January 24, 2026

Summit Agenda.

This year's FEM. Summit is guided by the motto "Riding the waves of change — sailing beyond limits." In times of economic, societal, and technological transformation, female leadership plays a crucial role in shaping resilient, responsible, and forward-looking organizations.

Below you'll find the full agenda for January 24, 2026. Schedule gaps are networking breaks at our Career Fair. All speeches, panels and fireside chats take place in the Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001.

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Morning Program

08:30

G-Foyer

Check-In

We are very happy to welcome you for the Check-In.

Registration

08:30

E-Foyer

Breakfast

Get ready for the day with a delicious breakfast on campus.

Networking

09:45

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Opening Words

Martha Weisbender (General Manager) and Academic Director Pisitta Vongswasdi will warmly welcome all attendees to this year's FEM Summit.

Opening

Daytime Program

10:00

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Panel Discussion: Navigating Different Oceans — Women Leading in Finance & Consulting

Birte Stamm (Director at AlixPartners), Christina Ellringmann (Managing Partner Germany & Austria at Bain & Company), Sophia Herrmann (Managing Director at Morgan Stanley)

Panel

11:15

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Keynote: Change is the Wind, Mindset is the Sail

Lisa Komischke — Chief Client Officer at BNP Paribas

Keynote

12:15

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Leadership — What Women Bring to Times of Change

Dagmar Rosenfeld (Host and Creator of Machtwechsel) and Erich Vad (Brigadier General ret. & Security Policy Advisor to Angela Merkel)

Fireside Chat

13:15

E-Foyer

Lunch Break

Join us in the E-Foyer for a delicious lunch before we continue with the program.

Break

Afternoon Program

14:45

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

A Message to the FEM. Community

Ricarda Lang — Member of the German Bundestag

Special Address

15:00

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Keynote

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

Keynote

16:00

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Panel: Wavemakers — Female Leaders Navigating Change

Theresa Holler, Dr. Alena Kretzberg (CIO at Volkswagen Financial Services), Heike Wieland-Blöse, Melanie Kreis (CFO at DHL Group)

Panel

17:15

H- and G-Foyer

Coffee Break by Bain

Sponsored networking break in the H- and G-Foyer.

Break

17:45

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Keynote

Melanie Kreis — CFO at DHL Group

Keynote

18:30

Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001

Closing Words

FEM. Team 2026

Closing