RNE Annual Conference 2025 A Sustainable Dialogue at AXICA

The RNE Annu­al Con­fe­rence 2025 brought tog­e­ther around 500 par­ti­ci­pan­ts at AXICA – a venue who­se ISO 20121 cer­ti­fi­ca­ti­on and long-stan­ding com­mit­ment to sus­tainable event manage­ment pro­vi­ded a fit­ting set­ting for this important gathering.

Key the­mes included inter­na­tio­nal part­ner­ships in times of geo­po­li­ti­cal chan­ge, a sus­tainable and com­pe­ti­ti­ve Euro­pe, and the role of natu­re as a dri­ver of resi­li­ence and inno­va­ti­on. Spea­k­ers included EU Com­mis­sio­ner Jes­si­ka Ros­wall and Thors­ten Frei, Head of the Ger­man Chan­cel­lery. A thought-pro­vo­king state­ment from Achim Stei­ner (UN) set the tone: “The alter­na­ti­ve to coope­ra­ti­on is escalation.”

With gre­at dedi­ca­ti­on, our pro­ject mana­ger Nina Ost­hee­ren-Bene­dic­ter over­saw the event and ensu­red that guests and spea­k­ers felt well taken care of throug­hout the day. The uni­que archi­tec­tu­re and atmo­sphe­re of AXICA added to the inspi­ring and for­ward-loo­king spi­rit of the conference.

Pho­tos © Johan­nes Jost