Interplan Congress Meeting

What Interplan Congress Meeting does

Interplan Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG is a Munich-based professional congress organizer (PCO) founded in 1969, specializing in end-to-end event delivery for European medical and scientific associations. The firm operates from four German locations (Munich headquarters, Hamburg since 2003, Berlin since 2008, and Leipzig via a partnership with event lab. GmbH since 2010) and employs roughly 120-130 people. Its service portfolio covers six integrated modules: Congress Organisation, Exhibition and Sponsoring Management, Hotel Services, DMC and Event-Management, Delegate Management, and Association Management, applied to events ranging from 200 to 30,000+ participants.

The company's go-to-market is relationship-driven B2B sales, with a New Business team in Munich ([email protected]) handling enterprise outreach and an explicit emphasis on long-term client retention (80% core client retention, with marquee accounts such as the European Association for the Study of Diabetes running for 20+ years). Pricing is project-based and quote-driven rather than publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct, with no resellers or intermediaries, supplemented by industry-membership presence (IAPCO since 1988, ICCA, GCB, Munich Congress Alliance, Hamburg Convention Bureau) and organic social/employer-brand activity on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Ownership rests with managing directors and co-owners Bruno Lichtinger and Dr. Markus Preussner alongside the Geneva-based Kenes Group, one of the world's largest PCO networks, which provides potential for cross-border event delivery. The firm is privately held as an Aktiengesellschaft (stock corporation), does not raise venture or private-equity capital, and reports no public revenue figures. The technology stack centers on delegate-management and hybrid-event tooling rather than any disclosed AI/ML capability, and the most material recent developments are ESG commitments (Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge 2025, Charta der Vielfalt 2024) and a CFO transition following the January 2025 death of long-serving CFO Olaf Pröger.

Name

Interplan Congress Meeting

Legal name

INTERPLAN Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG

Website

https://interplan.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Interplan Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG is a Munich-based professional congress organizer founded in 1969 that delivers end-to-end medical and scientific congresses across Germany for European medical associations, with ~120 employees in four offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Congress Organization

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Registration, Housing & Travel Desk Services (Delegate Logistics) (THAHACAJ), Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM), Conference Communications, Marketing & Community Engagement (THAHACAN)

Keywords

• Professional congress organization
• Medical conference management
• Event management services
• Delegate management services
• Association management services

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Congress Organization Services: Full-service professional congress organization (PCO) for medical and scientific events, including planning, execution, delegate management, exhibition and sponsoring management, hotel services, and association management
2. Exhibition and Sponsoring Management: Management of exhibition spaces and sponsor relationships for congresses
3. Delegate Management: Participant registration, coordination, and management services
4. Hotel Services: Hotel room block management and accommodation services for congress attendees
5. DMC and Event Management: Destination management company services and local event coordination

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Interplan is a professional congress organizer (PCO) providing end-to-end event management services for medical and scientific conferences. Its offering spans congress planning and execution, exhibition and sponsoring management, hotel block management, delegate registration and communication, DMC and event management, and ongoing association management. The company delivers these services for events ranging from 200 to over 30,000 participants, with deep specialization in medical, pharmaceutical, and life-sciences audiences across Europe.

Product overview

Interplan Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG is a professional congress organizer (PCO) offering a unified suite of event management services. The core offering consists of six integrated service modules: Congress Organisation (full planning and execution), Exhibition and Sponsoring Management, Hotel Services, DMC and Event-Management, Delegate Management, and Association Management. These services work together to deliver end-to-end congress and event solutions primarily for medical and scientific conferences ranging from 200 to 30,000+ participants, with offices in Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, and Leipzig.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Congress Organisation

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% core client retention rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• IAPCO (International Association of Professional Congress Organizers)coreOthers · 1 January 1988Founded in 1968 as a non-commercial organisation. Goals include continuous optimisation of quality standards, employee training, and information exchange. IAPCO membership represents a quality seal recognized internationally.
• ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)coreOthersBest-known and most comprehensive umbrella organisation within the international meetings sector. Membership spans over 76 countries providing global representation.
• GCB (German Convention Bureau)regionalOthersNon-profit organisation established in 1973 to market Germany as a congress destination. Interface between event organisers and providers in the German marketplace.
• Munich Congress AllianceregionalOthersNetwork of Munich's most experienced conference providers acting as central contact point for congresses and events in Munich.
• Hamburg Convention Bureau (HCB)regionalOthersPremium Industry Partner marketing Hamburg Metropolitan region as a premium international event location.
• BerlinEventNetwork e.V. (BEN)regionalOthersUnique MICE network in Germany with around 160 members offering extensive Berlin expertise. Acts as Berlin state association of fwd: Federal Association of the Event Industry.
• Tourismus Initiative München (TIM) e.V.regionalOthersCollaboration with leading figures in Munich's tourism sector to support sustainable development of Munich as a tourism destination.
• event lab. GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since January 2010 in Leipzig. Full-service agent for national and international congresses for 20+ years. Team of 24 employees specializing in project management, financial planning, compliance, sponsoring, and participant management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kenes Group: Global Professional Congress Organiser headquartered in Geneva, founded in 1965. Kenes is the most directly comparable peer — and also Interplan's co-owner — operating in the same medical/scientific PCO category, serving similar association clients worldwide.
• Congrex Switzerland: Basel-based Professional Congress Organiser with deep medical/scientific association experience. Congrex is a direct peer in the European PCO market, comparable in scale, service scope, and target customer base.
• Conventus Congressmanagement & Marketing: German PCO based in Jena, specializing in medical and scientific congress organization. Closest direct domestic peer to Interplan, competing head-to-head for German medical association contracts.
• bcmh GmbH (Baden-Baden Congress & Media): German Professional Congress Organiser with a focus on medical associations. Comparable to Interplan in service scope, target market, and German geographic footprint.
• PTS Congress & Event GmbH: Munich-based congress organizer with experience in medical and scientific events. Direct domestic peer competing in the same Bavarian/European medical congress market.

Broad incumbents

• MCI Group: Swiss-headquartered global events and association management company. MCI is a broad incumbent in the PCO and association management space, directly competing for European medical association mandates while also offering a wider portfolio of services.
• Tarsus Group (formerly ITE Group / Tarsus Medical): Global B2B media and events group with significant medical congress portfolio. Broad incumbent operating in the same PCO/events space, though at much larger scale and with a different ownership model.

Regional players

• m:con – mannheim:congress GmbH: Mannheim-based congress and event organizer connected to the Mannheim Congress Center. Regional peer competing in the German medical/scientific PCO market with similar service offerings.

Emerging players

• Conferences & Incentives Worldwide (CIW): European DMCs and event management company with growing medical/scientific congress exposure. Comparable in core PCO service offering but smaller scale and broader event focus.

Others

• GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. Non-profit organization marketing Germany as a congress destination. Not a direct competitor, but a strategic partner/ecosystem player that shapes the demand environment for German PCOs including Interplan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interplan-congress-meeting-event-management
• Instagraminstagram.com/interplan_ag
• Xx.com/interplan_de

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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