Excerpt of our Speakers 2026
Wolfgang Kubicki Federal Chairman of the FDP
Martina Link Vice President of the Federal Criminal Police Office
Kai Ronald Rohrschneider Lieutenant General of the German Army
Dr Ulrich Wessels President of the German Federal Bar Association
Andreas Bartels Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Communications Lufthansa Group
Ingo Hatzmann Partner and General Counsel Germany at EY
Anahita Thoms Country Managing Partner at Baker McKenzie
Dr David Rieks Partner at YPOG
Prof. Jörg Risse Attorney & Arbitrator
Christopher Piltz Editor at SPIEGEL
Heiner Seidel Lead PR Litigation & Special Situations at EY
Dr Hendrik Wieduwilt Author and Presenter
Program 2026
Venue for the Get-Together and the Summit Day:
Lufthansa Hangar One, Airportring, Building 367, 60549 Frankfurt am Main
with drinks and finger food
“Freedom, Controversy and Government Restraint – Liberal Perspectives on Freedom of Expression, Parliamentary Culture and Public Communication in the Digital Age”
Wolfgang Kubicki, Federal Chairman of the FDP
Martin Wohlrabe, Managing Director of CONSILIUM
Andreas Bartels, Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Communications Lufthansa Group
Andreas Bartels, Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Communications, Lufthansa Group
Martina Link, Vice President of the Federal Criminal Police Office
Dr David Rieks, partner at YPOG,
and Christopher Piltz, editor at SPIEGEL
in conversation with Silva Ates, CONSILIUM
Dr Ulrich Wessels, President of the German Federal Bar Association
Heiner Seidel, Lead PR Litigation & Special Situations at EY
Ingo Hatzmann, LL.M., Partner and General Counsel Germany at EY
in conversation with Martin Wohlrabe, CONSILIUM
Anahita Thoms, LL.M., Country Managing Partner at Baker McKenzie,
Prof. Jörg Risse, Attorney & Arbitrator
“Thinking Mobilisation – Military Requirements and the Legal Framework for Whole-of-State Action”
Kai Ronald Rohrschneider, Lieutenant General of the German Army
Dr Hendrik Wieduwilt, author and presenter
Organizer
Host
Event Partner
