re:publica Vienna 2026
The first re:publica Vienna brings Europe's most important festival for digital society, politics, technology and culture to Austria. On 2-3 October 2026 the Kulturhaus Brotfabrik becomes a stage for keynotes and debates with international speakers, alongside an open barcamp that folds in bottom-up community ideas, with concerts and parties in the evenings. The programme centres on digital power: how platforms, AI and algorithms shape opinion-forming, media and elections, who owns digital infrastructure, democratic rights in digital spaces, and how to confront disinformation. Announced speakers include Constanze Kurz (netzpolitik.org), Ingrid Brodnig, Josephine Ballon (HateAid), Melisa Erkurt and Nikolaus Forgó. Co-organised and co-curated by Momentum Institut as local host, in cooperation with Kulturhaus Brotfabrik.
