re:publica Berlin

The 2025 edition continued the unbroken tradition of re:publica since 2007, consolidating its role as a central industry and discourse hub for the digital society. More than 20 stages ran concurrently for three days with keynotes, panels, workshops, and maker sessions. The expo area and meetups connected the main program and the community.

Thematically, the 2025 edition focused on growing AI debates, discussions on platform democracy after the EU elections, and the question of how newsfluencer culture challenges traditional media. It thus laid the groundwork for the 2026 motto 'Never Gonna Give You Up' – a programmatic response to the growing unease about the state of the public digital space.