“Bestival 2023”: Berlin invites you to the international industry get-together of the tourism and events industry

Berlin, 12 June 2023 Where do Berlin, business and festival come together? At Bestival! On the 6th and 7th of July, more than 800 international representatives of the tourism and MICE industry will come together for this innovative event format to exchange experiences and ideas, network, and discover what new things Berlin has to offer. Participants can look forward to an insightful mix of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and live performances on both days. Bestival 2023 is in its third iteration, and this year the focus is once again on the theme of sustainability in planning and implementing events. This is facilitated by visitBerlin, along with three industry associations, namely visitBerlin Partnerhotels, BEN Berlin Event Network and INTOURA. Attendees therefore get first-hand experience of what a green event looks like, at the beginning of July at the two locations – the industrial landmark “Magazin in der Heeresbäckerei“ and the SAGE Beach.



 

On the 6th and 7th of July, more than 800 international representatives of the tourism and MICE industry will come together for this innovative event format to exchange experiences and ideas, network, and discover what new things Berlin has to offer. Participants can look forward to an insightful mix of lectures, workshops, panel discussions and live performances on both days. Bestival 2023 is in its third iteration, and this year the focus is once again on the theme of sustainability in planning and implementing events. This is facilitated by visitBerlin, along with three industry associations, namely visitBerlin Partnerhotels, BEN Berlin Event Network and INTOURA. Attendees therefore get  first-hand experience of what a green event looks like, at the beginning of July at the two locations – the industrial landmark “Magazin in der Heeresbäckerei“ and the SAGE Beach.



An impressive speaker line-up and breathtaking Berlin experience

50 inspiring speakers and 160 partner companies, with whom participants can discuss new industry trends. Additionally, the festival programme can be individually tailored. There are five worlds of experience that reflect Berlin’s different facets: “Berlin Sustainable”, “Berlin Lifestyle”, “Berlin Culture”, “Berlin Community” and “Berlin Innovation” - each featuring lectures, panel talks and live acts. The Knowledge Hub in the “Magazin in der Heeresbäckerei” starts on the 6th of July with two keynote speakers. Dr. Prateep Beed from the Charité & Mind Foundation and Felix Rundel from futurehain will talk about the „The Quality of Presence in Dance and Business”. The keynote by influencer and management expert Lunia Hara is called “Why you should know your value biography”. Other speakers include Dina Padalkina from Circular Berlin, Heinrich Carstens from POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair, Dr. Katharina Reuter from the German Sustainable Business Association, Matthias Schultze from the German Convention Bureau and Thomas Hoff Andersson from BER Airport. The evening event at SAGE Club, featuring networking, live music and a DJ, will be inaugurated by Berlin’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Franziska Giffey. “All of Berlin” is the motto of the second day of the festival, at which participants will be able to explore the capital's wide range of offerings through discovery tours, site inspections and partner events, before exchanging ideas at the “Lange Nacht der Hotels” (Long Night of the Hotels).

Objective: Making Berlin's tourism and event industry green

Bestival is literally a best-practice festival, especially in terms of sustainable practice, which is at the centre of conceptualisation, organisation, and implementation of the two-day event. The sustainability strategy follows the criteria laid out in the “Sustainable Meetings Berlin” initiative of the visitBerlin Convention Office as well as the ISO 20121 standard for sustainable event management. For example, the compensation of the event’s CO2 footprint is carried out by “Atmosfair”, a certified provider, according to the Gold Standard. All service providers, including companies in their respective supply chains, are committed to working ecologically. In addition, they also measure and document the emissions they produce. The catering provided at Bestival is also going to be entirely vegetarian/vegan. The aim is to make the industry get-together climate-neutral in the long term. An important step towards this goal has already been taken: Bestival will be certified according to ISO standard 20121 this year. The first part of the audit has already been successfully mastered as part of the preparation. The second final part of the audit will take place at the venue itself.

To register and find out more about Bestival,visit convention.visitBerlin.de/bestival