Once again this year, the SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival welcomes top-class experts from science, media, politics and society. You can look forward to exciting topics and intensive discussions. We are looking forward to seeing you!  

Prof. Dr. Jutta Allmendinger

Prof. Dr. Jutta Allmendinger

Professor of Sociology of Education and Labor Market Research
    Dr. Katharina Beyerl

    Dr. Katharina Beyerl

    Psychologist, Geographer
      Jana Bingemer

      Jana Bingemer

      Coordinator of Education
        Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius | Prof. Dr Antje Boetius, Director, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) I Scientific Director of the SILBERSALZ Festival| SILBERSALZ Conference 2021

        Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius

        Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) / Scientific Director of the SILBERSALZ Festival
          Prof. Marco Bohnhoff

          Prof. Marco Bohnhoff

          Head of Section Geomechanics and Scientific Drilling 'at the GFZ Potsdam German Research Center for Geoscience
            Levin Brinkmann

            Dr. Levin Brinkmann

            Research Scientist
              Ben Buschfeld

              Ben Buschfeld

              graphic and interface design, KulturerbeNetz.Berlin
                Dr. Aljoscha Burchardt

                Dr. Aljoscha Burchardt

                Principal Researcher, Research Fellow, and Deputy Site Director of the DFKI
                  Dr. Simon Ciranka

                  Dr. Simon Ciranka

                  Research Scientist
                    Marc Damie

                    Marc Damie

                    researcher
                      Geraldine de Bastion

                      Geraldine de Bastion

                      co-founded Konnektiv, moderator and public speaker
                        Claire de March © Cyril Fresillon

                        Dr. Claire de March

                        CNRS Assistant professor
                          Marta Dopieralski

                          Marta Dopieralski

                          Project Manager World Congress for Science & Factual Producers
                            Cedric Engels| Member of the Advisory Board | SILBERSALZ Conference 2021

                            Cedric Engels

                            Producer | Host | Consultant
                              Prof. Dr. Jonathan Everts (Foto: Markus Scholz)

                              Prof. Jonathan Everts

                              Professor of Human Geography at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
                                Moritz Simon Geist

                                Moritz Simon Geist

                                music producer, researcher
                                  Johannes Gemkow © Peter Komarowski

                                  Johannes Gemkow

                                  Research assistant
                                    Jürgen Geuter

                                    Jürgen Geuter

                                    Consultant, author
                                      Tita Gonzalez Avilés

                                      Dr. Tita Gonzalez Avilés

                                      Psychologist, Scientist
                                        Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel | Speaker at SILBERSALZ 2022 (credit: Anja Weber)

                                        Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel

                                        Sustainability and Transformation Scientist & Author

                                          Rocco Helmchen

                                          Visual Artist
                                            Emilia Henkel © Benjamin Janak

                                            Emilia Henkel

                                            Doctoral candidate, research assistant at the Chair of Contemporary History/ Contemporary History
                                              Raphaël Hitier

                                              Raphaël Hitier

                                              Director, Author
                                                Marc Horat

                                                Marc Horat

                                                Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Planetarium Director
                                                  Dr. Nizar Ibrahim © Mark Federighi

                                                  Dr. Nizar Ibrahim

                                                  Palaeontologist, National Geographic Explorer
                                                    Daniel Illy © fotostudioneukoelln.de

                                                    Dr. med. Daniel Illy

                                                    Author, lecturer, specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy

                                                      Jessy James LaFleur

                                                      spoken word artist, rapper, presenter, activist
                                                        Dr. Anna-Sophie Jürgens

                                                        Dr. Anna-Sophie Jürgens

                                                        Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, Head of the POPSICULE
                                                          Hatice Kahraman © Ivo Mayr / CORRECTIV

                                                          Hatice Kahraman

                                                          Editorial director of CORRECTIV's Salon5 youth editorial team
                                                            Max Kestner

                                                            Max Kestner

                                                            Director
                                                              Patrick Klügel_© Cyber Valley

                                                              Patrick Klügel

                                                              Public Engagement Manager, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
                                                                Dr. Franziska Knoll

                                                                Dr. Franziska Knoll

                                                                Archaeologist and Alliance Coordinator GOLEHM
                                                                  René Koch © Marcel Koch

                                                                  René Koch

                                                                  Publisher
                                                                    Aysuda Kölemen

                                                                    Dr. Aysuda Kölemen

                                                                    Political scientist and coordinator of the TSI (Threatened Scholars Integrative Initiative)
                                                                      Johannes Kraas

                                                                      Johannes Kraas

                                                                      Musician, producer & artist
                                                                        Dr. Judith Kretzschmar

                                                                        Dr. Judith Kretzschmar

                                                                        Research associate
                                                                          Dr. Dana Kühnel © Sebastian Wiedling_UFZ

                                                                          Dr. Dana Kühnel

                                                                          Toxicologist
                                                                            Kai Kupferschmidt | Speaker at SILBERSALZ 2021

                                                                            Kai Kupferschmidt

                                                                            Freelance Science Writer
                                                                              Nhi Le © Jugendpresse Deutschland, CC-BY-2.0

                                                                              Nhi Le

                                                                              Moderator

                                                                                Ulla Lohmann

                                                                                Photojournalist, Documentary Filmmaker
                                                                                  Jürgen Margraf © Alexander Basta

                                                                                  Prof. Jürgen Margraf

                                                                                  Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
                                                                                    Simon Mohn

                                                                                    Simon Mohn

                                                                                    Speaker, society developer, co-founder of Reinventing Society
                                                                                      Lena Müller

                                                                                      Lena Müller

                                                                                      Documentary filmmaker, producer, head of acquisitions
                                                                                        Claudia Neumeier

                                                                                        Claudia Neumeier

                                                                                        Freelance journalist
                                                                                          Wilfried N'Sondé © dile Motelet

                                                                                          Wilfried N'Sondé

                                                                                          Author, musician
                                                                                            Katrin Ohlendorf © Katrin Ohlendorf

                                                                                            Katrin Ohlendorf

                                                                                            Freelance radio and TV journalist
                                                                                              Jamie Perera

                                                                                              Jamie Perera

                                                                                              Composer, sound artist and producer
                                                                                                State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

                                                                                                Dr. Roland Philippi

                                                                                                State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
                                                                                                   Claudia Reiser © MDR, Anorte Linsmayer

                                                                                                  Claudia Reiser

                                                                                                  MDR AKTUELL-Author
                                                                                                    Lillian Rosa

                                                                                                    Lillian Rosa

                                                                                                    Author, director, producer
                                                                                                      Dr. Axel Salheiser

                                                                                                      Dr. Axel Salheiser

                                                                                                      Sociologist and Scientific Director of the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ) Jena
                                                                                                        Stefanie Samtleben

                                                                                                        Stefanie Samtleben

                                                                                                        Group Manager Integral Factory Planning Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF
                                                                                                          Anna Sator

                                                                                                          Anna Sator

                                                                                                          Research assistant
                                                                                                            Louis Savy | Member of the Advisory Board | SILBERSALZ Conference 2021

                                                                                                            Louis Savy

                                                                                                            Founder I Festival Director, SCI-FI-LONDON
                                                                                                              Philipp Schrögel

                                                                                                              Philipp Schrögel

                                                                                                              Affiliated Researcher
                                                                                                                Dr. Barbara Steiner © Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, Thomas Meyer

                                                                                                                Dr. Barbara Steiner

                                                                                                                Director Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
                                                                                                                  Niobe Thompson

                                                                                                                  Niobe Thompson

                                                                                                                  Writer, Director, Executive Producer
                                                                                                                    Juliane Victor

                                                                                                                    Juliane Victor

                                                                                                                    Political Scientist | Institute of Political Science
                                                                                                                      Dr. Kira Vinke

                                                                                                                      Dr. Kira Vinke

                                                                                                                      Head of the Center for Climate and Foreign Policy
                                                                                                                        Prof. Dr. Daniel Weidner

                                                                                                                        Prof. Daniel Weidner

                                                                                                                        Professor of General and Comparative Literature
                                                                                                                          Leon Windscheid © Marvin Ruppert

                                                                                                                          Dr. Leon Windscheid

                                                                                                                          Psychologist, science communicator, bestselling author, podcaster
                                                                                                                            Alexandra Wolf_Copyright republica Dominik Butzmann

                                                                                                                            Alexandra Wolf

                                                                                                                            Project management, sustainability manager
                                                                                                                              Nicole Zabel-Wasmuth

                                                                                                                              Dr. Nicole Zabel-Wasmuth

                                                                                                                              Media and environmental lawyer
                                                                                                                                Dr. Manès Weisskircher

                                                                                                                                Dr. Manès Weisskircher

                                                                                                                                Head of the BMBF junior research group REXKLIMA (Right-wing extremism versus climate protection?) at the Institute of Political Science, TU Dresden
                                                                                                                                   Dr. Theresa Züger

                                                                                                                                  Dr. Theresa Züger

                                                                                                                                  head of the AI & Society Lab at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society