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. Christina von Braun, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Volker Doppelfeld, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Executive Director of Consultants GmbH i.G., Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., former President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Munich
Michael Krüger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Director of the German Literature Archive, Marbach
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
Volker Doppelfeld, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Executive Director of Consultants GmbH i.G., Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. h.c. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., former President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Munich
Michael Krüger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Director of the German Literature Archive, Marbach
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
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
Dr. Susanne Baumgart, Goethe-Institut Kairo
Michael Hauke, Goethe-Institut Riga
Arne Schneider, Goethe-Institut Riga
Michael Hauke, Goethe-Institut Riga
Arne Schneider, Goethe-Institut Riga
Federal Foreign Office, VLR I Milan Simandl, 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.
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, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Uta-Micaela Dürig, Board of 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
Volker Doppelfeld, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
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. Ingrid Hamm, Executive Director Consultants GmbH i.G., Stuttgart
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, Chair of the Board of the Deutsche Bank Foundation, Deutsche Bank AG, Berlin
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
Michael Krüger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, MP, 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. Martin Roth, Former Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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
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
Nevin Aladag, Artist, Berlin
Prof. Jutta Allmendinger Ph.D., President of the Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun, 2nd Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e. V., cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Uta-Micaela Dürig, Board of 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
Volker Doppelfeld, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
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. Ingrid Hamm, Executive Director Consultants GmbH i.G., Stuttgart
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, Chair of the Board of the Deutsche Bank Foundation, Deutsche Bank AG, Berlin
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
Michael Krüger, President of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, MP, 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. Martin Roth, Former Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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
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. Susanne Baumgart, Goethe-Institut Kairo
Michael Hauke, Goethe-Institut Riga
Arne Schneider, Goethe-Institut Riga
Michael Hauke, Goethe-Institut Riga
Arne Schneider, Goethe-Institut Riga
Dr. Bernd Fabritius, MP, 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
Dr. Gesine Lötzsch, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party DIE LINKE. in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Staatsrat Dr. Michael Voges, representative of the State Governments nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Division for Education and Vocational Training
MinDir 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
Dr. Gesine Lötzsch, MP, nominated by the parliamentary party DIE LINKE. in the Germany Bundestag, Berlin
Staatsrat Dr. Michael Voges, representative of the State Governments nominated by the Permanent Conference of the Education Ministers of the States of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Division for Education and Vocational Training
MinDir 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, VLR I Milan Simandl, 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. Katharina Grosse, Artist and Professor of Painting at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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
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. Katharina Grosse, Artist and Professor of Painting at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
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
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, Universität Luzern
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 I Stefan Duppel, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator e.h., Chair of the Executive Board of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag und Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
Dr. Marta Doehler-Behzadi, Internationale Bauausstellung Thüringen
Dr. Patrick Föhl, Netzwerk Kulturberatung
Dr. phil. Thomas Hüsken, Universität Luzern
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 I Stefan Duppel, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus G. Saur, Senator e.h., Chair of the Executive Board of Walter de Gruyter Verlag, K.G. Saur Verlag und Max Niemeyer Verlag, Berlin
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
Petra Hätscher, Director of the Library of the University of Konstanz
Barbara Lison, Chair of the Advisory Board Information and Library, Director of the City Library Bremen
Roman Rabe, Chief Library Officer and Deputy Director General of the Dresden Public Libraries
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
Tobias Voss, Director of the International Department at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Christian Rickerts, Staatssekretär in der Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe 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
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
Petra Hätscher, Director of the Library of the University of Konstanz
Barbara Lison, Chair of the Advisory Board Information and Library, Director of the City Library Bremen
Roman Rabe, Chief Library Officer and Deputy Director General of the Dresden Public Libraries
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
Tobias Voss, Director of the International Department at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Christian Rickerts, Staatssekretär in der Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe 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
Egon Ammann, publisher, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Aleida Assmann, University of Konstanz, department of literature studies/anglistics
Dr. Jens Bisky, journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun (chairwoman to the committee), cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Ina Hartwig, literature critic, Frankfurt
Ulrich Khuon, director Deutsches Theater, Berlin
Dr. Navid Kermani, writer and orientalist, Köln
Eva Menasse, writer, Berlin
Elisabeth Ruge, author and literature agent, Berlin
Dr. Nike Wagner, Artistic Director of Beethovenfest Bonn
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representative of the Board of Trustees
Volker Doppelfeld, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
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. Aleida Assmann, University of Konstanz, department of literature studies/anglistics
Dr. Jens Bisky, journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Christina von Braun (chairwoman to the committee), cultural scientist, writer, film-maker, Humboldt University in Berlin
Dr. Ina Hartwig, literature critic, Frankfurt
Ulrich Khuon, director Deutsches Theater, Berlin
Dr. Navid Kermani, writer and orientalist, Köln
Eva Menasse, writer, Berlin
Elisabeth Ruge, author and literature agent, Berlin
Dr. Nike Wagner, Artistic Director of Beethovenfest Bonn
Representative of the Federal Foreign Office
MinDir Dr. Andreas Görgen, Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Department for Culture and Communication, Berlin
Representative of the Board of Trustees
Volker Doppelfeld, 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
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
Vertreter des Präsidiums des Goethe-Instituts: Michael Krüger: Präsident Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste, München
Vertreterin des Auswärtigen Amts, Referat 603: Christine Buchheit
Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Scientist, Foundation science and politics, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin
Amir Roughani, Managing Director, VISPIRON ENGINEERING, Munich
MinDirig Dr. Michael Griesbeck, Directorate V II, Administrative law, Federal Ministry of the Interior
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
Franz Wagner, Federal business manager, German professional association for nursing occupations, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Ingrid Hamm Consultants GmbH, Stuttgart
Representing the Federal Government
Milan Simandl, Head of division, dpt. 606, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Amir Roughani, Managing Director, VISPIRON ENGINEERING, Munich
MinDirig Dr. Michael Griesbeck, Directorate V II, Administrative law, Federal Ministry of the Interior
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
Franz Wagner, Federal business manager, German professional association for nursing occupations, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Ingrid Hamm, Ingrid Hamm Consultants GmbH, Stuttgart
Representing the Federal Government
Milan Simandl, 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 Foster, 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, director of the Kölner Stadtgarten and artistic director of the des mœrs festival
Sonja Eismann, chief editor of the "Missy Magazine"
Cathy Milliken, musician, composer, script editor
Prof. Johannes Schöllhorn, composer, maestro
Dr. Margarete Zander, broadcasting company author, journalist
Representing the Federal Government
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Volker Doppelfeld, Deputy Vice President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
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 Foster, 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, director of the Kölner Stadtgarten and artistic director of the des mœrs festival
Sonja Eismann, chief editor of the "Missy Magazine"
Cathy Milliken, musician, composer, script editor
Prof. Johannes Schöllhorn, composer, maestro
Dr. Margarete Zander, broadcasting company author, journalist
Representing the Federal Government
Dirk Schulz, Federal Foreign Office, Division 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Volker Doppelfeld, Deputy Vice President of the Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich
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
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
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
Dr. Hans-Joachim Althaus, g.a.s.t. / TestDaF-Institut, Manager of the society for academic Test development
Prof. Dr. Jannis Androutsopoulos, University of Hamburg, Faculty for humanities, Institute of German studies, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Christian Fandrych, University of Leipzig, Herder-Institute, Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin, University of Hamburg, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, intercultural German studies, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Udo Ohm, University of Bielefeld, Faculty for linguistics and literature, Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Michaela Sambanis, Free University of Berlin, Didactics of the English, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm, University of Vienna, Institute of German studies, Vienna
Prof. Dr. Carmen Schier, University for applied sciences Coburg, Coburg
Prof. Dr. Thomas Studer, University of Freiburg, Multilingual facility research and Foreign linguistic didactics, Freiburg
Representing the Federal Government
Gabriela Bennemann, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Representing the Goethe-Institut
Dr. Susanne Baumgart, Goethe-Institut
Guests
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
Christian Müller, Manager of the department of strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Heike Toledo, Federal Administration Office - central department for abroad school system, Federal Administration Office Cologne, Cologne
Prof. Dr. Jannis Androutsopoulos, University of Hamburg, Faculty for humanities, Institute of German studies, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Christian Fandrych, University of Leipzig, Herder-Institute, Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin, University of Hamburg, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, intercultural German studies, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Udo Ohm, University of Bielefeld, Faculty for linguistics and literature, Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Michaela Sambanis, Free University of Berlin, Didactics of the English, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm, University of Vienna, Institute of German studies, Vienna
Prof. Dr. Carmen Schier, University for applied sciences Coburg, Coburg
Prof. Dr. Thomas Studer, University of Freiburg, Multilingual facility research and Foreign linguistic didactics, Freiburg
Representing the Federal Government
Gabriela Bennemann, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Representing the Goethe-Institut
Dr. Susanne Baumgart, Goethe-Institut
Guests
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
Christian Müller, Manager of the department of strategy, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn
Heike Toledo, Federal Administration Office - central department for abroad school system, Federal Administration Office Cologne, Cologne
Barbara Burckhardt, Theatre critic and journalist at the magazine "Theater Heute"
Henning Fangauf, Assistant director of the Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrums in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Frankfurt/Main
Florian Malzacher, Artistic director of the festival Impulse (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Mülheim/Ruhr)
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"
Rita Thiele, Chief dramaturge and deputy director at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg
Annemie Vanackere, Director of the Theater Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
Dr. Marion Victor, Editor at the Verlag der Autoren and assistant chairman of the Verband Deutscher Bühnen- und Medienverlage, Frankfurt
Hasko Weber, Director of the National Theatre Weimar
Dr. Dorion Weickmann, Journalist (Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, tanz) with the focus on dance and ballett, Berlin
Christiane Winter, Artistic director of the Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hanover
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Jens Beiküfner, Auswärtiges Amt, Referat 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Klaus Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut
Henning Fangauf, Assistant director of the Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrums in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Frankfurt/Main
Florian Malzacher, Artistic director of the festival Impulse (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Mülheim/Ruhr)
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"
Rita Thiele, Chief dramaturge and deputy director at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg
Annemie Vanackere, Director of the Theater Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
Dr. Marion Victor, Editor at the Verlag der Autoren and assistant chairman of the Verband Deutscher Bühnen- und Medienverlage, Frankfurt
Hasko Weber, Director of the National Theatre Weimar
Dr. Dorion Weickmann, Journalist (Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, tanz) with the focus on dance and ballett, Berlin
Christiane Winter, Artistic director of the Festival TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hanover
Representing the Federal Government
VLR I Jens Beiküfner, Auswärtiges Amt, Referat 603, Berlin
Representing the Board of Trustees
Dr. Klaus Dieter Lehmann, President of the Goethe-Institut
Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger, Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Roland Berger GmbH, Munich
Bernd Eulitz, Member of the Executive Board of Linde AG
Georg Fahrenschon, President, Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
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. Christian P. Illek, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Telekom AG
Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Executive Board, Siemens AG
Johannes Kärcher, Non-executive Chairman of the Board, Kärcher Group
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, E.ON SE
Dr. -Ing. E. h. Peter Leibinger, Vice Chairman of the TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG and President of the Laser Technology and Electronics Division
Kathrin Menges, Member of the Executive Board, Henkel AG & Co.KGaA
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG
Karl von Rohr, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bank AG
Dagmar Sikorski, Managing director of the Sikorski Music Publishing Group and Member of the Supervisory Board of GEMA
Margret Suckale, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
Francois Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France and Member of the Supervisory Bord of Villeroy & Boch Group
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
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
Georg Fahrenschon, President, Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
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. Christian P. Illek, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Telekom AG
Joe Kaeser, Chairman of the Executive Board, Siemens AG
Johannes Kärcher, Non-executive Chairman of the Board, Kärcher Group
Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, E.ON SE
Dr. -Ing. E. h. Peter Leibinger, Vice Chairman of the TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG and President of the Laser Technology and Electronics Division
Kathrin Menges, Member of the Executive Board, Henkel AG & Co.KGaA
Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG
Karl von Rohr, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bank AG
Dagmar Sikorski, Managing director of the Sikorski Music Publishing Group and Member of the Supervisory Board of GEMA
Margret Suckale, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
Francois Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France and Member of the Supervisory Bord of Villeroy & Boch Group
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
Volker Doppelfeld, Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG and 1st Vice-President of the Goethe-Institut