Previous Speakers

Wall of Fame

All Unternehmertag speakers since 2007 in alphabetic order.

Thomas
Hessler
Founder of ZANOX and Globumbus
2014 2018
Steve
Hill
Independent Senior Consultant, Cybersecurity Expert
2025
Uli
Hoeneß
President of FC Bayern Munich
2017
Dr
Klaus
Hommels
Investor and Founder of Lakestar
2009
Matthias
Horx
Futurist and founder of Zukunftsinstitut Horx
2015
Jovan
Hsu
Founder of Chinese Founders Fund
2010
Andreas
Huettner
Google Brasil
2012
Joachim
Hunold
Former CEO of Air Berlin PLC
2018
Prof. Dr
Michael
Hüther
Director Cologne Institute for Economic Research
2018
Prof. Dr. h.c.
Wolfgang
Ischinger
President Munich Security Conference Foundation Council
2021
Thomas
Isermann
Founder GREENFORCE
2022
Prof. Dr
Wolfgang
Jenewein
Executive Coach and Full Professor of Business Administration, University of St.Gallen
2021
Sven Gábor
Jánszky
Journalist, trendscout, Leader 2b AHEAD ThinkTank
2013
Peter
Kabel
CEO and Founder of Lakshmi
2008
Oliver
Kahn
Former German Football Goalkeeper
2013
Daniel
Kalt
UBS Chief Economist Switzerland and Regional Chief Investment Officer Switzerland
2011
Reinhard
Kardinal Marx
Archbishop of Munich and Freising
2024
Dr
Thomas
Kienle
Executive Partner of Labbé & Cie. GmbH
2010
Roman
Kirsch
Founder Fab Europa
2013
Dr
Wladimir
Klitschko
Entrepreneur, multiple Boxing World Champion
2022 2024 2025
Dr
Vitali
Klitschko
Mayor of Kyiv, multiple Boxing World Champion
2025
Roland
Koch
Former Minister-President of Hessia and former CEO of Bilfinger Berger
2012
Alexander
Koenig
Travel Hacking Pionier, First Class & More
2025
Mikhail
Kokorich
Founder and CEO Destinus
2021
Marc
Kowalsky
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, BILANZ
2021 2022 2024 2025 2026
Hakan
Koç
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of AUTO1 Group
2018
Daniel
Krauss
(CIO & CHRO) Tech/Product & Human Resources
2021
Dr Prof.
Dieter
Kronzucker
Journalist
2019
Dr.-Eng.
Marina
Krotofil
Cybersicherheit Expertin, kritische Infrastrukturen
2025
Sebastian
Kurz
Former Chancellor of Austria
2017 2022
Michael
Käfer
Chairman of the Board Käfer Feinkost
2022
Prof. Dr
Margot
Käßmann
Pastor & Author
2022
Dr
Hans-Joachim
Körber
Chairman of the Board of Air Berlin PLC
2011
Dr.
Florian
Langenscheidt
Verleger und Buchautor
2013 2018 2025
Markus
Lanz
Host of the "Markus Lanz" talk show
2021
Dr.
Adalbert
Lechner
CEO Lindt & Sprüngli Group
2026
Dr
Erich
Lejeune
Entrepreneur, Author and TV Presenter
2009
Lawrence
Leuschner
CEO + Co-Founder TIER Mobility AG
2021
Henry
Lewin
Founder and CEO of GreenRush
2018
Samy
Liechti
CEO of Blacksocks
2013
Theo
Lieven
CEO and Founder of Vincero Holding
2009
Christian
Lindner
Former Federal Minister of Finance Germany
2017 2022
Tzipi
Livni
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel
2025
Jonathan
Ludwig
Gründer FANtium & Tech-Investor
2025
Nico
Lumma
Business Development at Media Ventures
2008
Morten
Lund
Serial- Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist
2009 2010 2011 2012
H.E.
Graça
Machel, DBE
Founder, The Graça Machel Trust and The Foundation for Community Development, Mozambique
2026
Christophe
Maire
Partner at Atlantic Internet
2012
Dr.
Claudia
Major
Senior Vice President Transatlantic Security, German Marshall Fund
2026
Jillian
Manus
Venture Partner, Shield Capital, U.S. Venture Advisor, European Innovation Council
2017 2018 2025 2026
Prof. Dr.
Carlo
Masala
Professor of International Politics at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich
2025
Marc
Maurer
Co-CEO of On
2022
Tom
Maus
MD greeny+ Spitzensportler Gruppe
2022
Laurence
Mehl
CEO of Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
2013
Ulf
Merbold
Astronaut and Physicist
2016
Dr
Sandro
Merino
Chief Investment Officer at Basler Kantonalbank
2012
Friedrich
Merz
Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke
2017
Reinhold
Messner
Extreme Mountaineer, Adventurer and Author
2008 2016 2025
Julie
Meyer
Founder of Ariadne Capital
2013
Dr
Thomas
Middelhoff
Former CEO of Bertelsmann
2019 2021
Lakshmi Lalita
Mohan
Head Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Germany & France | CEO & Co Founder, Partex.AI Real-World Data
2026
Rushil
Mohan
Co-Founder, Pidge
2025
Michael
Mronz
Entrepreneur, Sports and Event Manager, Member of the IOC, CEO Westerwelle Foundation
2026
Dr
Werner
Müller
Head of the RAG-Foundation and former Chairman of Deutsche Bahn
2010
Chandran
Nair
Director and Mediator of UNESCO in Paris
2010
Sandra
Navidi
CEO BeyondGlobal
2024
Julija
Nawalnaja
Human Rights Activist, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board, Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK)
2026
Rüdiger
Nehberg
German Survival Expert and Activist for Human Rights
2010
Prof. Dr.
Sönke
Neitzel
Professor of War Studies at the University of Potsdam
2026
Klaus
Ohlmann
Extreme Glider Pilot
2015
Kajsa
Ollongren
Ehemalige Außenministerin Niederlande
2025
Dr
Christopher
Oster
Co-Founder & CEO CLARK
2022
Martin
Ott
Managing Director Central Europe of Facebook
2017
Prof. Dr
Max
Otte
Professor for Economics and Founder of Institut für Vermögensentwicklung
2009 2015
Stefan
Pfannmöller
CEO and Founder of Netzathleten & Venture Stars
2012
Markus
Pflitsch
CEO, Terra Quantum
2026
Dr
Bertrand
Piccard
CEO of SolarImpulse
2017
Simon
Pierro
World-famous as THE iPad Magician
2016
Tom
Plümmer
Co-Founder and CEO, Wingcopter
2025
Dr
Sierk
Poetting
COO BioNTech
2022
Claudia
Praxmayer
Associated Partner at Elephant Crisis Fund
2015
Roxana
Precu
Member of the Board of Directors EnOne
2021
S.K.H.
Luitpold
Prinz von Bayern
Great-Grandson of King Ludwig III. and Managing Partner of König Ludwig Brewery
2015
Dr
Joern
Quitzau
Economist at Bank Berenberg
2013
Antonia
Rados
TV Journalist
2010
Edi
Rama
Prime Minister of Albania
2026
Nils
Regge
Serial Entrepreneur & Co-Founder Apollo Health Ventures
2022
Prof.
Lucrezia
Reichlin
Professor of Economics, London Business School
2026
Dr
Tobias
Reichmuth
Founding Partner Maximon & Longevity Expert
2022
Matteo
Renzi
Former prime minister of Italy
2021
Kai-Uwe
Ricke
Executive Chairman of Delta Partners and former CEO of Deutsche Telekom
2009
Tobias
Rietzler
Co-Founder and CEO, robominds GmbH
2026
Paul
Ronzheimer
Deputy Editor-in-Chief BILD, Podcast RONZHEIMER
2022 2024 2025 2026
Sophia
Rödiger
CMO 1KOMMA5°
2025
Lars-Hendrik
Röller
Founder and Chair of Berlin Global Dialogue
2025
Sarna
Röser
Entrepreneur & Federal Chairwoman of The Young Entrepreneurs
2022
Dr
Philipp
Rösler
Former Vice-Chancellor of Germany & Minister of Economics
2019 2021 2022
Marc
Samwer
Founder of Rocket Internet
2008
Thomas
Saueressig
Member of the Executive Board, Customer Services & Delivery, SAP SE
2026
Dr.
Lars
Schernikau
Shareholder HMS Bergbau AG
2026