CONVOY LAB Gathers 70 Leaders in Berlin to Cut Platform Reliance
Berlin – November 05, 2026 -- About 70 decision-makers from media, civil society, politics, culture and business will meet in Berlin on November 19-20, 2026, to develop alternatives to dependence on tech platforms. The CONVOY LAB is the first gathering of the new initiative THE CONVOY, and Ferda Ataman, Germany's Independent Federal Commissioner for Anti-Discrimination, has taken on its patronage.
Three organizations launch THE CONVOY under the motto GEMEINSAM UNABHÄNGIG
The independent VOCER Institute for Digital Resilience and the Future of Technology Institute (FOTI) initiated the project. The C&U Baumeister Foundation for Sustainable Technology supports it.
The initiative targets a shared dilemma. Politicians, media houses, NGOs, public administrations, cultural institutions and companies want to reduce their reliance on tech platforms. As long as each acts alone, they still depend on those platforms for reach.