Jasmin Wölke moderates congresses in Hamburg in English and German, from the plenary down to the expert sessions. As lead moderator she carried the International Business Summit through two days with 15 sessions and more than 400 participants.
CCH, Chamber of Commerce and the city's venues
The CCH Congress Center Hamburg at Dammtor carries the large multi day formats with plenary, tracks and exhibition. The Chamber of Commerce stands for classic business congresses in a Hanseatic frame, Kampnagel for programmes that deliberately present themselves as more modern. The Hotel Atlantic Kempinski takes the representative closing evening. The stage a congress chooses changes expectation and tone in the room. Jasmin therefore clarifies the venue in the briefing and adapts introductions and pace to it.
Topics of a port city
Hamburg's congresses mirror the city's economy: Germany's largest seaport with Hapag-Lloyd and HHLA, aviation with Airbus in Finkenwerder and Lufthansa Technik, wind energy, retail with Otto Group and Tchibo, plus media houses like DER SPIEGEL and DIE ZEIT. Around trade fairs such as SMM or WindEnergy, conference programmes run with international expert audiences and many sessions in English. The Hanseatic audience is a factor of its own: matter of fact, international in business and allergic to show without substance. Moderation convinces here through preparation and precise questions, not through volume.
Two days, 15 sessions, one programme
The International Business Summit is a corporate reference, not a Hamburg event, but it demonstrates the craft for exactly this format. Jasmin's work started weeks in advance: understanding the content of the sessions, holding preparation calls, planning transitions, pacing the flow with the show caller. On stage, only the result remained visible, a programme cast in one piece. At multi day congresses she realigns with production and event management every morning, because something always shifts. For symposia and expert forums, see the specialist event moderation page.
Calendar, travel, booking
SMM and WindEnergy run in rotation and tie up hotels and halls in their weeks, while the port anniversary in May fills the city on top. Placing your congress in a trade fair week wins you audience and puts you in competition for rooms. From Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart, Jasmin flies to Hamburg in around 75 minutes; for early starts she arrives the day before. Send date, venue and programme status through the contact form; briefing and a written quote follow. The format is explained on the congress moderation page, more about the city on the Hamburg city page.