Jasmin Wölke hosts events in Berlin in English, in German or bilingually. She moderates international tech conferences as well as formats where politics and international guests share the same stage.
Berlin speaks two languages at once
Berlin has the largest startup scene in Europe, and its working language is English. In scale-ups and tech companies everything from standup to all-hands runs in English, with staff from dozens of countries. Yet the same city hosts federal politics, ministries and associations, and there the work happens in German. On Berlin stages the two worlds meet constantly: the tech conference with a political welcome address, the association congress with international speakers, the company event where half the team dials in from abroad. The question is rarely German or English. The craft lies in the transitions, and that is exactly where a room either stays together or splits.
Stage English from corporate life, not from a course
For SAP, Jasmin hosted the Tech Leadership Forum: two days of programme, eight panels and fireside chats, more than 300 executives in the room, all in English. That was a corporate event for her client, not a Berlin booking, but it shows the level she works at. Her English comes from everyday corporate life: more than ten years in sales and marketing at Bosch, SAP and Volkswagen, negotiating and leading in both languages. On stage that means precise questions instead of memorised phrases, and the confidence to keep up with a fast panel.
From the bcc to STATION Berlin
English and bilingual formats run everywhere in Berlin: congresses at the bcc on Alexanderplatz or at the Estrel, conferences at STATION Berlin, formats at the Axica by the Brandenburg Gate. Trade fair weeks such as IFA and ITB add international guests, and the tech scene often works hybrid, with remote speakers and questions coming in via chat. Jasmin holds such formats together: new content in one language, the essence condensed into the other, interview guests answering in their own language. How the switching works in detail is explained on bilingual moderation.
Briefing in English, if you prefer
In the briefing Jasmin clarifies audience, language shares and running order, entirely in English on request. She flies from Stuttgart to Berlin in about one hour ten and arrives the day before for early calls. More about the city is on the Berlin city page, the format is explained on English-speaking moderator.