Political Tech Summit

Join Europe‘s first Political Tech Summit on January 25, 2025 in Berlin, where politics meets technology. With AI on the rise, tech empowers political parties and organizations to connect with citizens swiftly. Bringing together political professionals, consultants, academics, start-ups, and technologists in one place, this one-day event is the first attempt at bridging expertise between democracies on the European continent and beyond. With more than 40 presentations and workshops and around 90 speakers, the Summit will highlight what’s trending and what’s next – acting as a forum to answer the growing need for training with the innovation of technical solutions.

The Summit is structured around three dynamic pillars: 

• Mainstage: Dive into political tech trends and join interactive discussions
• Product Innovation: Experience hands-on demos and application insights
• Learning: Engage in practical case studies and network with peers and experts in dedicated dialogue spaces.

Programme & Tickets 

The Summit is a one-day event lasting from 9:00 – 20:00, with a pre-event networking night. Participants can expect engaging sessions, networking opportunities, and a closing party. Registrations are now open, with a regular ticket fee costing €249.

More information on the programme and speakers can be found on the Political Tech Summit website.

Main stage 

• 9.30 – Opening keynote (Josef Lentsch, Summit CEO)
• 10.00 – Political Tech lessons from the world’s biggest election year
• 10:45 - Political Tech to Reimagine our Digital Public Squares
• 11.30 - The Future of Political Tech: The good, the bad, and the unknown?  
• 12.15 - Fighting Fire with Fire: Harnessing Technology to tackle Disinformation
• 13.45 - Mapping the ethical and social implications of Political Tech
• 14.15 - Tech, Power, and Policy: The Geopolitical Impact of Emerging Technologies
• 15.15 - Reining in Political Tech: Balancing Innovation, Influence, and Integrity
• 16.00 - Political Tech in repressive regimes
• 16.45 - US election post-mortem: The role of Political Tech
• 17.30 - An emerging market: Political Tech Investments
• 18.15 - The right staff: Skills and your next team in the age of AI
• 19.00 – Closing remarks (Josef Lentsch, Summit CEO)

Groundwork stage

• 10.00 - Catalyzing Change: Strategies for Organizational & Technological Transformation in Political Parties
• 10.45 - We Continue The Change: Running action-oriented campaigns with a proven, state of the art digital infrastructure
• 11.30 - Empowering Content Creation (and More): Leveraging AI for Political Organisations
• 12.15 - Reimagining Power: The Technology Needs of Europe’s Emerging Political Leaders
• 13.45 - New Roles in Political Tech: Chief Political Officers for Corporations and Chief Technological Officers for Political Parties?
• 14.15 - The heart of the matter: What a good CRM can do for you
• 15.15 - EU Platform Regulations: Curse or Blessing?
• 16.00 - Thinking bigger, acting bolder: How political tech can make citizen participation more participatory
• 17.30 - Tainan City Council WatchBot
• 18.15 - The way of the Political Tech Entrepreneur

Deep dive stage (open sessions)

• 10.00 - Make or Buy: Deciding on Tech Solutions for Political Parties
• 10.45 - A data-driven post-mortem of the European Elections on Social Media: Challenges and Strategies for European Political Parties
• 11.30 - Countering DeepFake, CheapFake and other emerging AI-Threats in the political realm
• 12.15 – Rapid Fire Chat
• 13.45 - Election season is Wikipedia season? The challenge of impartiality in times of campaigns
• 14.15 - Memes as Modern Soft-Propaganda-Tools: Harnessing Humor for Political Communication
• 15.15 - What Data Can Do and What it Can't
• 16.00 - Culture is downstream from 9:16. What Politics can learn from influencer Campaigns
• 16.45 - Old Tech is the Best Tech? Insights from the Labour Campaign and the UK General Election
• 17.30 - Campaigning Across Generations: Reaching Gen Z, Millennials, and Boomers Online
• 18.15 - Democratic Innovation Through AI in Parliaments

Masterclasses (pre-registrations required) 

• 10.00 - Mastering Digital Political Advertising: Effective Targeting & Tailoring for Winning Campaigns
• 10.45 - Tech4S(h)ecurity Masterclass: Combating Online Hate in Political Campaigns
• 11.30 - Mental Wellbeing in Politics: Move fast, but don’t burn out!
• 12.15 - The Power of Newsletters: Lessons from Journalism for Political Parties in the Anti-Social Media Age
• 13.45 - The Art of Social Media Monitoring: How to Spot Violations Online
• 14.15 - YouTube for Civic Impact
• 15.15 - Building genuine human relationships and trust in the age of AI
• 15.15 - Deepfake Detection Workshop
• 16.00 - Tiktok Research Tools Masterclass
• 16.45 - Think Local, Create Impact: How Regionalized Micro-Campaigns Drive Individual Engagement
• 17.30 - Turn your volunteers into leaders with SupporterBase