KPMG Business Festival: The Finale
The Most Pressing Economic Issues of Our Time Agenda
2:00 PM Opening Overarching
Dr. Ladislava Klein CMO, KPMG
Jenny Stephan
Sustainability Management Expert for the Real Estate Industry, KPMG
Dr. Benedikt Herles
Expert for Geopolitics and Transformation, KPMG
█ ESG
Moderation Goran Mazar
EMA Head of Clients & Markets, Expert for ESG Strategies and Transformation, KPMG
Nadine-Lan Hönighaus
Expert for ESG Governance & Reporting, KPMG
Jan-Frederik Konerding
Expert for Sustainability Reporting in SMEs, KPMG
2:10 PM Governance – Paths to Sustainable Corporate Management Panel
2:35 PM Rethinking ESG: Strategies for Banks and Companies Case Study
Dr. Alexandra Albrecht-Baba
Head of Legal & GRC, Franz Haniel & Cie.
Sandra Broschat
Head of Sustainability, SV Werder Bremen
Oliver Krenz
Head of Sustainability, Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
Nadine-Lan Hönighaus
Expert for ESG Governance & Reporting, KPMG
Petra Sandner
Chief Sustainability Officer, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
Markus Strangmüller
Head of Sustainability Implementation & Engagement, Siemens
Jenny Stephan
Sustainability Management Expert for the Real Estate Industry, KPMG
Christoph Betz
Expert for Sustainable Transformation in the Financial Sector, KPMG
2:55 PM Top Keynote Overarching
Boris Herrmann Professional Sailor and Co-Founder of Team Malizia
3:15
PM ESG Transformation at Fresenius Case Study
3:40
PM Capital for Climate Ideas: Financing Green Business Models in Practice Panel
4:05
PM The CFO as Driver of the Sustainability Transformation Case Study
4:25 PM Wrap-Up
Dr. Michael Moser Member of the Management Board, Fresenius
Dr. Jan-Hendrik Gnändiger Expert for Sustainability Reporting, KPMG
Nick de la Forge Co-Founder & General Partner, Planet A Ventures
Frank Posnanski Chief Financial Officer, Sunfire
Till Karrer Expert for Debt Capital, KPMG
Dominik Asam Chief Financial Officer, SAP
Katharina Gädeke Expert for Sustainability Reporting, KPMG
Dr. Thimo Stoll Expert for Strategy and Sustainability, KPMG
Goran Mazar
EMA Head of Clients & Markets, Expert for ESG Strategies and Transformation, KPMG
Nadine-Lan Hönighaus Expert for ESG Governance & Reporting, KPMG
█ Performance & Strategy
Moderation Dr. Lukas Petrikowski Expert for Turnaround & Restructuring, KPMG
2:10 PM Growth Path Energy: What Matters Now –and What Sustains Tomorrow Panel
Dr. David Gohsen Head of Energy Trading and Portfolio Management, Evonik
Dr. Stephan Illerhaus Division Manager Trading, Stadtwerke München
Keywan Ghane Expert for Strategic Transformation in the Energy Sector, KPMG
Raffaella Hausmann Expert for Strategic Transformation and Organizational Design, KPMG
2:35 PM Performance Attitude: How to Embed Performance Orientation in Employees’ DNA Case Study
2:55 PM Top Keynote Overarching
3:15 PM Beyond Compliance: How Tax and Legal Departments Contribute to Business Success Case Study
Michaela Megele
Head of Organizational Development, RWE Renewables
Europe & Australia
Anna Richter Expert for People & Change, KPMG
3:40 PM Technology as a Driver of Business Performance: Cross-Industry Perspectives Panel
Boris Herrmann Professional Sailor and Co-Founder of Team Malizia
4:05 PM Winning the M&A Synergy & Integration Game: Unlocking value beyond the deal Panel
Vera Roth Head of Tax, Volkswagen Financial Services
Martin Clemm
General Counsel, Software
Sascha Knoll Expert for Tax Transformation, KPMG
Jennifer Oelkers Expert for Legal Transformation & Managed Services, KPMG Law
Daniel Kapffer COO & CFO, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess
Director of the Institute for Digital Management and New Media, LMU Munich
Dr. Michael Merkl Head of Customer Insights, Nokia
Patrick Giesen Expert for Process Automation, KPMG
Dr. Claus Jeschek Expert for Technology and Performance, KPMG
Dr. Massimo Mondazzi Senior Advisor, former COO, Eni
Clive Adendorff Expert for Post-Merger Integrations & Synergies, KPMG
4:25 PM Wrap up Dr. Lukas Petrikowski Expert for Turnaround & Restructuring, KPMG
█ Digitale Transformation
Moderation Julia Ostendorf Expert for Public Sector Transformation, KPMG
2:10
PM Digital Sovereignty: Quo Vadis, Digital Germany?
Keynote
2:35 PM The Digital Future of the Federal Government Panel
Rolf Schumann
Co-CEO, Schwarz Digits & CDO, Schwarz Group
Adham Srouji Expert for Family Businesses, KPMG
Holger Lehmann
Head of Operational IT Consolidation Project, ITZBund
Rolf Schumann
Co-CEO, Schwarz Digits & CDO, Schwarz Group
Mario Juterzenka Expert for IT Transformations in the Public Sector, KPMG
2:55
PM Top Keynote Overarching
3:15
PM A Glimpse into the AI Lab: Real-World Use Cases Case Study
3:40
PM AI in Legal Practice: Between Aspiration and Reality Panel
4:05 PM Global Delivery in an Age of Less Globalization Panel
4:25 PM Wrap up
Boris Herrmann
Professional Sailor and Co-Founder of Team Malizia
Sina Steidl-Küster Expert for Digital Transformation, KPMG
Benedikt Höck Expert for Artificial Intelligence, KPMG
Marcel Ritter
General Counsel, Telefónica Germany
Philipp Glock Expert for Legal Transformation & Technology, KPMG Law
TBD
Martin Wißkirchen Expert Cloud Ecosystems, KPMG
Julia Ostendorf Expert for Public Sector Transformation, KPMG
Moderation
2:10
Olivier Tokple
Expert for the US Capital Market, KPMG
PM Opportunities for Germany as a Business Location for International Investors Panel
2:35
PM Investments in German Infrastructure Case Study
Ludwig von Reiche
Managing Director, NVIDIA Germany
Sven Vollenbruch
Managing Director, SLATE Asset Management
Matthias Kühn
VP Head of Europe Plant Management, Daiichi Sankyo
Katja Modder
Expert for Digital Transformation, KPMG
Yves Meyer-Bülow
Fund Partner, I Squared Capital
Günter Eggers
Executive Board Member, German Datacenter Association
Katja Modder Expert for Digital Transformation, KPMG
2:55
PM Top Keynote Overarching
3:15
PM Realignment of US Trade Policy: Impacts and Strategic Options Panel
3:40
PM Navigating the Geopolitical Environment: Insights from Practice Case Study
4:05
PM European Union: Global Trade Role and Relations with the UK Panel
Boris Herrmann Professional Sailor and Co-Founder of Team Malizia
4:25
PM Wrap up
Dr. Steven E. Sokol
President and CEO, American Council on Germany
Andreas Michaelis
German Ambassador to the United States
Dr. Werner Lohwasser
CEO & COO, TDK Electronics
Andreas Glunz Expert for International Business, KPMG
Simone Menne
President of AmCham Germany and Member of Multiple Supervisory Boards
Dr. Benedikt Herles Expert for Geopolitics and Transformation, KPMG
Oliver Wieck
Secretary General, ICC Germany
Christopher Charles Barton
His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Europe
Dr. Konstantin von Busekist Expert for Governance and Compliance, KPMG Law
Olivier Tokple Expert for the US Capital Market, KPMG
4:30 PM Strengthening Germany as a Business Location –What Impulses Are Needed Now Sector Session Overarching
Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther Director and Member of the Executive Board, German Economic Institute
Michael Salcher Expert for Economic and Energy Policy, KPMG
4:55 PM Closing Overarching
Dr. Ladislava Klein CMO, KPMG
Jenny Stephan Sustainability Management Expert for the Real Estate Industry, KPMG
Dr. Benedikt Herles Expert for Geopolitics and Transformation, KPMG