Cvent Accelerate Berlin Attendance Expected to Triple as DACH Industry Professionals Unite for Future-Focused Learning, AI-Powered Innovation and Peer-to-Peer Networking

The dynamic day-long conference, hosted by Cvent, prioritises localised content and native-language speakers to better empower and engage regional event professionals, marketers and hoteliers

This year’s event will take place at Estrel Berlin on Tuesday 23 September

BERLIN, GERMANY: 18 September 2025—Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, is expecting to triple its attendance at its DACH-focused industry conference, Cvent Accelerate Berlin. The strong growth underscores the significance of in-person events for driving positive business outcomes and highlights the ongoing demand from event professionals, marketers, and hoteliers for smaller, localised forums to support deeper conversations and more meaningful connections onsite. 

Taking place on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at the Estrel Berlin, Cvent Accelerate Berlin will feature a day-long programme of sessions led by industry pioneers and regional experts, engaging panel discussions, interactive technology demonstrations, and inspiring success stories. Featured speakers include Colja Dams, CEO of VOK DAMS, who will lead the session How digital doppelgangers are transforming live events, exploring the key trends shaping the industry and highlighting the critical role of artificial intelligence and community building in transforming how events are designed and experienced. Matthias Schultze, Managing Director, GCB German Convention Bureau e.V.,will co-present a session with Dr. Stefan Rief, Institute Director, Fraunhofer IAO, titled Change and opportunities in the event sector: generational change and digitalisation, highlighting how demographic shifts, automation, and AI are shaping the future of work and the events industry.

“Cvent Accelerate Berlin unites the DACH region’s leading event, marketing and hospitality professionals to exchange insights and best practices. Every element of the conference is designed to deliver practical, reliable strategies that can be applied immediately. Our goal is for attendees to leave with a clear understanding of how data-driven approaches, the responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence, and the latest innovations can create measurable impact and secure future success in a fast-changing MICE landscape,” said Andreas Heckmann, Chief Customer Officer at Cvent.

The conference agenda includes more than 20 sessions and features over 15 external speakers, together with senior leaders from Cvent. Sessions will be delivered primarily in German, with live captioning in both English and German powered by Wordly to ensure broad accessibility.

Conference Highlights

  • Opening and closing keynote | Delivered by Andreas Heckmann, Cvent Chief Customer Officer, this session provides a comprehensive industry outlook on the power of data, technology, and events to strengthen customer engagement and accelerate business outcomes.
  • The future is now! Innovations & AI in the convenience hospitality industry 2025 | Explores how Cvent’s latest hotel and supplier software solutions will enable hospitality professionals to reach more planners, drive efficiency, and capitalise on the opportunities AI is creating for the hotel and MICE sectors.
  • Event Technology: Innovations today and tomorrow | Examines how industry leaders measure event success through KPIs such as attendee satisfaction, post-event surveys, and attendance.
  • Travel Performance: Identify trends, seize opportunities | Showcases data-driven insights and developments in the travel business, with practical advice from a panel of experts.
  • Amex GBT Session: The art & science behind unforgettable events | Drawing on the scientific findings of neuroscientist Dr. Sahar Yousef, this session explores the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and event design to create lasting and impactful experiences.

In addition to the main sessions, multiple curated Tech Tours will provide attendees with live, interactive demonstrations for how Cvent technology delivers better outcomes. These include:

  • Q&A – Ask the Expert: Direct access to Cvent specialists for product guidance, insights, and recommendations.
  • Business Travel: Strategies to attract, discover, and respond to more corporate travel opportunities.
  • CventIQ™: Learn how Cvent’s all-new suite of powerful intelligence and AI capabilities improves efficiency, enables personalisation, and provides more tangible, actionable insights with ease.

View the full agenda and speaker lineup here. 

Registration

There is still time to register for Cvent Accelerate Berlin. The event is free and open to all MICE industry professionals, hoteliers and marketers. 

About Cvent

Cvent builds technology to power the highest performing events on the planet. With its purpose-built and AI-powered platform, data insights, unrivaled ecosystem, and deep expertise, Cvent helps its customers deliver real event outcomes.

Cvent gives event professionals the technology to run in-person, virtual, and hybrid events of any size, marketers the solutions to deliver event-led growth, and hotels, venues, and destinations a leading global marketplace to win and keep business. With intelligent tools across the event lifecycle, real-time analytics, personalized attendee experiences, and $20B+ in group business sourced through the ecosystem annually, Cvent delivers the AI-driven technology, insight, and scale customers need to power high-performing events and better outcomes.

445,000+ users across 34,000+ organizations rely on Cvent. With enterprise-grade security and compliance, hundreds of industry accolades, leading customer satisfaction, 8M+ events managed, and its third consecutive year as a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Event Marketing and Management Platforms, customers around the world trust Cvent to deliver when it matters most. Learn more at Cvent.com.

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