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Sebastian Gießmann at the re:publica 2023

About the future of digital payment.

At #rp23 from 5 to 7 June, our former Fellow Sebastian Gießmann will be keynote speaker.

24. April 2023

At re:publica 2023 from 5 to 7 June 2023 at Arena Berlin and Festsaal Kreuzberg, our former Fellow Sebastian Gießmann will be keynote speaker. The re:publica Berlin is a festival for the digital society.

How we exchange and pay in the future is highly political. That’s why we should talk about the digital transformation of money!

In advance, there is already an interview with Sebastian Gießmann on the topic of digital payment:

Let’s talk about #CASH. An interview with Sebastian Gießmann.
There is currently a lot to discuss around the topic of “CASH”: The FTX scandal, the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank, the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, the sudden drop in Deutsche Bank’s share price, and rising inflation.

More information on the topic and on re:publica in general can be found on the official website: https://re-publica.com/en/news/rp23-keynote-speaker-sebastian-giessmann-about-future-digital-payment

About Sebastian Gießmann:

Sebastian Gießmann, born in 1976, researches as a cultural and media scientist at the University of Siegen. in 2023, he will be a visiting professor for cultural techniques and the history of knowledge at the Humboldt University in Berlin. His research and teaching focuses, among other things, on the media and social theory of money. As a digital civil rights activist, he intervenes in ongoing social discussions – for example, on the topic of digital payment. He sees himself as a feminist and, as the father of two daughters, actively campaigns for the compatibility of family and science. In October 2017, he was awarded the Future Prize of the Research College of the University of Siegen for his research.

in 2016, he published The Connectedness of Things: A Cultural History of Networks and Networks. His next project is titled The Credit Card Book: History and Theory of Digital Payments. He also publishes regularly on his blog netzeundnetzwerke.de.

At #rp23, we look forward to Sebastian’s exciting input and inspiring discussions on the (digital) payment system of the future.

re:publica 2023 Sebastian Gießmann