On 19 and 20November 2026, the 19th EACVA Bewerterkonferenz takes place at the TitanicChaussee Hotel Berlin. smartZebra is there as a sponsor and exhibitor.
For 19 yearsthe Bewerterkonferenz has been the annual meeting point for valuation expertisein the German-speaking market: two conference days, three keynotes and 24parallel sessions with speakers from Germany and abroad. New this year arededicated tracks on AI and on the valuation of digital assets.
You will findus at our exhibition stand, during the networking breaks and at the networkingdinner at the Friedrichstadt-Palast.
Why we are taking part
A large part ofthe 2026 programme is about precisely the parameters we supply every day.
The sessionscover, among other things, business valuation with several categories of debtand differing credit spreads, implied market risk premia between theory andpractice, international asset pricing and its consequences for beta factor andmarket risk premium, beta prediction using AI, and AI-assisted selection ofpeer group companies. Added to that are the new concept of synergies in IDW S 1(2026 version) and current case law on IDW S 17 and stock market prices.
These are notacademic footnotes. They are the points at which a valuation report gets takenapart in a review or in court. We are there to hear where practice is heading,and to show how these parameters can be derived and documented cleanly.
Where we can help
Come to ourstand if any of these topics are on your desk:
- Beta factors – valuation dates precise to theday, flexible return intervals and reference indices, tax shield, debt beta,on- and off-balance-sheet leasing in the definition of gearing, plus aone-click quality filter
- Peer group selection – AI-assistedpre-selection, followed by your professional judgement, documented
- Market risk premium – the IDW recommended range,the KPMG cost of capital study and Damodaran data side by side
- Credit spreads – terms from 1 to 30 years, byrating and sector-specific, including for differentiated costs of debt
- Risk-free rate – yield curves for more than 50countries, matched to your valuation date
- Country risk premium – for cross-bordervaluations
- Multiples – trailing and forward-lookingmultiples, sector multiples for 20 sectors and over 100 subsectors, SME EBITmultiples for the DACH region
- Documentation – raw data, calculation paths andExcel export for your report
19 years of the Bewerterkonferenz: why the format works
Few eventsbring valuation practice, academia and case law together this closely. The 2026programme runs from the opening keynote "AI for ValuationProfessionals" with Christoph Magnussen, through the live stream fromProf. Aswath Damodaran on "Beat Your Bot – Investing in the Age ofAI", to Prof. Michael Hüther on European competitiveness.
The commonthread is hard to miss: AI is changing how valuation work comes about. What itdoes not change is responsibility for the result. Anyone using AI in valuationneeds data whose origin and calculation they can disclose. That is exactly whatwe would like to discuss with you in Berlin.
The Key Details
Let's talk in Berlin
Bring aspecific question with you. Whether it is relevering beta factors acrossseveral categories of debt, justifying your market risk premium, or documentinga peer group so that it holds up: at our stand we will take the time to workthrough it on real numbers.
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