Further initiatives of the Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft
Press, advertising, broadcasting, film, publishing, music, software, games, social media, and e-commerce: On November 12, 2026, the AI Media Leaders Conference will bring together the diversity of the media and digital industries in Hamburg. AI experts from business, politics, and academia will gather here to discuss the strategic use of artificial intelligence. The conference is aimed at decision-makers and thought leaders from the media, digital economy, tech, and politics who want to strategically position artificial intelligence and actively shape its future.
With practical insights, strategic perspectives, and opportunities for cross-industry exchange, AI Media Leaders is the forum for the AI transformation of the media and digital sectors.
When?
12.11.2026
Where?
Emporio Haus, Panoramadeck | Dammtorwall 15, 20355 Hamburg
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Buy ticketsTo keep AIM Leaders practical and closely aligned with the needs of the industry, we develop our formats in close collaboration with partners from the media and digital sectors — from the industry, for the industry. With more to follow.
Senator, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
AI-native Product Leader, GenAI Pricing, Monetization & Platform Strategy, ex. Aleph Alpha
Head of the Department of Digital Policy and Economy, Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernization
Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Ex-Associate Director
Innovation Meets Application: As part of the AIM Leaders Conference, selected startups will showcase their AI solutions for media and digital companies. From information verification, deepfake detection, live transcription, and AI-powered audience profiling to hate speech detection. Here’s your chance to network with the industry’s innovators!
"Artificial intelligence is changing how we work and how we do journalism. We want to play an active role in shaping this development - responsibly, transparently and in dialog with other media companies. AIM Leaders offers a relevant platform for this."
KI Project Management, ZEIT Publishing Group
"Artificial intelligence is a revolution. And, just like the Internet, it will not change the core mission of journalism. With the AIM Leaders Conference, we want to focus on the use cases that lie between these two extremes and explore what this means for us in the media, for democracy, and for politics."
Head of Product & Sales, DER SPIEGEL
"Advances in AI present media companies with a wide range of opportunities, but also pose shared challenges. AIM Leaders offers the ideal platform for discovering synergies and successfully shaping the future of the media landscape through open dialogue and industry-wide exchange."
AI Teamleader, dpa
"With AIM Leaders, Hamburg offers a unique platform where thought leaders, decision-makers, and innovators come together to discuss and shape the future of AI—one of the most important trends shaping the media and digital industries."
CEO, pilot Agency Group
"AI is fundamentally changing the film industry: it opens up creative scope and facilitates technical entry, but also brings with it numerous challenges in terms of copyright, quality and diversity. For film funding, this means initiating discourse, promoting innovative formats and shaping the future of storytelling together."
Management, MOIN Filmförderung
Leading minds from these and other companies came together at the AIM Conference 2025.
