Actively shaping the future: Benjamin Arndt as a guest speaker at the Backspace Salon

How does the courage arise to question established thinking patterns, forge new paths and initiate genuine change? Under the guiding theme of "Courage to Design", the new event format Backspace Salon explores precisely these questions. In collaboration with von fraunberg art gallery, the initiative brings together figures from business, culture and society to discuss what it takes not just to manage the future, but to actively shape it. Our Managing Director Benjamin Arndt has been invited as a guest speaker to contribute his perspectives from entrepreneurial and design practice.

Instead of one-way lectures and pre-packaged answers, the evening focuses on an open exchange on equal terms. Entrepreneur Nina Chevalier will moderate the discussion. Alongside Benjamin Arndt, the panel features Joana-Maria Bauchwitz (baries design GmbH) and Susanne Mendack (Medienbüro Mendack). Antonia von Fraunberg will welcome guests on behalf of the gallery, with Katarina Blattner doing the same for IHK Düsseldorf.

• Date and time: 3 November 2026 at 18:30
• Location: von fraunberg art gallery, Luisenstraße 53, Düsseldorf
• Participation: Free of charge (limited spaces)
• Registration: Register for free directly here