CultTech Association

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬! The CultTech Summit wouldn’t be the same without each of you! Some have been with us for a long time, and some joined us just for this Summit — but either way, we’re grateful for everyone on this journey. Thank you for sharing our vision and for your openness to collaborate. 😊 Here’s to the next Summit — one that we hope will bring even more opportunities to create together, innovate, and push the boundaries of culture and technology. Thank you for being part of this journey and for helping make CultTech Summit possible. We’re excited to see where our partnerships will lead next! So, cheers to: Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Ars Electronica, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, Female Founders, Central European University, New Renaissance Ventures, Vienna Convention Bureau, San Souci Inn, The Hoxton, Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy. ❤️

If you happen to be in Brussels, this one’s worth checking out: Flowspace, a CultTech partner project, is kicking off its first exhibition at Sofitel Brussels Europe. Curated by Eugenia Durandy de Naurois-Turgot, it features works by French artists Jane Puylagarde, Silvère Jarrosson, and Marc-Antoine Garnier. Expect bold colors, textures, and a setting that turns the hotel space into an art gallery! A few words about the project: Flowspace focuses on bringing art to new spaces and audiences. Partnering with top venues around the world, they aim to connect artists with fresh faces while making these spaces a bit more cultural — which corresponds to the mission of #culttech. 🗓 Exhibition dates: Nov 14, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 🎉 Opening event: Nov 14th, 6:30 PM 📍 Sofitel Brussels Europe, Place Jourdan 1, Brussels Free registration here: https://lnkd.in/dD-jJfAj

Some key insights from the CultTech Summit. Thanks for the kind words, Martijn van Schaik 🙏

💜 Pleasure to hear that! By the way, if you've any suggestions regarding the next Summit (the dates are not known yet, but we're working on that) — you know where to find us :)

An essential highlight of the CultTech Summit — is the second edition of our joint Award with Ars Electronica. We've received 147 projects from 40 countries — and then the jury members (Gerfried Stocker, Dmitry Aksenov and Veronica D'Souza) picked the winner — Escape Fake, an immersive augmented reality experience that transforms media literacy education. The project blends gaming, storytelling, and digital innovation, aiming to empower young people and educators to engage with the digital world critically, debunk fake news, and tackle the global challenge of disinformation — something that we all need to learn especially these days. Congrats to Irina Paraschivoiu, Thomas Layer-Wagner, Benjamin Arzt, Julian Watzinger and Tobias Hoffmann. An Honorary Mention of the 2024 award went to an Italian project called 'Embracing Places' — which uses immersive technology and body practice to foster connection, solidarity, and appreciation of artistic and cultural heritage. Cheers to Margherita Landi and Agnese Lanza for putting together such a human-oriented idea that involves residents and the unique landscapes of small towns in Italy.

650 attendees  70 speakers  35+ countries Thousands of conversations and connections. Honestly, we’re overwhelmed. Of course, we always believed in the idea of culttech, but seeing so many sharing our vision is just heartwarming. The most common feedback we’ve heard at the CultTech Summit was something like: ‘I’ve been to a lot of summits and conferences — but this is something new. It never felt like that before’. AI-engineers discovering artistic projects, music industry leaders mingling with philosophers, businessmen chatting with social activists (and so on) — all of that happened. Just like we wrote in our press releases — it all came to life. And though we did our best to put it all together — we’re still amazed by the results. But the best thing about it all — these human connections we’ve all made will go far beyond the Summit. And now, as it usually goes on Linkedin, it’s time to say our ‘thank you-s’. First of all, thanks to our attendees. You made it all happen. Yes, the program obviously matters — but this is not a music festival where you go after content; CultTech Summit’s main goal was to serve as a platform for connections — and though it doesn’t sound humble — we definitely succeeded. Thanks to our speakers. For trusting us and our vision. Some experts were a part of our community, but others had never heard about the CultTech Association before. Still, they decided to join in and share their knowledge and expertise. That was wonderful (or wunderbar, as we say in Vienna). A few words for our team. Guys, we made it! Not gonna lie — this wasn’t easy. Hundreds of calls for all of us, hundreds of tough decisions and even some disagreements — but we’ve got through all that. And we should be proud of ourselves! We only started the Association a couple of years ago — and now we’re hosting an event like that. Wow. If this is how we start — then what’s coming next? We feel electrified. /// Alexey Steblev, Marc Brandsma, Maria Sloeva, Joachim Vranken, Tatiana Ilyina, Pierre-Francois Marteau, Pavel Yablonskiy, Galina Fallenegger, Sarah Luiz, Alejandra Prieto, Martina Szoeke, Pavel Iushin, Olga Voznaya, Samanta P., Alexey Kosachev, Petra Hamberger, Anastasiia Temnikova. Lena K Samuelsson, Gerfried Stocker, Hazel Savage, Oliver Holle, Tugce Akbulut, Ana Alvarez, Klaus Speidel, Rashid Owoyele, Uli Schmitz, Gloria Maria Cappelletti, Kave Bulambo (She/Her), Brendan Ciecko, Stephanie Chan, Stephanie Meisl, Jose Luis de Vicente, Jantine Derksen, Verônica Manguinho de Souza, Andrei Fisca, Stina Gustafsson, Stefan Lattner, Kristina Leipold, Sylvain Levy, Michael Pelczynski. And many-many more! (We cannot tag any more people here — but this is just a tiny part of the list of people who made it all happen). #culttech #culttechsummit

Phew! Day 1 at the Summit was a blast! If you were there, you probably felt it, too. But whether you joined us or not, here’s a quick recap — it’s worth reliving (or catching a sneak peek). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 Founders & newbies, investors & musicians — people from every corner of culture and tech finding common ground and big ideas. And to be honest, that was our main goal. Seeing you all connect, share, and mingle — that’s what we’re here for, and we hope you’ve felt it, too! Sometimes the mingling was so intense, that people would still whisper among each other — and then they had to face Hazel Savage The Shusher (if you know, you know). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 Since we’ve had two halls right in front of each other — there was a constant flow of people in both directions, but it wasn’t disturbing at all thanks to how the venue is organised. The Oval Halle was more of a place for mingling — free coffee and Red Bulls helped a lot, whilst Arena 21 produced some serious content almost permanently. We’ve never had 500+ people events before — and obviously we were a little nervous about it. But things are going pretty smoothly: no welter or any kind of mess observed so far — will be doing our best to keep it that way. 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 Yes, it’s been our biggest event so far — but we’re absolutely delighted to see a lot of familiar faces here anyway. Speakers, founders — and people who just happened to like culttech a lot and became a part of our community. Hope this connection will only get stronger after the Summit. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 No way we could do a full recap of all the panels, pitches and discussions we’ve had so far — but the speakers at the Summit produced a ton of inspiring content (just like we promised). Stick with us for Day 2 — we’re excited to see where the conversation takes us next!

CultTech Summit Packed room for the CultTech Accelerator demo day #5. Great lineup of amazing startups!!

A few shots from the first couple of panels — an inspiring kickoff as we dive into the realms of culttech. Let us know your best moments of the Summit so far! What’s resonated most with you — a speaker, a new perspective, or a connection you’ve made?

✈️ CultTech Summit takes off! Looking forward to spending these two days together! Thanks to Lena K Samuelsson for the opening word.