Post by Wolfgang Steiner

What! An! Experience! 🤩 Still buzzing from the beyond economy Festival in Munich! Over 1,000 participants, a whirlwind of content, contagious energy, and a real sense of momentum. The #HouseofCommunication was quite literally brimming over – with ideas, discussions, people (and possibly a few still wandering the halls in search of their session room 😅). Rarely have I felt so inspired by a single-day conference. The way the space was utilised – across multiple levels and stages – was simply overwhelming in the best possible way. 🔥 Thought-provoking panel discussions that truly lived up to the term “discussion” – with bold statements and cheeky provocations that sparked genuine engagement. (Special shout-out to Nina Weiss, Michael Schwienbacher, Eva Mettenmeier, Moritz Foerster, and Thomas Sattelberger ;) As always: so much great content, and not enough time to catch it all. One personal regret – missing parts of #BeyondCircularity due to my own session running in parallel. But that just fuels the drive to dive deeper soon – and I’m confident we’ll get that chance (here’s looking at you CIRCULAR REPUBLIC, Circular Munich 😉). It was a real pleasure to contribute to the festival with our Ecoviator session on "Products, Planet, People and Profit" – exploring the intersection of #Ecodesign and Digital Product Passports (#DPP). And what a moment to spontaneously hop into the “Fishbowl” during #LeadingTheLoop – thanks Merlin Reingruber, Lars Holländer, and Mark Fabian Henkel for making space for spontaneity! So many insightful chats, warm reunions with long-standing partners, and genuinely exciting new encounters. This kind of movement – and this kind of crowd – makes me feel optimistic about the road ahead. Big thanks to the whole Sym team, especially Marc Fricke, Josa Gräber, Nina Weiss of course Michael Schwienbacher. You created something truly special here. Johann Kranz Fritz Lietsch Stephan Grabmeier Antje-Ann Sturm Anna-Luise Pielsticker Rainer Karcher Vanya B. Juergen L Sommer Markus Eulenkamp Delphine Teske Lina Kindermann Kat Woerner Lucas Müller Climate Fresk Deutschland