Trends 2025: Hamburg Edition

Constance Stein

Senior GenAI Manager, cosnova

Can you be a tech and beauty nerd at the same time? Yes, as Constance Stein proves in her role as GenAI Manager at cosnova. With her expertise, she has significantly shaped the GenAI strategy for the global beauty brands essence & Catrice and launched innovative projects that use AI to take creativity and engagement with customers to the next level. Under her leadership, cosnova creates unique experiences that not only meet the needs of Gen Z & Gen A, but also shape the way cosnova brings beauty to life in around 80 countries worldwide.

Morgan Franke

Head of Marketing & Creative, C. Bechstein

An experienced brand leader and strategist, French-German marketing pacesetter Morgan Franke is the Head of Marketing & Creative of the Berlin luxury piano maker C. Bechstein.
With a strong background in the management, positioning and reorganization of global heritage brands, he has executed award winning rebrands and collaborations, balancing the rich heritage of legacy brands as well as conferring them modern relevance.

Gesine Meitler

Director Business Development EMEA & Partner, DEPT®

Gesine Meitler is a digital expert in commerce, innovation and customer experience and responsible for business development at DEPT® since 2021. Prior to that she launched numerous e-commerce and digital projects in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle sector at DEPT® for clients including Douglas, adidas, Birkenstock and Marc O’Polo, managed interdisciplinary skilled project teams, securing lasting brand success.

Verena Sandbote

VP of Experience & Engineering, DEPT®

Verena Sandbote is the VP of Experience & Engineering in DACH and a partner at DEPT®. She is passionate about helping her teams and clients stay ahead of the competition and embrace the transformative potential of AI.

Tim Schröder

VP of Growth Experience & Engineering, DEPT®

Nelleke van Grinsven

Media Director, DEPT®

Media Director at our DEPT® HQ, located in the Netherlands, leading our media department in terms of strategy, proposition and vision. Which means she’s making sure that our media teams are building the best integrated strategies and plans for our clients, and with the everchanging media landscape, there is never a dull moment. Whether it’s connecting with Google, Meta and Amazon or brainstorming on how to best engage with Gen Z or B2B audiences, she is here to drive business growth via best-in-class media strategies that include bringing together (consumer) data, tech and creativity.

Job Deibel

Data & AI Director, DEPT®

As the Data & AI Director at DEPT®, a pioneering tech and marketing agency that blends creativity, technology, and data, I bring over nine years of experience in data science and machine learning. At DEPT®, I have been building out our data science propositions and team, focusing on translating complex business challenges into cutting-edge data and AI solutions across various industries and departments. In my role, I focus on innovation and driving AI transformation both within DEPT® and for our global clients, enhancing our wider DEPT services and capabilities to achieve stay ahead of the curve.