SMX Munich 2026

SMX Munich 2026 is Europe’s largest search marketing conference for professionals, returning to the International Congress Center Munich for three days of learning, exchange, and innovation.

The event combines workshops and two full conference days dedicated to SEO, PPC, and AI-driven strategies such as Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AI Overviews.

Featuring over 80 speakers, six tracks, and 30+ sessions, SMX Munich attracts more than 1,200 attendees from 26 countries. Sessions are carefully curated by an independent editorial team to ensure vendor-neutral, in-depth content focused entirely on search marketing.

Attendees gain actionable insights, strategic perspectives, and hands-on knowledge tailored to the evolving challenges of AI, data privacy, and shifting KPIs.

The conference is known for its interactive formats, roundtable discussions, and opportunities to engage directly with speakers and peers.

With all keynotes and major sessions in English, SMX Munich fosters international exchange and collaboration across the global search community.

Speakers at SMX Munich 2026

Albrecht Fischer (Head of Marketing at Shirtinator)
Alex Schultz (VP Analytics & CMO at Meta)
Alexander Holl (CEO at 121WATT)
Aleyda Solis (International SEO Consultant at Orainti)
Alin Radulescu (Online Marketing Consultant)
Amanda King (Marketing & SEO Consultant at FLOQ)
Anke Probst (Head of SEO at 1337 UGC GmbH)
Ann-Kathrin Reitmeyer (Independent SEO Consultant)
Areej Abuali (Founder at Women in Tech SEO)
Astrid Kramer (Strategic SEO & UX Consultant at Astrid Kramer Consulting)
Dr. Beatrice Eiring (Head of Content Creation at eology)
Bianca Bergshoeff (Senior SEA + Paid Social Specialist & Lead Social Advertising at Maatwerk Online)
Boaz Ashkenazy (Co-founder and CEO at Augmented AI Labs)
Carolyn Shelby (Principal SEO at Yoast)
Cindy Krum (CEO of MobileMoxie)
Cosima Vogel (Founder & Managing Director at Productive AI)
Dana DiTomaso (Founder & Lead Instructor at Kick Point)
Frederick Vallaeys (Co-Founder and CEO at Optmyzr)
Greg Gifford (Chief Operating Officer at Searchlab)
Hanns Kronenberg (Head of SEO at Chefkoch)
Helen Schrader (Director Digital Marketing at MEGABAD)
Inderpaul Rai (Director Paid Media at WeDiscover)
Ines Kriebernig (B2B Digital Expert at Dynatrace)
Jana Lavrov (Director Subscription, SEO, Analytics at ZEIT ONLINE)
Jens Fauldrath (Founder and CEO at get:traction)
Jes Scholz (Consultant)
Johan von Hülsen (SEO & Founder at Wingmen Online Marketing)
Jolle Lahr-Eigen (SEO Consultant at Wingmen Online Marketing)
Jonas Kleespies (Product Lead PPC at The Boutique Agency)
Jonas Kraus (Marketing Automation Manager at Morefire)
Jono Alderson (Independent Technical SEO Consultant)
José Luis Domke (Teamlead Video Marketing & Productions at Zooplus)
Julia Riml (Director New Business)
Katharina Fuchs (Owner and CEO at Stapelfux)
Kerstin Müller
Kerstin van Haastrecht (Head of SEO & PR at Fit Reisen Group)
Kirk Williams (Founder at Zato)
Larissa Ramsauer (Senior PPC and Campaign Manager at Allianz)
Laura Nelle (Team Lead PPC at Projecter)
Leon Sentker (Peec AI)
Malte Landwehr (CPO & CMO at Peec AI)
Marco Hjorth Dziendziol (Head of Performance at MEGABAD)
Maren Kaspers (LinkedIn Marketing Certified Expert at octonomy)
Prof. Dr. Mario Fischer (Publisher at Website Boosting)
Markus Hövener (Founder and SEO Advocate at Bloofusion)
Martin Musiol (Generative AI Expert at GenerativeAI.net)
Dr. Martin Schirmbacher (Specialist Lawyer for IT Law at Härting)
Mathias Ptacek (Founder and CEO at Rankscale.ai)
Matt Beswich (Co-Founder at Aira)
Matthias Renner
Maxi Ortmeier (Senior Performance Marketing Manager at EVOC)
Metehan Yeșilyurt (Chief Growth Officer at AEOVision.ai)
Mike Ryan (Head of Ecommerce Insights at Smarter Ecommerce)
Neele Hehemann (Conference Chair ASMC and Independent Consultant Digital Communication)
Nikita Tanskiy (Head of SEO at Zooplus)
Oliver Zenglein (CEO at The Boutique Agency)
Paloma Kalaidjian (Senior Consultant in Digital Analytics at Digitl)
Peter Schön (Head of Online Marketing at Arena)
Philipp Roth (Freelancer, Digital Strategy & Product Owner at Ignite)
Robin Heintze (Founder and CEO at Morefire)
Sam Tomlinson (Executive Vice President at Warschawski)
Sandra Finlay (Conference Director at Rising Media)
Sandra Radtke (Consultant at Wingmen Online Marketing)
Sarah-Yasmin Hennessen (Marketing Strategy Managerin at Marketana)
Shannon McGuirk (Digital PR Director at Re:signal)
Stephan Czysch (Head of SEO at Mobile.de)
Stephan Park (LinkedIn Imperator)
Sven Deutschländer (Founder and CEO at dskom)
Thomas Peham (CEO at OtterlyAI)
Timon Hartung (Founder at Woxow)
Tina Mangelova (VP of SEO & AI Optimization at MissionOne Media)
Tobias Eickelpasch (Founder at Rock Your Email)
Tobias Fox (Strategieberater & Google Expert at VERDURE)
Tom Capper (Senior Search Scientist at STAT Search Analytics)
Victoria Larson (Director SEO at Nebo)

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