The Leading Biomimicry Events for 2025 📆

Are you looking for an inspiring biomimicry-related event? This is a list of keystone events from around the world to invite you into the world of biomimicry. The search is over, welcome to the list of extraordinary biomimicry-themed events in your country.

All event details were correct at the time of writing, but may change. 

The Biomimicry Confluence 

The Biomimicry Confluence is a digital conference designed to (re)connect the global biomimicry community where biomimics, practitioners and experts from around the world can come together to learn, exchange ideas, share experiences and celebrate success stories. 

Some of this year's Keystone Speakers include astro-biofuturist Billy Almon, entrepreneur and CEO of PAX Scientific Jay Harman, and neuroscientist Dr Arndt Pechstein. 

This year, we're asking: What does a nature-inspired future look like? Together we’re dreaming bigger, and we’ve asked the brilliant speakers who will be joining us to bring their grandest ambitions too.

🎯 What: The Biomimicry Confluence
💻Where: Digital
📆 When: 13 + 14 March 2025
🎟 Tickets: $27 

The Bioneers Conference

Bioneers is an innovative nonprofit organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet. Founded in 1990 in Santa Fe, New Mexico by social entrepreneurs Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, they act as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges. Image reference: bioneers.org

Bioneers is an exceptional community of nature-inspired scientists and artists, green business innovators, philanthropists and economists, women leaders, writers and filmmakers, educators and students, social and racial justice advocates, and many, many more. It is well known for its contribution in Leonardo DiCaprio’s The 11th hour and boasts of its eminence as the winner of Japan’s Goi Peace Award, whose past recipients include Bill Gates, and scientist James Lovelock, of the Gaia Hypothesis. 

The annual Bioneers conference serves as a global platform to drive change for people and the planet, hosting plenary sessions by unsung heroic innovators, film screenings, community conversations, renditions and hands-on activities spanning a period of three days. So, if transformative innovation is on your mind, and you can’t wait to lead the transition from trodding over nature to looking up to it, this is your chance! 

🎯 What: The Bioneers Conference
🇺🇸 Where: Berkeley, California, USA
📆 When: March 27 - 29, 2025
🧭 Website: Learn more about the Bioneers Conference here 

Deep Dive Into Biomimicry Snorkel Workshop

The Biomimicry 3.8 is one of the world's leading consultancies on biomimicry, focusing on nature positive design and innovation. Image Reference: Biomimicry 3.8

Join Biomimicry 3.8 co-founder, Dayna Baumeister, and Certified Biomimicry Professional and marine naturalist, Andrew Meador, for an unforgettable snorkeling experience, exploring majestic coral reefs and reconnecting with marine life in the tropical waters of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean. 
Don’t miss out on your chance to discover the rich knowledge the ocean has to offer under the guidance of biomimicry experts! 

🗺️  What: Deep Dive Into Biomimicry Snorkel Workshop
 🇧🇶  Where: Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean 
📆  When: 30 March - 5 April, 2025
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: Working professionals and university-level participants from all backgrounds and levels of experience with biomimicry.
💸  Price: Starting at $4,270
🧭  Website: Learn more on Biomimicry 3.8 website here

Biomimicry 101 by Biomimicry Granada

Dive into the world of sustainable innovation with this Biomimicry 101 course, an immersive journey into nature’s finest strategies and mechanisms. By the end of the workshop  participants will have an good understanding of biomimicry and how to apply use it.

🗺️  What: Biomimicry 101
 🇪🇸 Where: Granada, Spain 
📆  When: 22 - 24 April, 2025
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: educators, designers, engineers and biologists who are new to biomimicry, but interested in nature-inspired innovation 
💸  Price: Starting at €350
🧭  Website: Learn more about Biomimicry 101 here

Circularity - Accelerating the Circular Economy

Image reference: Circularity 24

As the leading convening of professionals building the circular economy, Circularity offers thought-provoking keynotes, actionable breakouts, a solutions-oriented expo and unparalleled networking opportunities. This year's Circularity event features a variety of unique special programs, accelerator pitches, expos of real-world circularity projects, and an elevated attendee experience… and don’t forget about the after-party! 

⭕️  What: Circularity 
🇺🇸  Where: Denver, Colorado USA
📆  When: 29 April - 1 May 2025
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: Professionals building the circular economy, leaders in the climate community, sustainability-focused professionals
💸  Price: $2,275 
🧭  Website: Visit Circularity 25 here 

The Living Future Conference 

The Living Future Conference is an annual flagship event that showcases the leading edge in the movement for regenerative buildings, products, and organizations. This year, they're heading to Portland. 

🌱 What: Living Future Conference
🇺🇸 Where: Portland, Oregan, USA
📆  When: The 6 to 8 May, 2025
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: Biomimics, architects, innovators and sustainability-focused professionals
💸  Price: From $1400
🧭  Website: Visit the Living Future Conference here

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture & Design

 Image Reference: Conference on Architecture

If you are an architect or designer who aspires to take your creative output to the next level and create something truly unique and inspiring, then this gathering is one you’d never want to miss! Explore bold ideas with keynotes
& speakers focusing in and design and architecture. This conference hosts some of today’s biggest names, most influential practitioners, and leading voices that are changing the world and our work. The path to a regenerative design is now just a click away!

🎯  What: AIA24 - Conference on Architecture & Design
🗺️  Where: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
📆  When: June 4 - 7, 2025
👷‍♀️  Who’s it for: Architects, Town Planners and those working in the Built Environment
💸  Price: $99 to $1099 
🧭  Website: Register here

 Living Machines Conference 

Image Reference: Living Machines Conference

Highlighting the most exciting research on biomimetics and biohybrid systems united by the theme of “living machines”. 

The development of future real-world technologies will depend strongly on our understanding and harnessing of the principles underlying living systems and the flow of communication signals between living and artificial systems. The conference theme also encompasses biomimetic methods for manufacture, repair, and recycling inspired by natural processes such as reproduction, digestion, morphogenesis, and metamorphosis. You’ll find scientific workshops and tutorials, a 3-day exhibition of research groups and companies, enjoy cocktails on the sea, and dine at a gala dinner in a nature-filled location… enjoying the scientific awards for papers and posters. Hosted at the Field Museum of Natural History - this is a stellar biomimicry event not to be missed! 

🤖  What: Living Machines 2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿   Where: Sheffield, UK 
📆  When: 15-18 July 2025
💸  Price: To be confirmed
🧭  Website: Learn more here

Biomim'expo

Biomim'expo is the major annual gathering of players and stakeholders in biomimicry and approaches inspired by Nature to innovate. The first 8 editions of Biomim'expo have already welcomed more than 800 speakers, several hundred projects and solutions for the future in its showroom of bio-inspired innovation with impact, and more than 10,000 cumulative visitors, making Biomim'expo an atypical event. France excels in these fields. Image Reference: Biomim'expo

The Biomim’expo already sets the bar for biomimicry and bio-inspiration events, and this year’s venue, The Palais du Pharo in Marseilles, elevates the conversation to an even greater celebration of biomimicry and biodiversity. With no other event quite like it in the world, the Biomim’expo attracts biomimicry experts, practitioners and innovative cross-pollinators from diverse scientific disciplines and industries. Join the adventure to co-create visions and plans for building a bio-inspired future!

🎉  What: Biomim'expo
🇫🇷  Where: Marseilles, France
📆  When: 12 & 13 September 2025
👷‍♀️  Who’s it for: A meeting point between scientists, researchers, engineers, politicians, entrepreneurs, financiers, etc.; between biologists, physicists, chemists, urban planners, architects, ecologists, philosophers, sociologists, etc.; between large groups, start-ups, public bodies, schools, universities, research centres, etc., because exchange and multiculturalism are innovation accelerators.
🧭  Website: Book your ticket for the Biomim'expo here

Past Biomimicry Events:

Biomimicry Workshop with Jamie Miller

Imagine spending your family vacation surrounded by the breathtaking views of the Bugaboo peaks of Canada, trekking alongside renowned TEDx speaker and founder of the consultancy Biomimicry Frontiers, Jamie Miller! This workshop brings your imagination to life! Heli-hiking to iconic landmarks, here you will have the opportunity to engage in enlightening conversations with the expert guide and uncover the remarkable patterns of nature along the way. So wait not to embark on this life-changing adventure that is guaranteed to stimulate your creativity and revolutionize the way you tackle challenges in your field.

🗺️  What: Biomimicry Workshop with Jamie Miller
🇨🇦  Where: Bugaboos, British Columbia, Canada
📆  When: June 30 - July 3, 2024 (now past)
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: Anyone eager to learn and apply biomimicry to their personal contexts
💸  Price: $3184
🧭  Website: Learn more about the workshop here

Biocene 2023 - Transforming Materials 
 

This event is now past. 

If you're in the aerospace industry, or even if you're not, there is something valuable for you at Biocene: a bay where people huddle to exchange bio-inspired ideas, and research and collaborate with industry personnel and academics alike. This year at Biocene, it’s about transforming materials - depositing layers of research and innovation on the substrate of Biomimicry.

"From my own experience, students realize enormous benefits every time they present their work. The friendly, interdisciplinary environment of the Biocene is a great opportunity to practice a poster presentation targeted for another venue, as well as to extract extra value for work that might be interesting to diverse audiences outside their usual target demographic" - Biomimicry Educator, Deborah Bidwell

So, whether you wish to join as a research scholar to share your findings or just a science enthusiast, this is an opportunity that requires no thinking over!

Until the registration for the event goes live, check out this virtual session on Sparking Sustainable Innovation with Biomimicry

🧬  What: Biocene 2023
🇺🇸  Where: Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
📆  When: 18-20 October 2023 (now expired - check out their website for more updates)
👩‍🔬  Who’s it for: Anyone keen on exploring biomimetic research and development
🧭  Website: Save the Date for Biocene 2023 here (details to follow on their website)

Discover Nature’s Genius Workshop 

Following the Trail To Treasure

What is the first thing that catches your fancy when you wonder about intelligent life that outwits humans? If it’s nature and not aliens, then it’s time that you headed to the Atlantic Forests of Brazil. Home to a mind-boggling variety of plant and animal species, many of which exist nowhere else on Earth, this ecosystem offers an ideal location for seeing the genius of nature in action for yourself. Join world-class instructors from Biomimicry 3.8 and fellow learners from around the globe for an awe-inspiring week of learning biomimicry and losing (or finding) yourself in the woods.

🗺️  What: Discover Nature's Genius workshop
🇧🇷  Where: Atlantic Forests of Brazil
📆  When: November 4-10, 2023
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: Students and professionals from all levels of experience willing to blend biomimicry into their careers
💸  Price: Starting at $4200
🧭  Website: Book your biomimicry adventure in the Atlantic Forests of Brazil here

IV International Symposium on Biomimicry

A Rendezvous of Many Worlds

Image Reference: Symposium 2023

In a bid to bridge the gap between seemingly non-intersecting industries, the Biomimetics Sciences Institute invites you to expand your horizons and unlock the potential of interdisciplinary and collaborative research, in creating a robust and inclusive world. By leveraging nature’s strategies of mutualism and networking, the symposium aims to help individuals and organisations to find answers to societal and ecological challenges, through biomimetic processes. Peer-to-peer innovation is being driven through conferences, roundtables, debates, interviews and analysis sessions. Go ahead and save the dates for one of the most enriching gatherings you’ll ever attend!

🟢  What: IV International Symposium on Biomimicry
🇪🇸  Where: Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid mode)
📆  When: 22-24 November 2023
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: Academics, students, researchers, entrepreneurs, artists and social organizations from all walks of life are welcome
🧭  Website: Keep a lookout for the details of the programme here 

The Biomimicry Confluence

A two-day digital conference to (re)connect the global Biomimicry networks

Today there exist 42 exceptional biomimicry networks, more than 1161 passionate participants, across 29 countries, and yet each network rarely, if ever, meets. The Biomimicry Confluence is a digital conference that is has been designed to re/connect leaders in the Global Biomimicry Network, to enable the sharing of insights, lessons and success stories of how biomimicry is being practiced in their part of the world. Simply connecting can’t change the world, but learning and collaborating can! Join us to flow together in this personalized, thematic, immersive experience with biomimics, business leaders and naturalists, just like you, from all around the world.

🗺️  What: The Biomimicry Confluence by Learn Biomimicry
🇨🇦  Where: Online
📆  When: March 21- March 22, 2024 
🙋‍♀️  Who’s it for: To anyone who is looking to collaborate and connect with leaders, professionals, and business consultants in the Global Biomimicry Network
💸  Price: $99
🧭  Website: Learn more about the Biomimicry Confluence here

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