Excerpt of our Speakers 2025
Christian Lindner former Federal Minister of Finance
Dr. Jens Bodo Koch CEO Heckler & Koch
©Bundesregierung/Steins
Dr. Stefanie Hubig Federal Minister of Justice
Bundesregierung/Kugler
Steffen Hebestreit former government spokesman
Elaine Charlson Bredehoft long-time attorney for Amber Heard
©Julia Bornkessel
Stefan Gelbhaar Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
©HateAid
Josephine Ballon CEO HateAid
©2023 Katja Kuhl
Stefan von Raumer DAV-President
Dr. Kirsten Saßmann Commerzbank
Program 2025
Venue for the Get-Together and the Summit Day:
Commerzbank Building, Pariser Platz 1, 10117 Berlin
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Get-together
with drinks and finger food
with drinks and finger food
incl. RKG evening impulse:
"Between judgement and public opinion: How accelerated proceedings are intended to strengthen democracy"
Dr. Stefanie Hubig, Federal Minister of Justice
"Between judgement and public opinion: How accelerated proceedings are intended to strengthen democracy"
Dr. Stefanie Hubig, Federal Minister of Justice
Thursday, November 13, 2025
8:15 a.m.
Registration with coffee reception
9:00 a.m.
Welcome speech
Martin Wohlrabe, Managing Director of CONSILIUM
Dr. Kirsten Saßmann, Head of Group Legal Corporate Finance at Commerzbank
Martin Wohlrabe, Managing Director of CONSILIUM
Dr. Kirsten Saßmann, Head of Group Legal Corporate Finance at Commerzbank
9:15 a.m.
Opening remarks:
"Between expectation and explanation: Media turning point in chancellor communications"
Steffen Hebestreit, government spokesman for former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
"Between expectation and explanation: Media turning point in chancellor communications"
Steffen Hebestreit, government spokesman for former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
9:45 a.m.
"Amber Heard's attorney on litigation tactics and media realities in a transatlantic comparison of Depp vs Heard"
Elaine Charlson Bredehoft, former attorney for Amber Heard and partner at Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft
Elaine Charlson Bredehoft, former attorney for Amber Heard and partner at Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft
10:30 a.m.
Coffee break
11:00 a.m.
Keynote:
"Message, momentum, and no misunderstandings – communication observations from top-level politics"
Christian Lindner, former Federal Minister of Finance and former Federal Chairman of the FDP
"Message, momentum, and no misunderstandings – communication observations from top-level politics"
Christian Lindner, former Federal Minister of Finance and former Federal Chairman of the FDP
11:45 a.m.
"Germany after the turning point – Media challenges and opportunities on the path to tomorrow's security architecture"
Dr. Jens Bodo Koch, CEO Heckler & Koch
in an interview with Martin Wohlrabe, CONSILIUM
Dr. Jens Bodo Koch, CEO Heckler & Koch
in an interview with Martin Wohlrabe, CONSILIUM
12:15 p.m.
Lunch break
2:00 p.m.
"Democracy, human rights and the public sphere: Challenges in upholding the law in digital spaces"
Stefan von Raumer, President German Bar Association
Josephine Ballon, CEO of HateAid
in a panel discussion with Maximilian Herke, CONSILIUM
Stefan von Raumer, President German Bar Association
Josephine Ballon, CEO of HateAid
in a panel discussion with Maximilian Herke, CONSILIUM
2:45 p.m.
Coffee break
3:15 p.m.
"The rule of law as a communication topic – an opportunity and strategic imperative for companies"
Dr. Kirsten Saßmann, Head of Group Legal Corporate Finance at Commerzbank
Klaus Heiermann, Member of the Board of Management of ARAG
in a panel discussion with Maximilian Schwärecke, CONSILIUM
Dr. Kirsten Saßmann, Head of Group Legal Corporate Finance at Commerzbank
Klaus Heiermann, Member of the Board of Management of ARAG
in a panel discussion with Maximilian Schwärecke, CONSILIUM
3:45 p.m.
"Public condemnation despite the presumption of innocence – media responsibility and legal review in the Gelbhaar case"
Stefan Gelbhaar, former Member of the German Bundestag Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Fabian Bauer, LL. M., Counsel SKW Schwarz
in a panel discussion with Daria Gladkov, CONSILIUM
Stefan Gelbhaar, former Member of the German Bundestag Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Fabian Bauer, LL. M., Counsel SKW Schwarz
in a panel discussion with Daria Gladkov, CONSILIUM
4:45 p.m.
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