NEW PARADIGM
What to do about authoritarians and tech power – New Economy Talk with Aya Jaff and Thomas Fricke
26/February/2026
18:00
PLACE
Basecamp, Mittelstraße 51, 10117 Berlin
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel present themselves as saviors of freedom — while building new power structures beyond democratic oversight. At the same time, authoritarian movements are gaining traction. What is going wrong? What is needed to protect democracy against “broligarchy” and populists? And how can we win back those who have lost trust in democracy?
These are the questions discussed by Aya Jaff and Forum Director Thomas Fricke in New Economy Talks #1 — a collaboration between the Forum New Economy and Surplus Magazine:
on February 26 from 5:30 pm at Basecamp in Berlin-Mitte.