27 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Nov.
b-dome Lokschuppen Upstairs Box Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor Lokschuppen Main Floor Misfit Objects Manufacturing Klunkerkranich Crack Bellmer Salon Crack Bellmer Urban Spree Gallery Cassiopeia downstairs Cassiopeia upstairs House of Music All

Program Schedule

09.30
Panel
27.Nov., 09.30 - 11.00

Opening Session

Opening panel for this year's Stadt Nach Acht

Moderation

Marc Wohlrabe

LiveKomm, Stadt Nach Acht | Berlin, Deutschland

Culture Health & Prevention Night Time Economy Politics & Administration Sustainability Urban Development
House of Music
En
11.00
Allgemein | general
27.Nov., 11.00 - 11.30

Pause

Pause
11.30
Input Session
27.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Trends on the Drug Market

Facts and figures from different, complementary quantitative perspectives on the reality of drug use in Europe.

Speaker

Heiko Bergmann

IFT Institute for Therapy Research | Munich, Germany | Munich, Germany

Mireia Ventura

Director of Energy Control Drug Checking services | TEDI Manager | Barcelona, Spain | Barcelona, Spain

Sabrina Levissianos

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria

Twyla Michnevich

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Berlin

Moderation

Rüdiger Schmolke

Stadtjugendring Potsdame e.V. | Chill out e.V. | FH Potsdam | Berlin / Potsdam, Germany

Health & Prevention
House of Music
En
Panel
27.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Technokultur in Berlin

Panel about the intangible cultural heritage of Berlin Techno culture and it's meaning for various aspects of contemporary and future cultural expressions. Panel in co-operation with UdK (Universität der Künste Berlin); Love Parade/ Rave The Planet, Archiv der Jugendkulturen Berlin and others.

Culture Politics & Administration
Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
En
Input Session
27.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

NACHT KONSIL: Nightlife Seal of Approval

What conditions are necessary for the development of nightlife in the city?

Speaker

Laura Young

Association of Town and City Management (ATCM) | Glasgow, Scotland / UK | Glasgow, United Kingdom

Michael Kill

Night Time Industries Association | Edenbridge, UK | EDENBRIDGE

Iris Hinze

Clubverstärker e.V. // LiveKomm | Bremen, Germany

Urban Development Culture Night Time Economy Politics & Administration
Cassiopeia downstairs
En
Panel
27.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Extremist's Influence on Nightlife

Our times are forcing us to analyze the less moderate parts of society - especially the extremistic group - in their ability and interest in influencing the way we organize and experience nightlife. What has already changed, was is under thread - and where are our strongholds?

Culture Politics & Administration
Crack Bellmer
En
Panel
27.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Fair Play: Wer finanziert die Zukunft der Livemusik?

The focus is on how politicians, artists and the major players in the industry can work together in future to take responsibility for securing the long-term future of live music culture. While small clubs, independent promoters and up-and-coming artists are coming under increasing pressure, the music market is growing on the side of the big acts and corporations.

Speaker

Karsten Schölermann

Knust Hamburg | Hamburg

Caren Lay

MdB Die Linke, Vorsitzende Bauausschuss Deutscher Bundestag | Berlin | Germany

Pamela Schobess

Gretchen | Berlin

Mark Davyd

Music Venue Trust | London | UK

Christopher Annen

AnnenMayKantereit / Pro Musik | Köln

Culture Night Time Economy Politics & Administration
Cassiopeia upstairs
De, En
13.00
Allgemein | general
27.Nov., 13.00 - 14.00

Lunch Break

Pause

House of Music
14.00
Panel
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

November Days

Combined panel of the three main events in Music, Festivals & Nightlife in Berlin: Stadt Nach Acht, future of festivals and Most Wanted: Music

Culture Night Time Economy Politics & Administration
House of Music
De
Input Session
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Digital Venue Revolution

How smart clubs save costs and ease up things for the staff

Culture Sustainability
Cassiopeia downstairs
De, En
Panel
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Basslines Beyond Borders: Migrant Legacies in German Club Culture

Migrant communities from the Global South have long shaped Germany’s nightlife (The Guardian). These scenes have brought with them new rhythms, hybrid identities, and alternative infrastructures—often building worlds within worlds where exclusion, surveillance, and systemic barriers are the norm.

Speaker

Provhat Rahman

Daytimers Collective / Dialled In | London, UK | London, UK

Anahita Sadighi

Gallerist, curator, artistic director and cultural producer | Berlin | Berlin

Kazuki Takahashi

City Boy Lounge (Osaka-based house music party) | Berlin, Germany

Aziz Sarr

Freak de l’Afrique / RISE / Club MAAYA (RAW) | Berlin | DE

Moderation

Pooja Bangad

Ableton / Majja Berlin | Berlin

Culture
Crack Bellmer
En
Fishbowl
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

GBL and its influence on European club scenes

‘G’ is probably the most controversial substance in nightlife – at least in Berlin. What experiences do Safer Nightlife projects from various European cities report? And have certain strategies proven effective in getting the problematic (mixed) consumption of this substance under control in nightlife?

Speaker

Victoria Reichenbacher

sidekicks.berlin | Berlin | Berlin, Germany

Bastian Vellguth

sidekicks.berlin | Berlin

Moderation

Gianna Regnani

SONAR Berlin | Berlin, DE

Culture Health & Prevention
Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
En
Panel
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Urbane Praxis: Modellflächen

Model spaces, optional spaces, potential locations – Berlin offers many approaches to the alternative use of urban spaces. Together with the new operators of the TXL model space, the Clubcommission and urban practitioners, we discuss how urban spaces can be opened up for cultural, social and experimental uses.

Speaker

Larissa Krause

Co-Coordination Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis/ Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung | Berlin/ Germany

Lisa Weinhold

Clubcommission e.V. | DJ & Promoter | Berlin/ Germany

Lyn Reiners

khisdapaze e.V. | Berlin, Germany

Kersaint Yann

Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung | Berlin

Culture Urban Development
Lokschuppen Main Floor
De, En
Panel
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

»Kulturschutzgebiete« -  Clubs als Kulturorte sichern

The term ‘cultural heritage sites’ appears for the first time in the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD. The idea is to protect music clubs as cultural venues under building law – similar to what already happens with listed buildings and nature conservation. The city of Cologne has taken the first step with its plan to establish a cultural heritage zone in Ehrenfeld...

Speaker

Thore Debor

Clubkombinat / LiveKomm | Hamburg, Germany | Hamburg

Culture Politics & Administration Urban Development
Cassiopeia upstairs
De
Panel
27.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Nachtleben-Konferenzen in Second Cities: Impulse, Ergebnisse, ...

Panel about the experiences of the in- and output of conferences like Stadt Nach Acht to "second cities". Experiences from Dortmund and Augsburg, expectations from Leipzig. Moreover with voices from other cities with nightlife conferences.

Speaker

Bernhard Klassen

Club & Kulturkommission Augsburg e.V. (CUKK) | Augsburg, Germany

Chris Stemann

City of Dortmund | Dortmund, Germany

Anne Petzold

Livekommbinat Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany

Nils Fischer

City of Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany

Moderation

Stefan Schleifer

swa Kreativwerk GmbH & Co. KG | Augsburg, Germany | Deutschland

Culture Night Time Economy Politics & Administration Urban Development
Urban Spree Gallery
De
Allgemein | general
27.Nov., 14.00 - 19.30

SN8 Podcast Studio

This space will be used as a recording space for Nachtschatten & Tresentalk podcasts.

Moderation

Jessica Schmidt

SONAR Safer Nightlife Berlin | Berlin

Crack Bellmer Salon
De, En
15.30
Allgemein | general
27.Nov., 15.30 - 16.00

Pause

Pause
15.45
Exkursion | excursion
27.Nov., 15.45 - 17.45

Excursion: Vinyl pressing plant "Objects Manufacturing"

The 'Objects Manufacturing' pressing plant is located directly on the Spree River and has been supplying Berliners and many music lovers beyond with black gold since 2023. Today, we visit the pressing plant to gain insight into the production processes of a vinyl record...

Culture Night Time Economy
Objects Manufacturing
En
16.00
Panel
27.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Awareness-, PsyCare- und Harm-Reduction-Arbeit

New habits, new challenges – new answers | Neue Habits, neue Herausforderungen - neue Antworten

In this panel, we will examine how diverse new approaches to education and care work can give rise to new productive, community-building responses.

Speaker

Jasper Jürgensen

| Berlin

Christopher Clay

sidekicks.berlin / Checkpoint BLN / BISS e.V. | Berlin, Germany

Henrik Schöfer

BASIS – Beratung, Arbeit, Jugend & Kultur e.V. | Frankfurt am Main

Moderation

Juliane Blanck

Release Stuttgart e.V. | Stuttgart, DE

Culture Health & Prevention
Urban Spree Gallery
De
Input Session
27.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Nachtkultur, Clubsterben & GenZ: Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven

The panel offers insights into current research, studies and publication projects in the German-speaking social and cultural sciences that deal with night-time culture, the night-time economy and related topics.

Speaker

Vera Allmanritter

Institute for Research on Cultural Participation | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany

Martin Lücke

Macromedia University | Bochum/Berlin | Bochum/Berlin

Oliver Tewes-Schünzel

Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung | Berlin, Germany | Berlin, Germany

Alexander Bücheli

Bar & Club Kommission Zürich / Schweizer Bar und Club Kommission / PromoterSuisse / NIGHTS Conference / NEWNet Netzwerk | Zurich, Switzerland

Lorenz Rommelspacher

performer-composer, Kulturwissenschaftler | Köln, Germany

Adrian Andjelkovic

Best Nights VC |

Moderation

Amelie Dresel

Conoscope Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany

Culture Night Time Economy
Cassiopeia upstairs
De
Panel
27.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Drug Checking - from early detection to a public health action plan

Innovative approaches, like participatory health communication, are vital. By combining drug checking data with community-driven strategies, we can move from simple risk detection to a dynamic, collective public health response.

Speaker

Sacha Hertzog

Fédération Addiction | Paris, France

Marko Verdenik

Association DrogArt | Ljubljana, Slovenia

Helena Valente

Kosmicare | Porto

Health & Prevention
Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
En
Panel
27.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Urbane Praxis in the Dark

Together with partners from Projektfonds Urbane Praxis and from the field, we would like to talk about urban spaces after dark. Often discussed primarily from the perspective of security and conflict, we would like to have a constructive conversation about how cities can be designed and made accessible in the context of night and darkness.

Speaker

Larissa Krause

Co-Coordination Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis/ Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung | Berlin/ Germany

Kersaint Yann

Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung | Berlin

Politics & Administration Sustainability Urban Development Culture Health & Prevention Night Time Economy
House of Music
De, En
Panel
27.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Diversify Live! – Strategies for more diversity in European li...

How to support diversity in live music? There's been some funding programmes already - f.e. the FLINTA+ mentoring programme of Bundesstiftung Livekultur and German cultural funding institution Initiative Musik. And some others throughout Europe. How do those programmes change the situation - and what is still missing?

Speaker

Boris Paillard

Initiative Musik gGmbH | Berlin, Germany

Moderation

Anna Blaich

Bundesstiftung LiveKultur | Mannheim, Germany

Culture
Lokschuppen Main Floor
De
Runder Tisch | roundtable
27.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Parlamentarisches Forum Clubs & Festivals : Intern

The parliamentary forum of the German Bundestag's internal meeting. On invitation only. The public event will be at 6pm @ House of Music!

Moderation

Marc Wohlrabe

LiveKomm, Stadt Nach Acht | Berlin, Deutschland

Politics & Administration
Crack Bellmer
De
17.30
Allgemein | general
27.Nov., 17.30 - 18.00

Pause

Pause
17.45
Exkursion | excursion
27.Nov., 17.45 - 19.30

Excursion: Digital Venue Revolution

Side Event mainly for the participants of the panel "Digitale Venue Revolution", but open for everyone. Klunkerkranich demonstrates what has been presented befor in real!

Culture Sustainability
Klunkerkranich
De, En
18.00
Panel
27.Nov., 18.00 - 20.00

Parlamentarisches Forum Clubs & Festivals: Public

The parliamentary forum of the German Bundestag meets to discuss the current status of political initiatives for the nightlife and festival sector as well as current and future needs.

Moderation

Marc Wohlrabe

LiveKomm, Stadt Nach Acht | Berlin, Deutschland

Culture Health & Prevention Night Time Economy Politics & Administration Sustainability Urban Development
House of Music
De
Panel
27.Nov., 18.00 - 19.30

Spiking, Sexualised Violence and the Fear of going out

What do we observe and know about spiking and sexualised violence in nightlife? How should those affected be supported - what is best practice, what are no-gos?

Speaker

Cristiana Vale Pires

Kosmicare | Porto, Portugal | Porto

Jochen Schrooten

VAD | Brussel, Belgium | Brussel

Twyla Michnevich

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Berlin

Culture Health & Prevention
Crack Bellmer
En
Lesung | reading
27.Nov., 18.00 - 19.00

Book Presentation Andy Crysell »Selling the Night«

When Club Culture Meets Brands, Advertising and the Creative Industries. With and by Andy Crysell.

Speaker

Andy Crysell

Author and strategist | London, UK | London, UK

Moderation

Cristina Plett

Tagesspiegel | Berlin | Berlin, Germany

Culture
Urban Spree Gallery
En
Dance
27.Nov., 18.00 - 19.30

Longevity: Trance Dance with Rob Bennet and DJ Crawford

Learn and try methods to fall into and deepen trance states whilst dancing – with Rob Bennett and DJ Crawford

Speaker

Crawford McCubbin

DJ | Berlin, Germany

Rob Bennett

Self-employed | Berlin, Germany

Culture Health & Prevention
Lokschuppen Main Floor
De, En
Input Session
27.Nov., 18.00 - 19.30

International Night Ambassador's Meetup

Traditionally Stadt Nach Acht is the place where all the Night Mayors, - Manager, - Ambassadors and other official representatives of the administrations of a growing number of cities in Germany and Europe. There is again this opportunity to gather and talk about several issues of the night.

Moderation

Alexander Bücheli

Bar & Club Kommission Zürich / Schweizer Bar und Club Kommission / PromoterSuisse / NIGHTS Conference / NEWNet Netzwerk | Zurich, Switzerland

Politics & Administration Sustainability Urban Development Culture Health & Prevention Night Time Economy
Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
En
Panel
27.Nov., 18.00 - 19.00

Live Podcast: Zwischen Nightlife und Nachbarschaft

A recent decision of Berlin's administrative court allows outdoor activities beyond the usual curfew at 10 pm. Do we get mediterrainian conditions now? Of cause not. But what does that decision means for Berlin/ German nightlife in general? This session is recorded live for a podcast production. Session ends at 7pm!

Speaker

Niklas Schenker

Berlin House of Representatives, Die Linke | Berlin, Germany

Tjade Elix

Härting Rechtsanwälte | Berlin, Germany

Moderation

Jessica Schmidt

SONAR Safer Nightlife Berlin | Berlin

Culture Politics & Administration
Cassiopeia upstairs
De
20.00
Side Event
27.Nov., 20.00 - 23.59

Frozen Time: Club History in pictures, words and music

During Stadt Nach Acht, there will be a foto exhibition in Urban Spree Gallery showing pictures of Ben de Biel from the iconic club Ritter Butzke. Tonight we invited the photographer, the former club owner and some more guests to take us on a journey through time. There will be drinks & DJs for those who like to stay.

Culture
Urban Spree Gallery
En
09.30
Panel
28.Nov., 09.30 - 11.00

Reden ist Silber, Reden ist Gold

Wo Nachtleben und Alltag aufeinandertreffen, entstehen Konflikte – aber auch neue Lösungsansätze. Das Panel zeigt anhand von Beispielen aus Deutschland und Österreich, wie dialogisches Konfliktmanagement, Awareness-Arbeit und kreative Kooperationen zu einer besseren Balance zwischen urbanem Nachtleben und Lebensqualität beitragen können.

Speaker

_willi Hejda

AwA* - www.awa-stern.info | Wien, Austria

Chris Stemann

City of Dortmund | Dortmund, Germany

Maria Ritt

City of Dresden | Dresden, Germany

Alessandro Finke

City of Dresden | Dresden, Germany

Katharina Aulbach

Clubkombinat Hamburg e.V. | Hamburg, Germany

Sarah Roth

think SI³ | Berlin, Germany

Laura Klein

think SI³ | Berlin, Germany

Magdalena Taxenbacher

AwA* - Kollektiv für Awareness-Arbeit | Wien, Austria

Kim Winterhalter

Golden Pudel Club HH & Clubkombinat HH e.V. | Hamburg Germany

Moderation

Peter Thormeyer

City of Dresden | Dresden, Germany

Culture Health & Prevention Politics & Administration
House of Music
De
Panel
28.Nov., 09.30 - 11.00

On-Site-Intervention: The next level

This panel will focus on practical examples of new on-site intervention projects and emphasise the exchange of practical experiences.

Speaker

Azul Mar Cunha

Kosmicare & Planeta Manas | Lisbon, Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal

Bert Hauspie

HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts | Ghent, Belgium | Ghent - Belgium

Isabel Wiltenburg

Nightlife Care Network | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bastian Vellguth

sidekicks.berlin | Berlin

Alex Loverre

4motion asbl | Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Health & Prevention
Cassiopeia upstairs
En
Workshop
28.Nov., 09.30 - 11.00

Strategies to Withstand Political Changes

Empowering Harm Reduction: What arguments and strategies are needed to strengthen harm reduction in such a way that not every political change immediately threatens the existence of harm reduction services?

Speaker

Katrin Schiffer

Correlation-European Harm Reduction Network | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Peter Sarosi

Rights Reporter Foundation | Budapest, Hungary

Elisa Fornero

Cooperativa Sociale Alice Onlus | Neutravel | Turin - Italy

Shayla Schlossenberg

Release | London, UK | London, UK

Philine Edbauer

| Berlin, Germany

Moderation

Jacob Chagnon

SSDP International / The Y Radio | Berlin, Germany

Health & Prevention Politics & Administration
Urban Spree Gallery
En
Allgemein | general
28.Nov., 09.30 - 11.00

Flinta* & Friends Breakfast

A good start into the second day of the conference with a network breakfast for all Flinta participants. On invitation only! If you think, you should be invited, please send us a mail!

Moderation

Nelly Welskop

3000Grad Festival, Bundesstiftung LiveKultur | Wustrow, Germany

Culture
11.00
Allgemein | general
28.Nov., 11.00 - 11.30

Pause

Pause

Allgemein | general
28.Nov., 11.00 - 17.30

SN8 Podcast Studio

This space will be used as a recording space for Nachtschatten & Tresentalk podcasts.

Moderation

Jessica Schmidt

SONAR Safer Nightlife Berlin | Berlin

Culture
Crack Bellmer Salon
De, En
11.30
Vortrag | lecture
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Festivalstudie

Presentation with Q&A of the brand-new festival study by the Bundesstiftung Livekultur. Including a comparison to the festival situation in France.

Speaker

Karsten Schölermann

Knust Hamburg | Hamburg

Culture Night Time Economy
Lokschuppen Main Floor
De, En
Panel
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Die Nacht als ungehobener Schatz der Stadtentwicklung

Urban nighttime is often treated as a secondary concern in city planning. Discussions predominantly revolve around issues of noise, safety, and cleanliness, leaving its immense potential for social innovation, creativity, and community untapped. Co-operation panel with Fraunhofer Institut.

Speaker

Jalien van den Tweel

Institute of NightCulture (inc.) | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dietrich Henckel

TU Berlin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zeitpolitik | Berlin, Germany

Lutz Leichsenring

VibeLab | Berlin

Urban Development Culture Health & Prevention Sustainability
House of Music
De
Panel
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Fearless Dancing: 15 years of awareness concepts

Over the last 15 years, these concepts have become firmly rooted in the club and festival scene as a means of combating all forms of discrimination, violence, and border violations. It's time to take stock!

Speaker

Matthias Johannes Bauer

IST University of Applied Sciences | Duesseldorf, Germany

María Giaever López

Sot A Terra | Barcelona (Spain)

Mirjam Abt

Fachstelle für Abhängigkeitserkrankungen Bezirk Bülach | Zurich, Switzerland

Killa Schuetze

RICE | Berlin

Moderation

Cristiana Vale Pires

Kosmicare | Porto, Portugal | Porto

Culture Health & Prevention
Cassiopeia upstairs
En
Panel
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

When The Music Starts

Club closures and the »crisis of clubbing« are on everyone’s lips. But is that really true? In cooperation with Groove Magazin and in line with the conference motto »Zeitgeist & the Future of Nightlife« this panel shifts the focus to fresh beginnings...

Speaker

Marcel Bohnen

HafenCity Hamburg GmbH | Hamburg, Germany

Almedina Hadzic

LEGAL Club | Munich, Germany

Oliver Schmitt

LEGAL Club | München

Moderation

Alexis Waltz

GROOVE | Berlin, Germany

Culture Night Time Economy Urban Development
Crack Bellmer
En
Input Session
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

NACHT KONSIL: Die Bubbles in der Bubble

Wo ist der gemeinsame Nenner der Nachtkultur? | What is the common denominator of night-time culture?

Speaker

Lisa Marie Tubies

City of Münster | Münster, Germany

Jonny Wohlfeld

Stand-Up Comedian | Jena Germany

Leonard Raffel

schick.standort / Klangraum Münster e.V. / Tresor.West | Münster, Germany

Jan Nagler-Jahn

Mikro Club | Jena / Germany

Culture Night Time Economy Politics & Administration Urban Development
Cassiopeia downstairs
De
Panel
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

CHANGEOVER - Wie können Nachfolgeregelungen in Spielstätten ge...

The baby boomer generation is also retiring in the music industry. This panel discussion will focus on what needs to be considered when there is a change in management and what external support options might be available.

Speaker

Dimitri Hegemann

Tresor Berlin + Academy of subcultural Understanding | Berlin, Germany

Lea Goltz

Logo Hamburg | Hamburg, DE

Anna Heugel

Prognos AG & KreativBund Bundeszentrum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft | Stuttgart, DE

Luna Twiesselmann

Fundbureau | Hamburg, Germany

Lea Luce

Mit Freude eG | Berlin | DE

Moderation

Bernd Strieder

VPBy e.V. und Bundesstiftung LiveKultur | Alteglofsheim, Germany

Culture Sustainability
Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
De, En
Workshop
28.Nov., 11.30 - 13.00

Collaborative Lab Brainstorm: Drug Checking challenges & solutions

This session offers a collaborative and technically focused brainstorm for professionals working in or with drug checking laboratories. Rather than traditional presentations or a panel format, the session is designed as a structured brainstorm, aimed at sharing analytical challenges and exploring potential solutions together.

 

Health & Prevention
Urban Spree Gallery
En
13.00
Allgemein | general
28.Nov., 13.00 - 14.00

Lunch Break

Pause

House of Music
13.45
Exkursion | excursion
28.Nov., 13.45 - 15.45

Excursion: Vinyl pressing plant "Objects Manufacturing"

The 'Objects Manufacturing' pressing plant is located directly on the Spree River and has been supplying Berliners and many music lovers beyond with black gold since 2023. Today, we visit the pressing plant to gain insight into the production processes of a vinyl record...

Culture Night Time Economy
Objects Manufacturing
En
Exkursion | excursion
28.Nov., 13.45 - 15.45

Excursion: Drug Checking Berlin

Excursion to the Berlin Drug Checking project: Meet the project responsibles | with extended Q&A

Health & Prevention
Misfit
En
14.00
Panel
28.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Green Soundproofing

How can we synergistically combine urban climate adaptation and nightlife to make cities not only more sustainable but also more attractive? Co-operation panel with Fraunhofer Institut.

Speaker

Robert Gaa

Wirtschaftsförderung Mannheim / | Mannheim Germany

Simone d’Antonio

URBACT | Rome, Italy

Sustainability Culture Health & Prevention Night Time Economy
House of Music
En
Panel
28.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Safer Nightlife: Peer's choice

Panel in co-operation with NewNet: Topic yet to come

Health & Prevention
Cassiopeia downstairs
En
Input Session
28.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Beyond the Beat

How Club Culture Fuels Berlin’s Global Talent Magnetism

Speaker

Jeannine Koch

medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. | Berlin, Germany

Martin Eyerer

Riversidestudios/GCD/NLND Berlin | Berlin, Germany

Jean-François Ouellet

HEC Montréal | Montréal, Canada

Michael Biel

Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises Berlin |

Pamela Schobess

Gretchen | Berlin

Moderation

Lutz Leichsenring

VibeLab | Berlin

Culture Night Time Economy Urban Development
Cassiopeia upstairs
De
Panel
28.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Generationenübergreifend feiern: Wo ist Platz für Senior Raver?

This panel highlights the experiences of older ravers and shows ways to keep rave culture intergenerational and sustainable for the future.

Speaker

Konrad Lauten

4 Spaces | Berlin

Culture
Crack Bellmer
De
Panel
28.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Newcomer Musicians vs. Collectives: Winning and Losing of the ...

The younger generation is caught between dwindling opportunities to get possibilities to perform or open their own venues - and the incredible power of collectives as party organizers under new (but familiar) operating conditions:

Speaker

Ivy Teresa

Éclat Crew Berlin, Yvois | Berlin, Germany

Culture Night Time Economy
Lokschuppen Main Floor
De, En
Vortrag | lecture
28.Nov., 14.00 - 15.30

Nightlife Reports FIN - NLD - AUT

Presentation of Jyrki Nummisto, executive director of "Nightshift Finland" and researcher at Aalto University / Department of Design, about his research project "The use of AI & the development of inclusive nightlife". A second contribution comes from Jalien van den Tweel from Amsterdam about "building collective memory and fostering mentorship roles to preserve and strengthen nightlife culture". A third one comes from Martina Brunner of the Vienna Clubcommission. She is reporting on "the collaboration between the city and the scene on Free Spaces in Vienna – a Best Practice model?"

Speaker

Jalien van den Tweel

Institute of NightCulture (inc.) | Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jyrki Nummisto

Nightshift Finland / Aalto University | Helsinki

Moderation

Jakob F. Schmid

Stadt Nach Acht | Hamburg, Germany

Culture Health & Prevention
Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
En
15.30
Allgemein | general
28.Nov., 15.30 - 16.00

Pause

Pause
16.00
Panel
28.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Vinylkultur | Vinyl Culture

Since the advent of digital streaming services, vinyl culture has been like the Gallic Village of music distribution.

Speaker

Anika Schnabel

Bebetta & Eating People – Independent Label & Artist Collective | Berlin

Moderation

Xenia Reich-Hemmerich

Leiterin Kulturberatung Jena | Jurorin Schallplattenpreis EMIL_ | Jena

Culture Night Time Economy
Cassiopeia upstairs
De, En
Panel
28.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Social Media 5.0: AI, TikTok and Harm Reduction

Which areas of prevention and harm reduction are already using AI? What experience has been gained with it? And where will human intelligence always be needed? We will hear interesting examples from practice, followed by a critical discussion with the experts present.

Speaker

Ivan Ezquerra Romano

Substancy | Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine |

Eva Blomme

Flemish Expertise Centre for Alcohol and Other Drugs (VAD) | Brussels, Belgium

Culture Health & Prevention
Crack Bellmer
En
Input Session
28.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Cities After Dark - Stories

Stories from URBACT, the first EU-funded network on cities on night-time economy

Speaker

ANTONIS STYLIANOU

Nicosia Municipality | Nicosia - Cyprus

Liisi Ree

Tallinn Culture and Sports Department / Urbact - Cities After Dark | TALLINN, ESTONIA

Barbara Poggio

Municipality of Genoa | Genoa, Italy

Luka Mihailovic

Budva Municipality | Budva, Montenegro

Marco Buemi

Municipality of Verona | Verona, Italy

Kalina Zhecheva

Talyana Assosciation | Varna, Bulgaria

Erifyli Baloti

Municipality of Piraeus | Piraeus, Greece

Moderation

Simone d’Antonio

URBACT | Rome, Italy

Culture Night Time Economy Urban Development
House of Music
En
Vortrag | lecture
28.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

Nightlife Reports LTU - HRV - EST

In this panel, you can explore case studies, one from Gabija Liaugminaitė from Vilnius Night office about night culture, noise and harm reduction in the capital of Lithuania. A second one comes from Zagreb by Anja Wertag, presenting the study “Night life of a city: An in situ pilot study of behavioral patterns of nightclub patrons in Zagreb”. A third case study comes from Natali Mets, nighttime advisor for the City of Tallinn, speaking about the nighttime strategy of the city with special focus on policy making, safety measures and transportation.

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Anja Wertag

        
Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar | Zagreb, Croatia
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Gabija Liaugminaitė

        
Vilnius Night Office | Vilnius, Lithuania
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Natalie Mets

        
Nighttime advisor of Tallinn, Estonia | Tallinn, Estonia
 
  
   

                
Moderation

                       
        

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Alexander  Bücheli

        
Bar & Club Kommission Zürich / Schweizer Bar und Club Kommission / PromoterSuisse / NIGHTS Conference / NEWNet Netzwerk | Zurich, Switzerland 
 
  
   

            
 
  



  
   
  

          Politics & Administration
          Culture
          Health & Prevention
          Night Time Economy
      

  
  

          Lokschuppen Main Floor
              

        En
      

      

  




                                                                        

  
   
    

      
Film & Diskussion | film screening & discussion

      
28.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

    

    
      

        
Movie Screening: Underground Diaries - Berlin

      

    
  
This independent documentary of the Finnish activist Jyrki Nummisto explores Berlin's clubbing scene and the city's reputation as the world's capital of club culture and nightlife. It features interviews with influencers, music producers, DJs, clubbers, and club managers to uncover the allure of Berlin's inclusive havens of hedonism where the dancing never stops. Screening in the presence of the filmmaker.





  

            
Moderation

                       
        

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Jyrki Nummisto

        
Nightshift Finland / Aalto University | Helsinki
 
  
   

            
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
          Night Time Economy
      

  
  

          Lokschuppen Hybrid Floor
              

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Panel

      
28.Nov., 16.00 - 17.30

    

    
      

        
Something about Feminism

      

    
  
Follow-up Panel about Feminism and Clubculture





  

      
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Séverine Coste

        
BUS 31/32 | Marseille, France
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Katrin Schroeder

        
Drug Scouts | Leipzig, Germany
 
  
   

            
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
      

  
  

          Urban Spree Gallery
          

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
17.30

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Allgemein | general

      
28.Nov., 17.30 - 17.45

    

    
      

        
Pause

      

    
  
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          House of Music
          

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
17.45

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Allgemein | general

      
28.Nov., 17.45 - 18.15

    

    
      

        
Closing Session

      

    
  
Closing Session, acknowledgments and warm words... Finally: A preview of Stadt Nach Acht Leipzig 2026





  

            
Moderation

                       
        

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Raimund Reintjes

        
Stadt Nach Acht | Sonar - Safer Nightlife Berlin | Berlin, Deutschland
 
  
   

                       
        

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Marc Wohlrabe

        
LiveKomm, Stadt Nach Acht | Berlin, Deutschland
 
  
   

            
 
  



  
   
  

          Politics & Administration
          Sustainability
          Urban Development
          Culture
          Health & Prevention
          Night Time Economy
      

  
  

          House of Music
              

        En
      

      

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
18.15

            

              
                

  
   
    

      

      
28.Nov., 18.15 - 19.30

    

    
      

        
Leipzig Reception

      

    
  
The City of Leipzig invites you on a drink - or two - to suggest you come to Leipzig in 2026 to the next Stadt Nach Acht!





  

            
Moderation

                       
        

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Nils Fischer

        
City of Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany
 
  
   

                       
        

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Anne Petzold

        
Livekommbinat Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany
 
  
   

            
 
  



  
   
  

      

  
  

          House of Music
              

        De, En
      

      

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
21.00

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Side Event

      
28.Nov., 21.00 - 04.00

    

    
      

        
Stadt Nach Acht – after-hours

      

    
  
Post-conference meetup and party of the Stadt Nach Acht conference. A wild ride through vast musical fields, where Italo meets Techno meets Acid meets Grime. Come around!







  

        
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
      

  
  

          Crack Bellmer
              

        De, En
      

      

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
14.00

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Allgemein | general

      
29.Nov., 14.00 - 14.30

    

    
      

        
Thementag Georgien || Theme Day Georgia

      

    
  
The third day of the Stadt Nach Acht 2025 conference is dedicated to our friends and nightlife activists from Georgia, mainly Tbilisi.


ENTRY ON SATURDAY IS FREE FOR EVERYONE!





  

      
Speaker

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Guram Imnadze

        
Movement for Social Democracy  | Tbilisi, Georgia 
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Nia Gvatua

        
Success Bar, Tes Club, Bassiani, Mutant Radio | Tbilisi, Georgia
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Nika Japaridze

        
4GB Festival | Tbilisi, Georgia
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Elene Pasuri

        
Movement for Social Democracy  | Tbilisi
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Vakhtang Kavtaradze

        
eZo Festival, Electronic Music Industry | Tbilisi
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Beka Gabadadze

        
Social Worker and Queer Organizer  | Tbilisi, Georgia
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Ani Zakareishvili

        
Electronic music producer/ Dj | Tbilisi/ Georgia
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Irakli Kalandadze

        
eZo Festival / Mzesumzira Community | Tbilisi, Georgia
 
  
   

                 
      

  

    
      
        
        
     
    
  

  
 
   
Koko Archprincess

        
Artist | Tbilisi, Georgia
 
  
   

            
 
  



  
   
  

          Politics & Administration
          Urban Development
          Culture
          Health & Prevention
          Night Time Economy
      

  
  

          b-dome
              

        En
      

      

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
14.30

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Input Session

      
29.Nov., 14.30 - 15.30

    

    
      

        
Georgia's Club Culture Under Pressure

      

    
  
Saturday is a theme day focusing on the situation of clubs, festivals and cultural institutions in Georgia (Tbilisi). Panel 1: The rise of the scene, its political relevance and first acts of repression.





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
          Politics & Administration
      

  
  

          b-dome
              

        En
      

      

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
15.30

            

              
                

  
   
    

      

      
29.Nov., 15.30 - 16.00

    

    
      

        
Break

      

    
  
30 min break





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

      

  
  

          b-dome
          

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
16.00

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Input Session

      
29.Nov., 16.00 - 17.00

    

    
      

        
The Rise & Fall of Georgia's Club Culture

      

    
  
Saturday is a theme day focusing on the situation of clubs, festivals and cultural institutions in Georgia (Tbilisi). Panel 2: The Rise & Fall of Georgia's Club Culture. Structured narrative in three acts...





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
          Politics & Administration
      

  
  

          b-dome
              

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17.00

            

              
                

  
   
    

      

      
29.Nov., 17.00 - 17.30

    

    
      

        
Break

      

    
  
30 min break





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

      

  
  

          b-dome
          

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
17.30

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Input Session

      
29.Nov., 17.30 - 18.30

    

    
      

        
Safe Spaces in Danger

      

    
  
Saturday is a theme day focusing on the situation of clubs, festivals and cultural institutions in Georgia (Tbilisi). Panel 3: Clubs & Festivals as remaining havens for Queer Communities





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
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          b-dome
              

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18.30

            

              
                

  
   
    

      

      
29.Nov., 18.30 - 19.00

    

    
      

        
Break

      

    
  
30 min break





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

      

  
  

          b-dome
          

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
19.00

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Input Session

      
29.Nov., 19.00 - 20.00

    

    
      

        
DJ talk with Georgian artists

      

    
  
Saturday is a theme day focusing on the situation of clubs, festivals and cultural institutions in Georgia (Tbilisi). Panel 4: The perspective of DJs





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
          Politics & Administration
      

  
  

          b-dome
              

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20.00

            

              
                

  
   
    

      

      
29.Nov., 20.00 - 20.30

    

    
      

        
Break

      

    
  
30 min break





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

      

  
  

          b-dome
          

  




                                                                          
              

            

                                              

            
20.30

            

              
                

  
   
    

      
Input Session

      
29.Nov., 20.30 - 22.00

    

    
      

        
You'll never walk alone...

      

    
  
Saturday is a theme day focusing on the situation of clubs, festivals and cultural institutions in Georgia (Tbilisi). Panel 4: Solutions & Visions





  

        
 
  



  
   
  

          Culture
          Politics & Administration
      

  
  

          b-dome
              

        En