Slam Global attends Re:publica 2012 in Berlin: Europes New Technology Hub
Summary
Now in its sixth year, the three-day conference with a Festival feeling has grown into an international networking event with topics ranging from net-politics, to innovation in design and communications.What ensures the success of the Re:publica is that it’s not a marketing event with usual share of sales and self-promotion, but rather a platform to crowd source solutions to some of today’s most prevalent issues.Now in its sixth year, the three-day conference with a Festival feeling has grown into an international networking event with topics ranging from net-politics, to innovation in design and communications.London branding agency Slam Global took part in this year’s extravaganza, which consisted of 200 hours of program, spread over eight stages.What ensures the success of the Re:publica is that it’s not a marketing event with usual share of sales and self-promotion, but rather a platform to crowd source solutions to some of today’s most prevalent issues.From a small reminder of the sheer size and diversity of the African continent to exploring the branding and PR issues that cloud our view of the so called ‘dark continent’.Summing up the event, program curator Geraldine de Bastion explains: “The Re:publica is becoming one of the most relevant conferences of its kind.