Web3 Summit Returns to Berlin

The Web3 Summit is returning to Berlin on June 18-19, focusing on human-centered Web3 technologies, according to Web3 Foundation. This event is more than a tech conference, it's a collaborative festival where builders, artists, and cultural thinkers come together to participate in and shape usable, human-centered Web3.

What happened

The Web3 Summit will be held at Funkhaus Berlin, a former broadcasting home of East German radio, and will feature a program that opens the arena for voices from artists, cultural practitioners, critical thinkers, and contributors whose work engages questions of agency, identity, power, and participation.

Why it matters

The Summit focuses on practical, usable technology and approaches the ideas driving it from a cultural lens, treating sovereignty not as a buzzword or product feature, but as a living idea with historical and cultural depth. This shift matters, as the future of digital life is to be genuinely centered, it cannot be built through engineering alone, but must be collectively shaped by people who understand how digital systems influence culture, expression, behavior, and social interaction.

What's next

The Summit will explore how decentralized systems can work in everyday life, enabling people to create, connect, and participate on their own terms, without giving up control of their identity, data, or privacy. The event will focus on tools and systems that can move beyond theory and into practice, with three core themes: Privacy, Self-sovereignty, and Usability.