Berlin · October 10–12, 2026
Here met the builders of the future of the State.
Not “one more conference”: three days of keynotes, closed-door workshops and labs that produced three Summit Papers and eleven pilot projects for governments.
Three tracks
Technology. Resilience. State Capacity.
Technology
Agentic AI, digital infrastructure, procurement — how technology reshapes the State.
Resilience
Service continuity, crisis response and the minimum viable state.
State Capacity
Bureaucracy, evaluation and the power to actually do the right thing.
Keynote
“Citizens who no longer feel safe become less willing to embrace change.”
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer — Resilience of Societies, a Democratic Imperative
Read the key talks →On stage
All talks →
Workshops, not just talks.
Closed-door working sessions where ministers, CIOs, founders and researchers turned discussion into concrete proposals.
Summit Papers 2026
Everything that was said, distilled into what governments can do.
Technology & Procurement Paper
The State is not an app. A detailed account of the Summit's technology and procurement discussions — and the GTF pilot projects and frameworks for 2027.
Get the PaperResilience Paper
What does it mean for a State to be resilient? How do governments ensure continuity of essential services? Includes the full GTF Resilience Framework, Canvas and Diagnostic.
Get the PaperState Capacity Paper
What really is state capacity? How do governments learn from failed projects? Which concrete projects help them develop? Seven key ideas and four pilot projects.
Get the PaperFrom research to action
11 pilot projects, ready for a government partner.
Ideas are not outcomes. Begin with a real problem, test a proportionate intervention, and measure what actually changes.