Meet Germany summit set to revolutionise event planning with immersive formats and innovative technologies in Baden-Württemberg
The Meet Germany Summit Select Baden-Württemberg 2025 is set to take place from 25 to 26 November 2025 at the Design Offices Stuttgart Eberhardhöfe, offering a dynamic forum where event planners, technology innovators, and destination strategists come together not merely to discuss but to experiment and collaborate. By blending elements of a learning laboratory, community gathering, and forward-looking forum, the summit promises practical knowledge exchange, actionable tools, and genuine personal interactions. Sven Ehricht from Sport Speaker aptly described the atmosphere as "part of something very big," underscoring the summit’s ambitious scope.
Designed to rethink, experience, and shape events, the summit features several innovative formats fostering interactive learning. Among these, the World Cafés facilitate knowledge creation through dialogue in short, moderated sessions following a 1–7–1 rhythm, generating measurable outcomes. Key topics include sustainability and accessibility, particularly focusing on new approaches to inclusion, explored by partners such as VIDEO.TAXI and SWOOFLE. Other sessions address the transformation of workshops in the New Work era, supported by Seminaris and FILDERHALLE. This approach prioritises exchanging practical tools and mindset shifts over traditional lecture formats, with contributions from organisations like DEKRA Automobil GmbH and Stadtmarketing & Tourismus Reutlingen.
Complementing the deep-dive discussions is the Speed Geeking format, where attendees rotate every seven minutes through stations featuring concise, focused insights. Presenters include entities such as BODENSEEFORUM Konstanz, A-ROSA Sylt, and Design Offices, providing a spectrum of mini-impulses that together build a comprehensive picture of current event industry practices, which participants can immediately apply.
The summit also emphasises experiential learning with hands-on demonstrations of next-generation event technologies. For example, VIDEO.TAXI offers real-time subtitling and transcription services in over 100 languages during talks and Ignite sessions, complete with live notes and a CO₂ tracker for sustainability awareness. InvitePeople presents a GDPR-compliant end-to-end event platform that attendees can test live, covering everything from registration through to analysis. Meanwhile, FastLane showcases personalised, full-colour live badging that sponsors can utilise for enhanced branding, and Silutions provides a headphone-based, silent event experience to deepen audience focus and engagement during talks. This direct interaction with technology tools moves beyond mere presentations to a practical evaluation of how such solutions can enhance events.
Adding an additional layer of inspiration, the summit includes two TOUR formats highlighting venues and event concepts in and around Stuttgart. On 25 November, an exclusive preview tour features locations such as the Scandic Stuttgart Europaviertel before its opening, the historic Alte Kelter in Fellbach, and the Essential by Dorint Stuttgart-Airport hotel, with expert commentary on architecture, hospitality, and sustainability. The following day’s tour explores regional sites including the DEKRA Congress Center Wart, FILDERHALLE, bertha’s place, Kongresshalle Böblingen, Motorworld, and V8 Hotel, facilitated by the Oman Convention Bureau with a cultural touch through offerings like “Coffee meets Dates.” These immersive experiences provide attendees with multi-sensory insights into venue innovations directly from the creators.
The summit also places emphasis on people who move the event industry. Speakers and facilitators include Henning Harfst, known for activating communication through compelling storytelling and moderation; Karina Grützner from Stuttgart Convention Bureau, who highlights sustainable event practices in a robust destination context; Nils Jacoby from feel, specialising in integrated location management, catering, and technical organisation; and Detlef “Charly” Braun of Spiel.Punkt, who brings gamification techniques to intensify interaction and networking during evening sessions.
Furthermore, a Personal Branding Workshop by event content creator Irina Graf is specially designed for exhibitors and MEET GERMANY members. This workshop focuses on strategic networking, visibility enhancement, creative branding strategies incorporating speaking and content creation, impactful storytelling, and how to establish thought leadership within the industry.
The Meet Germany Summit Select Baden-Württemberg is part of a larger series of MICE-focused networking events across Germany in 2025, including SUMMIT Bayern, SUMMIT Berlin-Brandenburg, SUMMIT Rhein-Main, SUMMIT Select Hamburg, and SUMMIT NRW. This series aims to foster connectivity and knowledge sharing within the meeting and event sector, adapting to evolving industry needs with fresh formats and locations.
It is important to note that the summit is free to attend in 2025, with registration open to event planners, marketing professionals, HR staff, assistants, and event service providers. This accessibility underscores the organisers’ commitment to inclusivity and broad industry collaboration.
In the context of Baden-Württemberg’s vibrant event landscape, Meet Germany Summit Select Baden-Württemberg 2025 follows other significant events such as the News9 Global Summit Germany Edition 2025, which took place earlier in October at the MHP Arena in Stuttgart. That event brought together high-profile figures from politics, business, and culture of both Germany and India, focusing on themes like free trade, security, and sustainability, highlighting the region's growing international prominence as an event destination.
Overall, the Meet Germany Summit Select Baden-Württemberg blends practical innovation, community building, and immersive learning experiences. It stands out as an essential platform for executives and professionals aiming to navigate and shape the future of events with measurable impact and sustainability at its core.