00011110 Years
DE-CIX Global Interconnection Summit
& 30th Anniversary Celebration
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June 26th, 2025
Frankfurt, Germany
DE-CIX is turning 30 — and we’re inviting the entire interconnection ecosystem to celebrate with us! From network operators, ISPs, and data center partners to cloud providers, enterprises, and the visionaries who helped build the Internet as we know it – join the global community that has shaped three decades of digital transformation and interconnection excellence.
13:00 - Registrations & opening reception
14:00 - Connecting the now
Welcome Address
- Ivo Ivanov, CEO, DE-CIX
- Oliver Süme, Chair, eco Association
Internet Legends Fireside Chat
Anecdotes from the history of Internet Exchanges, including Internet pioneers
- Harald Summa, Supervisory Board Member, DE-CIX
- Prof. Michael Rotert, Honorary President of the eco Association
- Dr. Bernhard Biedermann, CEO, Intares GmbH
- Sebastian von Bomhard, Founder and CEO of SpaceNet AG
- Arnold Nipper, Chief Technology Evangelist Co-Founder, DE-CIX
- Gerd Simon, Managing Partner SIMABRA GmbH
The Evolution of the Internet Exchange
leading minds from the digital infrastructure industry, including
- Stefan Kratzer, Senior Consultant, Leitwerk AG
- Joachim Astel, Co-founder, noris network AG
- Dr. Béla Waldhauser, CEO, Telehouse Deutschland
- Hunter Newby, Owner, Newby Ventures
- Volker Ludwig, Managing Director DACH, Digital Realty Germany GmbH
- Thomas Weible, CTO, Flexoptix
- Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO, Smartoptics
- Axel Schumann, Head of Sales, envia TEL
- Patrick Bussmann, Director Product Management at Akamai
Coffee & networking break
15:30 - From Frankfurt to the world
Digital Capitals & Internet Exchanges as success factors for digital ecosystems & economies
Presentation of new study by Dstream Group
- Serge Radovcic, Dstream Group
The World of Interconnection Lightning Talks
Insights into markets around the globe and their specialities from respected industry personalities, including
- Weng-Yew Wong, Founder & Managing Director of Extreme Broadband
- Nikhil & Nishant Rathi, Directors, DE-CIX Interwire
- Mohamad Ibrahim, CEO, Interfiber
- Joseph Egereugwu, Head of AF-CIX, Peering and Exchange, AF-CIX
- Vinay Nagpal, CEO, InterGlobix
- Scott Brown, President, Pixel Factory Data Center
Paving the way for tomorrow's Internet – enabling the underlying framework
Panel Session
Coffee & networking break
17:00 - Innovating the next
How dataflows are powering business – Enterprise Lightning Talks
moderated by Harald Kriener, Head of Global Presales and Consulting, DE-CIX
- Dr. Bernd Lohmann, CTO, Bayer AG
- Stephan Tesch, Datacenter Network Architect, Daimler Truck AG
- Simon Metzger, Teamlead Infrastructure Engineering, dmTECH
- Jens Ahlbrand, CEO, GRASS-MERKUR
- Josef Alpers, Project Manager, EFS Unternehmensberatung
The Future of the Internet
Keynote
- Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice-President, Head of Europe at Nokia
Innovating the next
Closing Address
- Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX
18:00 - Evening Celebration
Reception
Frankfurt: The Digital Capital
Think you know what powers the digital world? Think again. Uncover how Digital Capitals and Internet Exchanges are shaping the future in our latest study.
Getting there
The Gesellschaftshaus im Palmengarten is in the centre of Frankfurt and easily accessible by public transportation.
Address:
Palmengartenstraße 11
60325 Frankfurt am Main
- Public parking garage: Siesmayerstraße 61, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
- Subway station: Westend
- Bus stop: Bockenheimer Warte or Palmengartenstraße
- Tram stop: Bockenheimer Warte
Hotel recommendations
For your convenience, we recommend the following nearby hotels:
