John Fullerton: Regenerative Economics
The unconventional economist helps us to reimagine the economy as a living system, rather than a machine.
The dominant economic model is struggling to meet the realities of a rapidly changing world. Climate instability, ecological breakdown, and social fragmentation point not to isolated failures – but to a system that no longer reflects how life itself works.
Join John Fullerton, former managing director at JPMorgan and founder of the Capital Institute, along with regenerative business leader Louise Kjellerup Roper and ecological economist Tim Jackson, for a fireside chat marking the European launch of his new book on Regenerative Economics.
Drawing on a decade of collaboration with leading ecological and systems thinkers, John invites us to reimagine the economy not as a machine to be optimised, but as a living system to be carefully nurtured. Moving beyond “doing less harm” or even “doing good,” this work focuses on creating the conditions for life to thrive – unlocking resilience, shared prosperity, and long-term value.
This is a rare opportunity to engage directly with one of the field’s most original thinkers – and to ask the questions that matter most now.
Event Schedule
6:00pm: Pre-event socialising and networking
A cash bar will be available for refreshments.
6:15pm: Event begins
7:30pm: Event ends
Speakers
John Fullerton is an unconventional economist, writer, educator, and impact investor. He is considered the architect of Regenerative Economics and its companion, Regenerative Finance. John is the founder of the Capital Institute, dedicated to the bold reimagination of economics and finance. Preciously he was a managing director of JPMorgan until walking away from Wall Street in 2001. John is also the co-founder of Grasslands, LLC, a board member of the Savory Institute, and a member of the Club of Rome. He and James Lovelock were featured in the 2021 award-winning documentary Going Circular. John and his wife Susan live in coastal Stonington, Connecticut.
Louise Kjellerup Roper is an entrepreneur and a successful leader in regenerative business, systemic transformation and leadership. She has spent her career translating the emergent future for purposeful businesses and institutions, giving them the tools and confidence to drive systemic, positive change on some of the planet’s most wicked problems. Louise has launched and led cradle‑to‑cradle and circular economy brands across Europe, and brings this innovation experience into boardrooms and classrooms as Co‑Chair of the TechNation Climate Committee, a Non‑Executive Director of ENSO Tyres. Louise is a mentor and lectures at universities like Cranfield, Harvard, Oxford, The Future of Capitalism as well as Exeter Business School, where she chairs the Advisory Board. As CEO of Volans, she leads a constellation of outstanding thinkers and innovators working with companies such as Unilever, Acciona, ESB, Neste, Selfridges Group and The Crown Estate creating spaces where senior leaders can approach complexity, power and responsibility with more imagination and courage through regenerative business leadership Imaginariums. She has also headed up a number of renowned systemic and thought leadership initiatives such as Tomorrow’s Capitalism Inquiry and Bankers For NetZero (B4NZ).
Tim Jackson is an ecological economist, writer and former government advisor. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Surrey and co-Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP). His books include Prosperity without Growth which was named as UnHerd’s economics book of the decade in 2019, Post Growth – Life after Capitalism which won the Eric Zencey prize for ecological economics in 2022 and most recently The Care Economy (2025, Polity). In addition to his academic work, Tim is an award-winning dramatist with numerous radio-writing credits for the BBC. His environmental drama series Cry of the Bittern has just been released by Penguin as an audiobook.
Caty Batten is a sustainability strategist and impact entrepreneur, with two decades experience across purpose-driven roles, from adventure travel and youth enterprise, to international development, marine conservation and philanthropy. Co founder at Intaconnected, The Nature of Business Lab and Regen Retreats, Caty is currently delivering Net Positive economic outcomes for SME’s through a digitally-enabled diagnostic platform. She is also stewarding the Next Generation of international family businesses, helping them to navigate the complexity of this rapidly changing world – personally, professionally and spiritually. Caty embeds the principles of Regenerative Economics into all her efforts, as a lifelong student of Nature’s teachings, and practices Zen Mindfulness – two complementary foundations for showing up with clarity, peace and integrity in her work. She has studied at the Capital Institute, Said Business School, University of Oxford, CISL University of Cambridge, and the University of St Andrews.
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