Powering the future of energy and climate tech for a decade
Join us!
Join us on 17 March 2026 in Berlin for the 10th edition of the SET Tech Festival and celebrate a decade of driving energy innovation and climate solutions. Whether you’re a founder shaping the future, an investor scouting the next breakthrough or a corporate leader driving the energy transition, this is the place where vision meets action.
Why that?
The SET Tech Festival brings together a vibrant community of energy innovators, from international speakers and pioneering start-ups to leading industry players. Each year, corporates, investors and start-ups come together to collaborate and discover the right partners for their next big move. SET Tech Festival 2026 continues this tradition, connecting you with the people and ideas shaping the future of renewable energy, mobility, and sustainable technology.
📍 When and where?
17 March | Berlin
Impressions from 2025
Images: photothek/Dominik Butzmann
Past attendees
Get an impression of organisations who already joined us
InnoEnergy
European Space Agency (ESA)
World Energy Council
E.ON
Tech for Net Zero
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Verbund X
H2UB
ELIA Group
Enlit Europe
Net Zero Insights
BRYCK
Siemens
World Fund
SpinLab
German Aerospace Center
SPRIND
UNIDO
enpulse Ventures
Smart> Green Accelerator
Korys
Vorwerk Ventures
Contrarian Ventures
IPCC
EPRI
Inven Capital
AXEL – The Energy Accelerator
Zero Carbon Capital
Fraunhofer AHEAD
Visionaries Tomorrow
PwC
Munich Venture Partners
LEAG
Kiko Ventures
Hyundai
First Imagine
EDP Ventures
Bloomhaus.vc
Aurum Impact
Christ&Company
Volkswagen
Japan Energy Capital
HTGF
MathWorks
Clean Energy Ventures
WEPA Ventures
Planet A
50Hertz
kopa ventures
Atlantic Labs
Extantia Capital
Carbon13
Cleantech Scandinavia
Future Energy Ventures
KOMPAS VC
SET Ventures
GET Fund
BIA Berlin Innovation Agency
Cleantech for Europe
PV Magazine Group
Swedish Energy Agency
Enlit Europe
Vireo Ventures
Plug and Play
Invest HongKong
Eneco Ventures
Junction Growth Investors
German Energy Agency (dena)
World Business Chicago
DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Lightrock
Ineratec
European Investment Bank
LiveEO
Reuters
Centre for Net Zero
rEnergy Partners
Climate KIC
GACC Midwest
The Climate Brick
InnoEnergy
European Space Agency (ESA)
World Energy Council
E.ON
Tech for Net Zero
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Verbund X
H2UB
ELIA Group
Enlit Europe
Net Zero Insights
BRYCK
Siemens
World Fund
SpinLab
German Aerospace Center
SPRIND
UNIDO
enpulse Ventures
Smart> Green Accelerator
Korys
Vorwerk Ventures
Contrarian Ventures
IPCC
EPRI
Inven Capital
AXEL – The Energy Accelerator
Zero Carbon Capital
Fraunhofer AHEAD
Visionaries Tomorrow
PwC
Munich Venture Partners
LEAG
Kiko Ventures
Hyundai
First Imagine
EDP Ventures
Bloomhaus.vc
Aurum Impact
Christ&Company
Volkswagen
Japan Energy Capital
HTGF
MathWorks
Clean Energy Ventures
WEPA Ventures
Planet A
50Hertz
kopa ventures
Atlantic Labs
Extantia Capital
Carbon13
Cleantech Scandinavia
Future Energy Ventures
KOMPAS VC
SET Ventures
GET Fund
BIA Berlin Innovation Agency
Cleantech for Europe
PV Magazine Group
Swedish Energy Agency
Enlit Europe
Vireo Ventures
Plug and Play
Invest HongKong
Eneco Ventures
Junction Growth Investors
German Energy Agency (dena)
World Business Chicago
DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Lightrock
Ineratec
European Investment Bank
LiveEO
Reuters
Centre for Net Zero
rEnergy Partners
Climate KIC
GACC Midwest
The Climate Brick
Though leaders on our stages from previous years
Corinna Enders
CEO, German Energy Agency (dena)
Robina von Stein
Principal, Contrarian Ventures
Felix Krause
Managing Partner, Vireo Ventures GmbH
Irene Gálvez Verdú
Head of Division , Cleantech Equity & Growth Capital, European Investment Bank
Mark McGranaghan
EPRI Fellow, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Ann Mettler
Co-Chair, Energy Resilience Leadership Group
Rüdiger Süß
Head of DLR_Startup Factory, German Aerospace Center
Jessica Burley
Investor, Planet A
Julien Fredonie
Head of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Venturing E & A, Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Iris ten Have
Founding Principal, Visonaries Tomorrow
Dr. Christian Bogatu
Investment Advisor, SPRIND
Riham Alkoussa
Climate and News Correspondent, Thomson Reuters
Akshat Rathi
Senior Climate Reporter, Bloomberg News
Dr. Lewis Akenji
Managing Director, Hot or Cool and Transformational Economics Commissioner, Earth4All
Rushad Nanavatty
Managing Director, Third Derivative, RMI
Lucy Yu
CEO Centre for Net Zero
Corinna Enders
CEO, German Energy Agency (dena)
Robina von Stein
Principal, Contrarian Ventures
Felix Krause
Managing Partner, Vireo Ventures GmbH
Irene Gálvez Verdú
Head of Division , Cleantech Equity & Growth Capital, European Investment Bank
Mark McGranaghan
EPRI Fellow, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Ann Mettler
Co-Chair, Energy Resilience Leadership Group
Rüdiger Süß
Head of DLR_Startup Factory, German Aerospace Center
Jessica Burley
Investor, Planet A
Julien Fredonie
Head of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Venturing E & A, Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Iris ten Have
Founding Principal, Visonaries Tomorrow
Dr. Christian Bogatu
Investment Advisor, SPRIND
Riham Alkoussa
Climate and News Correspondent, Thomson Reuters
Akshat Rathi
Senior Climate Reporter, Bloomberg News
Dr. Lewis Akenji
Managing Director, Hot or Cool and Transformational Economics Commissioner, Earth4All
Rushad Nanavatty
Managing Director, Third Derivative, RMI
Lucy Yu
CEO Centre for Net Zero
Innovation Showcase Area 2026
This is where ideas spark, start-ups shine and connections with accelerators, agencies and investors come to life.
Images: photothek/Dominik Butzmann
Curious about the next Tech Festival?
Drop us a line.
René Böhm
Partner / Sponsor / Exhibitor
Get in touch:
Write me on LinkedIn or via mail: rene.boehm@dena.de
Tahar Kechrid
Tech Festival Programme
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LinkedIn
Write me on LinkedIn or via mail: tahar.kechrid@dena.de
Niklas Feierabend
Press & Communication
Get in touch:
Write me on LinkedIn or via mail: niklas.feierabend@dena.de
René Böhm
Partner / Sponsor / Exhibitor
Get in touch:
Write me on LinkedIn or via mail: rene.boehm@dena.de
Tahar Kechrid
Tech Festival Programme
Get in touch:
LinkedIn
Write me on LinkedIn or via mail: tahar.kechrid@dena.de
Niklas Feierabend
Press & Communication
Get in touch:
Write me on LinkedIn or via mail: niklas.feierabend@dena.de