Speakers and experts for negotiation, crisis management, deal-making, conflict resolution, communication, mediation, & persuasion

Matthias Schranner

Negotiation expert Matthias Schranner has been trained by German police and the FBI for the most difficult negotiations....

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders was the negotiator for Denmark on the Maastricht Treaty. As Denmark's Prime Minister he subsequently negotiated...

Zabeen Mirza

Zabeen Mirza, is Head of the North American division of the Schranner Negotiation Institute and brings twelve years of...

Claus Weselsky

Claus Weselsky is the federal Chairman of the Society of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL). In the media he is described...

Prof. Brooke Gazdag

After completing her Doctorate in the US, Brooke Gazdag moved to Germany – sight unseen. Armed...

Stephan Klement

Stephan Klement led one of the most difficult negotiations of recent years: the negotiations with...

Prof. Dr. Kasia Jagodzinska

Prof. Dr. Kasia Jagodzinska brings a wealth of international managerial experience from the EU, US, and the Middle East,...

Gerd Kerkhoff

Gerd Kerkhoff is the pioneer of purchasing consulting in Germany. He is Chairman of the Management Board of the Düsseldorf-based...

Dr. Klaus Lassert

Dr. Klaus Lassert is the Schranner Institute's Chief Psychologist. He supports managers in challenging negotiations and...

Andreas Gossen

As Senior Vice President of the Schranner Negotiation Institute, Andreas Goßen leads the global consultancy...

Fränzi Kühne

Fränzi Kühne was elected Germany's youngest supervisory board member in a listed company. She is the co-founder...

Jens Corssen

Jens Corssen is a psychologist who is known for saying that the imagination, i.e. the expectation we have of our negotiation...

Dr. Hubertus Porschen

Dr. Hubertus Porschen has founded several companies and is currently a managing partner. He has shared...

Xiaoqun Clever

Xiaoqun Clever has over 20 years of experience as a technology manager. Born in China, she has held...

David Petraeus

David Petraeus was the Director of the CIA and Commander of the U.S. Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He selected, led,...

Turan Sahin

Dr. Turan Sahin is the head of "Global Delivery Network" of the Allianz Technology. He leads international...

Helga Hengge

Helga Hengge is a keynote speaker, author, and extreme mountaineer. She was the first German woman to successfully summit...

Peter Morgan

Peter Morgan served as a Commander in the Hong Kong Police for over 33 years in a variety of operational,...

René Borbonus

René Borbonus counts among the leading specialists for professional communication. Entertaining...

Leo Martin

Leo Martin has a degree in criminal sciences and worked for a large German intelligence service in the field for ten years....

Jens Weidner

Professor Dr. Jens Weidner is professor for educational sciences and criminology at the Hamburg University...

Stefan Spies

Stefan Spies makes the tools used by actors and stage directors usable for lay people, and demonstrates...

Stefan Schneider

Stefan Schneider became an international HR leader at Mercedes Benz passenger automobiles after serving...

Thomas Hey

Thomas Hey - Bird&Bird - is regarded as one of the most renowned & creative lawyers within the field of labour/employment...

Marc Strittmatter

Professor Marc Strittmatter is a professor for business law at the Constance HTWG and focuses on IT and privacy laws;...

Gary Noesner

Gary Noesner was Chief Negotiator for the FBI and head of their elite hostage negotiation unit where he was...

George Kohlrieser

Prof. George Kohlrieser negotiated in more than 100 Kidnappings and hostage-takings worldwide. He is consultant to a number...

Ingemar Dierickx

Prof. Ingemar Dierickx has supported global companies in difficult negotiations for 30 years. He taught at INSEAD and...

John Kornblum

John Kornblum is one of the most successful negotiators worldwide. The former diplomat, ambassador, and top manager...

Wolfgang Salewski

Professor Wolfgang Salewski was a a police psychologist in Munich and worked as psychologist for the German GSG 9...

Wolfgang Ischinger

Wolfgang Ischinger is mainly known as the director of the Munich Security Conference. On behalf of...

Christoph Bornschein

Christoph Bornschein is the high priest of the use of new media. He advises global corporations on their path to digitalization. “Keep...

Raymond Saner

Prof. Raymond Saner is a negotiation consultant of international renown. A best-selling author, he advises governments...

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg served as Minister of Economics and Technology, later as Minister of Defence of Germany. In...

Scott Tillema

Scott Tillema is a rising thought leader in crisis and hostage negotiations. He is invited to speak at many hostage negotiation...

Felix Haas

Felix Haas is a serial entrepreneur, active business angel and seed investor in 50+ German startups,...

Santiago Calatrava

Dr. Santiago Calatrava is one of the world’s most influential architects. Currently working on building the world’s...

Tawfik Jelassi

Professor Tawfik Jelassi was Minister of higher education, scientific research and information and communication...

Joschka Fischer

The former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (1998-2005) led...

Ming Huang

Ming Huang has been working for the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs since 1993, including as representative...

Dr. Nancy Zarse

Dr Nancy Zarse is a forensic psychologist and full professor in the Forensic Department at The Chicago School of Professional...

Jack Cambria

Jack Cambria is a recently retired member of the New York City Police Department who has contributed 34 years of exemplary...

Nicole Schindelar

Nicole Schindelar studied communication design in the UK and Spain and set up her own agency. After the sudden death of...

Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida

Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida is a facilitator, educator, mediator and executive coach, who partners with clients to develop...

Dan Oblinger

Dan Oblinger is a Crisis Negotiator for a large American police department. He has extensive experience negotiating...

Julien Pelabere

Ph.D. in complex negotiation and founder of Negotiation & Applied Research Institut (Institut...

Dr. Paul Seger

Dr. Paul Seeger has been Switzerland’s Ambassador to Germany since 2018. After studying Law at Basel University,...

Volker Struth

Volker Struth is one of the most successful players’ agents in the world (GQ, Feb 2019). His agency “Sports...

Rajka Koncarevic

Rajka Koncarevic has been working in Business Management, Sales Management and Strategic Business...

Christoph Leicher

Christoph Leicher is president of the Leicher Engineering GmbH since 1983. The family-owned company, founded 1870 in Munich,...

Nicholas Thompson

Nicholas Thompson is the editor-in-chief of WIRED, a position he has held since January 2017. He’s also a contributor...

David Burke

Blurring the lines between chef, artist, entrepreneur and inventor, world-renowned chef David Burke is one of the leading...

Dr. Ursula Schütze-Kreilkamp

As Head of Human Resources for KFK, OFK 1 Group Executives in the strategy division of Deutsche Bahn, the doctor of medicine,...

Baroness Catherine Ashton

Baroness Catherine Ashton was the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, as...

Hany Hussein

Hany Hussein is the former President of DAMAC International in the Middle East, a real estate goliath...

Nadja Schildknecht

In 2005 Nadja Schildknecht founded the Zurich Film Festival together with two business partners, which has developed into...

Ralf Borgwardt

As Director of Enterprise and Cloud Software Sales he has responsibility for the Software business with IBM's top Software...

Alicia García Herrero

Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis. She also serves as Senior Fellow at European...

Sarah Grimmer

Sarah Grimmer is Secretary-General of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. She was formerly Senior Legal Counsel...

Heidi Hauer

As a Health & Life Coach Ms. Hauer helps people to achieve better health, mental strength and clarity, resilience,...

Andreas Riedle

Andreas Riedle is an internal consultant and trainer in the field of game and auction theory at Robert Bosch GmbH. Andreas...

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