Boards
Here you can learn more about the various committees of the Goethe-Institut as well as their tasks and members.
Board of Trustees
Advisory Boards
The task of the Advisory Boards is to provide expert advice to the Goethe-Institut in questions of principles and individual projects.
Specialized Advisory Boards
Ten specialized Advisory Boards meet for this purpose once a year.
Business and Industry Advisory Board
The Business and Industry Advisory Board is made up of leading representatives of German industry and the German Foreign Office. Project and events designed in collaboration aim to present Germany internationally with its interaction between politics, industry and culture.
Committee to the Goethe Medal
Once a year, the Goethe-Institut awards the Goethe Medal, an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Committee to the Goethe-Medal consisting of persons from the fields of science, literature, art and theatre pre-selects the awardees which have to be affirmed by the Board of Trustees.
Specialized Advisory Boards
Ten specialized Advisory Boards meet for this purpose once a year.
Business and Industry Advisory Board
The Business and Industry Advisory Board is made up of leading representatives of German industry and the German Foreign Office. Project and events designed in collaboration aim to present Germany internationally with its interaction between politics, industry and culture.
Committee to the Goethe Medal
Once a year, the Goethe-Institut awards the Goethe Medal, an official decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Committee to the Goethe-Medal consisting of persons from the fields of science, literature, art and theatre pre-selects the awardees which have to be affirmed by the Board of Trustees.
Prof. Ulf Aminde, artist and Professor of Art + Design Foundation at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee
Prof. Dr. Inés de Castro, Director Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Susanne Gaensheimer, Director of the K20 K21 Art Collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf
Julia Grosse, Director of the art magazines Contemporary And (C&) and C& America Latina, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Susanne Leeb, Professor of Contemporary Art at the Institute for Philosophy and Art Studies (IPK) at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Dr. Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Senior Curator, Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Matthias Mühling, Director Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich
Dr. Ellen Strittmatter, Head of the Art Department of the ifa, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Ines Weizman, Professor of Architectural Theory at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Representative of the German Federal Government
Tatjana Schenke-Olivieri, Division 606, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Representative of the Presidium
Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Bettina Lantz-Okoye, Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf
As guest
Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz, Artistic Director Kunsthaus Dresden, City Gallery for Contemporary Art, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Inés de Castro, Director Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Susanne Gaensheimer, Director of the K20 K21 Art Collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf
Julia Grosse, Director of the art magazines Contemporary And (C&) and C& America Latina, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Susanne Leeb, Professor of Contemporary Art at the Institute for Philosophy and Art Studies (IPK) at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Dr. Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Senior Curator, Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Matthias Mühling, Director Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich
Dr. Ellen Strittmatter, Head of the Art Department of the ifa, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Ines Weizman, Professor of Architectural Theory at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Representative of the German Federal Government
Tatjana Schenke-Olivieri, Division 606, German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Representative of the Presidium
Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Bettina Lantz-Okoye, Goethe-Institut Düsseldorf
As guest
Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz, Artistic Director Kunsthaus Dresden, City Gallery for Contemporary Art, Dresden
Jun. Prof. Dr. Ulaş Aktaş
Universität der Künste Berlin
Fakultät Bildende Kunst
Dr. Vera Allmanritter
Leiterin des Instituts für Kulturelle Teilhabeforschung (IKTf), Berlin
Prof. Dr. Nikita Dhawan
Technische Universität Dresden
Professur für Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte
Prof. Dr. Aladin El-Mafaalani
Universität Osnabrück
Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft
Sabine Faller
Stiftung Forum Recht
Leiterin Virtueller Standort/Digitale Strategie
Dr. Lorena Jaume-Palasi
Gründerin von The Ethical Tech Society, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Eva Horn
Institut für Germanistitk, Universität Wien
Anh-Linh Ngo
Arch+ Verlag GmbH, Berlin
Architekt, Autor und Mitherausgeber von ARCH+
Prof. Christoph Weckerle
Direktor des Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE)
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)
Dr. Mirjam Zadoff
Direktorin des NS-Dokumentationszentrum, München
Vertretung Präsidium:
Frau Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz
Präsidentin des Goethe-Instituts
Vertretung Auswärtiges Amt:
Petra Drexler
Auswärtiges Amt Referat 606, Referatsleiterin, Berlin
Universität der Künste Berlin
Fakultät Bildende Kunst
Dr. Vera Allmanritter
Leiterin des Instituts für Kulturelle Teilhabeforschung (IKTf), Berlin
Prof. Dr. Nikita Dhawan
Technische Universität Dresden
Professur für Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte
Prof. Dr. Aladin El-Mafaalani
Universität Osnabrück
Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft
Sabine Faller
Stiftung Forum Recht
Leiterin Virtueller Standort/Digitale Strategie
Dr. Lorena Jaume-Palasi
Gründerin von The Ethical Tech Society, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Eva Horn
Institut für Germanistitk, Universität Wien
Anh-Linh Ngo
Arch+ Verlag GmbH, Berlin
Architekt, Autor und Mitherausgeber von ARCH+
Prof. Christoph Weckerle
Direktor des Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE)
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK)
Dr. Mirjam Zadoff
Direktorin des NS-Dokumentationszentrum, München
Vertretung Präsidium:
Frau Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz
Präsidentin des Goethe-Instituts
Vertretung Auswärtiges Amt:
Petra Drexler
Auswärtiges Amt Referat 606, Referatsleiterin, Berlin
Themba Bhebhe, Diversity & Inclusion Manager - European Film Market, Berlinale, Berlin
Dr. Catherine Colas, Editor for short and medium-length films at ZDF/ARTE, Mainz
Marcus Gammel, Head of radio drama department at Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Cologne
Dr. Till Grahl, Scientific-artistic director of the German Institute for Animated Film, Dresden
Narges Kalhor, Filmmaker and video artist, Munich
Hannah Pilarczyk, editor in the culture section of SPIEGEL ONLINE, Berlin
Thorsten Schaumann, Director of film festival Internationale Hofer Filmtage, Hof
Anna Schoeppe, Managing Director of Hessen Film & Medien GmbH, Frankfurt a. M.
Prof. Jürgen Schopper, Managing professor of the VFX specialization at the University of Film and Television, Munich
Representing the Federal Government
Siyuan He, Federal Foreign Office, Department 606, Berlin
Guests
Simone Baumann, Head of German Films, Munich
Dr. Catherine Colas, Editor for short and medium-length films at ZDF/ARTE, Mainz
Marcus Gammel, Head of radio drama department at Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Cologne
Dr. Till Grahl, Scientific-artistic director of the German Institute for Animated Film, Dresden
Narges Kalhor, Filmmaker and video artist, Munich
Hannah Pilarczyk, editor in the culture section of SPIEGEL ONLINE, Berlin
Thorsten Schaumann, Director of film festival Internationale Hofer Filmtage, Hof
Anna Schoeppe, Managing Director of Hessen Film & Medien GmbH, Frankfurt a. M.
Prof. Jürgen Schopper, Managing professor of the VFX specialization at the University of Film and Television, Munich
Representing the Federal Government
Siyuan He, Federal Foreign Office, Department 606, Berlin
Guests
Simone Baumann, Head of German Films, Munich
Ute Engelkenmeier, Chairwoman of the Berufsverband Information Bibliothek (Professional Association Information Library)
Anja Flicker, Director of City Library Essen
Heike Gleibs, Head of Education, Science and Culture, Wikimedia Germany
Holger Krimmer, Managing Director of the German Library Association
Elisa Lindinger, Managing Director SUPERRR Lab, Berlin
Johannes Neuer, Director of the German National Library in Leipzig and the Director General’s permanent representative there
Frank Seeliger, Head of Library of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau
Çiğdem Uzunoğlu, Expert on shaping the digital transformation, Berlin
Thorsten S. Wiedemann, Founder and Director of A MAZE, Berlin
Representing the Federal Government
Johanna Dietrich, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost, Professor at the University of the Arts Berlin; Design Research, Berlin
Anja Flicker, Director of City Library Essen
Heike Gleibs, Head of Education, Science and Culture, Wikimedia Germany
Holger Krimmer, Managing Director of the German Library Association
Elisa Lindinger, Managing Director SUPERRR Lab, Berlin
Johannes Neuer, Director of the German National Library in Leipzig and the Director General’s permanent representative there
Frank Seeliger, Head of Library of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau
Çiğdem Uzunoğlu, Expert on shaping the digital transformation, Berlin
Thorsten S. Wiedemann, Founder and Director of A MAZE, Berlin
Representing the Federal Government
Johanna Dietrich, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost, Professor at the University of the Arts Berlin; Design Research, Berlin
René Aguigah, moderator and head of department “Literature, Philosophy, Religion” Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Berlin
Olga Grjasnowa, writer, Berlin
Julia Grosse, Artistic Director “Contemporary And”, Vienna
Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck, curator and director of the Berlinale Shorts, Berlin
Matthias Lilienthal, dramaturge and artistic director, Munich/Berlin
Thomas Oberender (Chairman and representative of the Presidium), author and curator, Berlin
Antje Rávik Strubel, author, Potsdam
Andrea Zschunke, Head of Music WDR3, Cologne
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
Ralf Beste, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representatives of the Goethe-Institut
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Olga Grjasnowa, writer, Berlin
Julia Grosse, Artistic Director “Contemporary And”, Vienna
Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck, curator and director of the Berlinale Shorts, Berlin
Matthias Lilienthal, dramaturge and artistic director, Munich/Berlin
Thomas Oberender (Chairman and representative of the Presidium), author and curator, Berlin
Antje Rávik Strubel, author, Potsdam
Andrea Zschunke, Head of Music WDR3, Cologne
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
Ralf Beste, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representatives of the Goethe-Institut
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V.
Lars Birken-Bertsch: Managing Director of the German Literature Fund
Karoline Bofinger: comics editor at the German edition of Le Monde diplomatique
Elisa Diallo: Author and Head of Book Licensing at S. Fischer Publishers.
Tanja Graf: Director of the Literaturhaus München and Managing Director of the Literaturfest München
Elżbieta Kalinowska: cultural manager, publisher and translator
Dmitry Kapitelman: writer, freelance journalist and musician
Dr. Kathrin Kunkel-Razum: Dudenverlag
Dr. Holger Pils: managing director of the Lyrik Kabinett Foundation in Munich
Dr. Michael Schmitt: 3sat Kulturzeit, Literary Critic
Antje Rávik Strubel: Author and winner of the German Book Prize 2021
Representing the Board of Trustees of the Goethe-Institut: Saba-Nur Cheema, political scientist and anti-racism trainer
Representing the Federal Government, Division 606: Siyuan He
Karoline Bofinger: comics editor at the German edition of Le Monde diplomatique
Elisa Diallo: Author and Head of Book Licensing at S. Fischer Publishers.
Tanja Graf: Director of the Literaturhaus München and Managing Director of the Literaturfest München
Elżbieta Kalinowska: cultural manager, publisher and translator
Dmitry Kapitelman: writer, freelance journalist and musician
Dr. Kathrin Kunkel-Razum: Dudenverlag
Dr. Holger Pils: managing director of the Lyrik Kabinett Foundation in Munich
Dr. Michael Schmitt: 3sat Kulturzeit, Literary Critic
Antje Rávik Strubel: Author and winner of the German Book Prize 2021
Representing the Board of Trustees of the Goethe-Institut: Saba-Nur Cheema, political scientist and anti-racism trainer
Representing the Federal Government, Division 606: Siyuan He
Dr. Elizabeth Beloe, Chief Executive Officer, Federal Association of Networks of Migrant Organizations
Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel, Professor of Political Science, Head of Research on Migration, Displacement and Integration, Institute of Political Science
Honey Deihimi, Head of the Participation in the Immigration Society Department, Federal Chancellery
Dr. Ulrike Hornung, Head of Department M I, Migration, Refugees and European Harmonization, Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community
Dr. Nicolas Keller, Deputy Director Labour Market, Federal Association of German Employers' Associations
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pott, Professor of Social Geography at the Osnabrück University
Prof. Dr. Silke Übelmesser, Professor of Economics, Chair of Economics / Public Finance
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Völz, Federal Head of Economics, Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses
Marko Walde, Chief Representative Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Sophie Engel, Head of Language Department and Deputy Director Goethe-Institute Serbia
Representing the Federal Government
Claudia Spahl, deputy head of division, dpt. 610, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel, Professor of Political Science, Head of Research on Migration, Displacement and Integration, Institute of Political Science
Honey Deihimi, Head of the Participation in the Immigration Society Department, Federal Chancellery
Dr. Ulrike Hornung, Head of Department M I, Migration, Refugees and European Harmonization, Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community
Dr. Nicolas Keller, Deputy Director Labour Market, Federal Association of German Employers' Associations
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pott, Professor of Social Geography at the Osnabrück University
Prof. Dr. Silke Übelmesser, Professor of Economics, Chair of Economics / Public Finance
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Völz, Federal Head of Economics, Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses
Marko Walde, Chief Representative Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Sophie Engel, Head of Language Department and Deputy Director Goethe-Institute Serbia
Representing the Federal Government
Claudia Spahl, deputy head of division, dpt. 610, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Mark Andre, composer
Dr. Thomas Burkhalter, music ethnologist, music journalist, director of the Norient Plattform
Yesim Duman, curator, moderator
Margareta Ferek-Petric, composer, curator
Julia Hülsmann, composer, Jazz pianist
Prof. Dr. Jin-Ah Kim, musicologist
Arno Raffeiner, journalist
Lydia Rilling, curator, musicologist
Dr. Thomas Schäfer, Head of Darmstadt Summer Course
Andrea Zschunke, Head of Music WDR3
Representing the Federal Government
Michael Hoffmann, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Guest
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V., Bonn
Dr. Thomas Burkhalter, music ethnologist, music journalist, director of the Norient Plattform
Yesim Duman, curator, moderator
Margareta Ferek-Petric, composer, curator
Julia Hülsmann, composer, Jazz pianist
Prof. Dr. Jin-Ah Kim, musicologist
Arno Raffeiner, journalist
Lydia Rilling, curator, musicologist
Dr. Thomas Schäfer, Head of Darmstadt Summer Course
Andrea Zschunke, Head of Music WDR3
Representing the Federal Government
Michael Hoffmann, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Guest
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V., Bonn
Prof. Dr. Hans Jaskulsky, president of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Chorverbände
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, chairwoman of the federal music council conference
Lorenz Overbeck, managing director of Bundesmusikverband Chor & Orchester (BMCO)
Stefan Piendl, Managing Director of the German Music Council
Representing the Board of Trustees:
Anja Geissel, Goethe-Institut, Ber. 42
Representing the Federal Government:
Michael Hoffmann, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, chairwoman of the federal music council conference
Lorenz Overbeck, managing director of Bundesmusikverband Chor & Orchester (BMCO)
Stefan Piendl, Managing Director of the German Music Council
Representing the Board of Trustees:
Anja Geissel, Goethe-Institut, Ber. 42
Representing the Federal Government:
Michael Hoffmann, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Olaf Bärenfänger
Director General of University Language Centre Leipzig
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard de Haan
Head of the Institute Futur
Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Karim Fereidooni
Professor of didactics of social science education
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Prof. Dr. Petra Gretsch
Professorship for Linguistics and Language Didactics
Institut für deutsche Sprache und Literatur, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg
Dr. Sarah Henkelmann-Hillebrand
Speaker Network digital education
Projektbüro Rastatt
Dr. Christina Kuhn
Institute for German as a Foreign and Second Language and Intercultural Studies
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Prof. Dr. Kai Maaz
Executive Director of DIPF
Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart
Vice President for Teaching and Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Leiter des Lehrstuhls "Didaktik der Informatik / Informatik und Gesellschaft"
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Roth
Professor Intercultural educational research
Universität zu Köln
Prof. Dr. Katrin Wisniewski
Gerhard-Helbig-Professor of German as a Foreign and Second Language
Universität Leipzig
Representing the Board of Trustees
Anja Geissel
Head of Language Department, Goethe-Institute Warsaw
Representing the Federal Government:
Oliver Bientzle
Head of Department, Federal Foreign Office
Guests
Prof. Dr. Anastasia Drackert
Scientific Director, g.a.s.t. / TestDaF Institute
Jörg Kassner
Regional representative
Federal Office for Foreign Affairs, Central Office for Schools Abroad Department
Department ZfA 3
Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
Director and Chairman of the of the Executive Board, Leibniz Institute for the German Language
Uta Elisabeth Neumüller
Department C General schools, vocational schools, Department C 4, high schools
Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture
Dr. Sven Werkmeister
Director Strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Director General of University Language Centre Leipzig
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard de Haan
Head of the Institute Futur
Freie Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Karim Fereidooni
Professor of didactics of social science education
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Prof. Dr. Petra Gretsch
Professorship for Linguistics and Language Didactics
Institut für deutsche Sprache und Literatur, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg
Dr. Sarah Henkelmann-Hillebrand
Speaker Network digital education
Projektbüro Rastatt
Dr. Christina Kuhn
Institute for German as a Foreign and Second Language and Intercultural Studies
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Prof. Dr. Kai Maaz
Executive Director of DIPF
Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart
Vice President for Teaching and Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Leiter des Lehrstuhls "Didaktik der Informatik / Informatik und Gesellschaft"
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Roth
Professor Intercultural educational research
Universität zu Köln
Prof. Dr. Katrin Wisniewski
Gerhard-Helbig-Professor of German as a Foreign and Second Language
Universität Leipzig
Representing the Board of Trustees
Anja Geissel
Head of Language Department, Goethe-Institute Warsaw
Representing the Federal Government:
Oliver Bientzle
Head of Department, Federal Foreign Office
Guests
Prof. Dr. Anastasia Drackert
Scientific Director, g.a.s.t. / TestDaF Institute
Jörg Kassner
Regional representative
Federal Office for Foreign Affairs, Central Office for Schools Abroad Department
Department ZfA 3
Prof. Dr. Henning Lobin
Director and Chairman of the of the Executive Board, Leibniz Institute for the German Language
Uta Elisabeth Neumüller
Department C General schools, vocational schools, Department C 4, high schools
Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture
Dr. Sven Werkmeister
Director Strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Eva Behrendt, Theatre critic at Theater heute, Jury member for the Berliner Theatertreffen, Berlin
Yvonne Büdenhölzer, Director of Suhrkamp Theaterverlag, Berlin
Julia Dina Heße, deputy chair Assitej e.V., board member Assitej international
Bettina Masuch, Artistic director of Festspielhaus St. Pölten
Tobi Müller, Free cultural journalist, Berlin
Barbara Mundel, Artistic Director of Munich Kammerspiele
Tim Sandweg, Artistic Director of Schaubude, Berlin
Carena Schlewitt, director of the European Centre of the Arts Hellerau, Dresden
Franziska Werner, Free dramatic adviser and curator, Berlin
Julia Wissert, director of Schauspiel Dortmund, Theater Dortmund
Representing the Federal Government
VLR Petra Drexler, Head of department 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Sophie Engel, Head of the language department at the Goethe-Institut Belgrad
Yvonne Büdenhölzer, Director of Suhrkamp Theaterverlag, Berlin
Julia Dina Heße, deputy chair Assitej e.V., board member Assitej international
Bettina Masuch, Artistic director of Festspielhaus St. Pölten
Tobi Müller, Free cultural journalist, Berlin
Barbara Mundel, Artistic Director of Munich Kammerspiele
Tim Sandweg, Artistic Director of Schaubude, Berlin
Carena Schlewitt, director of the European Centre of the Arts Hellerau, Dresden
Franziska Werner, Free dramatic adviser and curator, Berlin
Julia Wissert, director of Schauspiel Dortmund, Theater Dortmund
Representing the Federal Government
VLR Petra Drexler, Head of department 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Sophie Engel, Head of the language department at the Goethe-Institut Belgrad
Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Roland Berger GmbH
Dr. Christian Hartel, Chairman of the Executive Board, Wacker Chemie AG
Dr. Immanuel Hermreck, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries AG
Dr. Nicolas Peter, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board, Continental AG
Hauke Stars, Member of the Executive Board, Volkswagen AG
Lars Stoy, Member of the Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
Angela Titzrath, Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)
Dr. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Chief Executive Officer, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
Dr. Martin Wansleben, Managing Director, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
Stephan Winkelmeier, Chairman of the Executive Board, BayernLB
Bettina Würth, Chair Woman of the Advisory Board, Würth Group
Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Managing Director, Miele & Cie. KG
Representing the Federal Government
Ralf Beste, Head of the Department for Culture and Society, Federal Foreign Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Dr. Christian Hartel, Chairman of the Executive Board, Wacker Chemie AG
Dr. Immanuel Hermreck, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries AG
Dr. Nicolas Peter, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board, Continental AG
Hauke Stars, Member of the Executive Board, Volkswagen AG
Lars Stoy, Member of the Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
Angela Titzrath, Chairwoman of the Executive Board, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)
Dr. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Chief Executive Officer, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
Dr. Martin Wansleben, Managing Director, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
Stephan Winkelmeier, Chairman of the Executive Board, BayernLB
Bettina Würth, Chair Woman of the Advisory Board, Würth Group
Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Managing Director, Miele & Cie. KG
Representing the Federal Government
Ralf Beste, Head of the Department for Culture and Society, Federal Foreign Office
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG