World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026 stands for an extended understanding of design, emphasizing the power of design to reimagine spaces, shape social processes and create sustainable living environments. At IMEX Frankfurt 2025, WDC 2026 presents design as a strategic tool for urban development and sustainable change—from urban spaces and social places to participatory urban development projects. Innovative design concepts create places with identity, social value and lasting impact. Explore the potential of design to create a future worth experiencing.

Learning outcomes:

Discover how design can create livable, sustainable and identity-forming urban spaces

Understand the methods that effectively shape place-making processes

Recognize how design promotes social, ecological and economic impact

This session is approved for the following certifications.

* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: Module 7: Building the Value and Impact of the Convention Industry, 0.75 credits

* CMP/CEU Approved: 0.75

* CSEP Approved