All-Generations Ideas Summit
ReGeneration & Manifesto of All Generations
Youth protests are rocking many parts of the world; for many young people, life is unaffordable, their prospects for the future look bleak, and anger and frustration are spreading. As a result, the intergenerational contract is increasingly being called into question.
2026 must be the year of the constructive generational turn (Constructive Generational Turn). This marks the dawn of a new era in which young people will be given significantly more agency. At the same time, this new era depends on young and older generations finding new ways to work together in a spirit of trust. Only then can there be a positive future for all of us!
A bold vision is needed to empower Gen Z (agency) and foster honest and ambitious intergenerational collaboration. The holistic vision of regeneration means not forcing the future against nature, but shaping it wisely and imaginatively with a threefold intelligence—drawing on the wisdom of nature, human creativity and innovative power, and working in tandem with artificial intelligence.
The All-Generations Lab: Imagine Regenerative Futures, established on December 1, 2025, has now—following several workshops and with the support of generative AI systems—presented a “Manifesto of All Generations for the Age of Regeneration,” which calls for cross-generational collaboration. It will be presented on November 19, 2026, as part of the All-Generations Ideas Summit: ReGeneration. Like the All-Generations Lab’s previous events, this “summit of ideas” is a collaboration
- the ReGenerativa Future Platform,
- the MuseumsQuartier Wien, and
- Austrian Hail Insurance.
It is being held in partnership with the Research Cluster | Sustainability in the Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and FUTURAMA°LAB: The Art of Ecological Transformations.
At the All-Generations Ideas Summit: ReGeneration, ideas for shaping a regenerative future from the perspectives of various sectors and generations will be discussed in light of the manifesto, and concrete approaches for implementing the manifesto’s key demands will be explored.
Program (subject to change):
17:00: Welcome and opening remarks
Bettina Leidl, Director of the MuseumsQuartier Wien
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, Artistic Director of the ReGenerativa Future Platform
Mario Winkler, Authorized Signatory of Österreichische Hagelversicherung
Rainer Prohaska, Lead Coordinator of the Research Cluster | Sustainability in the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Artist, FUTURAMA°LAB The Art of Ecological Transformations
17:20: Presentation and explanation of the manifesto
17:35: Key Conversation I – Biodiversity, Soil Culture, and Regenerative Design
Franz Essl, University Professor, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna
Harald Gründl, designer and design theorist, director of the Regenerative Design Lab at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Elisabeth von Samsonow, artist, philosopher, and professor emerita at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
18:10: Key Conversation II – Circular Economy, Regenerative Production, and City / Nature / Rights
Karin Huber-Heim, President of the Circular Economy Forum Austria
Stefan Moritsch, designer and professor at the New Design University St. Pölten
Katja Schechtner, urbanity and mobility researcher and author
18:45: Break
19:00: Key Conversation III – Architecture, Visual Arts, Design, and AI for Regeneration (in English)
Matias del Campo, architect, architectural theorist, and AI researcher; founder of AKI Applied Artificial Intelligence
Eva Fischer, curator, director of the CIVA festival, cultural manager, and lecturer
Başak Şenova, chief curator of KunstHausWien and senior postdoctoral researcher at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
19:35: Key Conversation IV – Economy, Arts, and Activism for Regeneration
Lukas Fürst, Managing Director of Fürst Möbel and founder of the Melk cultural quarter UNSERE TISCHLEREI
Rainer Prohaska, Lead Coordinator of the Research Cluster | Sustainability in the Arts, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, artist, FUTURAMA°LAB The Art of Ecological Transformations
Johanna Schmerold, interior architect and communication designer
The Key Conversations and the concluding general discussion will be moderated by Christoph Thun-Hohenstein.
20:10: General discussion
Around 20:40: Closing remarks
Followed by an informal wrap-up.
Participation in the event is free, but requires prior registration. If you are interested, please contact us at office@regenerativa.eu.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
On Wednesday, November 18, 2026, starting at 5:00 p.m. (until 21:00 at the latest) in Room D of the MuseumsQuartier Wien, a PRE-SUMMIT WORKSHOP will take place, which is specifically intended to finalize the content of the MANIFESTO OF ALL GENERATIONS FOR THE AGE OF REGENERATION and, in this context, will address activism and the potential of visual arts and design for regeneration. Participation in the WORKSHOP is free of charge but requires advance registration. If you are interested, please contact us via email at office@regenerativa.eu.
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