12 Nov 2026

Estrel

Where apps grow

That’s a wrap for BOA Berlin 2025

It was our biggest Berlin event yet. The app economy came together for a full day of insight, strategy and networking that set the pace for the year ahead.

Register your interest for next year as we scale up with a bigger venue, expanded themes, and a broader marketplace for the app industry.

1000+

Attendees

70+

Speakers

7

Content stages

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Hear from app growth and product experts

Norman Nielsen
VP of Growth
Omio
Ekaterina Gamsriegler
Head of Marketing & Growth
MyGroove
Jochen Gary
CMO
Stillfront Group
Carolin Thölke
Director of User Acquisition
Yazio
Suzanne Reichenbach
Director, Influence
Vinted
Nico Winkelhaus
Head of Digital Marketing
PAYBACK
Mariana Kuiken
Growth Marketing Team Lead
Zalando
Songhee Kim
Team Lead, User Acquisition
Gameloft
Sebastian Reyes Diaz
Principal Growth, Global Retention
Flink
Jyoti Pannu
Product Manager
Booking.com
Mark Mukhin
Team Lead App Marketing
AutoScout24
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Stella Zounta
Senior User Acquisition Manager
GameDuell
David McFetridge
Marketing Technology and CRM Lead
Zenjob
Jimmy Zhu
App Marketing Manager
Toca Boca
Maria Sycheva
User Acquisition Manager
Too Good To Go

Covering the key themes driving app growth in 2026

Embedding AI in App Marketing

Integrate AI within app marketing strategies to unlock real-time insights, drive predictive analytics, enhance personalization, optimise ad creatives, and automate workflows for seamless campaign execution.

World Class Retention

Unlock best-in-class retention strategies with advanced onboarding, targeted messaging techniques, hyper-personalization and dynamic user journeys to keep users engaged and loyal.

Product-driven Growth

Drive sustainable growth by focusing on creating an exceptional product experience including a seamless user journey, intuitive design and the use of user feedback. Scale effectively by prioritising UX and user satisfaction.

User Acquisition 2.0

Adopt privacy-centric strategies for user acquisition by leveraging first-party data and optimising strategies for accurate attribution with the use of AdAttributionKit and Privacy Sandbox.

Revenue Growth

Explore proven strategies to drive revenue growth for subscription-based apps, focusing on optimised pricing models, methods to reduce churn, and approaches to maximise customer lifetime value (LTV).

Channel Diversification

Enhance visibility by adopting a multi-channel strategy which goes beyond the norm. Tap into the power of CTV, Web2App, OEM, OOH and retail media to maximise exposure and engage diverse audiences.

Exploring app growth topics across the funnel

User Acquisition

  • Privacy-first measurement & signal loss
  • Web-to-App funnels
  • Marketing Mix Modeling
  • Incrementality and attribution
  • App store growth (ASO & ASA)
  • Creative strategy & testing

Retention

  • Onboarding & activation
  • Lifecycle personalisation
  • Retention analytics & experimentation
  • User journey optimization & automation
  • CRM & in-app engagement
  • Churn prediction & prevention

Product

  • Product-led strategies & scaling
  • UX & design
  • User research & insights
  • Roadmapping & prioritization
  • Product a/b testing
  • User analytics

Revenue

  • Business models
  • Revenue analytics
  • Monetization models: subscriptions & IAPs
  • Conversion & paywall optimization
  • LTV growth & retention
  • Ad & alternate revenue streams

Bringing together app growth leaders

Designed for leaders in app marketing, growth, product, CRM, and revenue. This is where the biggest names from ecommerce, fintech, health & fitness, and beyond come together to share strategies, solve challenges, and shape the future of the app economy.

Learn how to grow and scale apps

Explore multiple content stages featuring the biggest and most influential voices in the app industry with actionable insights, hands-on workshops, and interactive discussions. With the agenda-setting sessions, discover the latest trends and connect in specialist zones focused on growth, product innovation, and user engagement.

Outstanding networking opportunities

Build meaningful relationships in an environment designed for real connection. From curated networking breaks and dedicated meeting areas to our event app and smart networking platform, every element is crafted to spark valuable conversations, all within a world-class event setting.

Connect with app platforms and agencies

Power up your app stack and meet leading user acquisition, analytics & data and app engagement platforms in our exhibition area.  Your gateway to discovering the tools and partners taking apps to the next level.

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Top apps and brands attend BOA Berlin

App growth leaders ❤️ our events

Marina Mazein
Product Owner
Breuninger

“I really enjoyed the honest deep dive insights and the high-quality speakers.”

Rodolphe Helderwerdt
Head of Marketing
Tandem

“APS Berlin is THE app marketing event of the industry, the perfect opportunity to wrap up the year, speak with other marketing experts and expand your network”

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Dora Trostanetsky
Director of Growth Marketing
SoundCloud

“It was great to meet so many other growth marketers and learn about how they do things. I will definitely attend again next year!”

Tanmay Singh
Marketing & Growth
HelloFresh

“App Promotion Summit is one of my favourite conferences. I attended the Berlin edition today for the 2nd time. Lots of takeaways!”

David Collins
Head of Product
ImmobilienScout24

“I had a great time and met some really interesting people facing the same challenges and opportunities that I am.”

Carmen Marin
Head of App Marketing
HomeToGo

“I learned a lot about the latest app marketing trends, channels and tools. I especially enjoyed the workshops; they were very relevant.”

Hristina Dimitrova
Marketing Project Manager
Smule

“Very useful insights and sessions about app retention, influencer marketing, and app monetization.”

Marina Zinakova
Senior Brand Marketing Manager
Lingoda

“One of the most useful and insightful events I have ever attended.”

Dawid Kowalski
Senior User Acquisition Manager
DietLabs

“APS was packed with knowledge and actionable insights. It was way above expectations, even better than most traditional conferences.”

Ioana Iordache
Growth Advisor
Kayaka

“APS is the most awaited app growth event of the year.”

Gaurav Bhattacharya
Global Head of Performance Marketing
Bolt

“My favourite summit of the year. A must for everyone in app marketing.”

Josefin Fugener
CRM Marketing
Momox

“This event is the best knowledge exchange platform for mobile marketing leads.”

Are you ready for the
new app growth frontier?

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