Digital Marketplaces
Sharing Best Practices Conference
All Verticals. All Niches. One Tight-Knit Community.
Agenda
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Thursday 7 May 2026
9:30
Members meeting
10:00
Chairman welcome marking 40 year anniversary
Joonas Pihlajamaa
DMA Chairperson
Chief Technology Officer, Mezzoforte Oy / Huutokaupat.com
10:10
Presentation
Burak Ertaş
CEO, sahibinden.com
SahiAI: A brief history of sahibinden’s AI journey
10:40
Presentation
Ana Pavlova
Associate Partner, OC&C Strategy Consultants
Marketplaces in the Age of AI: What Generative Search Means for Marketplaces
11:10
Fireside chat
Louise Barnekow
CEO, Besedo
Lorenzo Bianco
Product Manager, Immobiliare.it
Beyond the Hype: Immobiliare on What AI Can and Can’t Replace
11:30
Coffee break
12:00
Presentation
Hakan Orhun
General Manager – Recommerce, sahibinden.com
Recommerce: Building the Infrastructure of the Second-Hand Economy
12:30
Presentation
Joonas Pihlajamaa
DMA Chairperson
Chief Technology Officer, Mezzoforte Oy / Huutokaupat.com
Accelerating an auctions marketplace ops and development with agentic AI
12:50
Fireside chat
Guillaume Bouchard
Founder and CEO, Checkstep
Deniz Atabey Alkan
Director of Reviews, Trustpilot
Trust Debt: The Hidden Liability Killing Your Marketplace
13:10
Lunch
14:10
Presentation
Katja Riefler
Principal, Managing Director, AIM Group
From Classifieds to Recommerce: One Year Later
Where Are We Now and What Must You Do Next?
14:30
Presentation
Rouven Leuener
Director of Product and Data, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
Empowered Teams, Strategic Clarity, and AI as a Multiplier
15:00
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
Sharing best practices
This is one of the most appreciated session in our conferences and it is where you get to connect with your peers and learn from each other’s experience.
There will be four working groups and in these groups we’ll discuss in 4 rounds of 20 minutes.
The groups will be mixed again after the first round to give you the chance to meet more people and learn from each other in a structured way. There will be 2 rounds for each topic.
Friday 8 May 2026
10:00
Presentation
Konstantin Kalabin
Marketplace Strategy and Monetization Consultant
Pricing as the revenue growth driver in online classifieds
11:10
Coffee break
12:00
WORKSHOPS
Marketing & Sales
Lucian Luncan
Managing Partner, Publi24 Digital
Loyalty programs and sales Campaign for online marketplaces
Business Leaders Forum
Open Discussion led by the DMA Board of Directors
13:30
Lunch
14:30
Presentation
Emre Erşahin
Founder and CEO, Tapu.com
Founder, Token Co
Fully Autonomous Transaction Layer
15:00
Presentation
Felix Erken
CEO, Junk Mail Marketplaces Group
The African online marketplaces landscape and how AI is a game changer for us
15:30
Chairperson wrap-up
20:00
Optional Night out
An extra opportunity for networking and fun. This is an optional activity and not included in the price of the registration.
