PROGRAM
Shaping the future together.
Discover who’s leading the change.
The program for everyone who doesn't just want to discuss change.
At the IMPACT FESTIVAL, strong perspectives meet concrete solutions: with keynotes, panels, masterclasses, pitches, campsite chats, and networking formats all about sustainable and digital transformation.
SPEAKER 2026
SPEAKER 26
Dr. Katharina Reuter
Managing Director, Federal Association of Sustainable Business (BNW e.V.)
SPEAKER 26
Robert Habeck
Vice Chancellor & Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (2021-2025)
SPEAKER 26
Credit: M. Axelsson/Azote
Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström
Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
SPEAKER 26
Michelle Calios
Co-founder, KoRo | Independent Consultant, jaja foods and more
SPEAKER 24
C: EnricoMeyer
Sebastian Krumbiegel
Singer and musician, “Die Prinzen”
SPEAKER 26
Thomas Triboulet
Sustainability Director, Bosch
SPEAKER 26
Stefan Geister
Chief Sustainability Officer, Lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Executive Board Member, L’Oréal DACH
The line-up is growing! Check out our 2026 SPEAKERS here:
Agenda 2025
The best ideas for sustainable transformation deserve a stage – our themed sessions on the stages.
Stages
Formats
Innovation Areas
Stages
Our stages, your perspective
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
Stages
Formats
Innovation Areas
Stages
Our stages, your perspective
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
Stages
Formats
Innovation Areas
Stages
Our stages, your perspective
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
IMPACT STAGE
On the IMPACT STAGE, thought leaders, experts, and industry leaders share their knowledge on the key topics of sustainable transformation. Keynotes and panel discussions provide valuable insights, inspiring ideas, and new perspectives for a future-proof economy.
KEYNOTE
PANEL DISCUSSION
INTERVIEWS
FESTIVAL STAGE
The TRANSFORMATION STAGE brings sustainable innovations into practice. Here, best practices, concrete use cases, and practical solutions are the focus. Companies and experts demonstrate how sustainable strategies can be successfully implemented – from initial steps to scaling.
#NOFILTER SESSIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION
NETWORKING
INNOVATION STAGE
Here, solutions are the focus! Startups present their innovations in exciting pitches, live demos showcase sustainable technologies in action, and experts discuss how future-ready business models can drive transformation. A stage full of inspiration and real impact solutions!
PITCHES
EXCLUSIVE AREAS
In our exclusive areas, space is created for intense dialogue and practical insights. Here, experts, companies, and start-ups come together to share knowledge, develop solutions, and establish valuable contacts. These formats provide the perfect opportunity to exchange ideas with leading minds and take concrete impulses for one’s own transformation.
MASTERCLASSES
CAMPSITE CHATS
1 ON 1 MEETINGS
Hesse Start-up Tour
Do you invest in Impact, ESG or sustainable business models? Then apply for the Hessian Startup Tour at the IMPACT FESTIVAL 2026 and get to know selected startups from Hesse directly on site.
Together with StartHub Hessen, we are awarding up to 20 free spots for active investors in the areas of Impact, ESG and sustainability.
Before the festival starts, you will receive an overview of the participating startups and can indicate which teams you would like to connect with. On site, the Hessian Startup Tour will guide you to the startups, which will present their solutions in compact 60-second pitches. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to deepen the conversations during targeted matchmaking and networking in a relaxed atmosphere.
Do you invest in Impact, ESG or sustainable business models? Then apply for the Hessian Startup Tour at the IMPACT FESTIVAL 2026 and get to know selected startups from Hesse directly on site.
Together with StartHub Hessen, we are awarding up to 20 free spots for active investors in the areas of Impact, ESG and sustainability.
Before the festival starts, you will receive an overview of the participating startups and can indicate which teams you would like to connect with. On site, the Hessian Startup Tour will guide you to the startups, which will present their solutions in compact 60-second pitches. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to deepen the conversations during targeted matchmaking and networking in a relaxed atmosphere.
SUITABLE FOR
– ESG / Impact Investors
– sustainability-oriented VCs
– Business Angels & Funds
AVAILABLE SEATS
20 spaces (registration required)
Location
IMPACT FESTIVAL Exhibition | Messe Frankfurt
BENEFITS
– free festival access
– targeted matchmaking
– networking with snacks & drinks
– start-up tour through the exhibition
Get your ticket now
EARLY BIRD PHASE
IMPACT Award 2026
The best ideas for digital & sustainable transformation deserve a stage.
A festival highlight: We celebrate the best ideas for a digital & sustainable future!
With the IMPACT AWARD, we honor the outstanding innovations and solutions of the festival – visions that shape change and unfold impact.
Innovation
For startups with new, effective approaches for a sustainable future.
Excerpt of past award winners
2022
MAGNOTHERM
2023
Scaffolding Meinhard
2024
Alganize
2025
power2polymer
2025
Plant Counter
RECAP 2025
RECAP 2025
Take a look at who was there last year.
RECAP
THAT WAS 2025
Two days of energy & high impact. Discover all the highlights of 2025.
SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT
SPEAKER 25
Dr. Sabine Mauderer
Vice President, Deutsche Bundesbank
SPEAKER 25
Dr. Sabine Mauderer
Vice President, Deutsche Bundesbank
SPEAKER 25
Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif
Climate scientist & Oceanographer
SPEAKER 25
Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif
Climate scientist & Oceanographer
SPEAKER 25
Zainab Salbi
Humanitarian & Co-Founder of Daughters for Earth
SPEAKER 25
Zainab Salbi
Humanitarian & Co-Founder of Daughters for Earth
SPEAKER 25
Dr. Jörg Kukies
Former Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany (2024 - 2025)
SPEAKER 25
Dr. Jörg Kukies
Former Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany (2024 - 2025)
SPEAKER 25
Sophia Rödiger
Chief Marketing Officer, 1KOMMA5°
SPEAKER 25
Sophia Rödiger
Chief Marketing Officer, 1KOMMA5°
SPEAKER 25
Michael Fritz
Co-Founder, Viva con Agua
SPEAKER 25
Michael Fritz
Co-Founder, Viva con Agua
Tickets 2026
Secure your ticket for November now -
Crazy Bird Phase
Super Early Bird Phase
Early Bird Phase
Regular Phase
IMPACT Pass
IMPACT Stage + INNOVATION Stage
Masterclass & Campsite Chats
Exhibition
Networking Opportunities
Early Bird Price
200€
Save 200€!
All prices are net.
IMPACT Pass - reduced
Students & Job seekers
IMPACT Stage + INNOVATION Stage
Masterclass & Campsite Chats
Exhibition
Networking Opportunities
Early Bird Price
100€
Save 100€!
All prices are net.
PRESS Pass
FESTIVAL AREA - Access
Expand your access to the exclusive area for both days!
Access to the FESTIVAL AREA
Food & Beverage
Work- & Relax Area
+100€
All price are net.
Frankfurter Abend
The party on the evening of November 25.
+25€
All price are net.
Crazy Bird Phase
Super Early Bird Phase
Early Bird Phase
Regular Phase
IMPACT Pass
IMPACT Stage + INNOVATION Stage
Masterclass & Campsite Chats
Exhibition
Networking Opportunities
Early Bird Price
200€
Save 200€!
All prices are net.
IMPACT Pass - reduced
Students & Job seekers
IMPACT Stage + INNOVATION Stage
Masterclass & Campsite Chats
Exhibition
Networking Opportunities
Early Bird Price
100€
Save 100€!
All prices are net.
PRESS Pass
FESTIVAL AREA - Access
Expand your access to the exclusive area for both days!
Access to the FESTIVAL AREA
Food & Beverage
Work- & Relax Area
+100€
All price are net.
Frankfurter Abend
The party on the evening of November 25.
+25€
All price are net.
Crazy Bird Phase
Super Early Bird Phase
Early Bird Phase
Regular Phase
IMPACT Pass
IMPACT Stage + INNOVATION Stage
Masterclass & Campsite Chats
Exhibition
Networking Opportunities
Early Bird Price
200€
Save 200€!
All prices are net.
IMPACT Pass - reduced
Students & Job seekers
IMPACT Stage + INNOVATION Stage
Masterclass & Campsite Chats
Exhibition
Networking Opportunities
Early Bird Price
100€
Save 100€!
All prices are net.
PRESS Pass
FESTIVAL AREA - Access
Expand your access to the exclusive area for both days!
Access to the FESTIVAL AREA
Food & Beverage
Work- & Relax Area
+100€
All price are net.
Frankfurter Abend
The party on the evening of November 25.
+25€
All price are net.
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