ABOUT
We create relevant formats with impact
We see ourselves as a service provider and communications specialist with a global perspective. In doing so, we follow a claim: Decisive things are learned from decision-makers, mature solutions from appointed speakers.
In our formats, we position speakers and partners in the horizon of the traditional media landscape, in the industry public and in social media. With these principles, we have been creating successful platforms in the financial sector and in the areas of digitalisation and sustainability for decades.
What sets us apart
Global Outreach
The world is great - with us you can reach it.
Zeitgeist with Impact
High relevance and topicality characterize our formats. Our impulses are followed by changes.
Top-class Network
A global network built on many years of trustful cooperations.
Not trendsetter but pioneer
Founder Dr. Nader Maleki already knew in 1996 that videoconferencing would be the future. He conducted the world’s first video conference and, at that time, created the most innovative conference experience by connecting to all continents.
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Our History
The beginning of a new era
Dr. Nader Maleki laid the foundation for today’s MALEKI GROUP in 1986. In a time full of opportunities, globalization and visions for the future: with the first International Banking Congress with the support of the German banks to the first brilliant International Frankfurt Bankers Ball in the Alte Oper Frankfurt. In the first 10 years, the group continues to grow – a success story.
1986 – Foundation of the “International Bankers Forum e.V. (IBF)”.
1986 – International Frankfurt Bankers Ball
1987 – Foundation of “SFB – Service für Banken GmbH” (Today’s Maleki Corporate Group)
1990 – Foundation of “Maleki Global 24 GmbH
1991 – European Banking Congress (sold to the dfv media group in 2012)
1991 – Head of the German office of the Association for the Monetary Union of Europe (AMUE)
1993 – Foundation of “The Group of 20 + 1”
1993 – Foundation of “Kunst und Kommerz e.V.
1995 – Founding of the “International Investor Relations Federation GmbH (IIRF)”.
New business models, new clients
European Banking and Technology Fair, the European Banking Congress and much more. MALEKI is becoming an emerging global player in the international finance and communications industry. During these years, the company continues to grow and opens the platform for international business to the German banking scene. With the first global video conference in 1997, the company forms something completely new – global networking through technology. A revolution.
1996 – Foundation of “Maleki Events GmbH & CO. KG”
1997 – Foundation of “Maleki Art of Celebration GmbH
1997 – World Finance Conference Global 24
1998 – Euro Finance Week (sold to the dfv media group in 2012)
1998 – European Banking & Technology Fair
1998 – German Investor Relations Circle Conference
1999 – Welcome to the Euro
2000 – European Asset Management Congress
2000 – European E-Business Days
2000 – €uro Marathon Frankfurt
2001 – European Congress on Global Infrastructure, European Corporate Finance Convention
A time of change
11 September, Euro introduction . Two events that present the company with new challenges. September 11 shakes the world economy and calls globalization into question – an uncertain time for MALEKI. But a new, important development is just around the corner: the introduction of the euro. And MALEKI is at the forefront of bringing the ECB to Frankfurt. An action that even makes it into the Guinness Book of Records. MALEKI also founds the first world conference for women – World Women Work.
2002 – World Women Work
2002 – Futura Mundi
2002 – Topic of the Year
2003 – Strategy Days Baden-Baden
2004 – Export Invest
2005 – Luxembourg Financial Forum
2005 – German Real Estate Forum
2005 – CEIOPS Conference
2006 – Skyline Classics
2006 – Define your European Network
2006 – Private Equity Forum
2006 – European Pensions Funds Congress
2007 – Vienna Finance Congress
2008 – German-Turkish Discussion Forum
2008 – IFC Conference
The modern world
A new global crisis shakes the world of finance and banking: the financial crisis in the USA. It quickly becomes clear that MALEKI must address new topics and implement new, innovative formats in order to meet the Zeitgeist.
2009 – Foundation of “Frankfurt meets Davos” (sold to the dfv media group in 2012)
2009 – The European Sustainability Summit
2010 – Global Business Week
2011 – Foundation of the n-tv Hidden Champion Award
2012 – Sale of 60% of the subsidiary Maleki Communications Group GmbH to dfv Mediengruppe
2012 – Africa Business Week
2012 – German – French Business Day
2013 – German-Italian Business Day
2015 – Sale of the remaining 40% of the subsidiary Maleki Communications Group GmbH to dfv Mediengruppe
Business – as Usual until the day that changed everything.
MALEKI continues to expand its projects, publishes magazines, organises balls and concerts, promotes, builds and shapes. A time of a new upswing and the preparation of the new generation bring together many different skills – until the day that turned everything upside down: The outbreak of the Corona Pandemic.
2017 – Foundation of the “Association of Iranian Banks in Europe – (AIBE) e.V.”
2017 – Future Europe (new edition of the Global 24)
2017- Foundation of the „Global Anti Financial Crime“ Conference
2018 – Private Pension Initiative
2018 – Germany Ghana Investors Forum
2018 – Berlin meets Frankfurt
2018 – Executive Round Table Sustainable Finance
2019 – Milan meets Frankfurt
2019 – Executive Round Table China
2019 – Executive Round Table Africa
2019 – Executive Round Table Renewable Energy
2019 – Frankfurt meets Berlin
2019 – Africa Europe Week
2019 – Foundation of the European Digital Week
2019 – Foundation of the “Frankfurt Rhein Main Circle
2019 – Initiation of the “German Prize for Democracy” award
2020 – Foundation of the “Sustainable Global Capital” World Conference
2020 – Foundation of the conference and the association “Caspian Europe Forum e.V.
The next generation
Today, MALEKI is a company with experience, vision and new products. At its core is always the guiding principle that bringing together ideas and innovation will be at the core of our future-proof way of life. MALEKI picks up on this and establishes the Green Finance and Artificial Intelligence Division to further address the world’s future issues. This is what MALEKI still stands for today: relevance, authenticity and commitment. A promise of quality.
2021 – Foundation of the „Sustainable Global Capital“ Annual Conference
2021 – Foundation of “FUTURE EUROPE SUSTAINABLE SPORTS“
2022 – Initiation of the INGLOSUS Foundation
2022 – Foundation of “INGLOSUS meets Davos“
2022 – Reimagining Bank of the Future: first nationwide, cross-location, hybrid conference
2023 – Foundation of DIGISUSTAIN– the European Sustainability & Tech Festival
2024 – Foundation of German Health and Insurance Summit
2024- Foundation of the Frankfurter Finanzplatzgespräche
2024- First international Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly
2025 – German Transformation Summit
2025 – First SDG Roadshow Germany
Outlook – Celebrating 40 Years MALEKI Group
Our Founder
Dr. Nader Maleki embodies the vision behind the Maleki Group: forging meaningful connections across business, finance, and international diplomacy. As the official Business Ambassador of the City of Frankfurt am Main, he represents the city’s global spirit of dialogue and innovation. With more than four decades of experience, he has built MALEKI into a global platform where senior policymakers, industry leaders, and strategic thinkers converge. Under his leadership, each initiative is rooted in integrity, clarity of purpose, and forward-looking insight—reflecting a commitment not only to communication as a business but to communication as a catalyst for impact.
Awarded
Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of Merit of the State of Hesse
Frankfurt am Main Honorary Plaque
Next Generation
The Maleki Group was founded by Dr. Nader Maleki and built over the years with foresight, integrity, and an international outlook. Today, the company is led by his children, Diana Samira and Darius Nader Maleki, who are guiding it into its next generation.
As a family-owned business, the Maleki Group stands for continuity, responsibility, and long-term vision. The next generation brings international experience and a strong understanding of global developments, ensuring the company’s sustainable evolution.
Together, the siblings uphold the values established by their father while introducing new perspectives – shaping a modern, future-oriented, and responsibly managed corporate development.
Our Commitment
We are involved in numerous organizations in the fields of business, sustainability, science, and culture. Through the regular exchange, we strengthen our network and generate impulses for our formats.
International Bankers Forum
The International Bankers Forum e.V. has more than a thousand personal and institutional members and friends and is Germany’s largest privately initiated and voluntarily organised professional association of the banking and finance industry.
INGLOSUS Stiftung
Caspian Europe Forum
Africa Europe Forum
