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Everyedition.
Berlin flagships, GTF Connect editions on three continents, the GREEN AWARDS, and the forums in between: the complete record of what this brand has staged.
Festival · 20–22 May
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin, the final first-era edition
Berlin, Messe Berlin · ~7,000 trade visitors · ~300 speakers · ~100 partners
“Mission to Net Zero”
Repositioned as a focused B2B event with the House of ESG and the first GTF Career Day; Maja Göpel and Johan Rockström spoke. The 18th GREEN AWARDS became an exclusive ~240-guest dinner gala honouring 1KOMMA5°, DeepDrive and Dunia Innovations.
In July 2025 the founders discontinued the festival in its known form: “relevance beats reach”, the verdict this relaunch builds on.
Special · 24 Jun
H2-Wirtschaftsdialog, the first hydrogen dialogue
Berlin, German Parliamentary Society
A high-level exchange between policymakers, industry and associations on electrolysis capacity, hydrogen infrastructure and industrial integration; the brand’s last new format to actually run.
Forum · Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 (planned)
GTF Forum series (announced, never held)
Berlin, Data Space Berlin (planned)
Four expert forums of up to 150 people (energy storage, sustainable data centres and AI), announced in July 2025 and discontinued days later with the wind-down.
Included for the record: these editions were announced but did not take place.
Festival · 15–17 May
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin, the peak
Berlin, Messe Berlin · 14,000 visitors · 200 exhibitors · 350 speakers
“Accelerating Change from Berlin”
The largest edition, first at Messe Berlin; Handelsblatt Summit, Green Investors Crunch and Start-up Land debuted. The 17th GREEN AWARDS honoured Sublime Systems, Asterra and Fatou Jeng, with honorary awards to Arizona Muse and Dr. Mamphela Ramphele.
GTF Connect · 4–5 Sep
GTF Connect London
London, Ministry of Sound · 700 attendees · 40 speakers
“Turning Crisis into Opportunity”
Radiant Matter won the Start-up award and advanced to the Berlin 2025 global final.
GTF Connect · 21–23 Oct
GTF Connect Singapore, sold out
Singapore, Sofitel Sentosa · 1,000+ attendees · 40 speakers · 10 exhibitors
“Tear Down, Rethink, Rebuild for Tomorrow”
Sold out. Awards to SepPure Technologies and Nadya Hutagalung; keynote appeal by Prof. Benjamin Horton.
GTF Connect · 14–15 Nov
GTF Connect Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Avalon Hollywood · ~600 attendees · 40 speakers
“Business as usual is dead”
The final international edition of the first era; GRID Alternatives won the Changemaker award.
Festival · 14–16 Jun
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin
Berlin, Berlin TXL, former Tegel Airport · ~15,000 attendees · 190+ exhibitors · 150+ speakers
Robert Habeck keynoted. The 16th GREEN AWARDS, judged by a 55-member jury, honoured Prof. Johan Rockström (Special Achievement), Brilliant Planet, Concular and Jeremiah Thoronka.
GTF Connect · 27–28 Sep
GTF Connect Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Avalon Hollywood · 750 attendees · 30 speakers
“On a Mission to Net Zero”
First edition under the GTF Connect name; Hyundai’s XCIENT Fuel Cell Truck won the Mobility GREEN AWARD.
GTF Connect · 23–24 Nov
GTF Connect Singapore
Singapore, Flower Field Hall, Gardens by the Bay · 500+ delegates · 40+ speakers · 14 exhibitors
“Mission to Net Zero”
Awards to Formo (Food & Beverage) and Godelmann (Building).
Festival · 22–24 Jun
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin at Tegel
Berlin, Berlin TXL, former Tegel Airport · 10,000+ visitors · 200+ exhibitors
“Together we change”
Partner country Italy; Driving Experience, Investors Gourmet and the BIGG construction conference debuted. The 15th GREEN AWARDS honoured Vinisha Umashankar, cirplus, AeroFarms and Rhine Clean Up.
GTF Connect · 15–16 Sep
GTF New York
New York, The Shed, Hudson Yards · 1,000+ attendees · 37 speakers
“Business as usual is dead”
The only New York edition; Audi Environmental Foundation grants went to Save The Bay and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
GTF Connect · 13–14 Oct
GTF London
London, The Truman Brewery · ~1,200 attendees
“Turning Climate Crisis Into Opportunity”
Awards dinner plus a Thames cleanup with 50 volunteers.
GTF Connect · 17–18 Nov
GTF Singapore, first Asian edition
Singapore, Gardens by the Bay
“Tear down, rethink, rebuild”
Awards to Edible Garden City and Green Carbon/TU Munich, with a special prize for Boyan Slat of The Ocean Cleanup.
Festival · 16–18 Jun
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin, sold out
Berlin, Kraftwerk Berlin + Heeresbäckerei · 3,000 visitors · 100+ exhibitors · 150+ speakers · 2.5M livestream viewers
The 14th GREEN AWARDS honoured Robert Redford and Vivienne Westwood (Lifetime Achievement), Desert Control and The Ocean-era youngsters, with Jochen Zeitz as Green Leader.
GTF Connect · 4–5 Nov
GTF London, first international edition
London, Skyloft, Millbank Tower
“Timed to COP26”
The first GREEN AWARDS held abroad: Liter of Light (Energy) and the King’s Cross regeneration project (Community); speakers included Paul Polman.
Festival · 16–18 Sep
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin, hybrid
Berlin, Kraftwerk Berlin + online · 3,000 on-site · ~70 exhibitors · 1M+ online reach
“Celebrate Change”
COVID-shifted and hybrid: SW!TCH GREEN streamed Ursula von der Leyen, Sundar Pichai and Sting; a climate-neutral concert with Johnny Hates Jazz. The 13th GREEN AWARDS honoured Dr. Jane Goodall (Lifetime Achievement), Ecosia, Solar Foods and Kering.
Festival · 23–25 May
GREENTECH FESTIVAL Berlin, the first
Berlin, Former Tempelhof Airport · 60+ exhibitors
“Celebrate Change”
Conceived by Nico Rosberg, Marco Voigt and Sven Krüger; Green Leaders Conference, exhibition, Green Vibes, co-located with the Formula E Berlin ePrix. The 12th GREEN AWARDS honoured Paul Polman (Lifetime Achievement), Plastic Bank, Skipping Rocks Lab and Ferguson Marine.
2018
Green Awards · 13 May
GreenTec Awards, 11th edition
Munich, ICM, at IFAT
Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen train won Mobility, and Nico Rosberg received Entrepreneur of the Year, the meeting that preceded the festival.
2017
Green Awards · 12 May
GreenTec Awards, 10th edition
Berlin, ewerk
Patron Nena; winners included Mobisol.
2016
Green Awards
GreenTec Awards, 9th edition
Munich, ICM, at IFAT
Winners included Norled’s emission-free ferry.
2015
Green Awards · 29 May
GreenTec Awards, 8th edition
Berlin, Tempodrom
Winners included BMW.
2014
Green Awards · 4 May
GreenTec Awards, 7th edition
Munich, ICM, opening IFAT
Winners included Continental.
2013
Green Awards · 30 Aug
GreenTec Awards, 6th edition
Berlin, Telekom headquarters
The award renamed GreenTec Awards; Green Music Award to Rea Garvey.
2012
Green Awards · 7 Sep
Clean Tech Media Award, 5th edition
Berlin, Tempodrom
Green Music Award to a-ha’s Morten Harket.
2011
Green Awards · 17 Sep
Clean Tech Media Award, 4th edition
Hamburg, Curiohaus
Guests included Bob Geldof.
2010
Green Awards · 16 Sep
Clean Tech Media Award, 3rd edition
Berlin, Tempelhof Airport
Winners included car2go, nine years before the festival returned to Tempelhof.
2009
Green Awards · 10 Sep
Clean Tech Media Award, 2nd edition
Berlin, ewerk
Four categories plus a special prize.
2008
Green Awards · 21 Aug
Clean Tech Media Award, 1st edition
Berlin, Brandenburg state representation
The property that became the GREEN AWARDS, founded by Marco Voigt and Sven Krüger. Winners included cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.
Compiled from the festival's own archived pages and contemporaneous press coverage. Attendance and reach figures are the organiser's published numbers for each edition. The 2025 GTF Forum series is listed for completeness; those editions were announced but did not take place.
