German Creative Economy Summit 2025: Program Highlights

The German Creative Economy Summit (GCES) returns to Hamburg on March 5 and 6, 2025, at the Kampnagel venue, positioned as the largest national industry gathering for the entire creative sector. Published by Gamecity Hamburg on January 29, 2025, the announcement curates a handful of program recommendations from the broader agenda and directs readers to the summit website for tickets and the full German-language program.

The highlighted sessions span games-specific and cross-sector themes. A Q&A panel titled "Ask me Anything: The games industry, its connections and potentials" features Manny Hachey of Positive Impact Games and Maurice Hagelstein, CEO of Tiny Roar, who will field audience questions and explore how games industry practices could benefit other creative fields (Stage Foyer, March 6, 1 p.m.). A leadership panel, "New Leadership," addresses how companies can integrate gender, diversity, technology, and sustainability into management structures (Stage K6, March 5, 2:45 p.m.).

Workforce and economic topics feature prominently. "Cash & Care," with Anissa Brinkhoff, Sandra Klug, and Selina Haupt, covers fee negotiation, closing the gender pay gap, and retirement planning for self-employed professionals (Stage K4, March 5, 5 p.m.). Philipp Westermeyer, founder of OMR and managing director of ramp106, delivers his annual "State of the German Internet" keynote, in conversation with Nina Sonnenberg, covering digital industry trends, marketer challenges, and best-practice cases (Stage K6, March 5, 5:30 p.m.). Finally, memory trainer and coach Lena Wittneben leads an interactive session offering six techniques for focus, productivity, and mental recovery (Stage K4, March 6, 2:30 p.m.).

The page also carries a sidebar of later Gamecity Hamburg news, including 2026 funding and showcase calls such as Games Lift, Prototype Funding, and Portside Game Assembly, which indicates the organization's ongoing support role for Hamburg's games ecosystem.