THE FUTURE IS NOW
The MGZ Summit 2025 for all thought leaders in the media industry

The media industry is at a turning point: technological innovations, new business models and social changes are challenging established structures and at the same time opening up unimagined opportunities. Under the guiding theme "the future is now", the MGZ Summit 2025 will bring together thought leaders from the media industry, technology, creative scene and research on Monday, October 13, 2025 to discuss key questions of the future: How will markets and platforms change? Which business models will be successful in the coming years? Which stories and formats will shape the storytelling of tomorrow? And what irreversible changes will technological progress - especially AI - bring to the industry?

As part of the Film Festival Cologne, the Mediengründerzentrum NRW invites you to take a look into the future together - at visions, strategies and content that will shape the media landscape in the coming years. Tijen Onaran - entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author and one of the most important voices for diversity, digitalization and female empowerment in Germany - will lead through the programme.

Free admission, but only possible with a valid ticket!

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