Where to stay for OEB Global 2026, the international conference on the future of learning at the InterContinental Berlin, Budapester Strasse 2, from 2 to 4 December: Habyt Berlin Waterfront is about 40 to 45 minutes away by S-Bahn, with one change. OEB Global brings education, corporate and public sector leaders from more than 70 countries to Berlin; Habyt adds a coworking space for pre-conference workshop prep, plus shared kitchens for cooking with fellow delegates.
2 to 4 December 2026
InterContinental Berlin, Budapester Strasse 2
About 40 to 45 minutes from Habyt Berlin Waterfront by S-Bahn (one change)
Over 2,000 participants from more than 70 countries (organiser figure)
Facts checked on 30 September 2026
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Photo: OEB Learning Technologies Europe GmbH
OEB Global, formerly Online Educa Berlin and now organised by OEB Learning Technologies Europe GmbH, is a cross-sector conference on the future of learning; see the organiser's site. It runs 2 to 4 December 2026 at the InterContinental Berlin, with Wednesday 2 December as a pre-conference workshop day and Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December as the two main conference days. The event names three attending sectors: education (Deans, Vice-Chancellors, Directors of Digital Learning, professors), corporate (CEOs, Chief Learning Officers, HR and L&D Directors) and public sector ((Deputy) Ministers, European Commission representatives), and is not open to the public.
The 2026 edition has a new theme, "Sovereign Learning: Trust, Agency & the Education Reset", with three central strands: structural reform of education and workforce systems, technology implementation with measurable impact, and human agency in automated learning. The 2026 Annual Debate motion is "This House Believes That AI Should Be the Teacher of the Future, Supported by Human Coaches". Registration is open, and pre-conference workshops on 2 December are booked separately from the two-day conference ticket. Full programme details on the organiser's site.
Wednesday 2 December is the pre-conference workshop day: individual workshop slots start at 09:30, 10:00, 13:00, 14:30, 17:00 and 17:30, and the free, co-located FD1 Speexx Exchange event runs the same day, 10:00 to 17:00. The two main conference days, Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December, hold "130+ engaging, innovative sessions" per the registration page. The organiser counts "over 140 sessions, from high-level keynotes to hands-on workshops" across the full programme. Exact opening and closing times for the two main days are not published.
Session formats include Plenary Keynotes, the Annual Debate, the Spotlight Stage, Presentation Panels and Discussion Panels, per the organiser. The OEB Evening Event runs Thursday 3 December from 19:30, with finger food, drinks and music. Registration includes access to the MyOEB Conference App for networking and schedule management.
The Conference Ticket for the two main days, 3 and 4 December 2026, costs €1,075 excluding VAT, and covers 130+ sessions, the event app, lunches and refreshments, post-event materials and exhibition entry, confirmed on the live ticket shop. A bundle with the OEB Evening Event costs €1,155; the Evening Event alone, as an add-on to an existing ticket, costs €80. Each pre-conference workshop on 2 December costs €95, booked separately, and the co-located FD1 Speexx Exchange on 2 December is free of charge with its own registration. No early-bird rate is on sale as of 30 September 2026. Prices as of 30 September 2026. Source: oeb.global/participation/registration.
Habyt Berlin Waterfront's coworking space is a practical place to finish the reading or slides for a pre-conference workshop on 2 December, before the roughly 40 to 45 minute S-Bahn ride to the InterContinental Berlin.
Book your pre-conference workshop separately from the main conference ticket; the earliest workshops start at 09:30. Registration also unlocks the MyOEB Conference App, useful for building your schedule across 130+ sessions before you travel. The Habyt Berlin Waterfront property page states the hotel is about 40 minutes from BER Airport by train or bus, a practical detail for an international arrival.
With delegates arriving from more than 70 countries, Habyt Berlin Waterfront's shared kitchens are a low-key way to cook and eat with people you meet at OEB Global, instead of another hotel restaurant table for one.
The Conference Ticket includes lunches and refreshments on the two main days, so plan dinners yourself: the fully equipped kitchens, including the shared kitchens, are the easy option after a day of keynotes and panels. Save the evening of 3 December for the OEB Evening Event at the InterContinental Berlin, from 19:30, with finger food, drinks and music included in the ticket bundle. Back at Habyt, the courtyard and leisure areas are a quieter spot to compare notes before the next day's sessions; for more of the city beyond the conference, see the Berlin tourist board.
Habyt Berlin Waterfront to the InterContinental Berlin takes about 40 to 45 minutes door to door, with one change: walk about 6 minutes to S Ostkreuz, take the S-Bahn direct to S+U Zoologischer Garten (S3, S5, S7 or S9, no change on this leg), then either a short ride on bus 200 to Budapester Str. or a 13 minute walk to the venue. Journey checked live via the BVG journey planner for a weekday morning.
The InterContinental Berlin has its own underground garage, 126 spaces, valet available, €36 per 24 hour period, per the venue's own site. Parkhaus Bikini Berlin, Budapester Str. 38, is a public garage nearby. Habyt Berlin Waterfront does not list parking among its amenities, so plan to travel by S-Bahn.
Historical average for 2 to 4 December (2016 to 2025): minus 0.7°C to 3.9°C, rain on 8 of 30 days (Open-Meteo historical data). Pack a warm coat and a waterproof layer for a Berlin December.
Amenities at Habyt Berlin Waterfront that fit OEB Global:
See the Habyt Berlin Waterfront property page, the Urban Studio and the lake view Bay Studio. Other Berlin congresses: see the business and events hub.
Yes. OEB Global is the current name of the conference formerly known as Online Educa Berlin, now organised by OEB Learning Technologies Europe GmbH.
About 40 to 45 minutes door to door, with one change: S-Bahn from S Ostkreuz to S+U Zoologischer Garten, then a short bus ride or a 13 minute walk to the venue.
Yes. Habyt Berlin Waterfront has a coworking space and leisure areas, useful for pre-conference workshop prep or catching up after a conference day.
Yes, an underground garage with 126 spaces and valet parking, €36 per 24 hours. Habyt Berlin Waterfront does not list parking among its amenities, so the S-Bahn is the practical option.
The event runs 2 to 4 December 2026: a pre-conference workshop day, then two main conference days, with the Evening Event on the evening of 3 December.
The Conference Ticket for the two main days costs €1,075 excluding VAT, as of 30 September 2026. Pre-conference workshops on 2 December cost €95 each, booked separately.
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