It was Saturday, December 11th, 2024. During the annual IDBM Holiday Dinner, a seemingly innocent remark floated across the table, that the upcoming year would mark the 30th anniversary of IDBM. A few nods, some “Wow, really?” moments and then someone casually asked, “Hey, should we organize a gala to celebrate?” And just like that, one semi-joke, a few glasses of wine, and several enthusiastic yeses later, a party committee was born. A group chat soon followed, marking the o

That’s perhaps the best way to describe the vision behind the IDBM Lab concept that we kicked off a little under 2 months ago with the...