@ Lawn
With Surma.

20:30

POWERED BY MORE OF US
@ Theater

A town hall on the economy of our dreams that requires each and every one of you.

With Kerem AlperPiotr ArmianovskiClaudia Chwalisz, Solomiia KyrylovaMartina LarkinMicaela MantegnaBridgette R. McCullough, and Lucian Tarnowski

Hosted by Kevin J. Delaney and Monika Jiang.

22:00

CLOSING PARTY
@ Palace Pool, Tavern, Lawn
With Djâmen and the House band.

Monday, June 5

Day IV
Community

10:00 - 20:00

@ Moinho Dom Quixote

Hanging out, ocean view, games, a walk to Cabo da Roca (the most Western point of Europe), and farewell. Don’t miss it! 

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