Convened by GMCA x Fourth Sector Group Bhutan
Growing a Mindful Economy
A playful, purposeful week for growing a new economy from Bhutan's living heritage
11–18 December 2026Kingdom of Bhutan
An invitation
We warmly invite you to join a select group of leading systemic investors, philanthropic and catalytic capital stewards, and ecosystem architects, along with Bhutanese government leaders, entrepreneurs, and institutional partners, to help shape the development of a mindful economic system in Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City.
A curated gathering
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is Bhutan's newly established Special Administrative Region — a living setting for a mindful economy rooted in Gross National Happiness.
An intimate gathering for systemic investors, catalytic capital stewards, ecosystem architects, Bhutanese leaders, entrepreneurs and institutional partners.
A week in play
Move from Bhutanese place and culture into playful experiments, deep dialogue, collaboration and celebration.
11 – 13 December (optional)
Walk, notice and play your way into Bhutanese life, nature, culture and leading for-benefit enterprise.
14 – 15 December
Playful provocations, deep dialogue, mindfulness immersion, and collaboration focused on cocreating the future of GMC.
16 – 18 December (optional)
Join Bhutan's 119th National Day celebrations and carry the week's ideas into a shared national moment.
Why join
- Contribute at a formative stage, as new approaches to governance, enterprise, finance, and policy take shape at a national level.
- Accelerate Bhutan's emergence as a global hub for mindful investment and entrepreneurship, supporting leading for-benefit entrepreneurs and enterprises shaping Bhutan's future.
- Learn and share with leading innovators and decision-makers, turning Bhutan's role as a living laboratory into lessons of global relevance.
- Participate in Bhutan's National Day celebrations, joining the country at a pivotal moment in its journey.
Register here to learn more
Growing a Mindful Economy will be an intimate, action-oriented gathering, bringing together new economy innovators from around the world with Bhutanese leadership to help shape the conditions in which for-benefit enterprise, innovation and finance work in service of the common good.
