TEDxMitte 2026 — ADAPT. took place on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Beach Mitte in Berlin.
The world isn't just changing; it’s accelerating. As the pace of innovation quickens and global challenges mount, the pressure to pivot can feel overwhelming. Therefore, we believe ADAPTION should not be a reaction to pressure, but a proactive decision and evolution of how we work, live, and connect.
On October 17, 2026, TEDxMitte brought together nine speakers, three performances and hundreds of curious minds at Beach Mitte to explore what it means to adapt in a world that keeps accelerating.
Thank you to everyone who spoke, performed, volunteered, partnered and listened – you made ADAPT. what it was.
Talks
Isabelle Rogat (Cultural Trendscout): “How trained is your musculus simultanus?”
Florian Tiller (Co-Founder & CEO, Ucaneo): “What if we run out of CO2?”
Pascal Morgan (Founder & International Innovation Advisor, think.speak.transform.): “5 steps to adapt to uncertainty”
Vincent Haiges (Documentary Photographer): “Outside the Frame – Approaching a World in Transition”
Dr. Isabella Hermann (Political Scientist and Science Fiction Analyst, Weizenbaum Institute): “Will the Future Be a Brutal Wasteland?”
Uta Miryeong Weisse (Managing Editor Newsroom, Greenpeace Germany): “Learning from Populists How to Talk Climate”
Bob Hanning (Managing Director, Füchse Berlin): “Kannst du auf morgen setzen – und heute gewinnen?”
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Jalid Sehouli (Director of Gynaecology, Charité): “Diversity in medicine saves lives”
Johann Romefort (Technology Advisor & Artist): “The Art of Debugging Complex Systems”
What people wrote about TEDxMitte 2026 on LinkedIn
Pascal Morgan, Speaker | Advisor | Board Member | CIO | LinkedIn Top Voice (October 19, 2026): “⁉️What happens when the map you’ve been following no longer matches the world you’re living in?”
Linus K. Stieldorf, Building communities, partnerships & events that scale experiences! (October 18, 2026): “And with this TEDxMitte 2026 is in the books!”
Johann Romefort, Tech Due Diligence for VC & Private Equity (October 19, 2026): “Question: What do the human body, a codebase, an organization and the climate have in common?”
Olena Ovcharenko, Globale L&D Leader | KI-gestützte L&D-Automatisierung (October 19, 2026): “On Saturday, I wasn’t on the TEDx stage.”
Marten Neelsen, Comms Lead @ IBM iX, Disinformation Speaker & Moderator (October 19, 2026): “Regen in Berlin, Beach-Feeling beim TEDxMitte!”
Mark Schnabel, Lead HR Diagnostic Expert @CARIAD | Board Member @TEDxMitte (October 18, 2026): “Nearly one year of planning.”
Claudia Voigt, Shaping the Future of Work – Human-Centered (October 20, 2026): “Sometimes clarity arises when certainty disappears.”
Coline Michel, Spezialist für digitales Marketing (October 19, 2026): “✨ What does adaptability really mean in 2026?”
Enid Williams, Senior Growth Marketing Manager (October 19, 2026): “What an incredible day at TEDxMitte!”
Marine Sully, Operations @ TEDxMitte | Certified coach (October 19, 2026): “One of my favourite things about bringing people together is that you never quite know what connections will…”
Vicky Heinlein, Design Lead | Mentor | Co-Founder of OPEN BLN (October 18, 2026): “Exactly one year ago today, I volunteered at TEDxMitte for the first time.”
Artem Kovalov, Chief Product Officer for Sovereign Cloud & AI at SAP (October 19, 2026): “Fun TEDxMitte event makes it a cool weekend.”