Time for round three – bigger, better, stronger!
Forward Festival will return to Berlin on September 14th-15th 2023, presenting nothing less than a firework of inspiration! Prepare for a program featuring more than 35 speakers on two stages, ranging from international heavyweights to local heroes of the creative industries, as well as exclusive side-events, workshops, and much more.
After an amazing sold-out edition in 2022 at Kino International, Forward will now be taking place at the stunning HKW Berlin. In its extraordinary, modernist congress-hall architecture, the House Of World Cultures enables new forms of encounter and opens up experiential spaces between art and discourse.
We can’t wait to see y’all again – So be quick & save your Mega Early Bird tickets now!
First Speakers
FORWARD BERLIN TICKETS
Our best-price category – Get them while they last!
- 2 days full or creativity
- 35+ speakers
- 2 stages
- Expo Area & Side Events
- Inspiration & exchange
- Meeting international creatives
- Goodie Bag & Print Magazine
For students w/ valid ID under the age of 27.
- 2 days full or creativity
- 35+ speakers
- 2 stages
- Expo Area & Side Events
- Inspiration & exchange
- Meeting international creatives
- Goodie Bag & Print Magazine
After our Early Birds are sold out, it’s time for the regular category.
- 2 days full or creativity
- 35+ speakers
- 2 stages
- Expo Area & Side Events
- Inspiration & exchange
- Meeting international creatives
- Goodie Bag & Print Magazine
Better be late than to miss out on this one!
- 2 days full or creativity
- 35+ speakers
- 2 stages
- Expo Area & Side Events
- Inspiration & exchange
- Meeting international creatives
- Goodie Bag & Print Magazine
The Venue
HKW Berlin
Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) creates a forum for the contemporary arts and critical debates. In its extraordinary, modernist congress-hall architecture, HKW enables new forms of encounter and opens up experiential spaces between art and discourse. Together with artists, academics, everyday experts, and partners across the globe, it explores ideas in the making and shares them with Berlin’s international audience and the digital public.