About DMEXCO

About DMEXCO

DMEXCO is Europe’s leading digital marketing & tech event. We are the meeting place and a community for key players in digital business, marketing, and innovation. We bring together industry leaders, marketing and media professionals, and tech pioneers to set the digital agenda. Both globally informed and locally focused, DMEXCO offers an ecosystem with expositions, pioneering keynotes, lively debates, and informational masterclasses outlining the future of the digital economy and driving market value.

In Cologne and online, we set the benchmark as a network and business platform for the digital economy. Decision-makers extend their knowledge and get inspired, make contacts, and close deals. DMEXCO — where tomorrow’s digital business happens today. DMEXCO 2025 will take place on September 17 and 18, 2024, in Cologne.

The German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) – with the special participation of the Circle of Online Marketers (OVK) – is the ideational and professional partner of DMEXCO and owner of the DMEXCO brand. DMEXCO is organized by Koelnmesse.

Highlights DMEXCO 2023
DMEXCO Milestones
2023
Empowering Digital Creativity
Empowering Digital Creativity
This was the motto of DMEXCO 23, which focused on the megatrends AI, retail media, Web3 and digital fashion. Around 40,000 trade visitors, 800+ international speakers, and 650 exhibitors and partners once again made DMEXCO the place-to-be for the digital industry.
2022
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A strong comeback!
In 2022, around 40,000 visitors from 91 countries and 560 partner companies took part in Europe’s leading digital marketing & tech event live and in person in Cologne.

Digital-Spring-Summit
DMEXCO Digital Spring Summit
The first DMEXCO Digital Spring Summit took place on May 03 with a special focus on the future trend of Web3!
2021
DMEXCO-Community
Digital Event Platform
Launch of the DMEXCO 365 digital event platform which enables hybrid events and community activation all year long.
2020
DMEXCO @Home
DMEXCO @home
The first purely digital DMEXCO edition gathers 20.000+ attendees online.
2019
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DMEXCO goes 365
DMEXCO delivers industry news & insights to the digital community 365 days a year.
2019
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Europe's leading Digital Marketing and Tech Event
Around 1,000 exhibitors and 38,000 visitors take part in Europe's most important event for the digital economy in Cologne on 80,000 square metres of exhibition space.
2018
World of Agencies, Halle 8
World of Agencies
Expansion of the DMEXCO World concept with the launch of the World of Agencies, the focus area for agencies.
2013
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World of Experience
Tech is becoming increasingly important at DMEXCO: Innovative technologies auch as AI, AR/VR, IoT are presented at the World of Experience - DMEXCO's first focus area
2009
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How it all started...
At the first DMEXCO, 290 exhibitors from eleven countries present their products and services on a total of 26,000 square metres of exhibition space to around 14,200 trade visitors at the Cologne Exhibition Centre.
Facts & Figures
At DMEXCO 2024, around 40,000 visitors from 90 countries, around 680 partner companies and over 850 speakers attended live in Cologne and online.
40K
Visitors
680
Exhibitors & Partners
DMEXCO Attendees
75%
have purchasing power
31%
Senior Executives
21%
C-Level
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What our partners say:
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Meet our team
Management
Christoph Werner
Christoph Werner
Senior Vice President
T. +49 221 821 2239
c.werner@dmexco.com
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Jan Garnefeld
Jan Garnefeld
Director Sales & Operations
T. +49 221 821 2376
j.garnefeld@dmexco.com
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Thomas Mosch
Thomas Mosch
Director Conference
T. +49 176 1256 3217
t.mosch@dmexco.com
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Communication
Verena Gründel
Verena Gründel
Brand and Communications Director
v.gruendel@dmexco.com
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Eva Heintz
Eva Heintz
Strategic Marketing Communications Manager
T. +49 221 821 3519
e.heintz@dmexco.com
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Saskia Spiske
Saskia Spiske
Event Manager
T. +49 221 821 3808
s.spiske@dmexco.com
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Hannah Beyll
Hannah Beyll
Media Cooperations Manager
T. +49 221 821 3882
h.beyll@dmexco.com
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Monika Schramm
Monika Schramm
Online Marketing Manager
T. +49 221 821 3902
monika.schramm@dmexco.com
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Kirsten Hensen
Kirsten Hensen
Public & Media Relations Manager
T. +49 221 821 2232
kirsten.hensen@dmexco.com
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Claudia Schiefer
Claudia Schiefer
Content Manager
T. +49 221 821 2367
claudia.schiefer@dmexco.com
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Operations
Vanessa Fechner
Vanessa Fechner
Project Assistant
T. +49 221 821 2261
vanessa.fechner@dmexco.com
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Isabella Kuhn
Isabella Kuhn
Project Assistant
T. +49 221 821 2488
isabella.kuhn@dmexco.com
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Expo Sales
Sophia Pätz
Sophia Paetz
Sales Manager
T. +49 221 821 2993
s.paetz@dmexco.com
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Ingo Willems
Ingo Willems
Sales Manager
T. +49 221 821 2795
i.willems@dmexco.com
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Jan Kempe
Jan Kempe
Sales Manager
T. +49 221 821 3711
j.kempe@dmexco.com
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Gian-Marco Spinosa
Gian-Marco Spinosa
Advisor Agency Scheme
T. +49 151 2233 3649
gm.spinosa@dmexco.com
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Pascal Palt
Pascal Palt
Sales Manager
T. +49 221 821 3581
pascal.palt@dmexco.com
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Michael Brendt
Michael Brendt
Sales Manager
T. +49 221 821 2917
michael.brendt@dmexco.com
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Alexander Kurth
Alexander Kurth
Sales Manager
T. +49 221 821 3153
alexander.kurth@dmexco.com
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Wulf Gaebele
Wulf Gaebele
Conference Manager
T. +49 221 821 2634
w.gaebele@dmexco.com
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Nathalie Gabor
Nathalie Gabor
Conference Manager
T. +49 221 821 2586
n.gabor@dmexco.com
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