PRESENT OPEN STAGE
OPEN CALL Share your favourite unrealized project at Forward Festival 2025.
PRESENT Open Stage: What’s Your Favourite Unrealized Project?
We're handing over the mic - literally. During one of our festival breaks, five bold creatives will get the chance to share their passion project in front of a supportive panel of experts composed of PRESENT founder Hugo Hoppmann and other selected speakers from the Festival.
Be PRESENT Move FORWARD.
We want to empower anyone courageous enough to present and get started on their thing. Unfinished, raw, vulnerable: This is not about sharing a shiny finished project but figuring out what’s holding us back and get new clarity on how to move forward.
You come as vulnerable as you dare. You leave with honest feedback, practical next action steps, and the chance to get long-term support.
No slides, no screens - all in an intimate setting away from the buzz of the main stage. This isn’t about perfection - it’s about sparking something real. Whether you’re a practiced speaker or just passionate about an idea, this is your moment to shine and share your vision with a forward-thinking audience.
Rewards include a presentOS membership and access to its global community of makers, tickets for next year’s Forward Festival, an invitation to the speakers dinner, and more!
APPLY HERE - we're all ears. Submissions are open until July 22nd, 2025.
