This year’s Diebold Nixdorf International Management Seminar took place in beautiful Lisbon, Portugal. For the 8th time, I had the pleasure of presenting speakers and panel discussions to a high-level international audience, packed with experts from the financial industry, discussing the most pressing challenges in the banking sector.
IAA – New Mobility World 2018
At this year’s International Automobile Exhibition IAA, the VDA hosted its New Mobility World for the 3rd time. Over the course of four days, the international forum was a place where ideas, products and solution for the future of mobility were shared and challenges for the transport and logistics industry were discussed. Besides presentations from international […]
International Dialogue on STEM
What are the skills and abilities children need for a worthwhile future? And what are the contributions that we can make in this rapidly changing world? The “Haus der kleinen Forscher” Foundation invited global educators, scientists and activists from around the world to this first international conference on STEM education. More than 100 participants from 28 […]
Diebold Nixdorf International Management Seminar
The digital transformation is one of the most important challenges for the financial industry. More than 180 participants from 35 countries attended this year’s International Management Seminar in Amsterdam to discuss the current situation of the international banking business and how to bridge the physical and the digital worlds. For the first time since the merger of Wincor […]
Opening Westin Hamburg Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie is a place full of history. Starting in the year 1875, large ships from all over the world docked here to unload their exotic cargo like coffee, cocoa, tea and spices directly into this large warehouse in the heart of the harbour. On November 30, 2016, almost 150 years later, the official opening of the […]
Porsche Design & KEF
At Ketterer Kunst in Munich, Premium-lifestyle brand Porsche Design and KEF, an originator of British high-fidelity sound, presented the result of an extraordinary collaboration: 3 Hi-Fi audio systems showcasing the refined style of Porsche Design and the peerless sound of KEF. I was honoured to host the presentation, introducing Roland Heiler, CDO of Porsche Design and George […]
Annual Reports
The digital transformation has enormous consequences for the economy as well as for financial communications. At the “ANNUAL REPORTS” conference, hosted by “Hamburger Geschäftsberichte – HGB”, business experts discussed the challenges and chances created by the new digital channels and talked about the question how financial communications are changing through influences like social media. I had […]
Stiftung 2° Conference
Use Opportunities – Promote Innovations – Secure the Future. This was the motto for the first yearly conference organized by Stiftung 2° on the 22nd floor of the Bahn Tower in Berlin. For 5 years now, the Stiftung 2° brings together German CEO’s to work together with science, politics and society to achieve long-term and concrete solutions for ambitious and efficient […]
Daimler YOU4Quality
Everything starts with an idea. Over 160 ideas were submitted and 27 finalists chosen for the idea challenge “YOU4Quality”, initiated by Daimler’s Quality Management. The 27 international teams from Germany, USA and China presented their innovations at the Daimler Center of Excellence in Sindelfingen. At the end of the day, a jury selected the top 10 teams who received […]
World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator
More than 800 million in the world go hungry every day. The goal of the World Food Programme is to achieve zero hunger by the year 2030. The WFP Innovation Accelerator, headed by Bernhard Kowatsch, was founded to accelerate innovations that help fight global hunger and spread them around the globe. At the official opening of the World Food Programme […]
Wincor Nixdorf International Management Seminar
The 30th Wincor Nixdorf International Management Seminar was held in Madrid, Spain. Over 180 delegates from 39 countries discussed current issues facing the retail banking industry with selected speakers and a community of international peers. Once again, I had the privilege to be the moderator at this prestigious event, supported by a wonderful team in the most beautiful […]
Masterclass “Presentation Excellence”
Together with event director and production expert Chris Cuhls, I developed the Masterclass “Presentation Excellence”. This Masterclass for anyone wishing to improve their presentation skills in front of an audience. Our approach is to make your presentation a dialogue between you and your audience that is fun for both parties. The two day Masterclass covers multiple aspects of you as a human being (body […]