Bio
Ela Kagel is a digital strategist focused on commons-based economies, organizational design, and cooperativism. Since the 1990s, she has helped build networks and platforms that question extractive models of technology and economics.
In 2010, she co-founded SUPERMARKT in Berlin, an independent hub for digital culture and the collaborative economy, where she has curated conferences, workshops, and research projects on cooperative practices and equitable digital infrastructures.
She is also co-founder and board member of Platform Coops eG and co-founder of Poetic Technologies. Previous roles include artistic director of MoneyLab Berlin, curator for the Transmediale Festival, and long-time collaborator with Public Art Lab.