lu·mi·na
1) The origin or beginning of something, the moment potential becomes form.
2) The creation or birth of a new cycle, idea, or reality.
3) The point where energy or intention manifests into the physical world.
GE·NE·SIS Portugal
Spring Equinox Immersion
for Conscious Leaders
Plant the seeds to elevate your business, leadership, and consciousness.
21-22 March 2026 | Sintra, Portugal
Genesis: A New Cycle Begins
The Spring Equinox marks a natural threshold, a moment of balance, renewal, and new beginnings.
Genesis is created by Conscious 500 for conscious leaders who believe that:
Old ways of leading and building businesses no longer work
Growth requires deeper alignment with Nature
Developing consciousness in business is the key to abundance
Over two days, we come together to clear what no longer serves, speak truth, reconnect with ourselves and each other, and consciously plant the seeds for what wants to grow next. Investing in conscious business growth.
This is for you, when
You are a founder, leader or investor
You care about business AND consciousness
You love meeting like-minded leaders
You value real connection over surface-level networking
You love to do the inner work AND build real businesses
You want to feel inspired by people who contribute to a better world
You are ready to grow with integrity, presence, and purpose
This is not for you, when
You want a passive event or keynote-style conference
You are not willing to participate or be present
You are looking for a spiritual gathering
What You Will Experience
Genesis is a curated 2-day Leadership Immersion designed to reset your inner foundation, expand your leadership capacity, and connect you with the right people at the right moment.
Workshops & Talks on business growth, consciousness, and alignment
Family & Business Constellations to restore flow in life and work
Conscious Networking and deep 1:1 connections
Speak Your Truth public speaking workshop in a safe, held container
Interactive Panels with men and women on conscious leadership
Seed & Pitch Stage to share your biggest dreams to investors
Music, movement, and dance to embody and celebrate the new cycle
Opening and Closing circles aligning your leadership with the Spring Equinox
Genesis balances inner work, outer creation, and curated high-level connections, surrounded by the magical mountains of Sintra.
GE·NE·SIS Portugal 2026
21-22 March | 2 Day Program
1 Life-Changing Experience
Confirmed Speakers
Our speakers are carefully selected to bring maximum value at the intersection of business, consciousness, and embodiment. Each one offers knowledge, real-life experience, powerful tools, and next level inspiration to support you on your path as a conscious leader. For this edition of Genesis Portugal, we are honored to welcome:
Samina Vabo Ansari: Entrepreneur Bridging Cultures, Systems and Human Futures, TEDx Speaker, Author of ‘When the Almond Trees Bloom’
Mark van der Heijden: Founder of Conscious 500, TEDx Speaker, bringing global leaders together to elevate business for good.
Philine Kok: Co-founder of Conscious 500, blending ancient wisdom, with natural intelligence, and divine feminine leadership.
Louis De Jaeger: Co-founder Ten Lives Festival, International Keynote Speaker, Award-winning Filmmaker, Author, and Landscape Designer.
Lizzy Zwiers: founder of the NaaS Method: Nature as a System for Sustainable High Performance. (ex IBM, Booking)
Tim Snijder: Seasoned Entrepreneur, Investor and Founder of Above & Below
Torstein Vabo Ansari: Entrepreneur, nanotechnologist, and human performance guide blending science, leadership, and inner development.
Alex Rosa: Local Portuguese Artist, will be painting a live piece of art in the spirit of Genesis, that will be auctioned
Leyla Salvadé: Founder & CEO, CORA ZONE, Heartfulness Therapist, and Spiritual Technologist
Nathan D Stranart: Founder, Board Member, Researcher in Regenerative Business
And this is just the beginning, more magic will be announced soon, adding even greater depth and perspective to this life-changing experience.
Seed & Pitch Stage
The Seed & Pitch Stage is the space for conscious leaders to share the seeds of their business ideas, visions, or projects with a curated audience of peers and aligned investors.
It’s an opportunity to be seen, witnessed, and supported at the moment something new wants to emerge.
Share a conscious business idea or early-stage venture
Speak from truth, purpose, and vision
Receive resonance, insight, and aligned support
Open pathways for collaboration, partnership, and investments
The intention is simple: to plant seeds in fertile ground, so conscious businesses can grow with integrity, alignment, and collective support. What begins here may continue long after Genesis ends.
We donate 10% of our ticket revenue to Regenerate Nature in Portugal
Your participation directly supports the regeneration of land in Cidadelhe, Pinhel, Portugal, in partnership with Ten Lives, a collective creating festivals and gatherings that actively restore land while bringing together artists, scientists, farmers, and community builders.
Next to being an investment in your leadership and business, Genesis is also contribution to the beautiful land that hosts us.
The Program
What you can expect in the program:
Opening and Closing Circles connecting to the Spring Equinox
Two Conscious Leadership Panels; one with female leaders and one with male leaders, to deepen your understanding of both
Both Days Delicious Healthy Lunch and Dinner included
Seed & Pitch Stage: Pitch your business idea to investors and other entrepreneurs
Lizzy Zwiers will guide a collective Family & Business Constellation
Mark van der Heijden, Founder of Conscious 500 will share a session about Speak your Truth
Award-winning Filmmaker, Entrepreneur and Keynote Speaker Louis de Jaeger sharing his dream to regenerate land with his Foundation Ten Lives
TEDx Speaker Samina Vabo Ansari will share about bridging cultures, systems and human futures
Alex Rosa, Portugese Artist will create a live artwork in the spirit of Genesis
Music and dj sets to end the day with networking on the dance floor ;)
Where Legends Are Born
Our Genesis location Quinta da Bella Vista is a place of imagination, legacy, and creation.
Located in the UNESCO World Heritage mountains of Sintra, just 30 minutes from Lisbon, this historic estate was once the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
For over a century, Quinta da Bella Vista has been a gathering place for visionaries, artists, thinkers, and leaders. From writers and poets to cultural icons and global entrepreneurs, the estate has long served as a space where ideas take form and stories are born.
Today, that tradition continues. We will gather for two days in the estate’s restored Victorian Greenhouse, a light-filled, 330 m² sanctuary surrounded by lush gardens, ancient trees, and natural springs.
Bathed in warm Atlantic light and protected by the Sintra hills, the Greenhouse offers a rare combination of nature, history, and modern comfort, the perfect environment to pause, reset, and plant new seeds. Creation new legends and legacies together.
60 Leaders
2 Days
1 Epic experience
Book Your Genesis Ticket
Genesis Weekend Pass
Without accommodation
€1,500 / €1,000 (Members)
✔️ Full 2-day Genesis experience
✔️ All sessions, workshops, circles, music & panels
✔️ Conscious networking & Seed & Pitch stage
✔️ Both days Healthy Lunch & Dinner included
✔️ Access to Genesis Online Integration Circle
✔️ Donate 10% to Regenerate Portuguese land with Ten Lives
Members of Conscious 500 receive a special discounted ticket (€1000) for this event as part of their membership. It’s one of the many ways we nurture connection, collaboration, and real-world community in our global network.
Not a member and want to join? Apply for the Genesis Weekend Pass + 1 Year Conscious 500 Membership. Want to feel the vibe first? Then this is your ticket to experience it.
STAY WITH US
Conscious 500 Leadership Villa in Colares
Stay 3 nights at the Conscious 500 Leadership Villa and connect with 16 other conscious leaders, the main speakers and the event organisers
✔️ Full 2-day Genesis experience
✔️ Enjoy 3 nights at our Conscious Leadership Villa in Colares
✔️ Comfortable stay and delicious community breakfast included
✔️ Walking distance from the beach and 20 minutes by Uber to event location
✔️ Intimate evening hang-outs and exclusive 1 on 1 sessions
VIP Suite at Quinta da Bella Vista
Stay 2 nights at the historic estate, Quinta da Bella Vista, once the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
✔️ Full 2-day Genesis experience
✔️ Enjoy 2 nights at Quinta da Bella Vista, our event location
✔️ Luxurious VIP suite and breakfast included
✔️ Walking distance to all the main historic sites of Sintra, like Quinta da Regaleira, the Moorish Castle and the National Palace of Sintra
✔️ Roll out of your bed to attend the event and take your time to discover Sintra
BOOK YOUR STAY HERE
All room prices are excluding the Genesis Weekend Pass
(Other option is to book your own accommodation in Lisbon)
Quinta da Bella Vista
Private Room VIP
2 nights
(Single Bed)
€1250 pp
Quinta da Bella Vista
Double Room VIP
2 nights
(Shared Bed for a Couple)
€1000 pp
Leadership Villa Colares
Private Room
3 nights
(Single Bed)
€1000 pp
Leadership Villa Colares
Double Room
3 nights
(Shared Bed for a Couple)
€500 pp
Leadership Villa Colares
Shared Room
3 nights
(Single Bed)
€250 pp
Reviews
"Conscious 500 exceeded my expectations in all ways! The workshops were insightful, we had delicious meals straight from the land, and the villa was stunning. But above all the new friendships I made left me feeling grateful and deeply connected. Highly recommend this experience full of inspiration!"
Stephanie van der Wiel
“A profoundly insightful time spent with extraordinary individuals from a wide range of fields who are dedicated to exploring a more conscious, harmonious, cooperative, creative, and sustainable existence, leading to a positive impact on business and promoting business for good.'“
Vanda Lengyel
"Truly an amazing experience focused on community and self development. One that goes much deeper than you may imagine. An experience to feel all the feels. Highly recommend!!"
Sebastian Naum
"I can’t remember coming together with strangers and being so on the same page. The care, the love, the deep attention, it was extraordinary. The sense of a big family coming together felt like returning to something ancient and true.”
Eva Zahrawi Ruiz