Jasmin Wölke moderates events in Hamburg in English, in German or bilingually. She hosts the port city's international industry formats as well as corporate events where part of the workforce does not speak German.
English is business language here, not a gimmick
Hamburg has always traded with the world. Germany's largest seaport, shipping lines like Hapag-Lloyd, Airbus in Finkenwerder and the wind energy industry: this city's business is international, and English is everyday reality on its stages. Around SMM or WindEnergy, expert rounds debate entirely in English with guests from across the globe. Inside the companies, however, much of the daily work happens in German, and at corporate events both groups sit in the same room. The moderator therefore needs more than a second language. She has to decide when to switch, what to condense and how to make sure nobody in the audience becomes a spectator at their own event.
Understatement works in English too
The Hanseatic audience stays true to itself in any language: sober, precise, allergic to show effects. Entertainer English with big gestures fails here just as reliably as it does in German. Jasmin's English comes from corporate life, not from a stage school: more than ten years in sales and marketing at Bosch, SAP and Volkswagen, negotiating and leading in both languages. At Bosch's Global Sales Summit she hosted two days of programme bilingually, in front of more than 500 guests from 40 countries. That was a corporate event for her client, not a Hamburg booking, but exactly this blend of substance and calm is what carries here.
From the CCH to an evening by the Elbe
English and bilingual formats in Hamburg run at the CCH as part of large congresses, at the Chamber of Commerce for classic business formats, or in the evening at Hotel Atlantic and Schuppen 52 in HafenCity. In the briefing Jasmin clarifies which parts of the programme run in which language. On stage she interviews guests in their own language and condenses key points for the other group. If you are still deciding whether your event needs English at all, the page English moderation: when it makes sense helps.
Getting there and next steps
Jasmin flies from Stuttgart to Hamburg in around one hour fifteen minutes and arrives the evening before for early calls. More about the city is on the Hamburg city page, the format is explained on the English speaking moderator page.