editor in chief, Read On, die Sprachzeitungen at Carl Ed. Schünemann KG Verlag
Siobhan works for Die Sprachzeitung at the Carl Ed. Schünemann KG publishing house where she is editor in chief of Read On.
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artist and architect, NBDBKP
Niels Betori Diehl was born in Rome in 1975 and has lived in Berlin since 1999. As an artist with a background in design and architecture, he works in a variety of media such as video, sculpture, installation and writing. Since 2005 he collaborates with Barbara K. Prokop as NBDBKP. Together they work on interior design projects, interdisciplinary large-scale exhibitions and publications, and organise panel discussions based on topics arising in their individual research and practices. Currently, NBDBKP is working on an online web shop project that blurs the line between art and marketing, combining political and social issues with easy-to-wear pieces. Niels has a BFA in Architecture from Università degli Studi di Roma and Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee, and a BFA/MFA in Visual Culture Studies from Universität der Künste, Berlin.
head of legal department, Syndikusrechtsanwältin, H2air
Tamara works as the head of legal department for H2air, a French company dealing with renewables energies.
She was admitted as Rechtsanwältin to the German bar in 2003.
freelance communications & circular economy consultant, Phenomenal Words
Born in the UK, Phoebe grew up in Paris and returned to the UK for her secondary education and university, where she read French and German literature at Oxford, Bonn and Hamburg universities. She has worked in communication roles at energy group EDF in France and the UK, and for the cultural attaché at the French Embassy in London. In 2012, she undertook a solo tour of Russia and Asia, photographing dustbins across a dozen countries, for an exhibition shown in Paris and Berlin. Today she works freelance as a communications & circular economy consultant in Paris and Berlin at Phenomenal Words. She also coaches for public speaking and pitching, and has supported TEDx speakers and many startups. Her interests include singing, travel writing and new words.
managing director, MR WOLF
Hannes Putzig is the director of MR WOLF Consulting, a marketing consulting start-up of the VOK DAMS Group. VOK DAMS is one of the leading agencies for events and live-marketing.
Hannes studied business administration with a focus on marketing in Germany and Hong Kong. After graduating he went to work for Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany supporting the experiential marketing department. In 2013 he decided to follow his passion at the consulting department of VOK DAMS with a focus on strategic event communication. Hannes has developed and created a vast number of studies and concepts regarding 360° communication, digital / hybrid events and the activation of events and sponsoring deals for clients such as BMW, Commerzbank, Volkswagen, Lamborghini, BASF, and Swarovski.
student, University of Potsdam
Clara has been involved in debating for four years, participating first in the Debating Matters Competition twice, as well as having attended the Academy of Ideas’ “Living Freedom” residential summer school in London.
Clara is currently studying political science and public administration at the University of Potsdam, gaining experience in human resource development as well as digitalisation of education.
Her primary academic interests are national and EU-polity, as well as organisational theory and analysis. Clara speaks German, English and Danish.
journalist and filmmaker
Anli Serfontein is a Berlin-based South African journalist, documentary filmmaker and non-fiction author with wide-ranging experience working for the international media.
public engagement professional
Sara has worked in public engagement with policy, science and culture for almost a decade. She has curated a wide range of talks, discussions and debates on public matters for the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), the Centre for London think tank and, more recently, the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) economics think tank.
In the past Sara has worked at the GLA (London’s City Hall), for international festivals such as Frequency Digital Culture Festival (UK) and for science organisations such as STEMNet (UK) and the European Molecular Biology Organisation (Germany). While at the RSA, Sara co-commissioned work for the RSA Shorts Series, which provides snapshots of big ideas blending voices from the public events programme with the talent of young illustrators and animators from around the world. During her time at London’s City Hall, Sara was involved in the 2012 Festival ahead of the Olympics and the Fourth Plinth programme. She ran the Fourth Plinth School Awards, a competition that inspires young Londoners to showcase their creative ideas for the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square.
Sara has been on the judging panel for the 2016 RSA Student Design Awards, a competition that challenges emerging designers around the world to tackle pressing social and economic issues through design thinking. She has formerly worked on the Battle of Ideas and was a judge on the Debating Matters UK Final judging panel in 2017.
artist, NBDBKP
Barbara K. Prokop was born in Vienna in 1973, grew up in Vancouver and has lived in Berlin since 1999. She works in a variety of media such as video, photography, sculpture and installation. In 2005 she started collaborating with Niels Betori Diehl as NBDBKP. Together they work on interior design projects, interdisciplinary large-scale exhibitions and publications, and organise panel discussions based on topics arising in their individual research and practices.
NBDBKP is currently working on an online web shop project that blurs the line between art and marketing, combining political and social issues with easy-to-wear pieces. In 2018 she co-founded the fashion label BS101 with Sarah Miltenberger. Barbara has an MFA in Studio Arts from Concordia University, Montréal and an MFA in Visual Culture Studies from Universität der Künste, Berlin.
director, Global Institute Berlin CIEE Germany
