Celebrating thought leaders​​

Find out more about our inspiring speakers

Whether they are scientists or politicians or even entrepreneurs, let yourself be inspired by the expertise of our speakers! These visionary thought leaders, renowned for their experience, will be at the heart of key discussions on our stages, shaping the future right before your eyes.

Who can you expect

on our stages in 2024?

Katharina Beck
Katharina Beck

Deputy Chairwoman of the Finance Committee of the German Bundestag

Dr. Benedikt Buchspieß

Dr. Benedikt Buchspies

Senior Scientist, Planet A Ventures

Marc Buckley
Marc Buckley

Ecological Economist & Regenerative Futurist

Dr. Anna Christmann
Dr. Anna Christmann

Commissioner for Digital Economy & Start-ups

Anne Decker
Anne Decker
CEO, wattx

Michael Fritz

Co-Founder, Viva con Agua

Timothy Glaz
Timothy Glaz

Head of
Corporate Affairs,
Werner & Mertz

Prof. Dr. Stephan Hankammer

Prof. Dr. Stephan Hankammer

Dean of the
Faculty of Economics
Alanus University 

Christoph Helfrich
Christoph Helfrich
Managing Partner, LGX Logistics
Christian Holzleitner
Christian Holzleitner
European Commission
Clover Hogan
Clover Hogan
Climate Activist & Founder Force of Nature

Petra Justenhoven

Senior Partner and Chair of the Management Board, PwC Europe and Germany

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert
Head of the Energy, Transport and Environment Department, German Institute of Economics
Maral Koohestanian
City Councillor and Head of the Department for Smart City, Europe and Public Policy Wiesbaden
Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif
Prof. Dr. Mojib Latif
Climate Researcher & Oceanographer
Kaweh Mansoori
Kaweh Mansoori
Hessian Minister for Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing

Laila Martins

Founder, RegenBeings

Nuvia Maslo
Nuvia Maslo
CMO/CCO Verso

Agata Meysner

President, Generation Climate Europe

Dirk Messner

Prof. Dr.
Dirk Messner 

President of the Federal Environment Agency
Jaron Pazi
Jaron Pazi
CCO, OCELL
Carlos Alvarez Pereira
Carlos Álvarez Pereira
Secretary General, The Club of Rome
Dr. Katharina Reuter
Dr. Katharina Reuter
CEO, German Sustainable Economy Association
Dr. Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus
Founder of Insect Respect & Chief Transformation Partner Reckhaus GmbH & Co. KG
Rafael Rybandt
Brandlead, Green Petfood

Michael Schweikart

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Tomorrow

Silke Stremlau
Silke Stremlau
Chairwoman of the Federal Government’s Sustainable Finance Advisory Board

Anne-Kathrin Vorwald

Consultant, B.A.U.M. Consult GmbH

Jennifer Wendland
Jennifer Wendland

Freediving
World Champion

Prof. Dr. Tobias Wollermann
Group Vice President Corporate Responsibility, Otto Group

A look back at speakers

from our previous events

Michael Austermühle

Michael Austermühle

Country Manager Germany & Austria, Patagonia

Tarek Al-Wazir

Tarek Al-Wazir

Former Hessian Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport & Housing

Stefanie Berk

Stefanie Berk

Executive Board Member, DB Fernverkehr AG

Benedikt Bösel

Founder & CEO, Gut & Bösel

Dr. Roberta Boscolo

Dr. Roberta Boscolo

Climate & Energy Scientific Officer, World Meteorological Organization

Dr. Marco Te Brömmelstroet

Dr. Marco Te Brömmelstroet

Academic Director, Urban Mobility Futures

Dr. Anna Christmann
Dr. Anna Christmann
Commissioner for Digital Economy & Start-Ups
Dr. Antje von Dewitz
Dr. Antje von Dewitz
CEO, VAUDE
Katja Diehl

Katja Diehl

Mobility Expert

Dr. Andreas Dombret
Dr. Andreas Dombret
Former Board Member, Deutsche Bundesbank
Dr. Sebastian Feuß

Dr. Sebastian Feuß

Co-Lead, Wildling Shoes

Harald Friedl
Harald Friedl
Advisor & Circular Economy Expert
Klara Geywitz

Klara Geywitz

Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building

Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel

Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel

Political Economist & Transformation Researcher

Stephan Grabmeier

Stephan Grabmeier

Future Designer

Nyasha Harper-Michon

Nyasha Harper-Michon

Archtivist

Renat Heuberger

Renat Heuberger

CEO & Co-Founder, South Pole

Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen
Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen

Founder
“Gesunde Erde – Gesunde Menschen”

Dr. Alexis Katechakis

Dr. Alexis Katechakis

Founder, Pact4Sustainability 

Christian Kroll
Christian Kroll
Founder & CEO, Ecosia
Hilda Liswani

Hilda Liswani

Founder & CEO, WEBLOOM

Moritz Möller

Moritz Möller

Head of Marketing, Veganz

Dr. Bettina Orlopp
Chief Financial Officer, Commerzbank AG
Verena Pausder

Verena Pausder

Entrepreneur & Investor

Dr. Michael Peterson

Dr. Michael Peterson

Executive Board, Deutsche Bahn

Mirjam Pütz

Mirjam Pütz

CEO, WM Gruppe

Dr. Katharina Reuter

Dr. Katharina Reuter

CEO, German Sustainable Economy Association

Godo Röben
Godo Röben
Ex-CEO, Rügenwalder Mühle
Erinch Sahan
Erinch Sahan
Business Lead, Doughnut Economics Action Lab
Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Climate Researcher, Potsdam Institut für Klimafolgenforschung
Tim Schumacher

Tim Schumacher

Managing General Partner, World Fund

Dr. Stefan Siemer

Dr. Stefan Siemer

Head Group Sustainability, Weleda AG

Torsten Schreiber

Torsten Schreiber

Founder & CEO, Africa GreenTec

Carolin Stüdemann
Carolin Stüdemann
CEO, Viva con Agua e.V.
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
CEO, Institute For Sustainability Management (IISM)
Anahita Thoms
Anahita Thoms
Sustainability & Trade Compliance Partner, Baker McKenzie
Beth Thoren
Beth Thoren
Director of Environmental Action, EMEA, Patagonia
Dr. Katharina Reuter

Lena Thiede

Co-Founder & Partner, Planet A Ventures

Dr. Sandra Wolf

Dr. Sandra Wolf

CEO, Riese & Müller

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