In terms of visitor numbers, the OMR festival is one of the world's top-ranking industry events: In 2024, over 67,000 people visited the trade show on Hamburg’s exhibition campus. This year’s event will take place in May.
Dr Melanie Leonhard, Hamburg Senator for Economics and Innovation: “Hamburg is a driver of innovation, new business models and digital developments. We are on the supra-regional map and an attractive destination for experts and networks covering entire industries. The OMR Festival is a major highlight for these communities, and we are delighted to be able to welcome numerous festival guests to Hamburg in the coming years.”
Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media: “Year after year, the OMR Festival showcases the dynamic development of the digital sector in impressive ways. By combining technology, business, entertainment and culture, the OMR are an enormous inspiration for one of the foremost hubs of the media, digital and creative industries in Europe. It is great news for Hamburg that the OMR will continue to deliver innovative vision and passion to drive anticipation for the future of the digital and media business from this venue over the coming years.”
Jasper Ramm, CEO – OMR: “We are truly excited to continue our cooperation with Hamburg Messe und Congress for the next ten years. Together we have achieved a lot since the first OMR Festival took place in 2016. The city and the exhibition campus provide an ideal platform for us to realize the vision of this festival. We are looking forward to continuing promoting the digital economy, and creative innovation, jointly with our great team and our partners in the years to come.”
Uwe Fischer, CEO – Hamburg Messe und Congress: “Our sincere thanks to Philipp Westermeyer and Jasper Ramm for our successful cooperation in a spirit of mutual trust. It is fantastic to see how they, and the entire team, have advanced the event since 2016. It has been our pleasure to be a strong partner and supporter of this development over the past nine years.”
Heiko M. Stutzinger, CEO – Hamburg Messe und Congress: “The extension of this partnership is great news for Hamburg and Hamburg Messe und Congress! It makes us happy that the OMR Festival will be taking place in Hamburg and on our exhibition campus for the foreseeable future. This is a clear sign that major creative, innovative events can feel at home here.”
About the OMR Festival 2025 in Hamburg
On May 6 and 7, 2025, the OMR Festival will once again present a comprehensive program of conferences, masterclasses, side events and an expo to the marketing and digital scene. On five stages, around 800 speakers will discuss current trends and developments, including international experts as well as luminaries from business and marketing, the financial sector, pop culture and politics, such as athlete Dirk Nowitzki, best-selling author Sebastian Fitzek, ChatGPT Head of Product Nicholas Turley, Reddit COO Jen Wong, technology scientist Amy Webb, or trailblazing musician RAF Camora.
The OMR Festival was established by Philipp Westermeyer in 2011. Since 2015, the OMR Festival has included an expo that brings together around 1,000 exhibitors and partners from the digital business world with the industry public. Since 2016, the festival has been taking place on the premises of Hamburg Messe und Congress.
