EASA Autumn Biannual Meetings 2025 | Berlin, 29-31 October | Coming soon!

30 July 2025

We look forward to welcoming you in Berlin from 29-31 October 2025 for the Autumn Biannual Meetings 2025, hosted by the German Advertising Federation (ZAW)/Deutscher Werberat (DWR). We hope that many of you will be able to join us!

📍The meetings will take place at ZAW/DWR offices, located at Verbändehaus (Am Weidendamm 1A, 10117 Berlin, Germany).

Event Overview

Tentative Schedule

đź“… Wednesday, 29 October

đź“… Thursday, 30 October

📍Meetings venue: Verbändehaus

  • 9.30 – 10.00 | Admission & Welcome coffee
  • 10.00 – 10.45 | Host welcome & fireside chats
    DWR’s Director Katja Heintschel von Heinegg will welcome all guests, followed by two fireside chat moderated by EASA’s Director General Ludovic Basset.
    Fireside Chat 1 Speakers:
    o Chiara Odelli, Head of Industry Relations EMEA, Google
    o Tobias Kellner, Industry Relations Lead, Google
    Fireside Chat 2 Speaker:
    o Julia Mischke, Law and Supervision of Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 10.45 – 11.45 | SR Committee (members only session)
  • 11.45 – 13.00 | Networking & Lunch
  • 13.00 – 14.15 | EASA Board (members only session)
  • 14.15 – 14.45 | EASA AGM (members only session)
  • 14.45 – 15.30 | Networking Coffee
  • 15.30 – 17.00 | EASA&ICAS Looking towards the future (members only session)
  • 19.00 | Gala Dinner @ Olympiastadion Berlin in the Coubertin Hall
    Dress Code: Casual Chic

đź“… Friday, 31 October

📍Meetings venue: Verbändehaus

  • 9.00 – 9.30 | Welcome coffee
  • 9.30 – 11.00 | Policy session ”EU simplification agenda: how can advertising self-regulation contribute?”
    Speakers:
    o Barbara Gessler, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Germany (Keynote)
    o MEP Brando Benifei, S&D, Chair of the delegation for relations with the US, member INTA & AFCO, substitute IMCO & JURI (Video Recording)
    o Katja Heintschel von Heinegg, Director, DWR
    o Els Bruggeman, Head Policy and Enforcement, Euroconsumers
    o Dr Horst Heitz, Chair of the Steering group, SME Connect
    o Nikolas Moschakis, Senior Policy Advisor, European Publishers Council (EPC)
    o Conor Murray, Director of Regulatory and Public Affairs, egta (Moderator)
  • 11.00 – 11.30 | Short Networking Break
  • 11.30 – 14.30 | EASA Strategy – Horizon 2030
    •11.30 – 12.00 | Strategic Overview
    •12.00 – 13.00 | Working Lunch
    •13.00 – 14.00 | Table Discussion
    •14.00 – 14.30 | Wrap-up
  • 15.30 – 17.00 | Social Activity: Guided tour of the Deutscher Bundestag