Public voting for the Call for Speakers has officially begun! Lucky winners will present on the stages of the upcoming E-commerce Berlin Expo 2026 at a new, prestigious location – Messe Berlin which opens a new chapter of growth and opportunity for the event and its participants. Want to have an impact on the results? Learn how to cast your vote below!
The contest has been a longstanding initiative to shape the entire conference agenda of E-commerce Berlin Expo 2026. Every year, public voting helps to determine which topics and speakers will take its stages in order to reflect the community’s interests and priorities. This year it opens on October 1st and closes on October 17th (17:00 CET). See what to do to cast your vote on your preferred conference topic.
How to take part in the public voting: A step-by-step guide
Would you like to help choose speakers for the E-commerce Berlin Expo 2026? If so, follow these simple steps:
- Visit the voting page. Public voting begins on October 1st and ends on October 17th, 17:00 CET.
- Browse through the categories and select your favorite proposals. You can cast one vote in each category.
- Authenticate your vote using your LinkedIn account.
After October 17th, the top 5 entries per category move on to our Advisors. They’ll select one winner per category, and 15 standout proposals will join the stage lineup – even if they received no public votes. This system ensures that every great idea gets a fair shot at being heard.
The winners will be announced on October 30th via E-commerce Germany News website. We can’t wait to see who will shape the 2026 agenda!
Our Advisors
Top industry professionals help us choose the most compelling presentations each edition of the contest. Here’s who is supporting us in these choices this year:
- Mike Egbert, Head of E-Commerce Performance Management, Douglas
- Rad Jha, Vice President Supply Chain, flaconi
- Christoph Sterkel, Head of eCommerce Europe B2B, D2C, Marketplace, at Kellanova
- Fernando Veiga Fonseca, Head of Engineering, C&A
- Alexander Holzknecht, (Group) Chief Commercial Officer & CEO, Motatos
- Inga Bohn, Head of Brand & Customer Centricity, Amorelie
- Laura Kremer, CEO, Kandu
- Matthias Genz, Chief Customer Officer – Store, MediaMarktSaturn
- Frederike Knop, ex-CEO, CHRONEXT
- Farzin Saber, Global VP Digital Project Office, IKEA
- Iskra Velichkowa, Senior Director Marketing, PayPal
- Alexander Schlüter, VP Marketing & Customer Product, Flix
- Holger Koch, Domain Engineering Lead Retail & App, Schwarz IT
- Efe von Thenen, CEO & Founder, Besser Werden
- Harald R. Fortmann, Managing Partner, BDU/CERC certified Executive Search Consultant, Deininger Group
- Björn Ognibeni, Practical Visionary, Co&Founder, ChinaBriefs.io & XRLab@MCM
- Paul Krauss, Partner AI, Team One Developers
- Ben Harmanus, Principal Editorial Lead, Audience Development, Hubspot
- Anna Graf, Innovation Lead Emerging Tech, Arvato Systems
Vote and help your favourites
Each year our contest allows speakers from emerging players and big, well-known brands to go on our stages and share their insights with our international e-commerce audience. Last year among the winners were representatives of MediaMarktSaturn, Google, TikTok, Amorelie & Sendcloud, Zalando, Dotidot & Notino, Fielmann & BORIS Consulting and more.
Do you want to help your favourites take our stage in February 2026?
Make sure to vote now!
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