Jasmin Wölke moderates panel discussions in Karlsruhe, from expert panels at the Kongresszentrum am Festplatz to conversations at the ZKM or the Tollhaus. She hosts in English and German and turns a row of prepared statements into an actual conversation.
The debates of a city that codes and judges
Panels in Karlsruhe draw on an unusual mix of topics. The software scene and KIT debate artificial intelligence and the question of when research actually reaches practice. The energy sector argues about rebuilding the grid. As the seat of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court and Federal Court of Justice, the city also debates law and digitalisation like few others, from data protection to rules for AI. And as a UNESCO City of Media Arts it asks, especially at the ZKM, what happens where technology meets art. On stages like these, research, business, administration and culture sit side by side, and each speaks its own language: scientists in caveats, companies in roadmaps, administrators in responsibilities.
An audience that checks your claims
A Karlsruhe audience includes developers, researchers and energy professionals, people who can tell a claim from evidence. A moderator who only passes the microphone loses this room within ten minutes. Jasmin prepares through one-on-one calls with the panellists and looks for the points where the group genuinely disagrees. On stage she makes big words small: not whether AI changes the industry, but which part of that becomes real next year. When a guest slips past a question, she asks it again in a more concrete form, friendly and persistent. That creates friction without letting the discussion tip over.
English as the default
English is common in Karlsruhe's IT and research communities, and many panels mix both languages on one stage. Jasmin hosts entirely in English or switches between languages depending on lineup and audience. She has led leadership conversations on English-speaking stages at the SAP Tech Leadership Forum, a corporate reference from her industry career.
Planning your panel
Conference season runs in spring and autumn, while the Schlosslichtspiele and the DAS FEST open air shape the city's summer. Karlsruhe is about an hour from Ludwigsburg: evening panels work without a hotel night, the stage walkthrough happens on the day, and the briefing can take place on site if you prefer. Send topic, date and planned lineup through the contact form. For strong questions, see panel discussion questions; the format is described on the hub page panel moderator, and all Karlsruhe pages are collected on the city page.