Find out how we'll live, think,and do business in 2027
For people who run their own business – whether that's a company, a freelance practice, or an idea that's about to become one. Think about next year with purpose, instead of between meetings.
Founders and experts on the things that will shape your 2027: AI, cybersecurity, tax, legal changes, growth, how work is evolving, and how to stay on top of all of it. Short and insightful talks, one stage, in English.
Final topics may change as the programme takes shape.
You'll spend the day with 500 people who run their own businesses and are asking the same questions – on stage, in the breaks, and at the afterparty. Find out what they see coming, compare notes, and be ready for everything 2027 will throw at you.
A clearer picture of the year ahead, notes worth acting on, and connections to people worth knowing. So you're not figuring 2027 out alone.
Free to attend, by application only.
The lineup is complete: founders, experts and economists on what's ahead for 2027. Sign up for Trends & Plans and we'll keep you posted.
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Company 2027: What the Founder Will No Longer Do Personally
Kai Gondlach is a futures researcher and managing director of PROFORE Zukunftsinstitut in Leipzig, with more than 450 keynotes since 2016 and six books on AI and the future of work. He opens every talk with "There is no future". Then he shows founders the futures they can actually shape, and why AI only buys you time if you know where to spend it.
Because I Can. 120 Ironman in 120 Days
More about this talk will be announced soon.
How to Build Brands That Get Chosen in the Age of AI
AI lets businesses create more marketing than ever. But when everyone can produce more, what makes customers choose you? Ksenia Barton explores how AI is changing the way people discover, trust and buy, and what that means for founders with limited time and budgets. Drawing on brand stories and consumer psychology, she examines how a distinctive point of view, customer understanding and community can become a competitive advantage. A session on where to focus your effort, what to amplify with AI, and why giving people a reason to care remains your most valuable work.
Automate Everything. Except Yourself.
More about this talk will be announced soon.
The Age of Agents. AI for Fast-Growing Businesses
Sebastian Storch leads the startup segment at AWS Germany, working with fast-scaling companies on their cloud and AI journey. In this session he cuts through the AI hype to show what "agentic AI" actually means for growing businesses — and why the companies that master it will out-run competitors many times their size.
There's Always a Fox. How to Plan for a Future You Can't Predict
Milena Glimbovski founded Original Unverpackt and co-founded the planner publishing house from Ein guter Plan. She has built companies, weathered crises and learned what actually gets you through hard times. Her answer might surprise you: it's not pushing harder. No lectures, no rules. Just questions worth taking home.
Automate Everything. Except Yourself.
More about this talk will be announced soon.
Welcome to the Challengers Era
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Money Can't Buy Authenticity (We Bought a Twingo Instead)
Filip and Felix Rauh never set out to build a brand, they wanted to become race drivers. Their talk is about how telling that story brought 110,000 people along with no ad budget, and why treating social media as a billboard is the most expensive mistake a company can make.
Tax Is Not a Cost Centre: 5 Moves to Make Before 2027
Melchior Neumann is the founder of Neuplaner, a group that is transforming German tax firms with technology and AI. He co-founded the fintech Kontist, runs a tax firm himself and reaches more than 100k+ subscribers with his YouTube channel STEUERFIT, one of the largest German channels on taxes for founders and small businesses.
Economic Outlook 2027 from the Bundesbank: What It Means for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
More about this talk will be announced soon.
We've curated one lineup for one stage, so you can spend the day listening instead of choosing.
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Join your fellow entrepreneurs for live jazz in a relaxed space, wind down the day, and keep the 2027 conversations going.
Free for Finom Conf guests: show your PDF ticket on your phone or your badge at the door.
*Drinks and snacks aren't included and are paid for at the bar.
Six themes that answer your questions.
Talks are in English and run up to 20 minutes each.
Talk topics may change slightly before the event.
All seats for Trends & Plans on 28 October are taken. Thanks to everyone who applied — we'll be in touch by email. Follow Finom on Luma to hear about the next event in Berlin.
Follow on LumaGetting in takes a short form and a yes from us by email. The getting ahead part takes one day in Berlin on 28 October.
Finom Conf is free to attend. It's hard to put a price on being ready for 2027, so we didn't.
We read every application to make sure Trends & Plans brings together people who run real businesses, or are about to, so the conversations in the breaks are as useful as the talks.
If we can't fit everyone in this time, we'll invite you to the next Finom event in Berlin. Follow Finom on Luma and we'll let you know.
Kino International
Karl-Marx-Allee 33, 10178 Berlin
By U-Bahn: U5 Schillingstraße is right outside the entrance. From Alexanderplatz (S-Bahn, U2, U5, U8 and regional trains): it's a 10-minute walk along Karl-Marx-Allee.
Doors open at 10:00. Have your ticket from the confirmation email ready. No need to print it. Simply show it on your phone. We check you in at the desk and you're ready to tackle 2027 head on.
Free. But we check every application to attend to make sure the conversations in the breaks are what you need to get ahead of 2027. After you apply, we'll check your application and confirm your invitation by email, with a digital ticket attached.
Small and medium-sized business owners, freelancers, and solo entrepreneurs, including people who are just starting out and in the middle of registering a business. Seats are limited, so we ask a few questions in the application form to make sure the day works for the people it's made for.
Every seat needs its own application. Send them the application link and we'll review both.
Write to us at conf@finom.co and we'll pass your seat to someone on the waiting list.
If you need step-free access or any other assistance on the day, write to us in advance at conf@finom.co and we'll arrange it.
We use it only to process your application and organise the event. We don't share it with third parties or use it for anything else without your consent. Full details are in our Privacy Notice.
Send your question to conf@finom.co. We read everything and reply within 3 working days.
Write to us at conf@finom.co with a few words about your company and what you have in mind, and we'll get back to you.
Doors open at 10:00. Talks run from 11:00 to around 17:00, with a lunch break at 13:00 and a coffee break at 15:10. The afterparty at YSY Bar (Frankfurter Allee 23) runs from 18:00 until 01:00.
English.
Yes. There's an area on site where you can buy food and drinks throughout the day.
No. If you want to hear a talk, you'll need to be in the room.
No. You're the main character here. Dress the part, whatever that means to you.
