The Civic Toolkit
How can technology strengthen democratic culture and reconnect citizens with decision-making?
Date
Wed, Nov 4, 2026
Admission
8:30 AM
Start
9:30 AM
End
3:00 PM
Promoter
The Conduit Foundation
Speakers
Alicia Combaz, Dr. Tobias Leipprand, Erdem Ovacik, Julia Kloiber, Lisa Witter, Paul van Zyl
AI is putting new pressure on public trust, and the stakes for local democracy are high. But there is reason for hope: across Europe, people already use digital tools to bring more voices into decisions about their communities.
The morning opens with a look at what is at stake and where the opportunities lie. Next comes a working model of citizen participation, along with the question of what it could look like in Germany today. Over a working lunch modelled on a citizens' assembly, participants test these ideas and put together recommendations. The recommendations feed into the work of a growing expert community that has formed across The Civic Toolkit series, which explores where technology and democracy meet.
The event will be held in English.
Free admission. To register, please use the link above.
Organized by:
Speakers
Alicia Combaz
Founder and CEO of Make.org
Dr. Tobias Leipprand
Co-Founder, One Thousand
Erdem Ovacik
Author, The Next Democracy
Julia Kloiber
Co-Founder and Managing Director of SUPERRR
Lisa Witter
Executive Board Chair, Better Politics Foundation
Paul van Zyl
Trustee, The Conduit Foundation