Our Guests:
Professor Karsten Schmidt
was awarded the German Order of Merit First
Class by the President of Germany in 2006 and has taught law for
over 20 years in Hamburg.
He
tells us his opinion on the recent banking crisis and explains
how the law might have done more.
12.08.10: Sue Austin,
organiser of British Day
Sue Austin has been organising British Day for twenty years. The event celebrates British lifestyle and is held every year. All proceeds go to charity.
Sue explains how the charities are chosen and why the event has been so succesful in the city of Hamburg.
Dr. Malte Herwig writes for DIE ZEIT, Cicero, Süddeutsche, Weltwoche & the New York Times. At the
time of broadcast he was developing a new weekly magazine together with Stefan Aust, former editor-in-chief of DER SPIEGEL.
He gives us his opinions on elite universities,
school reform and how he sees the future of print media.
With an Olympic gold medal, a European championship and the German championship for five times, Christian “Büdi” Blunck is one of Germany's most successful sportsmen.
He explains the similarities between sport and business. He tells us about the future of hockey and why hockey is no longer an elitist sport.
Since 1997, Prof. Dr. Michael Göring has been CEO, member of the board and, since 2005, the President of the Hamburg-based ZEIT
foundation.
Professor Göring
talks about what sort of person Gerd Bucerius, the founder of
the German national newspaper, DIE ZEIT,
actually was. He explains the relationship between the foundation, the state and the citizen of Hamburg.
Jodi Gentilozzi arrived in Hamburg in 2001.
There she became first a member and then the chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Northern Germany.
She tells us about the differences between the experience of women in top management roles between Germany and the USA. Using the example of Airbus and Boeing, she also looks at competition between German,
Chinese and US companies.
David Bergmann moved to Germany
from his native America in 1996. Rather than being phased by the
local phrase, “German language, tough language”, David decided
to record his experience with the language in the form of a
book.
Now on to his fourth book in the
series, David's contribution has seen his work top the Amazon
bestseller list in the DAF category. All of David's books are
written in German.
Founded by six singers from northern Germany,
Juicebox came together with the ambition to blaze new trails in the
a cappella scene. René leads this unique band and looks back on a wide
range of experience with a live band.
He tells us about his
experiences within the music industry, what a live band can expect
these days and why TV talent shows are not the best way for him.
21.01.10: Pia David, five-time German ballroom dance champion
More than anything else, it is dance that
influences the life of our guest, Pia David. Born in Hamburg, Pia is not
only the five-time German champion in Standard Dance, she is also a
sought-after dance instructor and competition judge.
She tells us
about her professional career and her life thereafter, what it takes to
be a good dance partner and where she gets her dresses from in Hamburg.
Within the space of a few years, Ruben built his
station from scratch. All on his own. Showing that with enough work, an
entrepreneur can create a successful business, Ruben has now established
his Grimme prize-winning station in Hamburg and throughout Europe.
Ruben tells us a little of his journey, his self-belief and about
the future of radio.
Ragna Rehder is the chair of the Hamburg branch
of “Die Arche”. A charity run solely on donations, Ms. Rehder has
achieved a remarkable feat eschewing state funding to make her dream a
reality. A gifted fundraiser, Ms. Rehder has lightened the lives of
children from all over the world.
Ragna tells about her
achievement, the difficulties she faced along the way in setting up a
charity from scratch and the pleasure of working with children in
Hamburg’s own house for children.
Mark Lyndon is a British actor/comedian who has
been in Hamburg for 27 years. He has acted with various renowned theatre
companies including the Hamburg Players and the English Theatre. Mark is
working on his next solo show after the success of his last tour, “How
to be a Hamburger”.
Mark gives us his unique take on German and
English humour, the city of Hamburg, the people, and how he came to love
it.
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