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Boards
Board of Trustees, General Meeting, Advisory Boards
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees elects the president of the Goethe-Institut for the duration of four years. The tasks of the Board of Trustees include adopting resolutions for guidelines on the work of the institute and long-term conceptual planning.
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., former President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Munich
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Director of the German Literature Archive, Marbach
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, President and CEO, Board of Management Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Director of the German Literature Archive, Marbach
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, President and CEO, Board of Management Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Stuttgart
Federal Foreign Office, MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MinDirig Dr. Thomas Gerhardt, Head of Subsection II/C Budget, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MinDirig Dr. Thomas Gerhardt, Head of Subsection II/C Budget, Berlin
Mikko Fritze, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Joachim Lange, Goethe-Institut Frankfurt
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Zentrale
Joachim Lange, Goethe-Institut Frankfurt
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Zentrale
Federal Foreign Office, Dr. Peter Kolb, Head of Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Margret Wintermantel, President of the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service), Bonn
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Margret Wintermantel, President of the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service), Bonn
General Meeting
Members of the Goethe-Institut are selected personages involved in the cultural and social life of the Federal Republic of Germany. At the biannual General Meetings, they discuss conceptual issues of the work of the Goethe-Institut.
Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Nevin Aladag, Artist, Berlin
Prof. Jutta Allmendinger Ph.D., President of the Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, Chairman of the Management Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart
Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Foreign Office, MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Jenny Erpenbeck, writer, Berlin
Olga Grjasnowa, Writer, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Herwig Guratzsch, former Chair of the Board and Principal Director of the Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein State Museums Schloss Gottorf, Hamburg
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost, Professor at the University of the Arts Berlin; Design Research, Berlin
Prof. Regine Keller, Landscape Architecture and Public Space Technische Universität Munich
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board E.ON SE, Essen
Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, former President of the German Bundestag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., former President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Alexander Liebreich, Music Director Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Guest professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich
Matthias Lilienthal, Director of the theatre Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich
Martina de Maizière, Executive Director Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden, Social Education Worker, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman, Director of Einstein Forum, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Director of the German Literature Archive, Marbach
Prof. Bettina Reitz, President HFF Munich
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Arila Siegert, dancer, choreographer and opera director, Berlin
Karl Ernst Tielebier-Langenscheidt, publisher, Munich
Dr. Nike Wagner, intendant and executive director of Beethovenfest, Bonn
Christina Weiss, State Minister for Culture and Media ret., Berlin
Juli Zeh, writer, Frankfurt
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Executive Director of Consultants GmbH i.G., Stuttgart
Michael Krüger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator e.h., former Chair of the Management of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag and Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
Koyo Kouoh, Founder and director of the Raw Material Company
Prof. Dr. Sandra Richter, Literary scholar and designated director of the German Literary Archive Marbach
Nevin Aladag, Artist, Berlin
Prof. Jutta Allmendinger Ph.D., President of the Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Prof. Dr. Joachim Rogall, Chairman of the Management Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart
Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Foreign Office, MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Jenny Erpenbeck, writer, Berlin
Olga Grjasnowa, Writer, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Herwig Guratzsch, former Chair of the Board and Principal Director of the Foundation of Schleswig-Holstein State Museums Schloss Gottorf, Hamburg
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., Former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost, Professor at the University of the Arts Berlin; Design Research, Berlin
Prof. Regine Keller, Landscape Architecture and Public Space Technische Universität Munich
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board E.ON SE, Essen
Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, former President of the German Bundestag, Berlin
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., former President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Alexander Liebreich, Music Director Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Guest professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Munich
Matthias Lilienthal, Director of the theatre Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich
Martina de Maizière, Executive Director Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden, Social Education Worker, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman, Director of Einstein Forum, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Director of the German Literature Archive, Marbach
Prof. Bettina Reitz, President HFF Munich
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Arila Siegert, dancer, choreographer and opera director, Berlin
Karl Ernst Tielebier-Langenscheidt, publisher, Munich
Dr. Nike Wagner, intendant and executive director of Beethovenfest, Bonn
Christina Weiss, State Minister for Culture and Media ret., Berlin
Juli Zeh, writer, Frankfurt
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Executive Director of Consultants GmbH i.G., Stuttgart
Michael Krüger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator e.h., former Chair of the Management of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag and Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
Koyo Kouoh, Founder and director of the Raw Material Company
Prof. Dr. Sandra Richter, Literary scholar and designated director of the German Literary Archive Marbach
Mikko Fritze, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Joachim Lange, Goethe-Institut Frankfurt
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Zentrale
Elisabeth Motschmann, MdB, nominated by the parliamentary party CDU/CSU in the German Bundestag, Berlin
Ulla Schmidt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party SPD in the German Bundestag, Berlin
Claudia Roth, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party Bündnis 90/ die Grünen in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Frank Müller-Rosentritt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party FDP in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
not yet nominated / nominated by the parliamentary party AfD in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Dr. Gesine Lötzsch, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party DIE LINKE. in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
MD Herbert Püls, representative of the State Governments nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Head of Division for Cultural Work in Bavaria in the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Munich
Ulla Schmidt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party SPD in the German Bundestag, Berlin
Claudia Roth, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party Bündnis 90/ die Grünen in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Frank Müller-Rosentritt, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party FDP in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
not yet nominated / nominated by the parliamentary party AfD in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Dr. Gesine Lötzsch, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party DIE LINKE. in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
State Council Rainer Schulz, nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Division for Education and Vocational Training, Hamburg
MD Herbert Püls, representative of the State Governments nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany, Head of Division for Cultural Work in Bavaria in the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Munich
Federal Foreign Office, Dr. Peter Kolb, Head of Division 606, Berlin
Federal Finance Ministry, MinDirig Dr. Thomas Gerhardt, Head of Subsection II/C Budget, BerlinVLR I Stefan Duppel
Federal Finance Ministry, MinDirig Dr. Thomas Gerhardt, Head of Subsection II/C Budget, BerlinVLR I Stefan Duppel
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.
Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen, Dresden
Dr. Inke Arns, Artistic director of the Hartware MedienKunstVereins (HMKV9)
Dr. Andreas Beitin, Director of the Ludwig Forum, Aachen
Elke aus dem Moore, Head of Visual Arts Department, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institut for Foreign Cultural Relations – ifa) Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Andres Lepik, Director of the Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München, Pinakothek der Moderne
Prof. Dr. Klaus Schneider, Director of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Köln
Gabriele Horn, Director of the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Prof. Thomas Weski, Curator of the Foundation for Photography and Media Art with the Michael Schmidt, Berlin
Prof. Ayzit Bostan, designer, Munich, and professor of designing textile products, Kunsthochschule Kassel
Prof.Dr. Olaf Nicolai, artist, Berlin, and professor of sculpture, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Jens Beiküfner
Federal Foreign Office
Werderscher Markt 1
10117 Berlin
Tel.: 030-1817-262
603-rl@diplo.de
Representing the Board of Trustees of the Goethe-Institute
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
Guest
Dr. Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz, Artistic and managing director, Kunsthaus Dresden
Dr. Inke Arns, Artistic director of the Hartware MedienKunstVereins (HMKV9)
Dr. Andreas Beitin, Director of the Ludwig Forum, Aachen
Elke aus dem Moore, Head of Visual Arts Department, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institut for Foreign Cultural Relations – ifa) Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Andres Lepik, Director of the Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität München, Pinakothek der Moderne
Prof. Dr. Klaus Schneider, Director of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Köln
Gabriele Horn, Director of the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Prof. Thomas Weski, Curator of the Foundation for Photography and Media Art with the Michael Schmidt, Berlin
Prof. Ayzit Bostan, designer, Munich, and professor of designing textile products, Kunsthochschule Kassel
Prof.Dr. Olaf Nicolai, artist, Berlin, and professor of sculpture, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Jens Beiküfner
Federal Foreign Office
Werderscher Markt 1
10117 Berlin
Tel.: 030-1817-262
603-rl@diplo.de
Representing the Board of Trustees of the Goethe-Institute
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
Guest
Dr. Christiane Mennicke-Schwarz, Artistic and managing director, Kunsthaus Dresden
Claudia Bremer, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Marta Doehler-Behzadi, Internationale Bauausstellung Thüringen
Dr. Patrick Föhl, Netzwerk Kulturberatung
Dr. phil. Thomas Hüsken, University of Bayreuth
Dr. Constanze Kurz, Chaos Computer Club
Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Patrizia Nanz, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Andreas Reckwitz, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Joseph Vogl, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Representing the Federal Government
VLR Arvid Enders, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Dr. Marta Doehler-Behzadi, Internationale Bauausstellung Thüringen
Dr. Patrick Föhl, Netzwerk Kulturberatung
Dr. phil. Thomas Hüsken, University of Bayreuth
Dr. Constanze Kurz, Chaos Computer Club
Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Patrizia Nanz, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Andreas Reckwitz, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Joseph Vogl, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Representing the Federal Government
VLR Arvid Enders, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Essen
Stefan Arndt, Producer, co-founder and board member of X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH, Berlin
Dinesh Kumari Chenchanna, ZDFKultur/ 3SAT coordinator, Mainz
Benjamin Heisenberg, Film director, screenwriter, Berlin
Alfred Holighaus, CEO of the German Film Academy, Berlin
Matthias Kremin, Head of the program department culture and science TV, WDR, Cologne
Christiane Peitz, Head of Feuilleton at "Tagesspiegel", Berlin
Ralf Schenk, Film historian, director of the DEFA Foundation, Berlin
Katrin Schlösser, Professor at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, and producer, Berlin
Heidi Specogna, Professor at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy, Stuttgart, and film director, Berlin
Chris Wahl, Film scholar, DFG-Heisenberg-Professor for audio-visual heritage at The Academy of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", Potsdam
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Jens Beiküfner, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 2nd Vice President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., cultural scientist, author, filmmaker, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Guests
Mariette Rissenbeek, German Films Service & Marketing GmbH, Munich
Dinesh Kumari Chenchanna, ZDFKultur/ 3SAT coordinator, Mainz
Benjamin Heisenberg, Film director, screenwriter, Berlin
Alfred Holighaus, CEO of the German Film Academy, Berlin
Matthias Kremin, Head of the program department culture and science TV, WDR, Cologne
Christiane Peitz, Head of Feuilleton at "Tagesspiegel", Berlin
Ralf Schenk, Film historian, director of the DEFA Foundation, Berlin
Katrin Schlösser, Professor at the Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, and producer, Berlin
Heidi Specogna, Professor at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy, Stuttgart, and film director, Berlin
Chris Wahl, Film scholar, DFG-Heisenberg-Professor for audio-visual heritage at The Academy of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf", Potsdam
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Jens Beiküfner, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 2nd Vice President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., cultural scientist, author, filmmaker, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Guests
Mariette Rissenbeek, German Films Service & Marketing GmbH, Munich
Dr. Klaus Ceynowa, Deputy Director General of the Bavarian State Library
Jutta Croll, Director of Online Child Protection Centre (I-KiZ), Chairwoman of the board of Digital Opportunities Foundation
Dr. Sonja Grund, Head of Library and Secretary of the Fellows' Club of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Ute Hachmann, Head of City Library Brilon
Petra Hätscher, Director of Communication, Information, Media Centre (KIM) Konstanz
Dr. Sabine Homilius, Head of City Library Frankfurt am Main
Sven Instinske, Head of Digital Services Bücherhallen Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann, Director of ZBW - German National Library of
Prof. Cornelia Vonhof, Vice Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication at the Stuttgart Media University
Christian Rickerts, Permanent secretary at the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises Berlin
Representing the Federal Government
Jens Beiküfner, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator (retired), former Chair of the Executive Board of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag and Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
Dr. Franziska Augstein, journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun (chairwoman to the committee and Representative of the Board of Trustees), cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Meret Forster, Editorial director "music", BR-Klassik, Munich
Dr. Anselm Franke, Curator, Head of the department "Bildende Kunst und Film" at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Dr. Ina Hartwig, cultural Affairs of the city Frankfurt am Main, literature critic, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Ursula von Keitz, Film Scientist, University of Film Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Potsdam
Ulrich Khuon, director Deutsches Theater, Berlin
Eva Menasse, writer, Berlin
Elisabeth Ruge, author and literature agent, Berlin
Moritz Müller-Wirth, journalist Die Zeit, Hamburg
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representatives of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun (chairwoman to the committee and Representative of the Board of Trustees), cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Meret Forster, Editorial director "music", BR-Klassik, Munich
Dr. Anselm Franke, Curator, Head of the department "Bildende Kunst und Film" at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Dr. Ina Hartwig, cultural Affairs of the city Frankfurt am Main, literature critic, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Ursula von Keitz, Film Scientist, University of Film Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Potsdam
Ulrich Khuon, director Deutsches Theater, Berlin
Eva Menasse, writer, Berlin
Elisabeth Ruge, author and literature agent, Berlin
Moritz Müller-Wirth, journalist Die Zeit, Hamburg
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representatives of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut
Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut
Vorsitzende: Frau Dr. Christiane RAABE: Director International Youth Library
Stellvertretender Vorsitzender: Dr. Florian HÖLLERER: Director Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Friederike BARAKAT: Foreign Rights Director, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich
Bärbel BECKER: Coordinator International Projects, Frankfurt Book Fair
Dagmar LEUPOLD: Author, Coordinator “Studio Literature and Theatre” at the University of Tübingen.
Georg M. OSWALD: Publisher, Berlin Verlag and Author
Kathrin PASSIG: Journalist, author and translator
Ilija TROJANOW: Author, publisher and translator
Representing the Board of Trustees of the Goethe-Instituts: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff: Director of the German Literature Archive Marbach
VRepresenting the Federal Government, Division 603: Barbara Henning
Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Scientist, Foundation science and politics, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Amir Roughani, Managing Director, VISPIRON GmbH, Munich
MinDirig Dr. Michael Griesbeck, Directorate V II, Administrative law, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin
Martin Knapp, Delegate, Delegation of the German economy in Serbia, Macedonia etc., Belgrade, Skopje
Dr. Stefan Mair, Member of the Executive Board, Federation of German Industries, Berlin
Mitra Sharifi Neystanak, Chairperson, AGABY, Nuremberg
Dr. Uta Dauke, Vice President of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Hannes Schammann, Junior Professor of Migration Policy at the University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim
Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration, Berlin
Rainer Ohliger, Board of Directors and founding member of the Network Migration in Europe e.V., Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Mikko Fritze, Director, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Representing the Federal Government
Arvid Enders, Head of division, dpt. 606, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Amir Roughani, Managing Director, VISPIRON GmbH, Munich
MinDirig Dr. Michael Griesbeck, Directorate V II, Administrative law, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Berlin
Martin Knapp, Delegate, Delegation of the German economy in Serbia, Macedonia etc., Belgrade, Skopje
Dr. Stefan Mair, Member of the Executive Board, Federation of German Industries, Berlin
Mitra Sharifi Neystanak, Chairperson, AGABY, Nuremberg
Dr. Uta Dauke, Vice President of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Hannes Schammann, Junior Professor of Migration Policy at the University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim
Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration, Berlin
Rainer Ohliger, Board of Directors and founding member of the Network Migration in Europe e.V., Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Mikko Fritze, Director, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Representing the Federal Government
Arvid Enders, Head of division, dpt. 606, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Bernd Clausen, rector at the College for music Würzburg
Prof. Lucas Fels, cellist and professor for chamber music, Musikhochschule Frankfurt
Dr. Meret Forster, editorial staff leader for serious music BR-KLASSIK
Heiko Hoffmann, editor-in-chief of Groove Magazin, Berlin
Christine Lemke-Matwey, music editor at the "Zeit"
Reiner Michalke, Artistic Director of the Kölner Stadtgarten
Sonja Eismann, chief editor of the "Missy Magazine"
Cathy Milliken, musician, composer, script editor
Prof. Johannes Schöllhorn, composer, maestro, Head of the Institute for New Music Freiburg
Dr. Margarete Zander, broadcasting company author, journalist
Representing the Federal Government
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Department 35
Guest
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V., Bonn
Prof. Lucas Fels, cellist and professor for chamber music, Musikhochschule Frankfurt
Dr. Meret Forster, editorial staff leader for serious music BR-KLASSIK
Heiko Hoffmann, editor-in-chief of Groove Magazin, Berlin
Christine Lemke-Matwey, music editor at the "Zeit"
Reiner Michalke, Artistic Director of the Kölner Stadtgarten
Sonja Eismann, chief editor of the "Missy Magazine"
Cathy Milliken, musician, composer, script editor
Prof. Johannes Schöllhorn, composer, maestro, Head of the Institute for New Music Freiburg
Dr. Margarete Zander, broadcasting company author, journalist
Representing the Federal Government
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Thomas Stumpp, Goethe-Institut, Department 35
Guest
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V., Bonn
Prof. Martin Maria Krüger, president of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Lorenz Overbeck, managing director of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Orchesterverbände
Dr. Benedikt Holtbernd, artistic director of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Prof. Dr. Hans Jaskulsky, president of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Chorverbände
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, chairwoman of the federal music council conference
Representing the cultural departement of the Goethe-Institut:
Dr. Joachim Bernauer, Head of the cultural departement
Representing the Federal Government:
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Lorenz Overbeck, managing director of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Orchesterverbände
Dr. Benedikt Holtbernd, artistic director of Deutscher Musikrat e.V.
Prof. Dr. Hans Jaskulsky, president of Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Chorverbände
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke, chairwoman of the federal music council conference
Representing the cultural departement of the Goethe-Institut:
Dr. Joachim Bernauer, Head of the cultural departement
Representing the Federal Government:
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 606, Berlin
Prof. Karin Aguado Padilla
Line Manager German as foreign and second language, University Kassel
Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne
Leader of the Department of Intercultural German Studies, Georg-August-University Göttingen
PD Dr. habil Marion Grein
Head of the Master Program German as foreign language, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
JProf. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs
Assistant Professor for Education, Technical University Kaiserslautern
Prof. Dr. Carmen Schier
Herder-Institute, Philological Department, University Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Torben Schmidt
Professor of English Didactics at the Institute of English Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm
Professor of German as foreign language, Institute of German Studies, University Vienna
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schroeder
Professor of German as foreign and second language, Institute of German studies, University Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Thomas Studer
Professor of German as foreign and second language, University Fribourg Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Erwin Tschirner
Executive Director Herder Institute Leipzig, Philological Department, University Leipzig
Representing the Goethe-Institut
Joachim Lange
Goethe-Institut
Representing the Federal Government:
Gabriela Bennemann,
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Guests
Christian Müller
Manager of the department of strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ludwig M. Eichinger
Manager Institute of German, Mannheim
Thomas Mayer
Assistant head of government department/ Bavarian state ministry of education and cult, science and art, Munich
Justine Reichel-Jelić
Federal Administration Office Cologne, Cologne
Line Manager German as foreign and second language, University Kassel
Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne
Leader of the Department of Intercultural German Studies, Georg-August-University Göttingen
PD Dr. habil Marion Grein
Head of the Master Program German as foreign language, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
JProf. Dr. Mandy Schiefner-Rohs
Assistant Professor for Education, Technical University Kaiserslautern
Prof. Dr. Carmen Schier
Herder-Institute, Philological Department, University Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Torben Schmidt
Professor of English Didactics at the Institute of English Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm
Professor of German as foreign language, Institute of German Studies, University Vienna
Prof. Dr. Christoph Schroeder
Professor of German as foreign and second language, Institute of German studies, University Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Thomas Studer
Professor of German as foreign and second language, University Fribourg Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Erwin Tschirner
Executive Director Herder Institute Leipzig, Philological Department, University Leipzig
Representing the Goethe-Institut
Joachim Lange
Goethe-Institut
Representing the Federal Government:
Gabriela Bennemann,
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Guests
Christian Müller
Manager of the department of strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Ludwig M. Eichinger
Manager Institute of German, Mannheim
Thomas Mayer
Assistant head of government department/ Bavarian state ministry of education and cult, science and art, Munich
Justine Reichel-Jelić
Federal Administration Office Cologne, Cologne
Sonja Anders, Head dramaturge at the Deutsches Theater Berlin
Till Briegleb, Free author, e.g. „Süddeutsche Zeitung“, „Theater heute“, „Art“, Hamburg
Meike Fechner, Manager of ASSITEJ Germany, Frankfurt a.M.
Stefan Hilterhaus, Director of PACT Zollverein, Essen
Marc Schäfers, Publishing director schaefersphilippen, Cologne
Kay Voges, Director and manager at the theatre Dortmund
Barbara Burckhardt, Theatre critic and journalist at the magazine "Theater Heute"
Florian Malzacher, Artistic director of the festival Impulse until 2017 (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Mülheim/Ruhr), Freelance curator and author, Berlin
Katja Spiess, Artistic director of the Figurentheaterzentrum FITZ in Stuttgart and artistic director of the International Festival for puppet theatre IMAGINALE and journalist of the magazine "double"
Christiane Winter, Artistic director of the Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hanover
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Arvid Enders, Federal Foreign Office, Director of the Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Mikko Fritze, Director of the Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Till Briegleb, Free author, e.g. „Süddeutsche Zeitung“, „Theater heute“, „Art“, Hamburg
Meike Fechner, Manager of ASSITEJ Germany, Frankfurt a.M.
Stefan Hilterhaus, Director of PACT Zollverein, Essen
Marc Schäfers, Publishing director schaefersphilippen, Cologne
Kay Voges, Director and manager at the theatre Dortmund
Barbara Burckhardt, Theatre critic and journalist at the magazine "Theater Heute"
Florian Malzacher, Artistic director of the festival Impulse until 2017 (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Mülheim/Ruhr), Freelance curator and author, Berlin
Katja Spiess, Artistic director of the Figurentheaterzentrum FITZ in Stuttgart and artistic director of the International Festival for puppet theatre IMAGINALE and journalist of the magazine "double"
Christiane Winter, Artistic director of the Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hanover
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Arvid Enders, Federal Foreign Office, Director of the Division 606, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Mikko Fritze, Director of the Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Roland Berger GmbH, Munich
Volker Doppelfeld, Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG and 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut
Bernd Eulitz, Member of the Executive Board of Linde AG
Ulrich Grillo, Chairman of the Executive Board, Grillo-Werke AG, Vicepresident, Federation of German Industries
Prof. Dr. Dr. E. h. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Executive Board, Volkswagen AG
Dr. Immanuel Hermreck, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Dr. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Chief Executive Officer, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
Dr. Thomas Kremer, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Telekom AG
Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Executive Board, Siemens AG
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, E.ON SE
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG
Karl von Rohr, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bank AG
Dr. Bettina Volkens, Mitglied Member of the Executive Board, Lufthansa Group
Bettina Würth, Chair of the Würth Group Advisory Board, Würth Group
Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Executive Board, LANXESS AG
Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Managing director, Miele Group
Representing the Federal Government
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Directorate-General for Culture and Communication at the Federal Foreign Office headquarters
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
Volker Doppelfeld, Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG and 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut
Bernd Eulitz, Member of the Executive Board of Linde AG
Ulrich Grillo, Chairman of the Executive Board, Grillo-Werke AG, Vicepresident, Federation of German Industries
Prof. Dr. Dr. E. h. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Executive Board, Volkswagen AG
Dr. Immanuel Hermreck, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Dr. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Chief Executive Officer, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
Dr. Thomas Kremer, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Telekom AG
Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Executive Board, Siemens AG
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, E.ON SE
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG
Karl von Rohr, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bank AG
Dr. Bettina Volkens, Mitglied Member of the Executive Board, Lufthansa Group
Bettina Würth, Chair of the Würth Group Advisory Board, Würth Group
Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the Executive Board, LANXESS AG
Dr. Reinhard Zinkann, Managing director, Miele Group
Representing the Federal Government
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Head of the Directorate-General for Culture and Communication at the Federal Foreign Office headquarters
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