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Süddeutsche Zeitung Economic Summit 2019 Gemeinsam stark – Strong together! 11 –13 November 2019 – Hotel Adlon, Berlin
Kurt Kister Editor-in-Chief Süddeutsche Zeitung SZ Economic Summit 2019 Gemeinsam stark – Strong together! between employers and employees, poor and rich, young and old, men and women. Rarely has the subject of “How to manage properly?” taken on such importance as today in times of great 3 Dear ladies and gentlemen, change. Once again, we expect more than 60 top- Editorial class speakers and panelists, including heads of This year, I am looking forward particularly to the global companies, leading women and men from economic summit of the Süddeutsche Zeitung in medium-sized businesses, academics, but also Berlin in November. We are now meeting for the many politicians, ministers and heads of govern- 13th time, and although this number is sup- ment. For the opening, we decided on a double posed to represent misfortune, we rather regard presentation for the first time: the Bavarian Min- it as a good omen. There are enough reasons for ister President Markus Söder (CSU) and his coun- concern at the moment, as the disorder in the terpart from Lower Saxony Stephan Weil (SPD) world seems to be increasing all the time. So, a will sound out how much common ground there little confidence will be good towards the end of still is between the formerly prominent popular the year, and we hope to strengthen that confi- parties. And they will show that the strength of dence at our summit. In any case, we want to in- the country still lies in its regions. form and enlighten, because that is our major Of course, we are currently in contact with for- objective year upon year: We want to bring you, eign heads of government as well; many presi- dear friends of the SZ, together with managers dents, prime ministers and important officials and entrepreneurs, with politicians and academ- have spoken and engaged in discussions at the ics as well as with other prominent figures from SZ economic summits in recent years. You can Germany and abroad. find out more about this on our constantly up- This year‘s summit will be held under the motto: dated summit homepage at www.szwirtschafts- “Strong together!” This appeal is sorely needed. gipfel. de. We are holding on to the concept of We live in a time of contrasts and demarcations. the conference: we do not want to stage a large- In Germany, commonalities have diminished, scale event, but to provide a forum for discus- coalitions are becoming more difficult, polarisers sion, reflection and exchange. Two festive din- are gaining ground. Europe is also deeply divid- ners with special guests round off the offer. As ed. People flee Africa at the risk of their lives – Editor-in-Chief of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the and are still not welcome here. The Middle East highest-circulation quality newspaper with na- remains a powder keg, the Iran crisis is worsen- tional distribution in Germany, I would be de- ing. China is positioning itself against the old lighted if you could join us – for one day or for West, both politically as well as economically. In the USA, Donald Trump continues to pursue his nationalist course; for which his followers, who have not diminished, celebrate him. But also in our everyday lives we experience a lot of distrust time and again. No, of course this distrust does not dominate everything; people work to- gether well, and it is often fun to achieve things together with others. Not everything is running smoothly between the bosses and workforces, Kurt Kister
• Three congress days and three evening events with a variety of formats, exciting people and many opportunities for networking • No parallel sessions, one stage only for all crucial topics • No long-winded speeches – controversial discussions instead • More than 60 international top speakers • A unique atmosphere at one of the best hotels in the world • Our guests: mingle with more than 400 top representatives of the German and international world of business • Warm-up to the congress on Sunday with a start-up pitch followed by a welcome party in the Kalkscheune • Talk evening in the Adlon Ballroom on Monday: entertainment by SZ‘s Chief Business Editor Marc Beise and his guests from culture and sports • Night of the European Economy at the Museum for Communication on Tuesday with a formal dinner speech followed by an interview • Flexible options to participate: join our conference for three days or shorter – whatever fits you and your schedule Register now at: www.sz-wirtschaftsgipfel.de/en/anmeldung/
SZ Economic Summit 2019 Germany‘s major economic congress: expand and maintain your network in business and politics The SZ Economic Summit is a forum for the major debates that move business and politics. We talk about the current challenges and opportunities for companies in Germany and Europe, about digitisation and innovation, about major political decisions and current events – and what this means for us. All this embracing our motto “Strong together!”
SZ Economic Summit 2019 Three compact days in the capital: discuss what really moves you At the SZ economic summit, the discussions on the panels are just as important as the discussions on the fringes – in the breaks, at lunch and at the evening events. Engage with other guests and benefit directly from their experience, cultivate your networks and forge contacts. The congress brings together people from a wide variety of backgrounds, from representatives of large companies to family entrepre- neurs and aspiring founders. By using our congress app, you can address all participants directly and arrange to meet at the coffee bar.
SZ Economic Summit 2019 More than a congress: enjoy exclusive evenings at special locations If you are also interested in issues beyond the economy, then you are at the right event with us! Just as the Süddeutsche Zeitung offers you more than just a business section, our congress offers more than just debates on business subjects at the evening events. On Sunday, we will start with a welcome party at the Kalkscheune, on Monday, SZ Chief Business Editor Marc Beise will entertain with a talk in the converted ballroom of the Adlon, and the festive „Night of the European Economy“ at the Museum for Commu- nication will be the highlight of the SZ economic summit on Tuesday. All evening events are included in the congress ticket.
12 The programme The programme * Subject to change prior to the start of the congress. Information on the confirmation of further speakers and the updated programme will be provided on www.sz-wirtschaftsgipfel.de/en/, where you can also subscribe to our newsletter.
Sunday START-UP-NIGHT 10 November 2019 5.00 pm - Registration of the participants at Hotel Adlon 8.00 pm (possible also on the other days of the congress) from START-UP-NIGHT 7.00 pm The evening will highlight the German start-up 13 scene. To kick off the congress, we invite our The programme participants, especially those taking part for the first time, to join us at the Kalkscheune in Berlin-Mitte to ring in the congress. “The Future of German start-ups” a conversation with Frank Thelen / Freigeist Capital Summiteers – Germany’s best start-ups Six young companies present themselves with a presented by pitch. The guests select the winner via app. Midnight Currywurst Location: Kalkscheune Berlin
Monday DIGITAL-DAY 11 November 2019 11.00 Introduction to the congress Marc Beise, Ulrich Schäfer / am Süddeutsche Zeitung 11.11 Welcome address Wolfgang Krach / 14 am Süddeutsche Zeitung The programme 11.15 Opening: What policies do companies Markus Söder / am need? A dispute Minister President of Bavaria Stephan Weil / Minister President of Lower Saxony 12.15 Panel 1: The world in upheaval – strong together? Ana Brnabić / pm Security experts, politicians and CEOs discuss current Prime Minister of Serbia developments in Germany, Europe and the world. Dieter Kempf / Federation of German Industries) Angelique Renkhoff-Mücke / Warema Michael Sen / Siemens 1.00 Networking-Lunch pm 2.00 Keynote + Q&A Armin Laschet / Minister pm President of North Rhine- Westphalia 2.30 Panel 2: Digital Germany – what needs to change? Markus Haas / Telefónica pm • When will Germany really go digital? Deutschland Holding • Have China and Silicon Valley already won Philipp Justus / Google the race? Ramona Pop / Senator • Do we need a new digital societal system? for Economics Berlin Gillian Tans / Booking.com Frank Thelen / Freigeist Capital 3.15 Interview: The future of the German automotive Ola Källenius / Daimler pm industry 3.45 Networking-Break pm
4.00 Speed dating: Pioneers of digital change Including: pm • Four founders, four success stories, seven Zoe Adamovicz / minutes each Fifth Force / NEUFUND • What are the secrets of their success? Bastian Nominacher / Celonis • What can others learn? Julian Teicke / wefox Germany 15 The programme 4.45 Panel 3: Digital health – medical care of tomorrow Including: pm • What is currently changing in the healthcare Daniel Nathrath / Ada Health industry? Stefan Vilsmeier / Brainlab • Does digitisation keep us healthy longer? Christiane Woopen / University • Are we all soon to be transparent patients? of Cologne / Data Ethics Commission of the Federal Government 5.30 Panel 4: Cyberwars and hackers – Including: pm how can we protect ourselves? Paul Kaffsack / Myra Security • What does the web know about us all? Uwe Peter / Cisco Germany • How can we protect ourselves – as a business and Arne Schönbohm / as an individual? Federal Office for Information • What kind of world will our children live in? Security 6.15 End of the Digital Day pm 7.30 Reception in the foyer of the Ballroom pm 8.00 Dinner and talk evening Joe Bausch / doctor, actor pm Gemeinsam stark – Strong together! and author in the Ballroom of Hotel Adlon Friedrich Curtius / DFB Laura Karasek / Lawyer, Author and presenter
Tuesday CHANGE-DAY 12 November 2019 9.00 Mixed double: Lead like a world champion – Philipp Lahm / Philipp Lahm am what managers can learn from top athletes. Holding / DFB Euro Kira Walkenhorst / Beach Volleyball World Champion 16 9.30 Panel 5: Women on supervisory boards – the PLAN W panel Ann-Kristin Achleitner / The programme am • Why exactly is it better to have more women Technical University of Munich on supervisory boards? Beate Heraeus / • How do you find the right candidates? Senckenberg Gesellschaft • And above all: how do you lead properly? für Naturforschung Manuela Rousseau / Beiersdorf 10.30 Networking-Break am 11.15 Introduction and Q&A: Peter Altmaier / am A regulatory policy for the digital age Federal Economics Minister 11.30 Panel 6: How do medium-sized companies manage Sabine Herold / DELO am the digital transformation? Robert Mayr / DATEV • What problems do medium-sized companies Florian Resatsch / face with digitisation? VC/O – Viessmann Group • How can a business transform successfully? Katja Windt / SMS group • What kind of employees does this new age of digitisation require? 12.10 Introduction and Q&A: Greening the economy – Svenja Schulze / pm how can we conquer climate change? Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety 12.35 Panel 7: Corporate social responsibility – Nanda Bergstein / Tchibo pm what needs to change? Ralph Hamers / ING Group • Market and morals – how do they go together? Dirk Roßmann / • How much social involvement can a company handle in Dirk Roßmann day-to-day business? Joachim Schreiner / • The Kaeser case: should CEOs express political views? Salesforce 1.15 Networking-Lunch pm 2.15 The aviation summit: how will we fly in the future? Sir Tim Clark / Emirates pm Carsten Spohr / Deutsche Lufthansa
2.45 Panel 8: Do we have to be afraid of China? Sami Atiya / ABB Robotics pm • How powerful is the People‘s Republic today? Holger Engelmann / Webasto • How do you conduct business in China? Stefan Schaible / Roland • How do Chinese investors operate in Germany? Berger David Wang / Huawei 17 Germany The programme 3.30 Mixed double: Family business – Rudolf Delius / pm an exchange between father and daughter C.A. Delius & Söhne Verena Pausder / HABA Digital 4.00 pm Networking-Break 4.30 Panel 9: Life without a car of your own – a viable option? Including: pm • Will the German car industry survive – and how? Vinzenz Pflanz / SIXT • How powerful are alternative business models? Autovermietung • Do we actually still need cars? Günther Schuh / e.GO Mobile Katharina Wagner / Oply 5.15 Panel 10: Digital education – Birgit Bohle / pm are our children learning the right things? Deutsche Telekom • Are German schools ready for digitisation? Philipp Depiereux / • Programming lessons and what else? etventure • How do we protect our children from the Anja Karliczek / Federal internet madness? Minister of Education and Research Anne Kjær Riechert / ReDI School of Digital Integration 6.00 pm End of the Change Day 7.00 pm Reception at the German Museum for Communication 7.30 Night of the European Economy Robert Habeck / pm at the Museum for Communication Party Leader ALLANCE 90/THE GREENS Dresscode: business casual presented by
Wednesday FUTURE-DAY 13 November 2019 9.00 One-on-one talk Volkmar Denner / Robert Bosch am 9.30 Panel 11: The virtual bank of tomorrow Including: 18 am • The great banking crisis – who will survive? Albrecht Kiel / VISA • How financial transactions are changing Hermann J. Merkens / Aareal Bank The programme • Cash, cards, apps – what do people need? Miriam Wohlfarth / RatePAY 10.15 Cross-examination Rolf Schrömgens / trivago am 10.30 Speed dating: Products of the future Including: am • Entrepreneurs present their innovative products, Miriam Haerst / Kumovis in seven minutes each Stephan Schambach / NewStore 10.45 Panel 12: New Space – Bulent Altan / Mynaric am innovation through aerospace Marco Fuchs / OHB • How good are Europeans really? Claudia Kessler / Initiator of the • Aerospace, a driver of innovation ‚First Femal German Astronaut‘ • Life in space – the latest trends Oliver Steil / TeamViewer 11.30 Networking Break am Please visit our website at www.sz-wirtschaftsgipfel.de for updated information on confirmed speakers. 12.00 Panel 13: Can climate change still be stopped? Daniela Jacob / Climate Service pm • How long do we have – the final countdown Center Germany (GERICS) • How expensive should/ may energy become? Rolf Martin Schmitz / RWE • How much market can the environment Jean-Dominique Senard / Renault handle? Franziska Wessel / Fridays for Future 12.45 Final keynote and Q&A: A reform agenda for Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer / pm Germany leader of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) / Federal Minister of Defence The programme is subject to changes and additions. 1.15 Closing of the congress Marc Beise, Ulrich Schäfer / pm Süddeutsche Zeitung 2.00 Networking Lunch pm 3.00 End of the congress pm
The speakers presented by authors from Süddeutsche Zeitung 20 The speakers ANN-KRISTIN ACHLEITNER ZOE ADAMOWICZ Some call her the most knows what founders need. powerful woman in the She herself has already German economy, she founded several compa- wouldn‘t confirm that. nies. She co-founded Ann-Kristin Achleitner Neufund, a blockchain- (born 1966) is modest as a based investing & fundrai- person, but self-confident sing platform. The Blockchain as a manager. She holds a stock exchange issues and double doctorate in economics trades tokens rather than shares. and law and is a professor at the Technical University of The start-up from Berlin wants to democratize start-up Munich with a research focus on venture capital. And she is funding and investing. Zoe initially tried her talents in arts, probably the most prominent member of the state‘s supervi- however, she discovered that it is entrepreneurship where sory board. She knows how corporations tick. Marc Beise she feels the best. Elisabeth Dostert BULENT ALTAN PETER ALTMAIER The space engineer, born in born in 1958, is considered ler 1977, set out to repair a one of Chancellor Angela desregierung-Kug Falcon 1 rocket on Kwajalein Merkel’s closest advisors. Island in the South Pacific He was Federal Minister of more than a decade ago. On the Environment, Head of Bun 28 September 2008, the craft the Federal Chancellery and © took off into space flawlessly – was put in charge of the the first successful Space-X Federal Ministry for Economic launch. After studying Computer Affairs and Energy in 2018. The Science and Astronautics at the TU Munich and Stanford, Bulent passionate European born in Saarland, however, has Altan was hired by Elon Musk in 2004. Since then, he has also increasingly been grappling with transatlantic relations as worked for Airbus and founded a venture capital firm to finance of late, with trade matters mainly. Michael Bauchmüller start-ups in the space industry. Since March of this year, he has been in charge of Mynaric, a company developing satellite platforms for laser communication networks in Weßling near Munich. The father of two children is married to an American author. Dieter Sürig
SAMI ATIYA NANDA BERGSTEIN Born in 1964, he is respon- „Where are the changes?“ sible for the Robotics and asks Nanda Bergstein (born Drives Division as a member in 1979) in view of the of the ABB Group Executive devastating consequences Board. The Swiss group of our lifestyle. The Director wants to robots into of Corporate Responsibility hospitals and labs. Atiya at Tchibo is concerned about joined the company in 2016. working conditions in the From 1997 to 2015, he held textile industry. She already dealt management positions in the Siemens Group. He also worked with the conditions during her studies and as an employee for Harald Balzer & Partner, Robert Bosch and the Fraunhofer of an NGO and consulting firm before she went to Tchibo. Institute for Information and Data Processing. Atiya holds an Caspar Dohmen MBA from MIT. He received his doctorate in electrical enginee- 21 ring from the University of Wuppertal in the field of robotics, The speakers sensor technology and data processing. Hendrik Munsberg BIRGIT BOHLE ANA BRNABIĆ born in 1973, took up the Born in 1975 in Belgrade, the positions Chief Human business economist was the Resources Officer and first woman to be elected Labour Director of Serbian Prime Minister in Deutsche Telekom AG on 1 June 2017. Only a year January 2019. Previously, earlier, after working in the she had served in a number private sector, she had been of management positions at appointed to the cabinet as Deutsche Bahn AG in Bonn for Minister. As a political career many years. Most recently, she had been responsible for changer, she remains independent until now. She has long-distance rail traffic and looking after the ICE and IC focused her work on household renovation and digitisation fleets of the company since 2015. Bohle moved from in order to keep Serbia on course in the EU. Peter Münch McKinsey to Deutsche Bahn in 2007. In 2011 she became head of DB Sales. Bohle recalibrated business in line with online offers. Markus Balser SIR TIM CLARK FRIEDRICH CURTIUS He was a member of the born in 1976, studied law in founding team of Emirates Heidelberg and attained his and helped shape its doctorate in 2004. In 2006, development into the he joined the German largest international airline. Football Association (DFB). Clark has been President of In 2008 he became office Emirates Airline since 2003. manager for the later Clark’s word carries weight with president Wolfgang Niersbach. airlines and manufacturers alike. Since 2016, Curtius has been Competitors such as Lufthansa are watching Emirates’ rise Secretary General of the DFB. His motto: “Football is a with suspicion. They demand that free market access be cultural asset that we must protect”. Caspar Busse restricted for the airline from Dubai. Jens Flottau
RUDOLF DELIUS VOLKMAR DENNER born in 1953, runs the textile born in 1956, studied group in the ninth genera- physics in Stuttgart and tion alongside his cousin then joined the Robert and proves that change is Bosch Group in 1986, the success. “The art lies in largest automotive supplier identifying the customer in the world. He has been who is unaware that he Chairman of the Board of actually needs any textiles,” Management since 2012. The says Delius. He has prepared well enthusiastic motorcyclist is for his succession. After completing his schooling in currently struggling hard: profits are falling, sales are Bielefeld, Delius studied economics in Cambridge, worked stagnating, jobs are in danger, and the switch to electric for the investment bank J.P. Morgan and the oil company BP mobility is making it difficult for the Swabian. „The tailwind 22 before joining the family business in 1982. Elisabeth Dostert is gone,“ Denner recently noted with resignation. Caspar Busse The speakers PHILIPP DEPIEREUx HOLGER ENGELMANN Born in 1977, he founded his When Holger Engelmann, a own consulting firm business administration basto Group following his business graduate, transferred from studies. He Mannesmann to Webasto © We successfully restructured more than ten years ago, the the film manufacturer family business from alesco as their CEO. In 2010, Stockdorf was known he founded etventure, a digital predominantly for producing consultancy and cradle for roofs and parking heaters. A few start-ups, which develops digital business models for large years ago, Engelmann identified electric mobility as the next corporations and medium-sized companies. As ChangeRider big trend. At present, he and his company are entering the (non-profit model), he conducts conversations with success- market for battery systems and charging solutions. Engelmann ful companies in an e-car. etventure has been part of the thus demonstrates that a company founded as early as 1901 consulting company EY since 2017, where Depiereux is also can still develop startup-type characteristics – especially when a partner. Helmut Martin-Jung it comes to new areas of future business. Thomas Fromm MARCO FUCHS MARKUS HAAS He would love to fly into born in 1972, started his space. „When commercial career in the legal affairs Projects like Virgin and regulatory division at Galactic are mature,“ he Telefónica in Germany in said, 57, once the SZ, 1998 - at that time Viag „then I would take such a Interkom- after his legal flight to be considered“. So studies. Since 2017, Haas far is for the boss of the has been CEO of Telefónica Bremer Space company so at the Deutschland Holding AG, the launch pad end. The listed family company has been company in his hometown of Munich. In terms of internal building space components since 1985 and satellites, digitisation, the hobby chef banks on ideas from the squad. initially for the German space laboratory Spacelab, later Katharina Kutsche weather-, spying- and Galileo navigation satellites. Now Fuchs has also Moon ambitions. Dieter Sürig
ROBERT HABECK MIRIAM HAERST born in Lübeck in 1969, is the has a vision: she wants to man of hope for the Greens. enable a bone implant to be adine Stegemann Since January 2018, he has manufactured for a patient at been leading the party the hospital – on the spot, alongside Annalena during an operation. In order ©N Baerbock. Many believe he to advance towards this goal, could be the first Green the graduate engineer Chancellor of Germany. Habeck co-founded Kumovis in 2017. The is actually a writer. “Writing was my start-up develops 3D printers, life before it became politics,” he says. In 2009, he fought his specialising, for example, in building prototypes or implants way into the federal state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein. Tobias Bug Until 2018, he was Deputy Prime Minister of Schleswig-Hol- stein and Minister for Energy, Agriculture, Environment and 23 Rural Areas. Habeck is married to writer Andrea Paluch and has The speakers four children. Silvia Liebrich RALPH HAMERS BEATE HERAEUS born in 1966, radically trims 67, has been advocating the Dutch financial group better teacher training for ING in order to set it up more than 30 years. The digitally. When he became economist started her CEO of the major bank in career at Roland Berger & 2013 at the age of 46, this Partner and worked for the caused some excitement in company “Teutonia AG the Netherlands. Hamers is Zementwerk Hannover”, run by involved in the German market her family. She is president of through its subsidiary ING-Diba, the third-largest German Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and, since private bank. Meike Schreiber 2011, Chairwoman of the Heraeus Educational Foundation. Lea Hampel SABINE HEROLD DANIELA JACOB knows a thing or two about What are the consequences connections that last – in of global warming? Daniela hristian Schmid more ways than one. Delo, Jacob, born in 1961, takes the company she and her on this question every day. husband own, produces She is one of Germany’s ©C industrial adhesives that leading climate resear- are used, for example, to chers. For several years now, bond sensors in mobile phones Jacob has been Director of the or cars. As a member of the Climate Service Center in Ham- Presidential Board of the BDI (The Federation of German burg, which is part of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht. Industries), she does not only concern herself with her own With a doctorate in meteorology, she also teaches as a interests, but also with those of medium-sized companies in visiting professor at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. general. Elisabeth Dostert Julian Erbersdobler
PHILIPP JUSTUS PAUL KAFFSACK born in 1970, has been in born 1981, is co-founder of charge of all business of the the German technology Google Internet corpora- manufacturer Myra tion across Germany, Security. Since 2013, the Austria and Switzerland company has been since May 2013. Previously, protecting websites from the business economist online attacks with its worked for the auction platform services. Customers include eBay in various positions for ten the car rental company Sixt and years. In the 2000s, he helped build the company in the Baur mail order company. Politicians also trust in Europe, among other things. Justus started his career as a Kaffsack’s services: he thus protects the federal government consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Helmut Martin-Jung websites and was in charge of keeping the online presence 24 secure at the G7 summit in Elmau. In his job, Kaffsack travels the globe, from Silicon Valley to London. Here, he attends The speakers and speaks at conferences. Kaffsack has been a digital entrepreneur for almost 20 years. Victor Gojdka OLA KäLLENIUS LAURA KARASEK As Chairman of the Board of Her father, Hellmuth Karasek, Management of the Daimler was a culture journalist and © Gaby erster Group, Ola Källenius, born critic known from TV, radio G in 1969, stands for cultural and “Der Spiegel” (news change. Previously, the magazine), which she never company management tried to hide. And why would motto was: keep ‘em she – her own career is entertained with a cool show impressive in itself. Born in and big talk. The new guy leads Hamburg in 1982, she is an author, the automobile company differently. He is a no-nonsense a columnist and a presenter and generally pretty eccentric. business economist with a great grasp of technology and Karasek says about herself: “I love adrenalin, poetry, men with great restraint. Max Hägler chest hair, prosecco and abysses. And winning in casinos is just as much fun as winning in court.” The latter is not actually a joke, as Laura Karasek, besides her other roles, also works as a lawyer for a large commercial law firm in Frankfurt. Marc Beise ANJA KARLICZEK DIETER KEMPF Initially, the Catholic (born in 66, President of the Federa- 1971) from Ibbenbüren in tion of German Industries Westphalia was a popular (BDI) since 2017, unites target of ridicule. She was burgers and IT: at a young called the Minister of age, he worked for Blunders. Since then, more McDonald’s and was and more praise has been promoted to branch manager voiced. Federal Minister of during his business studies. Education Anja Karliczek (CDU), After graduating, he worked as an bank clerk, hotel manager, business economist, has been auditor before joining the Datev software company in 1991. able to report her first achievements, including the Five years later, he became Chairman of the Executive Board billion-dollar pact for science between the national and the – a position he held for 20 years. Today, digitisation is still federal state governments. Thomas Öchsner close to his heart. Henrike Roßbach
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CLAUDIA KESSLER ALBRECHT KIEL For years, as head of the As Regional Director of Bremen recruiting company Central Europe for the HE Space, she placed top card provider Visa, the engineers with space former manager faces a companies, then Claudia tough Kessler dedicated herself to challenge: he is to woo a new mission: After Germany over the cash-loving had already sent eleven male Germans to electronic space travelers into space, it was payment amongst other things. time for a German astronaut to finally fly into space, she The growing turnover in online trading and the ever-incre- thought and founded the „Astronautin“ initiative in 2016. In asing popularity of payment cards in Germany support 2017, together with the German Aerospace Center and the him in his task. Kiel was once CEO of the insurance 26 Airbus Group, she selected two candidates. However, there is company Direct Line and of Allianz Direct. He joined the no start date yet. Dieter Sürig world’s largest payment provider in 2015. The speakers Jan Willmroth ANNE KJæR RIECHERT ANNEGRET born in 1983, runs the ReDI KRAMP-KARRENBAUER ron School in Berlin, a place for has been leader of the CDU aurence Chape refugees and migrants to (Christian Democratic acquire or deepen their IT Union) since December knowledge. The Dane 2018 and also assumed the DU L speaks five languages and office of Federal Minister of ©C has already founded multiple Defence in July 2019. She social start-ups. Prior to her was born in Völklingen in 1962 career as an entrepreneur, she and has been a member of the CDU worked as a corporate social responsibility consultant, since 1981. In 1999, she joined the federal state parliament including for Samsung. Helmut Martin-Jung of Saarland, and became Germany’s first female Minister of the Interior in 2000. Following the Bundestag elections in 2017, she left the Saarbrücken state government for the position of CDU Secretary General in Berlin. She is married and has three children. Nico Fried PHILIPP LAHM ROBERT MAYR 36, was one of the most He challenges the outdated successful German footballers. image of a tax advisor and © Nadine Rupp As captain, he led the German auditor with an electric national team to win the guitar manufactured by World Cup title and FC Bayern Squier. Robert Mayr, born Munich to the Champions in Munich in 1966, studied League victory. He won the business administration and Bundesliga eight times and the holds a doctorate. He worked DFB Cup six times. Spanish star coach for the Berlin Treuhandanstalt Pep Guardiola once said he was “the most intelligent player I have (privatisation agency for East German assets) and later for ever coached”. Lahm was considered a player with great the Deloitte auditing company. The hobby musician, who leadership skills. He finished his career in 2017. Since then, likes to jam with his employees from time to time, has things have become noticeably more turbulent in and around the relocated to Nuremberg in the meantime: since 2016, he FC Bayern team. Lahm is shareholder in companies such as Sixtus has been Chairman of the Executive Board of the software (body care products) and Schneekoppe (foodstuffs). Harald Freiberger company and IT service provider DATEV. Katharina Kutsche
HERMANN J. MERKENS DANIEL NATHRATH is what you could call an ‘old 47, is a lawyer by training hand’. The current CEO of and son of an ophthalmolo- Aareal Bank joined the gist. He worked at various business world in 1985, internet start-ups, before with Deutsche Bank at the co-founding a digital health time. After a short intermis- guide with a human sion at Deutsche Interhotel biologist in 2011. They were Holding, he found his way to joined by a medical doctor a Aareal Bank as early as 1999 and little later. Three years ago, they became a member of the Management Board in 2013. For launched the Ada Health app: its goal is to help users about four years now, he has also been serving as CEO of the diagnose illnesses using artificial intelligence. Kristiana Ludwig bank. Nils Wischmeyer 27 The speakers BASTIAN NOMINACHER VERENA PAUSDER Born in 1984, he and his The digital education of co-founders Martin Klenk children is close to her © Kim Keibel and Alexander Rinke have heart. With her Haba achieved something many Digital Workshops project people in Germany can supported by industrial only dream of: his company partners, such as aerospace Celonis is a unicorn – a company Airbus, Verena start-up with a market value of Pausder has therefore more than one billion dollars. dedicated herself to supporting Celonis uses artificial intelligence to scrutinise digital children and pupils. Here, they can learn about the basics of processes within companies and to identify weak spots and digitisation in a playful environment. Pausder, who lives in bottlenecks Helmut Martin-Jung Berlin with her family, has founded several companies, including Fox & Sheep, who provide apps and online games for children, the majority of which she has sold to the toy manufacturer Haba. Caspar Busse UWE PETER RAMONA POP born 1966 is a bridge Born in Timisoara, Romania builder: He wants to build a in 1977, the member of The bridge between the Greens (Die Grünen) has engineering nation of been on the front line of Germany and the digital Berlin local politics from future. Peter has known early on. Pop moved to Cisco‘s customers for years. Germany with her parents in In 1999, he joined the IT 1988. She studied political company – and in the course of his sciences in Münster and Berlin. career, he has dealt with public clients as well as medi- From 2009, she was faction leader of The Greens in Berlin’s um-sized companies. „There must not only be ‚smart cities‘, local parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus) for seven years. In we also need ‚smart regions‘,“ says Uwe Peter. Before December 2016, she became a mayor of Berlin and Senator joining Cisco, Peter worked for the industrial giant Siemens. for Economics and Energy in the capital’s Red-Red-Green Victor Gojdka senate administration. Jens Schneider
ANGELIQUE FLORIAN RESATSCH RENKHOFF-MüCKE The Berlin-based VC/O 56, knows her way around company is part of the light and shade. She is CEO Viessmann Group and of Warema Renkhoff SE, a focuses on the topics of specialist in sun shading. digital transformation, As a family entrepreneur, new business and smart she embodies what she living. Florian Resatch has herself misses in politics: been its CEO since the arguing a clear-cut position. She beginning of 2018. He was has been a member of the new Digital Council of the co-founder of the mobile marketing network radcarpet, Confederation of German Employers’ Association (BDA) which was acquired by Ströer Media AG in 2013. He also since the beginning of April and serves as one of the founded several other companies. Julian Erbersdobler 28 chairpersons. Elisabeth Dostert The speakers DIRK ROSSMANN MANUELA ROUSSEAU At the beginning of the 70s, born in Neumünster in 1955, he opened his first drug- is one of the most experi- enriette Pogoda store in Hanover. After enced women on the Schlecker went bankrupt, Supervisory Board of a Rossmann is number two in globally operating DAX ©H Germany today with more group. She has been a than 2,000 stores following member of the Supervisory competitor dm. The socially- Board of the Beiersdorf minded entrepreneur, born in cosmetics group on behalf of its 1946, published his autobiography entitled “... then I employees since 1999 and was recently appointed Deputy climbed the tree” last year. The book illuminates his career, Chairwoman. Born to a seamstress and a locomotive driver, remarkably self-critically at times Michael Kläsgen she had to leave school at the age of 14. Still, she managed to work her way to the top without a university degree. Today, she is a professor and one of the “100 Top Business Women” in Germany. Ann-Kathrin Eckardt STEFAN SCHAIBLE STEPHAN SCHAMBACH is the new face of Roland Raised in the GDR, he is Berger, the only German among the most successful ominik Butzmann consulting firm to boast German serial founders. The international standing. man from Jena established Since the founder retired, a three popular companies, ©D number of different people all related to e-commerce. In have been in charge. the late 1990s, he got off to a Schaible, born in 1968, who flying start with Intershop on the leads the German core business German Neuer Markt. He then with its new five-person Management Board, banks on moved to the USA, founded Demandware and sold the transparency. He thus disclosed the figures of the past company to Salesforce in 2016 for nearly three billion dollars. years. These were not always great. Now, however, Berger is Since 2015, he has been growing NewStore in Boston and experiencing strong growth. Marc Beise Berlin and is fully committed to shopping on mobile devices. Ulrich Schäfer
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ROLF MARTIN SCHMITZ ARNE SCHöNBOHM born in 1957, wants to Born in 1969, he has been transform the RWE coal President of the Federal group into a green energy Office for Information giant. As the engineer, who Security (BSI) since holds a doctorate, did not 2016. Schönbohm want to shut down all studied international coal-fired power plants management and immediately and save the co-founded the Cyber-Secu- Hambach Forest from being rity Council, where he acted as chopped down for an opencast mine in an instant, RWE is chairman until 2016. Schönbohm is the first business facing a great deal of protest from environmentalists. expert to lead the BSI. Since assuming his position, the BSI Schmitz, a trumpeter with a passion for carnival, has been has greatly expanded in terms of personnel. Helmut Martin-Jung 30 working in the energy industry for three decades. Benedikt Müller The speakers JOACHIM SCHREINER ROLF SCHRöMGENS Born in 1962, he spent his born 1976, is founder and entire professional life with head of the hotel search American IT companies. In engine Trivago, the 1988, he joined Boole and company from Düsseldorf Babbage, an automation with which you can software developer. He later compare the prices of hotels worked as Sales Director for and other accommodations the German offices of Veritas and which has 1200 employ- Software and Symantec. Since ees, is one of the large German 2006, he has been General Manager for Central Europe at Internet companies. Schrömgen‘s parents once ran a the cloud company Salesforce. Helmut Martin-Jung well-known restaurant in Mönchengladbach, the son preferred to start a start-up. Caspar Busse GüNTHER SCHUH SVENJA SCHULZE The company founder born 1968, has been completed his doctorate at Federal Minister for the otothek BMU RWTH Aachen University Environment, Nature and habilitated himself at Conservation and Nuclear the University of St. Gallen. Safety since the begin- © ph Here, he was Professor of ning of 2018. Previously, Production Management until the SPD politician was 2002. Eventually, he became Secretary General of her party Chair of Production Engineering at in North Rhine-Westphalia and RWTH Aachen University. He sold his electric vehicle company Minister for Innovation, Science and Research in the state. Streetscooter to Deutsche Post; he now builds compact She studied German and political science and joined the electric cars with e.GO Mobile. Valentin Dornis SPD in the year of her Abitur. One of her major political projects was the abolition of tuition fees. Today she is primarily concerned with climate change, CO2 emissions, insect protection and plastic waste. Vivien Timmler
MICHAEL SEN JEAN-DOMINIQUE SENARD He was born in Korschenbro- Born in 1953, he could have ich, North Rhine-Westphalia, retired to his winery when in 1968. He is among the he retired as head of tyre Siemens managers who manufacturer Michelin in started out their career 2019. Instead, he took on following vocational training a heavy job. As successor at the parent company. This to the scandalous Carlos does not only provide the right Ghosn at the top of Renault, pedigree and intimate knowledge of he must bring calm to the the corporation but also important networks. As member of company, appease partner Nissan and open up new the Managing Board, he oversees Siemens Healthineers in business. Leo Klimm the medical technology sector, and Siemens Gamesa in the wind sector today, among others. Some even say that there is 31 more scope for him to expand within the group. Incidentally, The speakers he describes himself as a “generalist”. Thomas Fromm MARKUS SöDER CARSTEN SPOHR When he joined the Christian born in 1966, has been head Social Union (CSU) in 1983 at of the Lufthansa Group the age of 16, he put up a since 1 May 2014. The poster of Franz Josef Strauss management career of the in his bedroom in Nuremberg. industrial engineer and At the age of 27, he entered Airbus A320 captain took the state parliament of Bavaria, off in 1994. Prior to his time at 36 he became Secretary as Chairman of the Executive General of the CSU party. At the age of Board, he was in charge of the 40 he was appointed State Minister; initially for Federal and Lufthansa flight operations for three years. Spohr’s European Affairs, then for Environment and Health and finally for responsibilities include the development of the budget Finance. In March 2018, Söder – just like his idol Strauß once airline Eurowings. Following a lengthy dispute with the upon a time – rose to the office of Prime Minister of Bavaria. After pilots, he signed a long-term collective agreement with the the state elections in autumn, he formed a coalition with the Free trade union Vereinigung Cockpit. Jens Flottau Voters (Freie Wähler). Meanwhile, Söder, born in 1967, has also assumed leadership of the CSU. Roman Deininger OLIVER STEIL GILLIAN TANS has been the CEO of TeamVie- has been with Booking.com wer since 2018. The German since 2002, when she was tech company has specia- one of the first permanent lized in software that can employees of the start-up be used to network and company in Amsterdam. remotely control machines The Dutchwoman made it to of all kinds and has always the top and was CEO from been regarded as spoiled for 2016 to summer 2019; now success. The turnover and profit of she operates as Chairwoman. The the Göppingen-based company have been increasing hotel booking platform Booking.com is among the most regularly for years. Steil recently indicated that an IPO would successful online companies of all time and has up to one bring many advantages for his company Nils Wischmeyer million customers a day. Caspar Busse
JULIAN TEICKE FRANK THELEN Born in Berlin, 32-year-old He has been luring founders Julian Teicke attended the into the lions’ den as one of John F. Kennedy German- the hosts in the aptly named American Community VOX programme “Die Höhle School and subsequently der Löwen” (similar to Shark spent a year doing social Tank) for five years. In 2011, work in Peru. He studied in Frank Thelen, born in 1975, was St. Gallen and moved to named Hidden Champion with his London to join Groupon, a voucher investment company Freigeist Capital. service provider. Soon after, he founded “Dein Deal” in Since then, he has pursued business rather more overtly as one Switzerland. The Ringier Group bought the company in of the best-known German investors. His most successful 2015. Teicke founded the insurance broker Wefox. In 2017, investments include MyTaxi, Wunderlist and Lilium. Since 2018, 32 he married Elisabeth von Stackelberg; the couple has been he has been leading the Innovation Council of the German together for 15 years. Herbert Fromme Federal Government as an entrepreneurial representative The speakers together with Minister of State Dorothee Bär. Katharina Kutsche STEFAN VILSMEIER KATHARINA WAGNER born in 1967, revolutionised born in 1983, owned a car medical technology with only once, at 19, for a year. reas Klein Brainlab. At age 19, he As an urbanite, she uses published a bestselling public transport, a bicycle © An d book on digital 3D and sharing services, which Graphics, after having she herself constantly taught himself how to optimises: the business program on a Commodore 64. economist worked at Daimler’s The profit became the starting car2go and is now head of Oply capital for Brainlab, now a global leader for software-sup- Germany, a brand-new start-up. Her vision: to render private ported medical technology. Christoph Gurk cars superfluous for real. Max Hägler KIRA WALKENHORST DAVID WANG Beach volleyball player Kira born in 1972, is deputy head Walkenhorst achieved of Germany for the Chinese everything an athlete could telecommunications © Mirja Geh ever dream of. Olympic provider Huawei. Wang Champion 2016, World studied at Xi‘an Jiaotong Champion 2017, European University and has worked Champion 2015 and 2016. for Huawei since 1997. She often struggled, however. He is also Chairman of the Serious injuries and illnesses Investment Review Board of the caused her many setbacks. Yet she fought her way back time company. Wang has previously held a number of senior and again until she could accomplish it all. She and her management positions at Huawei. Helmut Martin-Jung partner Laura Ludwig captivated the people with her appearance at the finals of the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of 28, she ended her career. Early this year, she announced that “my body doesn‘t tolerate competi- tive sports anymore”. Hannah Wilhelm
STEPHAN WEIL FRANZISKA WESSEL born in 1958, is not an born in 2004, believes that ostentatious person: Lower twelve tons of CO2 are far Saxony, the state he has too much per German ruled since 2013, he citizen per year – only describes as “poor but two tons are permissible. clean”. The lawyer and SPD On Fridays, the pupil is politician says this with a rarely found inside the little hint of a smile, reflecting classroom nowadays. She is both truth and irony. His low-key out demonstrating for the manner has led to his re-election in times of the SPD crisis. climate as part of the school student movement “Fridays For It is also appreciated at Volkswagen, where he serves on Future” on the streets of Berlin. She herself tried to live the Supervisory Board. Max Hägler climate neutrally for a year. Tobias Bug 33 The speakers KATJA WINDT MIRIAM WOHLFARTH born in 1969, has been a She is one of the very few member of the Managing female leaders in the Board of the plant solutions male-dominated Fintech provider SMS group since environment. The co-foun- 2018. She holds a der and managing director doctorate in mechanical of RatePAY GmbH can look engineering and is respon- back on more than 16 years sible for software and digital of experience in online money products that the family business transactions. Most recently, she distributes to clients such as steel mills. Windt was previ- was employed with the internationally operating payment ously in charge of a private university in Bremen. The mother service provider Ogone (Ingenico Payment Services). Prior of three serves on the supervisory boards of Fraport and to this, she had contributed massively to the building of the Deutsche Post. Benedikt Müller e-payments business of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and its payment service subsidiary Bibit in Germany. Meike Schreiber CHRISTIANE WOOPEN Born in 1962, she initially studied medicine, then ner Zensen philosophy. Today, as Professor for Ethics and © Rei Theory of Medicine at the University of Cologne, she can combine both. There, she serves as Executive Director of the Cologne Center for Ethics, Rights, Economics, and Social Sciences of Health (Ceres). She also offers advice on ethics in the political world: at the international level as Chairwoman of the European Group on Ethics and at the national level as co-spokeswoman of the Data Ethics Commission of the German Government Veronika Wulf
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