dbb forum berlin hosts conferences, congresses, seminars, press events, hybrid meetings and evening receptions for 6 to 600 participants across ten rooms. The conference center is at Friedrichstraße 169 in Berlin-Mitte, close to Unter den Linden, and has served for more than 20 years as a place for debate and the exchange of knowledge.
Seminars and company events
The building is set up for working days. The Atrium handles plenary sessions for up to 250, or up to 600 once a mobile wall opens it onto the Lichthof, the light courtyard used for exhibitions and catering. Four identical conference rooms and three smaller Atrium rooms take breakout groups, workshops and board meetings. Technical services come from the event technology partner AMBION, based in the building: a fixed installation for sound, lighting, projection and displays, a 4K camera, a teleprompter, a video director, a streaming server for webcasts and high-speed internet. Remote interpreting can be added, as can stage and set construction. The team also handles conference services and room planning.
Rooms and capacities
The Atrium covers 285 m² and takes up to 250 people. It has a curved glass facade, a parquet floor, maple acoustic walls and a terrace overlooking a green inner courtyard, and daylight can be fully blacked out. Its LED Impact Wall offers a resolution above 4K on a surface larger than a soccer goal. With the Lichthof, the space reaches 675 m² and up to 600 guests. Atrium II (65 m², up to 80), Atrium III (120 m², up to 90) and Atrium IV (60 m², up to 50) suit smaller sessions, and Atrium III and IV combine into a single room of 180 m². The conference rooms Köpenick, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Charlottenburg each measure 88 m² and take up to 70 people. The Atrium is barrier-free.
Catering
Depending on the size of the event, food and drinks come from the in-house conference service, with regional and seasonal produce, or from one of the venue's exclusive external caterers. Formats include a coffee bar, flying buffets, live cooking and finger food. The kitchen leans toward light dishes that keep participants focused, with vegetarian and vegan options, products from small producers, fish from an urban farming project and organic produce on request.
History and setting
In 2025 the venue began a modernization program. Concepts were presented in September 2025, outdoor areas were added to the plans that October, and building work in the Atrium and Lichthof started on June 25, 2026. The program brings new furniture, a modernized entrance, lighter floors, a new wayfinding system, a refurbished terrace in front of the Atrium and a new patio for breaks. The gallery in front of Atrium II and the conference rooms is also being reworked.
Getting there
Friedrichstraße station, served by S-Bahn and regional trains, is the closest rail hub. The U5 and U6 stop at Unter den Linden and the U2 at Stadtmitte, and buses 100, 147, 245 and 300 stop at Unter den Linden. Berlin Hauptbahnhof is 3 km away, about 10 minutes, and BER airport 22 km, about 40 minutes. Cars can park in the garage of the Friedrichstadt-Passagen, entered from Jägerstraße, or at Unter den Linden/Staatsoper, entered from Behrenstraße.
