February 9–10, 2027 · Budapest
Marketplace and
Cross-Border
Summit Europe
Central Europe's cross-border e-commerce market is wide open. The question is who gets there first.
The first summit dedicated entirely to marketplace and cross-border e-commerce in Central & Eastern Europe. 2 days. Budapest. The partners, platforms, and deals that will define the next 3 years.
Tickets open soon. Drop your email and we'll send you registration first.
Attendees from 10+ countries · Marketplace operators · Logistics, tech & service providers · Limited seats
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You've Been Solving CEE E-Commerce Problems With Western European Playbooks. That's Why It Keeps Not Working.
The Amazon-first strategies. The Western European agency advice. The conferences in Amsterdam or London where 80% of the content assumes you're selling in Germany on a €2M budget.
Meanwhile, you're navigating Allegro in Poland, eMag in Romania, local payment preferences, VAT across six jurisdictions, and logistics networks that don't exist in any case study you've ever read.
"Nobody is building the map for this market. Until now."
Marketplace and Cross-Border Summit Europe Is the First Event Built Entirely Around Your Market.
Not a side track at a broader e-commerce conference. Not a webinar series repackaged as a summit. Two full days in Budapest — dedicated to the marketplaces, the cross-border mechanics, and the partnerships that actually matter in Central & Eastern Europe.
The people in the room will be the people building this market. That's the point.
Why This Summit. Why Now.
The Region Is at an Inflection Point
Western Europe is consolidated. CEE is still in motion. Allegro, eMag, Glami, local champions — the platforms and power structures are still forming. The operators who show up now will shape what comes next.
The Room Is the Product
Every attendee is either selling cross-border, enabling cross-border, or building the infrastructure for it. No tourism. No spectators.
AI Is Reshaping CEE E-Commerce Now
From AI-driven product localization to automated cross-border customer service and dynamic pricing — dedicated sessions on what's working in production, not what's theoretically possible.
Budapest Is Not an Accident
Geographically and commercially central. Direct flights from Warsaw, Bucharest, Sofia, Prague, Vienna. And if you're coming from abroad — it's Budapest. Make a trip of it.
What Two Days at the Summit in Budapest Gets You
The Only CEE-Focused Marketplace Summit
Sessions built around CEE platforms, regulations, and realities — not copy-pasted from a Western European conference.
Direct Access to Marketplace Representatives
Meet decision-makers from platforms expanding into or already operating in your markets.
A Curated Room of Cross-Border Operators
Your future logistics partner, market entry consultant, or co-seller is in the room. The agenda makes those introductions happen.
AI in CEE E-Commerce — What's Actually Working
Practical sessions on AI-driven localization, listing optimization, automated customer service, and demand forecasting. Operators sharing real results.
The Mechanics That Actually Matter
VAT across jurisdictions. CEE logistics networks. Localization beyond translation. Payment preferences by country. No theory — operators talking to operators.
Budapest. February.
The conference ends. The city doesn't. Stay an extra day. The networking continues over dinner.
2 Days. Endless Opportunities.
Full Day
The Inner Circle
Mastermind Day
Go deep. Solve your biggest challenge together.
12 groups. 12 topics. Each guided by a professional moderator. You don't sit and listen — you bring your real problem and the group helps you solve it. This day is for those who are serious about growth.
- ✓12 parallel Mastermind groups
- ✓Professional moderators
- ✓Peer-to-peer learning
- ✓Deep dives into real business challenges
Evening, February 9
Meet and Mingle
An evening of fun, lively discussions, light food and drink
Open to all conference participants with an extra ticket — not just Mastermind Day attendees. A relaxed evening where webshops, experts and service providers come together to connect face to face.
Limited capacity. Meet & Mingle is not included in all ticket types.
Full Day
The Summit
The biggest names. The hardest problems. One room.
The biggest marketplaces in the region. The service providers who power them. And the e-commerce operators who actually move the product. In one day you'll meet more relevant people, find more partners and gain more critical industry knowledge than you would in an entire year.
Shops and sellers from across the region:
If you're building cross-border e-commerce in this part of Europe, the people you need to meet are already coming.
- ✓Keynotes from the biggest marketplace operators in CEE
- ✓Expo floor — service providers, tech & logistics
- ✓Startup showcase
- ✓Masterclasses and tactical breakout sessions
- ✓Structured networking with the people who matter
The Venue & The City
Budapest in February.
Better Than You Think.
Yes, it's cold. It's –2°C on average. It's also one of the most thermally rich cities in Europe — more than 30 working thermal baths, including Széchenyi, the largest in Europe, open year-round.
Budapest was built for February. The ruin bars are full. The baths are steaming. The city is half the price of Vienna and twice as alive.
Direct connections from Warsaw, Bucharest, Prague, Sofia, Vienna, and beyond. Come for the summit. Stay for the rest. You'll understand why people keep coming back.
Is This For You?
✓ This is for you if:
- ✓You're an e-commerce operator selling across 2+ CEE countries
- ✓You're a marketplace seller looking to expand beyond your home market
- ✓You provide services to e-commerce operators: logistics, tech, payments, localization, customer service, compliance
- ✓You're a marketplace platform connecting with sellers in the region
- ✓You want conversations that don't happen on LinkedIn
✗ Not for you if:
- —You're looking for a beginner's introduction to e-commerce
- —Your focus is one domestic market with no cross-border ambition
- —You prefer watching recordings from your sofa six months later
Quick Answers
Seats Are Limited — And the Room Fills From the Referral List First
This is a curated event, not a stadium conference. We cap attendance to keep the networking signal-to-noise ratio high. Early registrants get first access to the networking app, pre-event matchmaking, and the dinner on February 9th.
Early bird pricing closes [DATE].
The CEE Cross-Border Market Won't Wait.
Neither Should You.
February 9–10. Budapest.
The summit that should have existed five years ago.
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