Photos from the 35th Internet Dating Conference taking place on Setembro 16 - 17, 2013 in Cologne. iDate2013, the "European Dating Conference" in Cologne was one of the most important events for the dating industry. Internet and mobile dating industry executives, matchmakers, mobile application providers, affiliate marketers, funders, payment processors and startups were in attendance.
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2013 iDate European Dating Industry Executive Conference
Koln, Germany
On September 16-17, 2013
Audience
Flirt
(Event Sponsors)
Pre-Conference Party
Alistair Shrimpton
(European Director of Development @ Meetic)
Anna Eliason
(CEO of PHPFox)
Mark Brooks
(Publisher of Online Personals Watch)
Final Panel
Sang-woo Pai
(CEO of Markt.de)
Post Event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Maciej Koper
(CEO of World Dating Company)
Networking
Karolina Shaeffer
(Sr. Online Marketing Manager @ Metaflake)
Maciej Koper
(CEO of World Dating Company)
Speed Networking
Michael Schrezenmaier
(COO of Afinitas / eDarling )
Dating Business Professionals
(Networking)
Pre-Conference Party
Post Event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Flirt
(Event Sponsors)
Catharina Jaschke
(Regional Manager @ Be2)
Michael Josander
(CEO of Motesplatsen)
ITV films Final Panel
Chris Pleines
(CEO of Zu-Zweit.de)
Erik Klaassen
(CEO of DatingInsider.nl)
Party at Brvegel Deluxe
Miguel Espinoza
(Developer @ PHPFox)
ITV Staff
(Media)
Pre-Conference Party
Networking Party
Nick Tsinonis
(Scamalytics - Sponsor)
Michael Schrezenmaier
(COO of Afinitas / eDarling )
Sang-woo Pai
(CEO of Markt.de)
Final Panel
Dimoco weighs in on Final Panel
Final Panel
Daniele Antoniani
(Community Manager @ Mail.ru)
Erik Klaassen
(CEO of DatingInsider.nl)
Speed Networking
Alistair Shrimpton
(European Director of Development @ Meetic)
Chris Pleines
(CEO of Zu-Zweit.de)
Jacob Kleinsasser
(Speaking on Payments from Dimoco)
ITV films Final Panel
Tanya Fathers
(CEO of Dating Factory)
Flirt.com
(Event Sponsors)
Post Event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Kestutis Tirksliunas
(CEO of Skydater / Skydis)
Networking
Final Panel
(Flirt.com - Sponsors)
Audience
Mark Brooks
(Publisher of Online Personals Watch)
PHPFox at the Final Panel
Final Panel: Maciej Koper
(CEO of World Dating Company)
Pre-Conference Party
Karolina Shaeffer
(Sr. Online Marketing Manager @ Metaflake)
Tanya Fathers
(CEO of Dating Factory)
Lunch
Pre-Conference Party
Ademar de Farias Jr
(CEO of Bi2Bi)
Networking Party
Questions for the Final Panel
Pre-Conference Party
ITV Interviews Mark Brooks
Ademar de Farias Jr
(CEO of Bi2Bi)
Alistair Shrimpton
(European Director of Development @ Meetic)
Dating Business Professionals
(Networking)
Welcome to iDate
Anna Eliason
(CEO of PHPFox)
Mark Brooks
(Publisher of Online Personals Watch)
The Barcelo Hotel
Erik Klaassen
(CEO of DatingInsider.nl)
Speed Networking
Maciej Koper
(CEO of World Dating Company)
Questions for the Final Panel
Pre-Conference Party
(Max shows up!)
Post Event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Distinguished Gentlemen at the Post event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Party at Brvegel Deluxe
Lunch
Flirt
(Event Sponsors)
Daniele Antoniani
(Community Manager @ Mail.ru)
Audience
Sang-woo Pai
(CEO of Markt.de)
Party at Brvegel Deluxe
Michael Schrezenmaier
(COO of Afinitas / eDarling )
Party at Brvegel Deluxe
Henning Weichers & Maciej Koper
Lunch
Final Panel
Networking Party
Networking Party
Dating Business Professionals
(Networking)
Networking
Party at Brvegel Deluxe
Miguel Espinoza
(Developer @ PHPFox)
Lunch
Chris Pleines
(CEO of Zu-Zweit.de)
Kestutis Tirksliunas
(CEO of Skydater / Skydis)
Sang-woo Pai
(CEO of Markt.de)
Final Panel: Mark Brooks
(Publisher of Online Personals Watch)
Party at Brvegel Deluxe
Lunch
Erik Klaassen
(CEO of DatingInsider.nl)
Final Panel
(Michael O'Sullivan)
Michael serves drinks!
Post Event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Alistair Shrimpton
(European Director of Development @ Meetic)
Mark Brooks
(Publisher of Online Personals Watch)
Someone got drunk….Post event Party
(Hosted by Metaflake)
Questions for the Final Panel
Flirt
(Event Sponsors)
Dating Business Professionals
(Networking)
If you've never been to our events before, you will learn a lot about this industry while at the same time make a lot of friends in the business. We trust that you will find this event exciting, fun and a great learning experience. I hope to see you at our next event!
Marc Lesnick
The Conference Organizer
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