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Inspiring Days

the event

The EBS Symposium is one of Europe’s largest and most prestigious student-run business conferences.

Over the course of two days, the EBS Symposium addresses current topics that are relevant to business and politics. 

When

Friday - Saturday
29th - 30th
September 2023

Where

Kurhaus Wiesbaden

Who

Talented Students
Young Professionals
Top speakers
Prestigious companies

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Workshops, Interviews, Speed Dating

Boost your career with our exclusive recruiting opportunities! Get invited by our corporates and enjoy the event!

Fireside Chats

Listen to personal stories and insights of our speakers! See them up close and have a lovely chat with them in a calming Rheingau evening atmosphere.

Workshops, Interviews, Speed Dating

Boost your career with our exclusive recruiting opportunities! Get invited by our corporates and enjoy the event

Career Fair

Save your internship at our career fair! Get to know our corporate partners in the laid back atmosphere of our campus.

Innovation Fair

See what the future has in stock at our innovation fair! The only constant in life is change and you can be right at the pulse of this change here.

Career fair

On our re-designed career fair you get the unique chance to meet corporates faster and easier than ever before from everywhere. Get to know our corporates via chat or videocall.

Networking

Make new connections all over the event! Be it over a drink on our terrace or at dinner in the courtyard.

Startup Pitches

Fund your idea at our Start-Up Pitches! Face our critical jury of corporate partners, speakers and experts and convince them that you are worthy of the 5000€ prize.

Networking

Increase your network by joining our digital networking rooms!
Meet outstanding participants, corporate representatives and speakers.

Speeches

Become inspired by our most interesting speakers! Listen to their experiences, see things from their perspective and leave richer in knowledge than you entered.

Afterparty

Let loose and get funky at our afterparty! As a famous University of Maastricht student once said “F*** Corona, we’re still ballin’” and if things go our way, we might be able to do just that.

Speeches

Listen to inspiring stories from our top-speakers, ranging from CEOs of the world’s top businesses, political heavyweights and the pioneers of our ever changing markets.

Day 1
September 29, 2023
Day 2
September 30, 2023
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Main Stage

Opening Ceremony

9:20 am - 10:00 am
Main Stage

Interview: Oliver Behrens

Oliver Behrens
CEO // Morgan Stanley

Interview - Sustainable Investing

Finance Panel

Andreas Wittmann
Managing Director Stifel Europe Advisory
Ralf-Georg Mittler
Managing Director M&A of Deutsche Bank
Kurosch Daniel Habibi
Founder and CEO of CARL
Raša Karapandža, PhD
Vice Dean Education and Professor of Finance, EBS Business School

Investing in the Unseen: Finance in changing world dynamics

11:00 am - 11:40 am
Main Stage

Speech: Sebastian Kempf

Sebastian Kempf
Partner at McKinsey & Company and Co-Leader Advanced Industries Lifecycle Practice

"Schulterschluss“ – Accelerating Germany’s competitiveness

11:40 am - 12:20 am
Second Stage

Speech: Bernhard Osburg

Bernhard Osburg
Chairman of the Board of thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

THE GREEN TRANSFORMATION – EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? – The carbon-neutral future of thyssenkrupp Steel

12:15 am - 1:00 pm
Main Stage

FIRESIDE CHAT

Lutz Karl
Managing Director of J.P. Morgan DACH
Raša Karapandža, PhD
Vice Dean Education and Professor of Finance, EBS Business School

Times of Change - Mastering the future. A perspective from JP Morgan

Automotive Panel

Andreas Maier
General Manager DE & AT of FREE NOW
Hui Zhang
Group Vice President NIO
Dr. Hans-Peter Kleebinder
Independent mobility expert
Dr. Olga Nevska
CEO of Telekom MobilitySolutions
Eyvindur Kristjansson
CFO of MILES

Navigating the Future: Uniting forces for a sustainable automotive future

Speech: Miguel Pagan & Stephan Eder

Miguel Pagan Fernandez
Member of the Executive Board of STADA.
Dr. Stephan Eder
EVP Western Europe & Germany of STADA Group

Times of Change - Mastering the future. A perspective from STADA

2:50 pm - 3:30 pm
Main Stage

Speech: Michael Brigl

Michael Brigl
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Head of DACH & CEE, BCG

Beyond the hype. How we use Artificial Intelligence to work smarter and grow faster.

3:35 pm - 4:15 pm
Main Stage

Speech: Harald Christ

Harald Christ
Chairman of Christ&Company

Soziale Marktwirtschaft 2.0: Impulsvortrag zu Chancen und Herausforderungen für den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland und unsere Demokratie

The future of German Industry Panel

Andreas Hohlmann
CEO of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Germany
Dr. Thomas Thiele
Principal at Arthur D. Little
Dina Reit
CEO of SK LASER
Frank Markus Weber
CFO of Knorr-Bremse
Christian Hindsch
Global Head of Industry Automotive of Nordcloud
Thomas Schiemann
Member of the board of VDMA

The future of German Industry Panel

5:00 pm - 5:20 pm
Main Stage

Speech: Volker Wissing

Dr. Volker Wissing
Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure

Women in Business and Industry Talk

Tatjana Tasan
Chief People & Sustainability Officer of Viridium
Milen Volkmar
CEO of Q-SOFT
Dina Reit
CEO of SK LASER
Lisa Rosa Bräutigam
Co-Founder & CEO of nuwo

Empowering Leadership: Women Redefining Business Norms

9:00 am - 9:40 am
Second Stage

Speech: Norbert Heckmann

Norbert Heckmann
Chairman of the Management Board of Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG

Developing from a direct sales to an omnichannel company: How Würth is enhancing its business model to meet the needs of their customers

9:40 am - 10:20 am
Main Stage

Speech: Stefan Beveridge

Stefan Beveridge
CEO of Eurowings Europe

Eurowings - from low-cost to Europe’s leading Value Airline. Our journey of post-pandemic recovery and change

10:20 am - 11:00 am
Second Stage

Speech: Erik Wirsing

Erik Wirsing
Vice President Global Innovation at DB Schenker

Logistics of the future – Tomorrow will definitely be different!

Energy Crisis Panel

Sophia Rödiger
CMO of 1KOMMA5
Maik Meuser
Journalist and television presenter
Maxim Dick
Co-founder of Enpal
Andree Stracke
CEO of RWE Supply & Trading
Christian von Tschirschky
Partner & Head of European Energy, Utilities & Resources Practice, Strategy&

The change in the energy sector to counteract crises

12:00 am - 12:40 am
Second Stage

Speech: Marc-Aurel Boersch

Marc-Aurel Boersch
CEO of Nestlé Germany

Wie können wir es schaffen über den Tellerrand hinaus zu kommen? Ein Führungsmindset für die Herausforderungen unserer Zeit

Founder Panel

Dr. Matthias Waldkirch
EBS Alumni Chair for Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Family-Owned Firms
Felix Engelhardt
CEO of Zumera
Lisa Rosa Bräutigam
Co-Founder & CEO of nuwo
1:40 pm - 2:15 pm
Second Stage

Speech: Andree Stracke

Andree Stracke
CEO of RWE Supply & Trading

Times of Change - Mastering the future. A perspective from RWE Supply & Trading GmbH

AI Panel: Unveiling the Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Yorck Hesselbarth
Expert in Strategic Technology Management & Global Organizational Transformation
Dominik Lambersy
Co-Founder of TextCortex
Felicia von Reden
Founder & CEO Ovom Care
Kai Zenner
Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss
Dr. Thomas Thiele
Principal at Arthur D. Little
Dr. Matthias Waldkirch
EBS Alumni Chair for Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Family-Owned Firms

Unveiling the Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence

3:05 pm - 3:40 pm
Second Stage

Speech: David Döbele & Jonas Stegh

David Döbele
Co-Founder of Pumpkincareers
Jonas Stegh
Co-Founder of Pumpkincareers

Der Karrieremarkt im Wandel: Wie kommst du heute noch nach ganz oben?

3:40 pm - 4:15 pm
Main Stage

Speech: Dietmar Keuschnig

Dietmar Keusching
CEO of Executives & Partners

EBS x ESPG - Talk
Ask. Think. Act. Share

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Second Stage

Speech: Wolfgang Kaps

Wolfgang Kaps-Engel
Managing Director at Healthcare Germany

Aiming for Utopia! How to lead change

4:45 pm - 5:10 pm
Main Stage

Speech: David Zimmer

David Zimmer
CEO of Kalodion
5:10 pm - 5:25 pm
Main Stage

Closing Ceremony

Selection of our Speakers

Erik Wirsing

Vice President Global Innovation at DB Schenker

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14,9
  • Get access to the Livestreams of both stages and listen to the speeches, panels and start up pitches live or up to 24 hours after the event.

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89.9
  • Get access to the physical Event
  • Be eligible for all recruiting measures on campus
  • Food, Drinks and Alcoholic beverages included!
  • Get access to both Livestreams right as they happen and 24 hours after the event
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