Arist von Harpe was born in 1978 and studied industrial engineering in Hamburg and Gothenburg before joining BCG as a consultant for almost 7 years. He first entered the media industry in 2011 as part of the founding team of a software company for social media marketing. After selling the company to DuMont, he managed the advertising business at XING for two years and then surprisingly took over MOPO exactly 10 days before the first coronavirus lockdown.

With over 15 years of experience in digital marketing, from SEA and affiliate to SEO, DirectTV and programmatic, Lasse Hoffmann is a proven expert in data-driven activation and is always driven by his curiosity for new channels and technologies. As Principal Consultant at e-dialog, his focus is on the intelligent combination of data, technology and the people behind it.

Philipp Jähnel is Director Marketing Intelligence at Flix and is responsible for global marketing measurement and budget management in over 45 countries. With over 12 years of experience in marketing strategy, data science and tech, he develops data-based decision-making tools for growth and profitability. Together with his team, he builds marketing measurement tools that integrate online, offline and brand touchpoints. His passion: switch off marketing and see what happens!

Markus Kellermann is considered one of the leading experts in the field of performance marketing and is a permanent fixture in the online marketing industry. He has been shaping the digital landscape with his expertise since 1999 and has made a name for himself as the author and co-author of numerous specialist books, host of online marketing podcasts and operator of the renowned affiliateblog.de portal. As co-founder and managing director of the digital marketing agency MAI xpose360 and co-founder of the innovative AI technology Bounce Commerce, Markus Kellermann shows that his entrepreneurial spirit and vision are driving the industry forward.

Alexander Kube has been with Awin for eleven years and has been Client Services Director since 2022. He studied business administration with a focus on marketing at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich until 2010. During his studies, he already worked at bigmouthmedia in the field of affiliate marketing. Before joining Awin in 2014, he gained relevant experience as an affiliate team leader at the agency iCrossing.

When it comes to affiliate marketing, Marcel Schöne knows no compromises: With uppr GmbH, he runs the largest owner-managed affiliate agency in Germany – and is one of the top 3 in the entire market. Marcel stands for clarity, system and measurable results – and in his presentations he does away with outdated ways of thinking, empty buzzwords and inefficient programs.

Jonas Schulze Dieckhoff is the founder and CEO of Urlaubstracker, which he launched in 2013. Under his leadership, the company has developed into a successful platform for vacation planning.   

Anke Sygulka is COO of Urlaubstracker. She was previously Head of Key Account Management. She is now responsible, among other things, for translating the corporate strategy into concrete operational goals and measures.

As VP Client Development at CJ Affiliate, Petra Semle is responsible for the success of the “Advertiser” client segment and in this role is responsible for the management and development of all account teams at CJ in the Munich office. Petra joined the global affiliate network in 2012 as an Account Manager and has already managed and strategically developed a large number of local and international clients. Prior to this, she gained many years of experience in mobile messaging & payment as well as mobile marketing in the telecommunications industry.

As VP Business Development, Tom Rother leads the sales department of the DACH region of the world’s leading affiliate marketing network CJ. Prior to joining CJ in 2019, Tom developed and executed digital marketing strategies for leading global and national companies such as Telefonica, Accenture and Medion. He is an accomplished sales manager and has many years of experience in the global environment of digital marketing solutions and technologies.