Recap: beyond economy Festival 2025

The beyond economy Festival 2025 attracted over 1,100 decision-makers, experts, and shapers from business, science, politics, and society. More than 120 partner organizations and 40 exhibitors presented innovations, pilot projects, and best practices – making the Festival a lively meeting point for transformation, exchange, and co-creation.
1.100
Attendees
120+
Partners
40+
Exhibitors

Attendees from various sectors

Attendees came from a broad transformation environment:
Industry, construction, energy & real economy (especially the Mittelstand)
Start-ups, tech & innovation actors
Consulting, organizational development & sustainability transformation
NGOs, foundations & societal organizations
Universities, research & education

Networking & inspiration

The Festival offered space for in-depth networking, interactive formats, and concrete project initiations. Talks, workshops, labs, cases, and co-creation sessions made the future of the economy tangible and showed how companies can shape cooperations, drive innovation, and actively co-design value creation networks. Feedback was overwhelming: numerous attendees expressed great enthusiasm and the wish to actively engage in the Movement beyond the Festival.