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THE CONVOY: Together Independent
VOCER and the Future of Technology Institute launched THE CONVOY, bringing organisations together to tackle their reliance on tech platforms. The hook is a two-day Berlin lab, with around 70 representatives from media, civil society, politics, culture and business working on a shared plan for building direct audience relationships; Ferda Ataman, Germany’s Federal Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, is its patron.
Why it worked: It packaged an urgent, zeitgeisty problem—platform dependency—into a fixed news event with a high-profile patron and cross-sector coalition, creating immediate legitimacy and a clear reporting peg.
The lesson: Consider staging a timed “solutions lab” on a widespread pain point, anchored by an unexpected patron and a cross-industry attendee list.
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| Publication | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| presseportal.de | INDEPENDENT TOGETHER: CONVOY initiative launches / Ferda Ataman becomes patron of the CONVOY LAB | Thursday 5th November, 2026 |