SMX Munich 2026

Last reviewed and updated on March 9, 2026 by Bart Platteeuw

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

Aaron Levy (Evangelist at Optmyzr)
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)
Ameet Khabra (Founder at Hopskip Media)
Anke Probst (Head of SEO at 1337 UGC GmbH)
Ann-Kathrin Reitmeyer (Independent SEO Consultant)
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)
Dr. Christoph Röck (Managing Director at 121Watt)
Cindy Krum (CEO of MobileMoxie)
Cosima Vogel (Founder & Managing Director at Productive AI)
Dana DiTomaso (Founder & Lead Instructor at Kick Point)
Daniel Tschirschwitz (Head of Performance Tracking & IT at Smarketer)
Emily Grossman (CMO at Trusted Housesitters)
Florian Stelzner (Managing Partner at Wingmen Online Marketing)
Frederick Vallaeys (Co-Founder and CEO at Optmyzr)
Gerald Murphy (Search, AI & Customer Behavior | Data and Strategy at Semrush)
Gintare Rimolaityte (CCO at Trendos)
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)
Ingmar Albert (CEO at Adstrong)
Ivana Nikic (COO at Norisk Group)
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)
Johanna Hartung (Founder at Woxow.com)
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)
Juliane Bettinga (SEO Expert & Co-Founder at SEOSOON)
Kerstin Müller
Kerstin van Haastrecht (Head of SEO & PR at Fit Reisen Group)
Larissa Ramsauer (Senior PPC and Campaign Manager at Allianz)
Laura Nelle (Team Lead PPC at Projecter)
Leon Sentker (Peec AI)
Lucy Nemes (Data & CX Strategist)
Malte Landwehr (CPO & CMO at Peec AI)
Marco Hjorth Dziendziol (Head of Performance at MEGABAD)
Marcus Tandler (Chief Evangelist at Ryte)
Maren Kaspers (LinkedIn Marketing Certified Expert at octonomy)
Prof. Dr. Mario Fischer (Publisher at Website Boosting)
Markus Hövener (Founder and SEO Advocate at Bloofusion)
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)
Mike Korenugin (Director of Product at SE Ranking)
Mike Ryan (Head of Ecommerce Insights at Smarter Ecommerce)
Mira Rodrigues (Digital Analytics Consultant at Miralytics)
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)
Sarah Sunderbrink (Founder at SocialTales)
Shannon McGuirk (Digital PR Director at Re:signal)
Steffen Feser (Head of CRO at Smarketer)
Stephan Czysch (Head of SEO at Mobile.de)
Sven Deutschländer (Founder and CEO at dskom)
Thomas Peham (CEO at OtterlyAI)
Timon Hartung (Founder at Woxow)
Tobias Eickelpasch (Founder at Rock Your Email)
Tobias Fox (Strategieberater & Google Expert at VERDURE)
Tom Anthony (CTO at SearchPilot)
Tom Capper (Senior Search Scientist at STAT Search Analytics)
Uli Zimmermann (Founder & CEO at eMinded)
Urs Müller (Co-Founder at pi_optimal)
Victoria Larson (Director SEO at Nebo)
Wil Reynolds (CEO & Vice President of Innovation at Seer Interactive)
Zach Chahalis (Senior Director of SEO and Data Analytics at iPullRank)

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