Forward Festival Hamburg Program

Main Stage

- Speaker
Mirko Borsche
Graphic Design / GER
- Speaker
Erik Spiekermann
Design / GER
- Speaker
FREITAG
Creative Entrepreneurship / CH
- Speaker
The Rodina // Tereza Ruller
Design / NL
- Speaker
Erica Dorn
Graphic Design / UK
- Speaker
TOILETPAPER MAGAZINE // MICOL TALSO
Creative Entrepreneurship / IT
- Speaker
The Mill
Digital / UK
- Speaker
Steffen Bärenfänger
Experience Design / DE
- Speaker
AKQA // David Vogel
Advertising / US
- Speaker
Selam X
Design / GER
- Speaker
Gavin Strange
Graphic Design / UK
- Speaker
Max Siedentopf
Human / UK
- Speaker
David Carson
Graphic Design / US
- Speaker
Kelli Anderson
Design / US
- Speaker
Marshmallow Laser Feast
Digital / UK
- Speaker
Niklaus Troxler
Graphic Design / CH
- Speaker
Field
Digital / UK
- Speaker
Sebastian Onufszak + Stephan Bovenschen
presented by Adobe

Forward Stage

- Keynote
Johannes Erler
Graphic Design / GER
- Keynote
Martin Drust // FC St. Pauli
Marketing / GER
- Keynote
B-Reel
Creative Entrepreneurship / UK
- Keynote
HFA Studio
Graphic Design / AUT
- Keynote
Jung von Matt
Digital / GER
- Keynote
Karl Anders
Design / DE
- Keynote
Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft
Creative Entrepreneurship / GER
- Speaker
Katrin Oeding // ADC
Design / GER
- Keynote
FCB Hamburg
Creative Entrepreneurship / GER
- Keynote
Rafael Bernardo
Design / GER
- Forward Talk
Ladies, Wine & Design Hamburg
Graphic Design / GER
- Keynote
Markus Lust // VICE / VIRTUE
Creative Entrepreneurship / AUT
- Keynote
Michael Jonas
Design / GER
- Keynote
OnlinePunks – Influencer Marketing
Digital / AUT
- Keynote
Patricia Reiners + Amelie Satzger
Adobe Creative Residency
- Keynote
Michael Fritz // Viva con Agua Founding Member
Social All-Profit Organisation / GER
- Forward Talk
PAGE: Job Talks
Creative Entrepreneurship / GER
- Forward Talk
Metadesign – More than visual
Creative Entrepreneurship / GER

Workshops

- Workshop
Workshop by Pavel Kedich
Design / LV
- Workshop
Adbusting with Vermibus
Design / ESP
- Workshop
Generative Design, Processing the Future
Advertising / GER
- Workshop
Digital Painting with Selam X
Design / GER

Happenings & Side Events

- Happening
Kartel
Live Painting
- Happening
Forward Printshop
Odd Experience
- Happening
RAMS Filmscreening
Movie Screening
- Happening
Hashtag Bingo with Karl Anders
3,2,1, bingo!
- Happening
Volunteers Wanted
APPLY NOW
- Happening
Poster Competition
presented by fritz-kola
- Happening
Moon Exhibition
Gallery
- Happening
Plasticine Corner
Show us your modelling skills
- Happening
Forward Party Hamburg!
Free entry!
- Happening
Millerntor Gallery
Viva con Aqua

Stage details

Main Stage
Inspiration is key!
The most influencial creative heads from all over the world, sharing insights into their ideas. Showing you the most pressing topics in the fields of design, communication, advertising and many more. To bring you and your own ideas forward.

Main Stage
Forward Stage
Get ahead of the curve and dig into topic-specific keynotes, as well as Forward and Student Talks, where exciting agencies, brands, local heroes and emerging students present themselves. Participate in Q&A sessions in a more intimate setting and learn from national and international experts in your creative field.

Forward Stage
Forward Lab
The Forward Lab is where the hands-on magic happens. In our workshops you’ll be able to work interactively in groups on inspiring cases and projects.

Forward Lab
Happening
Apart from our three stages there is a diverse accompanying program to the festival, which takes place in various locations.

Happening

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