The festival has the goal to have a broad intellectual basis for every topic-area, so we invited local organisations and people in every area to have discussions and meetings about the contents of the festival. We see the festival as an interface and enabler for local projects / international projects and we provide the neccessary attention in the media, etc (also because of our highly interesting musical lineup). 

Our intention is to move forward and try to make positive changes on this planet. The elevate - festival is one step forward to a connected and highly interactive environment which provides infrastructure for upcoming projects.

Motivation is the key.

Most events take place in venues carved inside the historic Schlossberg – the hill in the center of Graz.