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Partners and Sponsors

Without the support of partner institutions and companies that sponsor the festival, NUEDIGITAL wouldn’t be possible in its open and accessible form. Thanks to their financial assistance and active involvement, we’re able to offer a diverse program with mostly free events for all participants. Of course, the partners and sponsors also play a role as event organizers, enriching the festival with their own innovative ideas and helping ensure that the Nürnberg Digital Festival remains a platform for exchange, inspiration, and digital inclusion.

Main Sponsors

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Consorsbank

Combining Finance and Digital Know-How

Consorsbank is stepping up at the NUEDIGITAL by sharing its leadership in digital banking. By supporting conversations about FinTech, financial strategies, and innovation, they’re helping connect economic progress with local knowledge – making the festival even better for everyone involved.
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N-ERGIE

Driving Sustainability in the Digital Age

N-ERGIE is taking part in the Nürnberg Digital Festival as a sponsor to promote talks about how technology can support energy efficiency and sustainability. By hosting events that highlight the connection between climate protection and tech, they’re making sustainability a big part of the future conversation.

Gold Sponsors

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Dataciders PRODATO

Data Literacy for Businesses

Dataciders PRODATO is making the potential of data-driven decision-making clear. With their expertise in business intelligence and analytics, they’re running practical events to help people better understand digitalization. Their involvement emphasizes the value of data as a key resource for companies and the local economy.
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DATEV

A Partner in Digital Transformation

DATEV has been part of the Nürnberg Digital Festival since the beginning, using its strength as an IT service provider to drive digital change. With practical events on topics like process digitalization and cloud collaboration, DATEV brings real value to participants from all kinds of industries and helps foster a culture of innovation in the region.
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BRANDAD

Blending Creativity and Automation

BRANDAD from Fürth is showcasing how marketing and creative processes can be streamlined with the help of technology at the Nürnberg Digital Festival. Their focus on automated tools for managing decentralized brands adds value to the festival, offering innovative ideas with both regional and global relevance

eSponsors

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IBM

Global technology leader at NUEDIGITAL

We’re especially excited to welcome IBM as a new sponsor for the Nürnberg Digital Festival. It’s even more meaningful to have “The Big Blue,” a global technology leader, recognize the value of regional involvement. We’re looking forward to an inspiring partnership!
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Lean Bakery

NUEDIGITAL’s New Tech Partner

Lean Bakery teamed up with NUEDIGITAL to create a brand-new festival website designed specifically for the community’s needs. Packed with innovative features and an easy-to-use design, the platform makes the festival experience even better for everyone. With their expertise in custom digital solutions and a real passion for digital transformation, Lean Bakery is bringing something special to the table.
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PureSolution

Custom IT that’s built for the digital future

PureSolution, a certified IT provider from Zirndorf, hooks businesses up with tailored software, IT systems, and SAP consulting. Their know-how helps companies work smarter and get real results. Since they’re all about long-term, trustworthy partnerships, they’re a great fit for the Nürnberg Digital Festival’s mission to push digital progress in the region.
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AOK Bayern

Health in the Digital Age

AOK is setting important impulses at the Nürnberg Digital Festival by focusing on digital health solutions. With topics like e-health, prevention apps, and digital patient services, AOK is aligning its mission of health promotion with the latest developments in digital innovation – a topic that’s increasingly relevant for both the community and society at large.

Cooperation Partners

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IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Digital Transformation in Public Services

At the Nürnberg Digital Festival, the IT Department of the Federal Agency for Employment is demonstrating how the public sector is going digital. With cutting-edge ideas for IT systems and e-government, they’re contributing to important discussions about the future of state services and offering fresh insights.
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IHK Nürnberg für Mittelfranken

Empowering the Regional Economy Digitally

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce Nuremberg for Middle Franconia is a key partner of the Nürnberg Digital Festival, actively promoting knowledge-sharing between businesses and the digital community. Through events that provide practical insights into topics like digital business models and professional training, IHK is helping boost the competitiveness of the regional economy in today’s digital age.
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Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales

Driving Digital Strategies

The Bavarian Ministry for Digital Affairs is using the NUEDIGITAL to promote discussions about cutting-edge digital strategies. As a partner, the ministry supports a platform that brings together technological innovation, political viewpoints, and societal change.
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Wirtschafts- und Wissenschaftsreferat der Stadt Nürnberg

Putting Nuremberg on the Innovation Map

The City of Nürnberg’s Department of Economic and Scientific Affairs is teaming up with NUEDIGITAL to highlight the city as a leading innovation hub. By connecting the business, academic, and creative communities, they’re shaping the region into a dynamic and future-ready economic center.
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ZOLLHOF 

Where Startups Meet the Future

ZOLLHOF’s all about mixing a startup vibe with cutting-edge tech. As part of the Nürnberg Digital Festival, they host events, workshops, and networking sessions on everything from AI and software development to future-ready skills. They’re helping to grow the local tech scene and build bridges between startups and established businesses.
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Handwerkskammer für Mittelfranken

Crafting the Future with Digital Tools

The Chamber of Crafts for Middle Franconia is combining tradition with innovation at the Nürnberg Digital Festival, showing how craft businesses can stay competitive with digital tools. Through hands-on sessions, they demonstrate how digitalization is opening up new opportunities in the world of craftsmanship.
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Bildungscampus Nürnberg

Building Digital Skills for Everyone

The Bildungscampus Nürnberg is the central public further education facility of the city of Nuremberg. With the merger of the education center, city library and planetarium in 2012, a pioneering project was created that attracted a great deal of attention nationwide. Today, the Bildungscampus records over 1.5 million visits a year, has almost 1 million media and offers around 7,000 courses and events annually. With its main location at Gewerbemuseumsplatz and its seven decentralized locations, the Bildungscampus offers education and information close to home.
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FAU – Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen–Nuremberg

Science for a Digital Future

FAU contributes its extensive expertise in research and teaching to the Nürnberg Digital Festival. With its interdisciplinary approach, the renowned university shapes future-oriented topics such as data analysis, digital health, and artificial intelligence, demonstrating how these areas drive the digital transformation of business, society, and technology.
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UTN – University of Technology Nuremberg

Bridging Research and Practice

The University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) is a new player at the festival, showcasing its research strengths in robotics, artificial intelligence, and sustainable technologies. UTN creates a space for collaboration between science, business, and the community, building connections that last far beyond the festival.
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Ohm – Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm

New Possibilities Through Technology

Ohm is a proud partner of the Nürnberg Digital Festival, bridging the gap between theory and practice. With expertise in fields like computer science, design, and electrical, precision, and information engineering, the university offers innovative perspectives that are highly relevant for both the region and the industry.
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bayern design

Shaping the digital world through design

As a partner of the Nürnberg Digital Festival, bayern design brings design and tech together. Their events show how smart design can make digital products and workflows better – sparking fresh ideas for creatives, businesses, and the whole region.

Host of the Executive Dinner 2026

BlackBox/Open

Where Psychology Meets the Modern World of Work

BlackBox/Open stands for bridging the gap between psychological research and the real world of work. With their knowledge of human behaviour and modern working methods, they help people in organisations to develop their potential, learn with joy and work together positively. Based on profound experience in the transformation of organisations, they support our clients on their way to ‘better organisations’. 

As host of the Executive Dinner at the Nürnberg Digital Festival 2026, BlackBox/Open creates a space for dialogue, inspiration, and fresh perspectives on modern organizational development.

Media Partners

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Verlag Nürnberger Presse

Local Stories, Shared Digitally

VNP is supporting the festival as a media partner by focusing its reporting on regional breakthroughs. With a strong connection to the community, the publisher helps spread ideas and brings the festival’s content to a larger audience.
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Funkhaus Nürnberg

Broadcasting Digital Trends

Funkhaus Nürnberg is a media partner of the Nürnberg Digital Festival, making sure key discussions, trends, and highlights reach a wide audience. With its local focus, modern music variety, and regional content, stations like Hitradio N1, Charivari 98.6, Radio Gong 97.1, and Pirate Radio captivate their diverse listeners.

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Become a Sponsor

… and make a statement for openness and collaboration!

Nürnberg Digital Festival is not just another event series – it’s a platform for innovation, networking, and inspiration.

As sponsor of this festival, you have the opportunity to actively contribute your ideas and present yourself as an integral part of a dynamic and growing community shaping the digital future.