In 2020, the Creative Bureaucracy Festival is heading into round number three, showcasing once again the brightest people and best ideas on how bureaucracy can impact our lives for the better.

A look back shows: Since 2018, we have already accumulated a rich stock of such ideas during our previous two festivals. Curious? Nostalgic? We’ve got you covered!

»This festival was long overdue.«

Christoph Verenkotte President, Federal Office of Administration

Our previous festivals in retrospect

The Festival 2018

1,200 public servants and their friends from 25 countries came together to celebrate innovative government on 7 and 8 September 2018 at the very first Creative Bureaucracy Festival at Humboldt University in Berlin. ⟶

The Festival 2019

On 20 and 21 September 2019 the festival built on the successful debut. Around 1,400 creative bureaucrats and their allies from more than 30 countries came together for more than 160 programme hours with around 350 speakers. ⟶

The Festival 2020 - REMOTE

Doing a festival in times of a pandemic? Yes please! From September 28 to October 2, 2020, this time more than 400 speakers and 15,000 unique visitors met virtually on three virtual stages for more than 180 sessions. ⟶

Yearning for that festival spirit?

Dates for 2021 to be announced soon!

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