How does place marketing make city centers fit for the future? How can urban development succeed in times of transformation, conflicts of use and rising expectations? These questions were the focus of the StadtRaumZukunft forum on March 6, 2026 at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. Finnja Korn summarizes the most important impulses and findings of the conference.

Isabell Köster reports on the Triple CEO Circle 2025 in Hamburg and reflects on the presentations and discussions. Two and a half days of intensive discussions and impulses around the question: How can city makers use strategic communication, networks and alliances to bring about change?

In November 2025, the City of Hamburg is launching the public dialog on the bid for the Olympics and Paralympics. We at Stadtmanufaktur have designed the various formats for citizen participation. Here in the magazine, we share our impressions of all fifteen events.

With Frank Balkenhol, we are completing our holistic approach from urban development to place branding: The expert for business development and location development is now supporting Stadtmanufaktur with strategies, ideas and insider knowledge in matters of location policy.