CONF3RENCE 2026

CONF3RENCE 2026 runs September 15–16 at Kokerei Hansa in Dortmund, Germany. The conference focuses on Web3, AI, blockchain, digital assets, SaaS, finance, and emerging technology use cases for the traditional economy.

The format is changing this year. CONF3RENCE becomes an open event campus at Kokerei Hansa, with both days free to attend through mandatory registration. Access covers the stages, program, exhibition area, and site, with capacity handled through free tickets.

Event Campus at Kokerei Hansa

Kokerei Hansa gives CONF3RENCE a different setting from a standard conference hall. The former industrial site becomes the base for stage sessions, product showcases, exhibition areas, workshops, food, activations, and networking across the two days.

The conference also runs inside the Festival of Arts, Tech & Taste, with cultural programming, installations, live formats, and public-facing activity on the same site. That makes the 2026 edition broader than a B2B conference alone, while still keeping business, institutional adoption, and emerging tech at the center of the program.

Two Days, Two Programmes

Day 1, September 15, focuses on Business & Institutions. The program is built for enterprises, financial institutions, investors, public-sector teams, technology companies, and partners looking at real-world applications of AI, blockchain, digital assets, and Web3 infrastructure.

Day 2, September 16, shifts toward Adoption & Community. The second day is designed for users, creators, builders, communities, and people who want to experience products directly through demos, onboarding sessions, workshops, and public-facing programming.

Both days are free to attend. The access model is the same across the conference: no ticket tiers, no paid upgrade structure, and registration required for entry.

Program Focus

CONF3RENCE covers emerging technology through a business and adoption lens. Topics include enterprise AI, blockchain infrastructure, regulated digital assets, tokenization, stablecoins, SaaS models, Web3 adoption, finance, and digital value creation.

The program is aimed at practical use cases instead of broad trend talk. For companies, that means sessions around implementation, partnerships, infrastructure, capital, compliance, and product adoption. For builders and communities, the second day gives more room for demos, onboarding, and hands-on formats.

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include Sumi Chumpuree-Reyntjes, Managing Director at Microsoft Germany, and Thomas Lüke, Head of Business Application Platform at Google Cloud EMEA North.

The wider speaker list includes people working across digital assets, tokenization, AIOps, financial services, capital markets, blockchain, AI transformation, liquidity, and digital investment products.

The program also features participants from companies and organizations such as Microsoft, Google Cloud, IBM, Deloitte, Chainlink, Gemini, PwC, SwissBorg, Bullish, Stellar Foundation, Litecoin Foundation, and Union Investment.

Free Tickets and Access

Admission is free on September 15 and September 16. Every visitor gets the same core access to the stages, program, exhibition area, and site.

A free ticket is still required for entry because capacity is limited. Registration covers both days at Kokerei Hansa.