The new Conference and Exhibition Centre in Cologne - embedded in one of the most attractive city-centre trade fair grounds in the world.
NEW SINCE JUNE 2024
25
4,300
yes
Flexibly separable rooms, connection to exhibition halls, open-air plaza, direct ICE connection, DGNB Platinum certified (targeted)
Congresses, general assemblies, corporate events, trade fairs, political conventions
Our spaces
| Area: | Row: | Classroom: | Banquet round tables: | Banquet long tables: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confex PlazaDetails | 5,600 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| ConfexhallDetails | 4,812 m2 | 4,330Seating plan | 2,998Seating plan | 3,360Seating plan | - |
| Confexhall | Foyer SüdDetails | 1,970 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| Confexhall | Foyer WestDetails | 670 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| Confexhall | Foyer NordDetails | 698 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| Confexhall section 1Details | 647 m2 | 540Seating plan | 300Seating plan | 390Seating plan | - |
| Confexhall section 2Details | 899 m2 | 804Seating plan | 446Seating plan | 660Seating plan | - |
| Confexhall section 3Details | 3,255 m2 | 3,208Seating plan | 1,946Seating plan | 2,490Seating plan | - |
| Level 1 | Room ADetails | 94 m2 | 90Seating plan | 54Seating plan | 50Seating plan | - |
| Level 1 | Room BDetails | 96 m2 | 96Seating plan | 54Seating plan | 50Seating plan | - |
| Level 1 | Room CDetails | 96 m2 | 96Seating plan | 54Seating plan | 50Seating plan | - |
| Level 1 | Room DDetails | 95 m2 | 90Seating plan | 54Seating plan | 50Seating plan | - |
| Level 1 | Room EDetails | 44 m2 | 40Seating plan | 24Seating plan | 20Seating plan | - |
| Level 1 | Room FDetails | 27 m2 | 12Seating plan | - | - | - |
| Level 1 | Room GDetails | 31 m2 | 16Seating plan | - | - | - |
| Level 1 | Room HDetails | 27 m2 | 12Seating plan | - | - | - |
| Level 1 | Room IDetails | 27 m2 | 12Seating plan | - | - | - |
| Level 1 | Room KDetails | 31 m2 | 16Seating plan | - | - | - |
| Level 2 | Room MDetails | 195 m2 | 200Seating plan | 128Seating plan | 120Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room NDetails | 205 m2 | 200Seating plan | 144Seating plan | 120Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room M+NDetails | 400 m2 | 400Seating plan | 272Seating plan | 240Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room PDetails | 205 m2 | 200Seating plan | 142Seating plan | 120Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room QDetails | 195 m2 | 200Seating plan | 128Seating plan | 120Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room P+QDetails | 400 m2 | 400Seating plan | 240Seating plan | 240Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room RDetails | 60 m2 | 64Seating plan | 40Seating plan | 30Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room SDetails | 86 m2 | 96Seating plan | 56Seating plan | 60Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room TDetails | 86 m2 | 96Seating plan | 56Seating plan | 60Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room UDetails | 56 m2 | 49Seating plan | 30Seating plan | 20Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room VDetails | 95 m2 | 96Seating plan | 54Seating plan | 40Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room WDetails | 96 m2 | 96Seating plan | 60Seating plan | 40Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room XDetails | 96 m2 | 96Seating plan | 60Seating plan | 96Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Room YDetails | 94 m2 | 96Seating plan | 54Seating plan | 40Seating plan | - |
| Level 2 | Foyer SüdDetails | 574 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| Level 2 | Foyer West 1Details | 123 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| Level 2 | Foyer West 2Details | 123 m2 | - | - | - | - |
| Level 2 | Foyer NordDetails | 146 m2 | - | - | - | - |
Food service
Whether it is a seminar, a conference or a general shareholders’ meeting. Whether it is a trade fair or a unique event in which you create a genuine experience: We work with our catering partners to look after the physical well-being of your guests and visitors – offering delights in all variations, from tiny helpings of finger foods to expansive buffets.
Our partner in the Confex:
Koelncongress Gastronomie GmbH
Phone: +49 151 19 79 15 65
sales.confex@koelncongress-gastro.de
www.koelncongress-gastronomie.de
Event requests
Are you an event planner looking to book your event at one of our locations? Or are you an exhibitor at one of Koelnmesse’s trade fair events in search of suitable premises to complement your stand during the trade fair?
From brainstorming and developing a powerful experience concept to all organisational issues, our sales team is available at sales@koelncongress.de to help you make sure your event receives the attention it deserves.
Or submit your non-binding event request here.
Your contacts
Location
The Confex is embedded in the southwest section of the Koelnmesse grounds and is located right next to the ICE train station Köln Messe / Deutz.
Confex
Messeplatz 1
D-50679 Cologne
Arrival
The Confex is directly connected to international airports and transportation hubs via the ICE train station “Köln Messe / Deutz”:
- Brussels: approx. 2 hours (Eurostar)
- Paris: approx. 3 hours (Eurostar)
- London: approx. 4 hours (Eurostar / ICE)
From the central station / cathedral:
Railway lines S6, S11, S12 or S13 (towards Köln-Nippes, Neuss or Worringen) to the “Köln Messe / Deutz” station.
From there it is about a 2-minute walk to the Confex.
Three international airports in the region can be reached directly via the ICE train station “Köln Messe / Deutz”:
- Frankfurt / Main Airport: 60 minutes drive
- Düsseldorf Airport: 30 minutes drive
- Cologne / Bonn Airport: 15 minutes drive
From Cologne / Bonn Airport:
Railway line S19 (towards Düren) to the “Köln Messe / Deutz” station.
From there it is about a 2-minute walk to the Confex.
Ten motorways converge in Cologne. Directly at the Confex, six parking levels on the roofs of the adjacent halls and the newly built car park offer a total of more than 15,000 parking spaces within walking distance of the Confex. Separate VIP and press parking spaces are of course available.
Tip: The NUNAV navigation app is available free of charge to help you get to your parking space with as little traffic as possible. NUNAV is a collaborative navigation system with real-time traffic forecasts that update every second. It uses artificial intelligence to distribute traffic across the entire road network and not just a few main routes. The system guides you directly to your free event parking space while helping you avoiding traffic in the process.
History
Perfectly on schedule, after almost three years of construction, the time has come: the Confex will open with a ceremonial act on 28 June 2024! The event business will start seamlessly in the following months. And the event calendar is already well filled beyond that.
The trade fair, congress and event location strengthens Koelnmesse as an international industry and trade meeting point as well as an economic factor for the metropolis and the region. In addition, from 2024, Confex will enable Cologne to bring together more than 6,200 congress guests in one place for the first time, 4,300 in the Confexhall alone – in a flexible, fully digitalised space that allows live and hybrid events at a world-class level.
Looking back
The foundation stone for Confex was laid on 24 August 2021 and was celebrated together with the opening of the new Hall 1. The building owner of the 150-million-euro project is Koelnmesse, which is building the Confex on the Koelnmesse site in direct connection to Halls 1 and 2.2 as part of the major ‘Koelnmesse 3.0’ project. The Confex is being built to the highest sustainability standards and is aiming for platinum certification from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).
An important milestone in one of the most ambitious construction projects in the history of Koelnmesse was reached on 21 November 2022: at the topping-out ceremony for the new Confex, Mona Neubaur, Deputy Minister-President of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, and Gerald Böse, Managing Director of Koelnmesse, celebrated with politicians, business leaders and many of those involved in the construction.