Hamburg News: What other major developments do you see in the digital galaxy?
Westermeyer: With or without AI?
Hamburg News: It doesn't matter.
Westermeyer: Plenty of AI experiments are being undertaken. And while there's lots of hope, there is plenty of disappointment as well because the idea is to create business models that earn money. AI is one of the big topics at OMR 2025. We have international experts on board such as Nicholas Turley, Head of Product at ChatGPT at OpenAI.
Hamburg News: OMR will be staying in Hamburg for at least another ten years, according to your agreement with Messe Hamburg. That allows you to plan ahead. How does that affect your strategic focus?
Westermeyer: We're happy about that too, Hamburg is a great place for the festival. And that's right, it gives us planning security. We can focus on other things such as expanding our other economic pillars. We have, among others, our Podstars subsidiary and OMR Reviews, a software comparison platform
Hamburg News: Which of the products is your cash cow?
Westermeyer: All the divisions are profitable.