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Speakers & Panellists

Here you can find an overview and more information on the speakers & panellists partaking in the Germany-UK Business-Government Forum

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Speakers

Katharina Reiche

Katherina Reiche

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Peter Kyle

The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP

Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade
HE Susanne Baumann

HE Susanne Baumann

Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom
HM Ambassador to Germany

Andrew Mitchell CMG

British Ambassador to Germany
Tanja Gönner

Tanja Gönner

Chief Executive of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Dr Helena Melnikov

Dr Helena Melnikov

Chief Executive of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
Sir Michael Arthur

Sir Michael Arthur KCMG

President of the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce
Volker Treier

Dr Volker Treier

Chief Executive of Foreign Trade, Member of the Executive Board of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
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Dr Ulrich Hoppe

Director General at the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce
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    Shevaun Haviland CBE

    Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce

 

Panellists

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Amanda Brooks CBE

Interim Permanent Secretary at the Department for Business and Trade
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Dr Frederik Doyé

Senior Vice President & Head of Europe at Siemens Energy AG
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Carolyn Esser

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Darktrace
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Thomas Gottschild

Executive Vice President Strategy & Future Growth, MBDA / Managing Director MBDA Germany
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Dr Markus Grüneisl

CEO of BMW Manufacturing and Swindon Pressings
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Lauren Kjeldsen

Chief Operating Officer Custom Solutions at Evonik
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Bernhard Kluttig

Director-General for Security, Gas and Hydrogen, Federal Holdings at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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Richard Price

Legal & Corporate Affairs Director at Anglo American plc
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Médard Schoenmaeckers

Country Managing Director Germany at Boehringer Ingelheim
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Alexander Zino

EVP Business Development & Future Programmes UK and International, Defence at Rolls-Royce

 

Moderators

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Rain Newton-Smith

Chief Executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
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Dr Ben Schreer

Executive Director, IISS-Europe; Director, Defence, Technology and Future Conflict

Programme

Here you can find an overview of the agenda of the inaugural Germany-UK Business-Government Forum on 27 April 2026 in...

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The Official Opening