08/06/2026
🎤 The Club Stage is where the heart of the festival beats: we open the day, hand out our awards and ask how a creative bureaucracy can strengthen democracy — from European resilience and the agentic state to the great government efficiency debate. Don’t miss the Opening (9:00 CEST) and the Evening Programme (from 18:00 CEST)! 👇
👉 The Opening – Creative Bureaucracy – Stronger Democracy
📍 9:00 | Opening
👉 The Opening: Strengthening European Democracy in Times of Global Disruption
📍 9:15 | Panel
👉 Transitioning the Public Sector to the Agentic State
📍 14:00 | Keynote
👉 AI in Reykjavík: Building the Future City
📍 14:10 | Keynote
👉 Flip the Mammoth: Bold Innovation and Ethical Hacking in Bureaucracy
📍 14:20 | Keynote
👉 Officially Entertaining – The Power of Non-Boring Government Communications
📍 14:35 | Film presentation
👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival: Hubs & Townhalls
📍 15:00 | Keynote
👉 Scaling Public Innovation: How Education Transformation Became a Catalyst for Digital Government
📍 15:15 | Project Showcase | In collaboration with Rule of Law Programme Asia – Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – The City of Sydney
📍 15:30 | Award
👉 Designing the Commission of Tomorrow
📍 15:40 | Keynote
👉 The Breakthrough Method: What If Bureaucracy Could Work for You?
📍 17:00 | Keynote
👉 The Great Government Efficiency Debate
📍 17:15 | Panel
🌙 Evening Programme (Club Stage · from 18:00):
👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – Mariana Mazzucato
📍 18:25 | Award
👉 How València Turned an America’s Cup Hangover into a Public Place – and Maybe Lost It Again
📍 18:45 | Mega F**k-Ups
👉 Creative Bureaucracy Festival Award – Ólafur Elíasson
📍 19:00 | Award
📺 The Club Stage will be streamed on our website for everyone around the globe — worldwide and free. Link in bio!