SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel

November 13 - 15, 2023
live on site at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin and digitally

For more than 15 years, the SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel has stood for first-class journalistic quality, varied discussions and top-class speakers.

This year, the 17th SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel will once again take place at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin and digitally via livestream under the guiding theme “A Divided World, a United Europe – Time for a New Beginning”. In addition to three exciting congress days, you can look forward to the traditional Adlon Talk Evening and the exclusive Night of European Economy at the Museum of Communication. Or follow all stage talks digitally in our livestream. Be there when the original German business summit comes together and secure your attendance or digital participation.

Get your ticket now

Register for the 17th SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel, November 13-15, 2023, and be there when the original business summit convenes.

The conference


Varied discussions, cross-examinations and debates, moderated by leading editors of the Süddeutsche Zeitung

Our highlights. That’s why you should be there:

  • Three conference days with varied formats
  • Controversial discussions instead of long-winded lectures
  • More than 60 top international speakers
  • Livestream of all stage talks
  • Unique atmosphere in the Hotel Adlon, one of the best hotels in the world
  • Many interaction and networking opportunities
  • Night of the European Economy at the Museum of Communication. In 2022 with formal dinner speech by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock followed by an interview
  • Adlon Talk in the Adlon ballroom: an evening in a relaxed atmosphere with Marc Beise, founder of SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel and his guests from society, culture and sports – in 2022 with Harald Schmidt.
  • Flexible booking models: book all congress days, one day ticket or digital participation

Program 2023

Program 2023

Here you will find the summit 2023 program with all topics, speakers and important information.

Speakers 2023


Our guests

Marco Buschmann
Marco Buschmann

Federal Minister of Justice

Marco Buschmann


Federal Minister of Justice
Robert Habeck
Robert Habeck

German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection

Robert Habeck


Vice-Chancellor and German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
Steffi Lemke
Steffi Lemke

Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, ...

Steffi Lemke


Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
Christian Lindner
Christian Lindner

German Federal Minister of Finance

Christian Lindner


German Federal Minister of Finance
Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz

Federal Chairman of CDU/CSU

Friedrich Merz


Federal Chairman of CDU/CSU
Walter Thurnherr
Walter Thurnherr

Federal Chancellor of Switzerland

Walter Thurnherr


Federal Chancellor of Switzerland
Kenza Ait Si Abbou
Kenza Ait Si Abbou

FIEGE

Kenza Ait Si Abbou


Executive Board Member, FIEGE
Josef Aschbacher
Josef Aschbacher

European Space Agency

Josef Aschbacher


European Space Agency
Katrin Bacic
Katrin Bacic

UNIO Enterprise

Katrin Bacic


UNIO Enterprise
Oliver Blume
Oliver Blume

Porsche and Volkswagen

Oliver Blume


CEO, Porsche and Volkswagen
Klaus Bürg
Klaus Bürg

Palo Alto Networks

Klaus Bürg


Managing Director & VP EMEA (DACH + CEE), Palo Alto Networks
Anna Christmann
Anna Christmann

BMWK/ Federal Government Coordinator for Aerospace

Anna Christmann


BMWK/ Federal Government Coordinator for Aerospace
Evelyne de Leersnyder
Evelyne de Leersnyder

The Coca-Cola Company

Evelyne de Leersnyder


VP Operations Germany, Denmark and Finland, The Coca-Cola Company
Lutz Diederichs
Lutz Diederichs

BNP Paribas Germany

Lutz Diederichs


BNP Paribas Germany
Annahita Esmailzadeh
Annahita Esmailzadeh

Microsoft Business

Annahita Esmailzadeh


Head of Costumer Succes, Author, Businessinfluencer, Microsoft Business
Uwe Fröhlich
Uwe Fröhlich

DZ Bank

Uwe Fröhlich


Co-CEO, DZ Bank
Maria Furtwängler
Maria Furtwängler

Actress and Producer

Maria Furtwängler


Actress and Producer
Markus Gabriel
Markus Gabriel

Bonn University; THE NEW INSTITUTE

Markus Gabriel


Direktor des IZPH & Leiter des Center for Science and Thought, Universität Bonn; Academic Director von THE NEW INSTITUTE
Gunnar Groebler
Gunnar Groebler

Salzgitter AG

Gunnar Groebler


CEO, Salzgitter AG
Hans-Georg Hagleitner
Hans-Georg Hagleitner

Hagleitner

Hans-Georg Hagleitner


Business owner and managing director, Hagleitner
Stefanie Hagleitner
Stefanie Hagleitner

Hagleitner

Stefanie Hagleitner


Head of Product Management, Hagleitner
Stefan Hartung
Stefan Hartung

Bosch

Stefan Hartung


Bosch
Marianne Janik
Marianne Janik

Microsoft Germany

Marianne Janik


Microsoft Germany
Philipp Justus
Philipp Justus

Google Germany

Philipp Justus


VP CE & Country Manager Germany, Google
Steffen Kampeter
Steffen Kampeter

Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände

Steffen Kampeter


President, Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände
Robert Kilian
Robert Kilian

CertifAI

Robert Kilian


CEO, CertifAI
Susanne Klatten
Susanne Klatten

UnternehmerTUM

Susanne Klatten


Entrepreneur, Founder, UnternehmerTUM
Tina Klüwer
Tina Klüwer

K.I.E.Z. - Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Center

Tina Klüwer


K.I.E.Z. - Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Center
Sigrid Kozmiensky
Sigrid Kozmiensky

ING Germany

Sigrid Kozmiensky


ING Germany
Marc Lakner
Marc Lakner

Kearney

Marc Lakner


Partner and Managing Director, Kearney
Andreas Liebl
Andreas Liebl

appliedAI Initiative & appliedAI Institute for Europe

Andreas Liebl


CEO and Founder, appliedAI Initiative & appliedAI Institute for Europe
Jaroslaw Kutylowski
Jaroslaw Kutylowski

DeepL

Jaroslaw Kutylowski


CEO and Founder, DeepL
Ulrike Malmendier
Ulrike Malmendier

Departement of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Ulrike Malmendier


Departement of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Robert Mayr
Robert Mayr

DATEV

Robert Mayr


CEO, DATEV
Daniel Metzler
Daniel Metzler

Isar Aerospace Technologies

Daniel Metzler


Co-Founder und CEO, Isar Aerospace Technologies
Bernd Montag
Bernd Montag

Siemens Healthineers

Bernd Montag


CEO, Siemens Healthineers
Klaus Müller
Klaus Müller

Bundesnetzagentur

Klaus Müller


Bundesnetzagentur
Verena Pausder
Verena Pausder

Pausder Ventures

Verena Pausder


Entrepreneur, designated Chairwoman of the Board of the Bundesverband Dt. Startups, Pausder Ventures
Markus Pflitsch
Markus Pflitsch

Terra Quantum

Markus Pflitsch


CEO, Chairman & Founder, Terra Quantum
Lara Obst
Lara Obst

THE CLIMATE CHOICE

Lara Obst


Co-Founder & Chief Climate Officer, THE CLIMATE CHOICE
Janka Oertel
Janka Oertel

European Council on Foreign Relations

Janka Oertel


Director Asia Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations
Karin Rådström
Karin Rådström

Daimler Truck

Karin Rådström


Member of the Board of Daimler Truck and CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Daimler Truck
Katherina Reiche
Katherina Reiche

Westenergie

Katherina Reiche


CEO, Westenergie
Sybille Reiß
Sybille Reiß

TUI Group

Sybille Reiß


Member of the Executive Board, TUI Group
Sarna Röser
Sarna Röser

Die jungen Unternehmer

Sarna Röser


Federal Chairwoman, Die jungen Unternehmer
Dirk Roßmann
Dirk Roßmann

Rossmann

Dirk Roßmann


Founder, entrepreneur and author, Rossmann
Gerhard Schick
Gerhard Schick

Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende

Gerhard Schick


Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende
Dirk Schmitz
Dirk Schmitz

BlackRock

Dirk Schmitz


CEO, BlackRock
Sabrina Soussan
Sabrina Soussan

SUEZ

Sabrina Soussan


SUEZ
Alfred Stern
Alfred Stern

OMV

Alfred Stern


CEO, OMV
Christoph Straub
Christoph Straub

BARMER

Christoph Straub


CEO, BARMER
Jochen Thewes
Jochen Thewes

Schenker

Jochen Thewes


CEO, Schenker
Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke

Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)

Jörg Wuttke


Member of the Advisory Board, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)

moderation

Marc Beise
Marc Beise

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Marc Beise


Foreign Correspondent Rome, Founder SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel; Süddeutsche Zeitung

Business journalist for 30 years, formerly at Handelsblatt (Head of Economic Policy Department), since editor at the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich since 1999. From 2007 to 2022 head of the economic editorial department. Numerous articles for magazines and books, participation in television and radio radio rounds, lectures, moderations.

Caspar Busse
Caspar Busse

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Caspar Busse


Deputy Head of the Business Editorial, Süddeutsche Zeitung

Caspar Busse has worked and written for the Süddeutsche Zeitung since mid-2005, mainly on economic and media topics; he is deputy head of the economics editorial department. He studied economics at the LMU in Munich and attended the Georg von Holtzbrinck School for Business Journalists in Düsseldorf. Before joining SZ, he worked for Handelsblatt for more than ten years.

Bastian Brinkmann
Bastian Brinkmann

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Bastian Brinkmann


Süddeutsche Zeitung

Bastian Brinkmann is deputy head of the business section of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Born in 1988 in North Rhine-Westphalia, grew up near Berlin, with stations in Dublin and Brussels. Cologne School of Journalism. Studied economics and political science in Cologne and South Korea.

Wolfgang Krach
Wolfgang Krach

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Wolfgang Krach


Süddeutsche Zeitung

Wolfgang Krach, born in 1963, joined the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" from the news magazine "Der Spiegel" in 2003, as managing editor and head of the newsdesk. In 2007, Krach was appointed to the editorial board, initially as deputy editor-in-chief. He has been editor-in-chief of "Süddeutsche Zeitung" since April 1, 2015, together with Judith Wittwer since July 2020.

Lisa Nienhaus
Lisa Nienhaus

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Lisa Nienhaus


Süddeutsche Zeitung

Born in Oberhausen in 1979, studied economics and politics in Cologne and Stockholm, at the same time attending the Cologne School of Journalism. 10 years as economics editor at the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung", then moved to the current position as deputy head of the economics department and head of the Frankfurt bureau. Since autumn 2022 she has been head of the SZ economics department.

Ulrich Schäfer
Ulrich Schäfer

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Ulrich Schäfer


Süddeutsche Zeitung

Ulrich Schäfer is deputy editor-in-chief of the Süddeutsche Zeitung. After seven years at Der Spiegel, he began reporting from Berlin in 2003, initially as deputy head of the SZ parliamentary bureau. From 2007, he headed the business editorial department for nine years, the Munich, Region and Bavaria department for three years and built up the SZ's new newsdesk as head of news.

Judith Wittwer
Judith Wittwer

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Judith Wittwer


Süddeutsche Zeitung

born in 1977, has been leading the editorial team of the Süddeutsche Zeitung together with Wolfgang Krach since summer 2020. Previously, she was business editor for Axel Springer's Handelszeitung in Zurich before returning to Tages-Anzeiger as head of news and CvD and joining the editorial team in 2016, then as editor-in-chief from 2018.

Information


Locations

For more than 15 years, the SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel has been held at the legendary Hotel Adlon Kempinski – in the middle of Berlin, directly at the Brandenburg Gate, and just a few steps away from the government district. Our exclusive evening event “Night of the European Economy” also takes place centrally, at the Museum for Communication Berlin.

Overview of the locations


Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin
The legendary Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin is located in the heart of Berlin, directly at the Brandenburg Gate, and only a few steps away from the government quarter.
www.hotel-adlon.de

Dresscode: Business Casual

Please reserve your hotel room early under the keyword “SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel” at reservation.adlon@kempinski.com

Museum of Communication
The museum links the past and the future under one roof and provides the location for "The Night of the European Economy".

Dresscode: Business Casual

Our evening events


Networking at the highest level. In addition to the classic panels on the three conference days, our two evening events were unique and exclusive: The Night of European Economy and the Adlon Talk.

The Night of European Economy took place on Tuesday, November 14 at the Museum of Communication in Berlin. The dinner in the historic premises of the museum offered all guests the opportunity for a trustful exchange in an exclusive atmosphere. In 2022, we were pleased to welcome Annalena Baerbock as our guest of honor. The event was framed by a festive dinner speech by our foreign minister followed by an interview with the chief editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Our Adlon Talk on Wednesday, November 13 offered entertainment on the second day of the congress with Marc Beise, founder of SZ Wirtschaftsgipfel and his guests from culture, science, sports and society – in this year with Maria
Furtwängler. In a relaxed atmosphere, the evening offered a perfect opportunity for new contacts and inspiring conversations.


Sponsors & Partners


Cooperation partner


More information about our partners


BARMER
Effective, committed, compassionate - that is BARMER, one of the largest statutory health insurance providers in Germany. Its policyholders benefit from high-quality and innovative medical care that goes far beyond the standard required by law. Numerous digital offerings, from the electronic patient file eCare to the BARMER app, make everyday life easier and promote the health of the approximately 8.7 million policyholders. 24-hour-a-day service over the internet, by phone or in person at Show More
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is one of the best-known and most valuable brands in the world. In more than 200 countries on five continents, people enjoy beverages from Coca-Cola every day. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of non-alcoholic soft drinks. As a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) in Atlanta, USA, Coca-Cola GmbH in Germany is responsible for growth planning and brand management. Together with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Deutschland GmbH (CCEP DE), whi Show More
DATEV
DATEV eG is the third largest provider of business software in Germany (IDC Ranking 2023) and one of the largest European IT service providers. Founded in 1966, the cooperative of tax consulting professionals achieved a turnover of 1.3 billion euros in fiscal year 2022. With its software, cloud solutions and expertise, the Nuremberg-based company provides the basis for digital collaboration between SMEs and tax advisors who take care of the business management needs of these companies. Th Show More
DEKRA
DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for almost 100 years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today one of the world’s leading expert organizations. The company currently employs almost 49,000 people in approximately 60 countries on five continents. With qualified and independent expert ser-vices, they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services range from vehicle inspection and expert appraisals to claims s Show More
Google
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. With products like Search, Maps, Gmail, Chrome, the Pixel smartphones and watches or platforms such as YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people. Google has been operating in Germany since 2001 and now employs more than 2,500 people at its four locations in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt. Together with local partners, Google Germany is workin Show More
Hagleitner
Hagleitner designs hygiene: detergents, disinfectants, and cosmetics – as well as dispensers, dosing devices, and apps. The goods are created in Zell am See in Austria. That is where Hagleitner has its corporate headquarters: that is where research, development, and production take place. The German headquarters are situated in Frankfurt am Main, from here Hagleitner runs its business in Germany. The Hagleitner-Academy transmits knowledge – trainings are also held in Frankfurt. The hy Show More
ING
With more than 9 million customers, ING is the third-largest bank in Germany. Its core products include savings accounts, mortgages, investment products, consumer loans and current accounts for private customers. In the Business Banking segment, ING offers loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. In Wholesale Banking, ING offers banking solutions and services for large, multinational companies.
Kearney
As one of the original firms, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that consulting is a people business. A global partnership in more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We’re individuals with different passions and strengths who take as much joy in the work we do as from those we work with.
paloalto
Palo Alto Networks is the world’s cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust Enterprise, responding to a security inc Show More
Salzgitter AG
Salzgitter AG ranks as one of Germany’s leading steel and technology groups. As a pioneer in the circular economy, we focus on sustainable innovation and on transforming products and processes in the business units of Steel Production, Steel Processing, Trading and Technology. With our “Salzgitter AG 2030” strategy and anchored in the principle of “Pioneering for Circular Solutions”, we are setting new benchmarks in the industry. Our aspirations are realized through strong initi Show More
Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers AG (listed in Frankfurt, Germany: SHL) pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. As a leading medical technology company headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, Siemens Healthineers and its regional companies are continuously developing their product and service portfolio, with AI-supported applications and digital offerings that play an increasingly important role in the next generation of medical technology. These new applications will enhance the Show More
Westenergie
Westenergie AG, with its headquarters in Essen, is the biggest energy and infrastructure provider in Germany and the largest subsidiary company of E.ON SE. The Westenergie Group’s distribution system operators cover a 37,000 km long gas network. The electricity grid managed by the group covers a network around 196,000 km long — enough to lap the world five times over. With the provided infrastructure, the Westenergie Group ensures an energy supply to millions of households in North Rh Show More

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Review 2022


The economy between war and peace - creating new trust

On our review page for 2022 you will find highlight impressions and the entire coverage of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from three days of congress and two evening events.
Review 2022

From 2007 until today


Every year, over 60 top executives from the worlds of business, politics, culture, science and sport take part in the panel discussion. Here you can find all the speakers who have spoken at Germany’s major business conference since 2007.

All speakers