World Design Capital – Sprungbrett für die Wirtschaft
Keynote, Panel, Project Presentations, Networking
31 March 2025, 17:00 to 19:00
IHK Wiesbaden
with Jörg Brömer (President of IHK Wiesbaden), Carolina Romahn (CEO WDC 2026), Gert-Uwe Mende (Mayor of the City of Wiesbaden), Paul Herwarth von Bittenfeld (Partner at Seibert Group GmbH and Vice-President of IHK Wiesbaden)
Moderated by Michael Volkmer (CEO Scholz & Volkmer GmbH)
Conference Together by Design Representation of the State of Hesse in Brussels
23 April 2025 from 18.00 pm
Keynote, Panel Discussion, Get Together
with Uwe Becker (State Secretary Hessian Ministry of Finance), Maria Möller (Founder talking hands flipbooks), Ruth Reichstein (European Commission), Carolina Romahn (CEO WDC 2026), Nicola Stattmann (Founder OMC°C), Manuela Strube (State Secretary, Hessian Ministry of Labour, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs)
Moderated by Lutz Dietzold (CEO German Design Council)
24 April 2025 from 10.00 am
Workshops, Panel Discussion, Lunch
with Lola Behrens (designer), Franziska Warnke (HA Hessen Agentur GmbH), Piotr Swiatek (BEDA), Vera Winthagen (New European Bauhaus)
Moderated by Helena Kiefer (WDC 2026) und Felix Kosok (WDC 2026)
see-Conference
26/04–27/04/2025
Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
Woche der Meinungsfreiheit
03/05–10/05/2025
Frankfurt am Main
Lange Nacht der Museen
10/05/2025
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
MCBW (Munich Creative Business Week)
10/05–18/05/2025
Munich
Tag der offenen Tür
17/05/2025
im Rathaus Römer, Frankfurt am Main
Are you interested in regular dialogue? The WDC regulars‘ table brings together all those interested in the World Design Capital 2026 and invites you to an open exchange and networking in a relaxed atmosphere every month. Everyone is welcome.
→ More information about WDC regulars‘ table
That happened in recent weeks:
Designing cities: A city walk
A cooperation with the German Design Graduates Initiative of the German Design Council and WDC 2026
30/11/2024, 11:00–13:00 (fully booked), alternative date: 12:00–14:00 (fully booked)
Start: Konstablerwache
Impulse talk: FRM MICE Network and Communication
27/11/2024, 16:00–19:00
Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel
Vision 31: Shaping the cultural campus together. One year of the New European Bauhaus in Frankfurt.
15/11/2024, Workshop 14:00–16:00, Talk: 17:00–18:00
Student House Campus Bockenheim, Frankfurt am Main
On 15 November, we discussed how the real-life lab on the former Bockenheim university campus can be further developed over the coming years, leading up to the completion of the Kulturcampus. We’re excited to explore how this central site’s immense potential can be harnessed – sustainably and collaboratively. The New European Bauhaus project Vision 31 is one of the first cooperations of WDC 2026.
Hessian Architects' Day 2024 with the Hessian Chamber of Architects and Town Planners
31/10/2024
Casals Forum, Kronberg im Taunus
in cooperation with WDC 2026
Book fair Frankfurter Buchmesse
16/10–20/10/2024
At the Agora, we presented a vibrant programme of workshops and discussions. Additionally, Anna Scheuermann and Matthias Wagner K from WDC hosted the talk Save Democratic Spaces in cooperation with the City of Frankfurt at the Frankfurt Pavilion. Panelists included Lord Mayor Mike Josef and Milan's Cultural Councillor Tommaso Sacchi, who discussed the significance of shared spaces for democracy.
IHK Darmstadt
11/10/2024
Presentation of participation opportunities in WDC 2026.
German Design Club, Berlin
08/10/2024
Felix Kosok from WDC 2026 participates in a panel on the role of design in democracy.
IHK Frankfurt
02/10/2024
Introduction to participation opportunities in WDC 2026.
Lions Club Frankfurt
02/10/2024
Matthias Wagner K from WDC 2026 presents the project.
Frankfurt Press Club
24/09/2024
Presentation of WDC 2026's communication strategy.
World Heritage Festival, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
20/09–22/09/2024
Workshop Truck from WDC 2026
Holitopia Festival
20/09/2024
Felix Kosok from WDC 2026 revolves around the question: Is the future as unpredictable as the motivational quotes on Instagram would have us believe?
Runder Tisch Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
16/09/2024
Matthias Wagner K from WDC 2026 presents the project.
Frankfurt Next Generation: Future Festival
12/09/2024
Frankfurt University
Input and talk with Anna Scheuermann from WDC 2026
World Design Capital – Sprungbrett für die Wirtschaft
Keynote, Panel, Project Presentations, Networking
31 March 2025, 17:00 to 19:00
IHK Wiesbaden
with Jörg Brömer (President of IHK Wiesbaden), Carolina Romahn (CEO WDC 2026), Gert-Uwe Mende (Mayor of the City of Wiesbaden), Paul Herwarth von Bittenfeld (Partner at Seibert Group GmbH and Vice-President of IHK Wiesbaden)
Moderated by Michael Volkmer (CEO Scholz & Volkmer GmbH)
Conference Together by Design Representation of the State of Hesse in Brussels
23 April 2025 from 18.00 pm
Keynote, Panel Discussion, Get Together
with Uwe Becker (State Secretary Hessian Ministry of Finance), Maria Möller (Founder talking hands flipbooks), Ruth Reichstein (European Commission), Carolina Romahn (CEO WDC 2026), Nicola Stattmann (Founder OMC°C), Manuela Strube (State Secretary, Hessian Ministry of Labour, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs)
Moderated by Lutz Dietzold (CEO German Design Council)
24 April 2025 from 10.00 am
Workshops, Panel Discussion, Lunch
with Lola Behrens (designer), Franziska Warnke (HA Hessen Agentur GmbH), Piotr Swiatek (BEDA), Vera Winthagen (New European Bauhaus)
Moderated by Helena Kiefer (WDC 2026) und Felix Kosok (WDC 2026)
see-Conference
26/04–27/04/2025
Schlachthof, Wiesbaden
Woche der Meinungsfreiheit
03/05–10/05/2025
Frankfurt am Main
Lange Nacht der Museen
10/05/2025
Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main
MCBW (Munich Creative Business Week)
10/05–18/05/2025
Munich
Tag der offenen Tür
17/05/2025
im Rathaus Römer, Frankfurt am Main
Are you interested in regular dialogue? The WDC regulars‘ table brings together all those interested in the World Design Capital 2026 and invites you to an open exchange and networking in a relaxed atmosphere every month. Everyone is welcome.
→ More information about WDC regulars‘ table
That happened in recent weeks:
Designing cities: A city walk
A cooperation with the German Design Graduates Initiative of the German Design Council and WDC 2026
30/11/2024, 11:00–13:00 (fully booked), alternative date: 12:00–14:00 (fully booked)
Start: Konstablerwache
Impulse talk: FRM MICE Network and Communication
27/11/2024, 16:00–19:00
Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel
Vision 31: Shaping the cultural campus together. One year of the New European Bauhaus in Frankfurt.
15/11/2024, Workshop 14:00–16:00, Talk: 17:00–18:00
Student House Campus Bockenheim, Frankfurt am Main
On 15 November, we discussed how the real-life lab on the former Bockenheim university campus can be further developed over the coming years, leading up to the completion of the Kulturcampus. We’re excited to explore how this central site’s immense potential can be harnessed – sustainably and collaboratively. The New European Bauhaus project Vision 31 is one of the first cooperations of WDC 2026.
Hessian Architects' Day 2024 with the Hessian Chamber of Architects and Town Planners
31/10/2024
Casals Forum, Kronberg im Taunus
in cooperation with WDC 2026
Book fair Frankfurter Buchmesse
16/10–20/10/2024
At the Agora, we presented a vibrant programme of workshops and discussions. Additionally, Anna Scheuermann and Matthias Wagner K from WDC hosted the talk Save Democratic Spaces in cooperation with the City of Frankfurt at the Frankfurt Pavilion. Panelists included Lord Mayor Mike Josef and Milan's Cultural Councillor Tommaso Sacchi, who discussed the significance of shared spaces for democracy.
IHK Darmstadt
11/10/2024
Presentation of participation opportunities in WDC 2026.
German Design Club, Berlin
08/10/2024
Felix Kosok from WDC 2026 participates in a panel on the role of design in democracy.
IHK Frankfurt
02/10/2024
Introduction to participation opportunities in WDC 2026.
Lions Club Frankfurt
02/10/2024
Matthias Wagner K from WDC 2026 presents the project.
Frankfurt Press Club
24/09/2024
Presentation of WDC 2026's communication strategy.
World Heritage Festival, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
20/09–22/09/2024
Workshop Truck from WDC 2026
Holitopia Festival
20/09/2024
Felix Kosok from WDC 2026 revolves around the question: Is the future as unpredictable as the motivational quotes on Instagram would have us believe?
Runder Tisch Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
16/09/2024
Matthias Wagner K from WDC 2026 presents the project.
Frankfurt Next Generation: Future Festival
12/09/2024
Frankfurt University
Input and talk with Anna Scheuermann from WDC 2026
