2019–2025 · Berlin
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Seven editions across Tempelhof, Kraftwerk, Tegel and Messe Berlin, with 14,000 people at the peak. Conceived by Nico Rosberg, Marco Voigt and Sven Krüger under one invitation: celebrate change.
The next event
The first room of the network era, in the first of the seven markets to open.
Muscat, Oman
GTFN Regional Kickoff Summit
The Global Sponsors workshop and the regional kickoff summit, invitation-led, 400+ participants.
- When
- After Ramadan 2027
- The date is announced once the venue and anchor sponsors are confirmed.
- Format
- Invitation-led, 400+ participants
- Local partner
- To be announced
Seven editions, 2019 to 2025
Each year has its own page in the archive: the flagship, the Connect editions around it, and the photographs.
Where it began
2019
Former Tempelhof Airport
60+ exhibitors
2020
Kraftwerk Berlin + online
3,000 on-site · ~70 exhibitors · 1M+ online reach
2021
Kraftwerk Berlin + Heeresbäckerei
3,000 visitors · 100+ exhibitors · 150+ speakers · 2.5M livestream viewers
2022
Berlin TXL, former Tegel Airport
10,000+ visitors · 200+ exhibitors
2023
Berlin TXL, former Tegel Airport
~15,000 attendees · 190+ exhibitors · 150+ speakers
The peak
2024
Messe Berlin
14,000 visitors · 200 exhibitors · 350 speakers
The final first-era edition
2025
Messe Berlin
~7,000 trade visitors · ~300 speakers · ~100 partners
What a festival edition was
Four things under one roof, every year, for seven years.
Conference
The Green Leaders Conference, later multi-stage programmes: 350 speakers at the 2024 peak.
Exhibition
From 60 exhibitors at Tempelhof to 200 at Messe Berlin.
GREEN AWARDS
The annual gala, running since 2008. The festival grew around it.
Music and culture
Green Vibes, the climate-neutral concert, GTF MUSIC: Nena to The BossHoss.
What the festival becomes
The mass-market format was retired by its own founders in 2025: relevance beats reach. What carries the name forward is the year-round network, the annual GREEN AWARDS, and curated GTF Connect editions of 400+ participants each.
