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Founder/organiser of beyond tellerrand (@beyondtellerrand.com). Co-Founder of Smashing Conference.

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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 10h
Hello and welcome to yet another lovely addition for #btconf Düsseldorf 2027. Please give Mr. Jamie Bartlett, journalist from the UK, a very warm welcome ;) beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Jamie Bartlett: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
Jamie Bartlett is one of the UK’s leading technology experts. He is the author of several books, including The Dark Net (2014) and The People Vs Tech (2018). He has written and presented multiple BBC ...
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 29/09/2026
This morning, I revealed Irene Pereyra as one of the #btconf Düsseldorf speakers. Here's a bit more info on her and the content she's going to bring. I have seen one of her recent talks and have to say it is not only an interesting, but also an important topic. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/speaker...
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Speaker Introduction – Irene Pereyra
Twelve years after her first talk in Düsseldorf, Irene Pereyra is back on the beyond tellerrand stage. This time with her work on Europe as a design project.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 29/09/2026
After twelve years Irene Pereyra is back on the beyond tellerrand stage. I am very much looking forward to welcoming her. Hello Irene! beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Irene Pereyra: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
Irene Pereyra works at the intersection of design and policy with the Danish think tank 21st Europe, developing speculative design Blueprints that explore how Europe can rethink policy, technology and...
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 28/09/2026
” Don’t make it perfect. Make it now “. @jamfactory.bsky.social at #btconf Berlin in 2022. I often come back to this quote, I have to say. Full video of this talk: beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli... #mondayMixtape
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 26/09/2026
I finished all videos of #kirbykonf of day one yesterday already. Watch @getkirby.com to see what and when they go online.
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Kirby CMS @getkirby.com · 26/09/2026
Starting the day with a Q & A! Kirby Team @bastianallgeier.com Lukas Bestle & @distantnative.com .- ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ moderated by @marcthiele.com
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 24/09/2026
All packed for @getkirby.com Konf number one in Mainz. Are you ready? 🤘
View into a packed car boot filled with conference equipment. A clear plastic storage box heavily covered in stickers is labelled 'Cables: Network, USB, Audio etc.', two large cable drums sit in front, alongside black hard cases, a rolling suitcase, and a Samsung box in the background.View into a packed car boot filled with conference gear. Several wooden apple crates are stacked next to a long Samsung box and a beyond tellerrand cardboard tube. A black flight case with stickers, a Blackmagic Studio Camera box, and various camera equipment fill the remaining space.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 23/09/2026
If you don‘t know Roel Nieskens, I have written a little blog post to introduce him to you. Learn about Roel and get to know him better here … beyondtellerrand.com/blog/speaker...
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Speaker Introduction – Roel Nieskens
Roel Nieskens at #btconf. Font engineer, CSS tinkerer and the person behind Wakamai Fondue. Get ready to find out what your fonts can really do!
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 23/09/2026
Aaand we continue the list of lovely people that show up at the #btconf Düsseldorf speaker page for 2027. Please say HELLO and WELCOME to Mr. Roel Nieskens. 🤗 beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Roel Nieskens: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
Roel Nieskens is an independent developer from the Netherlands who loves the web, fonts, webfonts and all combinations thereof. Under the name PixelAmbacht he does front-end development and (web)font ...
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 22/09/2026
A warm welcome to Chiara Aliotta, brand designer, storyteller and founder of Until Sunday. She joins us for #btconf Düsseldorf 2027. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Chiara Aliotta: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
Chiara Aliotta is an award-winning designer, speaker, and founder of Until Sunday, a creative studio driven by her love of stories, typography, and detail. She has shaped brand identities for global o...
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 21/09/2026
“Generative AI can seem astonishingly real, but like the spoon in The Matrix, it’s just an illusion.” Léonie Watson (@tink.uk), beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2025. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse... #btconf #mondayMixtape
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 20/09/2026
Number 2 of the #mondaymixtape is coming tomorrow. One talk from the archive, each Monday. What, you ask? Here is the story … beyondtellerrand.com/blog/monday-...
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Monday Mixtape – One Talk From the Archive, Every Week
Every Monday one of 370 talks from all events and fifteen years. One track at a time to create a mixtape of talks.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 18/09/2026
If you consider joining the team for #btconf and experience an event differently: this way, please btco.nf/volunteer
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 18/09/2026
One theme I already recognize, walking around between the sponsor booths at #hatchconference is ”Humanize XYZ…“. Asking myself why did we de-hunanize it in the first place?
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 18/09/2026
Randomly bumped into @bigmediumjosh.bsky.social first thing in the morning at #hatchconference. What a lovely surprise! 😊
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 18/09/2026
A Little Thing about Belonging (or: a little story about Shaun Tan and me) marcthiele.com/notes/a-litt...
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A Little Thing about Belonging
This is the website of Marc Thiele, founder and organiser of beyond tellerrand and co-founder of Smashing Conference.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 18/09/2026
A Little Thing about Belonging (or: a little story about Shaun Tan and me) marcthiele.com/notes/a-litt...
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A Little Thing about Belonging
This is the website of Marc Thiele, founder and organiser of beyond tellerrand and co-founder of Smashing Conference.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 17/09/2026
If anyone in Berlin is up for a cold drink, lmk. Am in the area of Gesundbrunnen.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 16/09/2026
Just updated 8 of my websites to @getkirby.com 5.6.0 – took me exactly 3 minutes! And more importantly: nothing broke … 🥰
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 15/09/2026
Good morning from Krefeld, Germany. Super thrilled to reveal our next speaker. Say hello to Hannah Smith of the Green Web Foundation. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Hannah Smith: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
Hannah is Director of Operations for Green Web Foundation, and puts a strong emphasis on fostering a joyful and effective delivery culture. She provides technical and operational leadership on the GWF...
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Kevin Powell @kevinpowell.co · 14/09/2026
I've known that I'd be speaking at @beyondtellerrand.com for a little bit now and it was hard to contain my excitement, so I'm happy that I got to be the first one announced and I didn't have to wait any longer 😆
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 14/09/2026
I have written a little blog post to welcome @kevinpowell.co – I have written about where we met, how the idea for his talk at #btconf was born and a few bits of background about him. Find our who Kevin is: beyondtellerrand.com/blog/speaker...
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Speaker Introduction – Kevin Powell
Kevin Powell joins beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2027. Leaving the CSS deep dive at home to tell the story of how a hobby turned into all of this.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 14/09/2026
Say hello to first speakers revealed for #btconf Düsseldorf. Let's start with @kevinpowell.co about whom I am absolutely happy. Knowing him for a while through other events, I know it is always a pleasure meeting him. Welcome Kevin! beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Kevin Powell: Speaker at beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
Kevin Powell is a CSS evangelist and educator whose primary goal is to help people fall in love with CSS and, failing that, to at least help them be a little less frustrated by it. He is best known fo...
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 14/09/2026
“Fall in love with something that was designed. Know what it was. Remember it. Remember the first time you saw it.” Paula Scher, on our #btconf stage in Berlin in 2017. The full talk: beyondtellerrand.com/events/berli... Monday Mixtape: One talk from the archive, every Monday. #mondayMixtape
A ‘Monday Mixtape 01’ quote card on a dark background. Above, an abstract wave-like graphic in pink, red, turquoise, brown, and white brushstroke textures stretches across the top. Below, a quote in italic white text reads: ‘Fall in love with something that was designed. Know what it was. Remember it. Remember the first time you saw it.’ Attributed to Paula Scher, Berlin 2017.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 11/09/2026
Something new for the quiet months. 😊 @webrocker.de once described the way I put a line-up together as a well-made mixtape. Well: "Monday Mixtape" is here. One talk from the archive, every Monday, from fifteen years. First track lands Monday. beyondtellerrand.com/blog/monday-... #btconfMixtape
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Monday Mixtape – One Talk From the Archive, Every Week
Every Monday one of 370 talks from all events and fifteen years. One track at a time to create a mixtape of talks.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 09/09/2026
If you want to follow day 2 of @smashingconf.com in Freiburg, one way is to check my photos regularly. Started to drop photos of day 2 already. And what a great start with @heydonworks.com marcthiele.com/photos/smash...
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 09/09/2026
If you want to follow day 2 of @smashingconf.com in Freiburg, one way is to check my photos regularly. Started to drop photos of day 2 already. And what a great start with @heydonworks.com marcthiele.com/photos/smash...
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 08/09/2026
Photos of the whole day one at @smashingconf.com in Freiburg are up and ready for you. marcthiele.com/photos/smash...
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SmashingConf Freiburg 2026 – Photos by Marc Thiele
14 years of SmashingConf in Freiburg. Time flies. Here is a set of photos to give you an idea of how much fun it was.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 08/09/2026
As you know we are having great fun in Freiburg with the @smashingconf.com crew. You can't be here? Well, maybe these photos are a little help for you to feel as if you are part of it. marcthiele.com/photos/smash...
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SmashingConf Freiburg 2026 – Photos by Marc Thiele
14 years of SmashingConf in Freiburg. Time flies. Here is a set of photos to give you an idea of how much fun it was.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 08/09/2026
As you know we are having great fun in Freiburg with the @smashingconf.com crew. You can't be here? Well, maybe these photos are a little help for you to feel as if you are part of it. marcthiele.com/photos/smash...
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SmashingConf Freiburg 2026 – Photos by Marc Thiele
14 years of SmashingConf in Freiburg. Time flies. Here is a set of photos to give you an idea of how much fun it was.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 06/09/2026
I moan and rant over my experiences with Deutsche Bahn, so I also need to give praise, where they deserve it. Just arrived in Freiburg. 2 minutes before scheduled arrival. 🤯 If it works it is lovely. But that really was the first ride of about 10. Not talking about what I paid, though 😱
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 06/09/2026
On the road to Freiburg. Already a lot of red notes in my DB app. Well, let‘s see 🤷‍♂️ #smashingconf
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 04/09/2026
Oh how colourful and exciting the list of speakers for the next #btconf already looks. Can't wait to start publishing speakers 🤭 #childishexcitement
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 03/09/2026
Other conferences you should consider too are: @fronteers.bsky.social #DarkMode @webdevconf.com @beyondtellerrand.com Links can be found on our tickets page because we are not currently selling for #SotB2027 2027.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/
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Tickets | State of the Browser
More information and buying options for tickets.
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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 01/09/2026
In this free preview lesson from his Mindful Design course, @scott.is gives some advice on giving yourself the best possible start when tackling a prototype, including a few tips on dealing with Fear Of The Blank Page™. piccalilli.link/md-free-less...
You open Penpot and you see this — the blank canvas, the empty page — the stuff of nightmares. It can be really really difficult to know how to get started. Even for me, with all my years designing, this still makes me a little bit anxious.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 01/09/2026
“Hi Marc, I know your week is already full, so I’ll keep this to 45 seconds. I am an AI technology specialist and pointed out a few AI opportunities at beyond tellerrand […]” [move-to-junk-shortcut-used]
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 31/08/2026
Newsletter that was supposed to be sent last Friday will come tomorrow. Conversations with real humans got in the way last Friday in Berlin ;) If you want to get the newsletter and are not subscribed already -> beyondtellerrand.com/newsletter
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Newsletter: Subscribe to receive the latest beyond tellerrand updates
beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 25/08/2026
Like I did for the first half of the year, I created a short blog post with events I attend in the second half of 2026. I am sure a few more will sneak in. ;) Where will we meet? What am I missing out and should know of? marcthiele.com/notes/events...
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Events I Attend in the Second Half of 2026
This is the list of events I attend in the second 6 months of 2026 (so far). Where will we meet?
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 25/08/2026
Like I did for the first half of the year, I created a short blog post with events I attend in the second half of 2026. I am sure a few more will sneak in. ;) Where will we meet? What am I missing out and should know of? marcthiele.com/notes/events...
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Events I Attend in the Second Half of 2026
This is the list of events I attend in the second 6 months of 2026 (so far). Where will we meet?
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 21/08/2026
Thirteen years after “Your Work Is a Gift”, James Victore came back to the Düsseldorf stage. Heri4v5jruXI6Ideo of his talk “Create, create, create!” from #btconf Düsseldorf 2026. 💛 www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4v5...
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Create, create, create! – James Victore | beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2026
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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hey, who wants something to look forward to? This Friday, @stephmoney.bsky.social and I will be talking all things newsletter and answering all your questions! It’ll be a good hang. Come join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/1996742234...
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How to Start a Newsletter
You wanna tell people what you’re thinking. How do you get started? And how do make sure the first issue isn't the last one?
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 17/08/2026
"If people aren’t having fun, you are not going to get best work out of people." VFX Supervisor Marion Spates. 👍 marcthiele.com/notes/exactl...
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Exactly What He Says (Quote)
I agree absolutely to what VFX Supervisor Marion Spates says here.
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 13/08/2026
The #btconf Düsseldorf 2026 talk by Lauren Celenca is online. Enjoy “Living Through an AI Takeover Without Losing Your Soul”. youtu.be/ntTsbr8qaZg
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Living Through an AI Takeover Without Losing Your Soul – Lauren Celenza | beyond tellerrand DUS 2026
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 08/08/2026
Next @beyondtellerrand.com slot at @typo3.com developer days: @andremichelle.bsky.social with ”Why you should do it anyways“ and his reason behind starting #opendaw
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 07/08/2026
Great to see @matthiasott.com give his fantastic "Painting with the Web" talk at the @typo3.com developer days! 🙌
Matthias Ott stands at a lectern speaking to an audience at TYPO3 Developer Days Karlsruhe 2026. A projected slide on the left reads ‘Let devs design & Let designers code,’ with ‘design’ underlined in green and ‘code’ underlined in pink. A TYPO3 ‘Room Sponsor’ banner stands next to the lectern, and attendees are seated on wooden chairs in the foreground.Matthias Ott stands speaking at TYPO3 Developer Days Karlsruhe 2026, with title slides projected on two large screens reading ‘Painting with the Web’ in bold blue, red, and white typography. An attendee in the foreground films the moment on their phone. A TYPO3 ‘Room Sponsor’ banner stands beside the lectern, and the audience is seated on wooden chairs around the room.
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Marc Thiele @marcthiele.com · 05/08/2026
Good one on event existence reasons and reasons to attend by my friend @keirwhitaker.com keirwhitaker.com/blog/the-rea...
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The Real Value of IRL Marketing
IRL marketing works best when the event, gathering, or sponsorship is connected to a clear plan for what happens before, during, and afterwards.
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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 21/07/2026
Tell your friends, we have less than 15 tickets left for #SotB2027
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Michelle Barker @michelleb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I wrote about how it feels to step out on stage michellebarker.co.uk/writing/stag...
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Stage Fright
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 13/07/2026
Thanks to anyone who got their ticket already. Early Bird Tickets nearly gone also. 🙏 Join us for the next show in Düsseldorf: beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse...
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Tickets for beyond tellerrand in Düsseldorf 2027
beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
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beyond tellerrand @beyondtellerrand.com · 09/07/2026
Reminder: you always hear things first on our #newsletter. Currently writing the one for tomorrow. If you want to subscribe, now is the time ;) btco.nf/news
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Newsletter: Subscribe to receive the latest beyond tellerrand updates
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