Publix at re:publica 2026
Re:publica in Berlin is Europe's largest conference dedicated to questions of our digital future. From 18th to 20th May, many of the Publix residentswill be presenting their work or taking part in panel discussions there.
18 May
Medi-O-Mat: Installation by Tong-Jin Smith (Futureins) et al.
When Data Can Kill: How AI Can Decide Over Life and Death Keynote by Fatmeh Khodadadian (Publix Tech Journalism Fellow)
Young media professionals must have a say in the future of journalism! Talk with Beyond News and Maria Exner (Publix Director)
What Would It Take to Complete the Open Social Web? Keynote by Felix Hlatky (CFO Mastodon)
19 May
Why AI will not solve the media crisis Keynote by Maria Exner (Publix Director)
Seriously? What deepfakes do to people, brands and marketing – and what can be done about it Talk with Eckart von Hirschhausen (Founder Stiftung Gesunde Erde - Gesunde Menschen)
Fun Facts: when comedy becomes resistance Live recording and discussion with Anette Dowideit (Editor-in-chief Correctiv)
When your feed lies to you: AI fakes, slop and social media Talk with Lara Grewe (Correctiv)
„Not Lazy“ at All: How Gen Z Is Rewriting Europe’s Future Talk with Simon Morris-Lange, Wiktoria Jędroszkowiak, Max Neumann and Florinda Brands (Alllianz Foundation)
Lügenpresse is so last year? How people in Germany think about the media today Keynote by Anna Lob (More in Common)
A watershed moment at the BND: how Germany is reshaping its foreign intelligence service Talk with Thorsten Wetzling (interface)
20 May
Inside AI's Human Assembly Line Talk with Julia Kloiber (Co-Founder Superrr)
Data donation as a weapon: how we can use GDPR to put pressure on Big Tech Keynote by Johannes Filter (Publix Coworker)
How to build a coalition to hold AI and tech corporations accountable? Open to ideas! Talk with Nico Schmidt (Investigate Europe)
Twitch instead of therapy? How new digital formats are reaching young men Talk with Sonja Peteranderl (Publix Tech Journalism Fellow)
