TEDxMitte

Speakers

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• Alexander Leutner

  Alexander Leutner is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cellbricks Therapeutics. After donating a kidney to his brother, he dedicated himself to pioneering biofabricated human tissues for implantation, ensuring no one has to wait for an organ again. His work at the intersection of biotechnology and compassion redefines the boundaries of regenerative medicine.

• Anke Parson

  Anke Parson is the co-founder of Urban Beta, a tech-driven architecture and construction company developing modular and circular building systems. Her work redefines how we build, focusing on reusable, trackable, and cost-efficient structures. By merging design, technology, and sustainability, she envisions a built environment that continuously evolves instead of being discarded.

• Benjamin Adrion

  Benjamin Adrion is a former professional football player turned social entrepreneur and initiator of Viva con Agua. For more than two decades, he has championed joyful, community-driven water activism around the world. His work transforms access to clean water into a movement of creativity, solidarity, and hope.

• Clara Lösel

  With a reach of over 20 million people each month, Clara Lösel - poetry artist, SPIEGEL bestselling author and live performer - has become one of the most influential voices of her generation. Combining poetic language with social thought leadership, Clara's performances are invitations to pause, reflect, and connect - across generations and perspectives.

• Max Penk

  Max Penk is a creative technologist passionate about using innovation and storytelling to inspire and connect people. His work explores how technology can evoke emotion and spark imagination. Through creative experimentation, Max builds bridges between human experience and digital possibility.

• Maximilian Ziche

  Maximilian Ziche is the founder and CEO of getpress, one of Europe’s leading PR agencies. Originally trained as a journalist, he combines storytelling instincts with a data-driven mindset to help pioneers earn global visibility. Deeply engaged with the future of AI and social transformation, Max brings a unique perspective on how communication can empower change in a rapidly shifting world.

• Melanie Eckert

  Melanie Eckert is a psychologist and founder developing mental health solutions that make support simple, accessible, and deeply human. She combines empathy with technology to create systems that encourage people to seek help without stigma. Her mission is to make mental health care part of everyday life, not an exception to it.

• Pascal Keller

  Pascal Keller is the founder of MEIN MUTIGER WEG, a startup that empowers young people to discover and pursue their own unique career paths. He helps the next generation navigate uncertainty with courage and clarity. By combining education, purpose, and innovation, Pascal inspires young people to build lives driven by authenticity rather than expectation.

• Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein

  Prof. Dr. Alexandra-Maria Klein is an ecologist whose research explores the intricate relationships between plants and insects, with a particular focus on crop pollination. Her work highlights how these interactions sustain biodiversity and global food systems. Through her research and advocacy, she sheds light on the fragile connections that make life on Earth possible and reminds us how deeply human wellbeing depends on ecological balance.

• Prof. Dr. Aysel Yollu-Tok

  Prof. Dr. Aysel Yollu-Tok is an economist and director of the Harriet Taylor Mill Institute for Gender and Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Her research focuses on labor markets, social policy, and gender economics. Through her academic and public work, she examines how equality and justice can strengthen economies and societies alike.

• Thomas Diekamp

  Thomas Diekamp is a sustainability expert supporting organizations in the field of social work on their path to climate neutrality. His work connects environmental responsibility with social impact, helping institutions become role models for a just and sustainable future. Through practical action and collaboration, he drives systemic change from within communities.

• Zina Sarif

  Zina Sarif is a scientist and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Yendou, a platform that helps speed up how new medicines move from idea to patient. As former cancer researcher, she turned her lab experience into a mission: to make clinical trials faster, smarter, and more human, so progress in medicine keeps pace with discovery.