Jasmin Wölke hosts events in Cologne in English, in German or switching live between both. Her English comes from more than ten years of corporate work, not from a language course.
When Cologne needs English on stage
Cologne is more international than many organisers plan for. gamescom brings visitors and business partners from all over the world to the Rhine, and dmexco fills the halls with an industry whose working language is English anyway. The Ford plants in Niehl belong to a US group, and the city's media companies and insurers work within international structures. As soon as guests without German are supposed to take part rather than just listen, the stage needs a host who truly commands both languages: picking up a spontaneous audience question in English, politely interrupting the panellist from London, saving the moment when the tech fails. Those unscripted seconds are where it shows.
Fully English or switching live
If the room is international throughout, the programme works best entirely in English. In Cologne, though, the audience is often mixed: the local team and the international guests. Then Jasmin hosts switching between languages. She welcomes in both, sums up key points briefly in the other language and moves to the guest's language in interviews. The famous Rhineland warmth survives the switch: warmth is a matter of attitude, not of vocabulary. Which mix suits your audience is covered on the page when English moderation makes sense.
Proven in international formats
At SAP's Tech Leadership Forum, Jasmin hosted two full days in English: eight panels and fireside chats in front of more than 300 executives. That was a client's corporate event, not a Cologne date, but it proves the level. Add her career at Bosch in international sales and marketing: negotiations, presentations and leadership in English, across years and continents. She does not need to paraphrase terms from tech, retail or transformation.
Enquiry and preparation
Jasmin travels to Cologne from Ludwigsburg by ICE in about two hours fifteen. In the briefing she clarifies audience, language shares and programme, in English if you prefer. More about the city is on the Cologne city page, the format is explained on the bilingual moderation page.