A CONSCIOUS FUTURE 2026
BY SPRITZY
Presented by Spritzy | Hosted by Ruffer, London | May 2026
A Conscious Future returned for its second edition in 2026, continuing Spritzy’s event series exploring more conscious ways of living, creating and connecting. This year’s conversation looked at our relationship with nature - not only through conservation and environmental action, but through culture, systems, behaviour, storytelling and innovation.
At the heart of Spritzy is a simple belief: that what we create should be in harmony with the natural world, just as much as it cares for the people it is created for. As a botanical skincare brand, Spritzy is rooted in clean, thoughtfully made formulations designed to nourish, restore and support balance. A Conscious Future is an extension of that same thinking - creating space for conversations that help us better understand the world we are part of, and the responsibility we each carry within it.
For 2026, we brought together voices working across conservation, culture, technology, ocean recovery and ecological restoration. Each speaker offered a different perspective on what it means to reconnect with nature in practice - and how change happens through collaboration, creativity and shared intention.
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OUR 2026 GUEST SPEAKERS
Christabel Reed
Co-founder of Advaya, Earthed and Initiative Earth, Christabel works across inner transformation, systems change and ecological restoration. Through events, education and collaborations around the world, her work asks what it takes to bring people back into a living relationship with the natural world.
Harland Miller
An artist represented by White Cube, Harland Miller brings a cultural and deeply human lens to the conversation. Alongside his internationally recognised work, he has supported conservation through organisations including Tusk, using language, image and humour to create connection and lasting impact.
Kevin Kremer
A photographer and designer whose work explores the intersection of climate, migration, landscape and human communities. Through time spent in the field across East Africa, Kevin documents environmental change through a deeply human lens, most recently with African Safari Conservation in Tanzania.
Neliana Fuenmayor
Founder and CEO of OpenMode, Neliana works at the intersection of technology, transparency and sustainable commerce. Her work on Digital Product Passports explores how verifiable product stories can reshape behaviour, responsibility and the future of supply chains.
Oli Kade
Chief Technical Officer and UK Country Manager at Seven Clean Seas, Oli works on measurable ocean plastic recovery and systems-led solutions to the global plastic crisis. His perspective is rooted in action, scale and the belief that creativity can help meet even the most overwhelming environmental challenges.
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THE CONVERSATION
Across the evening, we explored what it means to restore our connection to nature - and why there is no single path towards doing so.
The discussion moved between lived experience and systems thinking, between urgency and hope, between what is measurable and what is deeply human.
Together, the panel reflected on how people engage with environmental issues, where progress is still too slow, and what truly moves us from awareness into action. What became clear is that change does not belong to one industry, one voice or one solution. It is shaped by many different efforts — by people, organisations and communities working in their own ways to create something better.
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THANK YOU
Thank you to our panellists for sharing their insight, honesty and experience so generously.
Thank you to Ruffer for hosting us so beautifully.
And thank you to everyone who joined us, listened, reflected and contributed to the evening.
A Conscious Future is a space for thoughtful conversation, collaboration and shared perspective.
Because there are so many people working to make better choices for the natural world - and those efforts deserve to be seen, supported and brought together. This is only the beginning.
