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6/24 - 6/25/2026
Duration: 2 Days
Essen, Germany
Grand Hall Zeche Zollverein

10:00 am - 10:30 am"The Stage"

The Age of Kidults — From Geek Culture to Mainstream: Huge Potential, Actionable Strategies — How Retail Wins

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Kidults as a driver of growth – strategies and lessons learnt from real-world experience. 

Speaker
Alexander Lapeta
Elbenwald
Jasmin D. Karatas
RAW-R
10:30 am - 11:00 am"The Stage"

FEARLESS & FUN: Cultural relevance meets social-first – the formula for global communities

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Essence’s "social-first" success story: how trends are consistently incorporated into product development and communications, the integration of communications and product development – and why the brand’s own content creation studio, studio_c, makes all the difference. 

Speaker
Bülent Özdemir
Essence
Isabelle Tambue
Essence
11:00 am - 11:30 am"The Stage"

Collabs that kick ass and blow your mind!

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Why do collaborations work? Why are some pragmatic and predictable while others are unexpected—and celebrated? ollab Culture shows what makes exceptional partnerships succeed today: from cultural fit and the element of surprise to true audience relevance. Inspiring takeaways from real‑world case studies for anyone looking to rethink brand impact.

Speaker
Eva Stemmer
CEO @ Collab Culture / little big things
Jörg Meister
CEO @ Collab Culture / little big things
12:00 pm - 12:30 pmCollab Culture Lounge

Rethinking target groups — from demographics to value cultures

Collab Culture Lounge

Cultural codes, subcultures and community as a market definition

Speaker
Eva Stemmer
CEO @ Collab Culture / little big things
Jörg Meister
CEO @ Collab Culture / little big things