The PAWLIK Congress is the networking event in northern Germany for entrepreneurs, managing directors and managers. The event offers insights regarding the year’s main theme as well as how personalities from politics, business, science, sports and culture personally view the subject matter. Since 2002, we have set a new theme each year dealing with personality traits, leadership and achieving challenging goals. Prominent speakers such as Edward Snowden, Reinhold Messner, Alena Buyx and Christian Lindner speak to around 250 participants at the event.
The PAWLIK Congress traditionally takes place in Hamburg’s Gastwerk Hotel. The old brick walls, steel elements and spacious halls in the former gasworks in Hamburg’s Altona district provide an atmospheric backdrop for the event. We value the inspiring setting for the speeches and personal discussions as much as the great cuisine. The exclusive Congress Eve Event will also take place at the Gastwerk Hotel.
We want to continue to grow together with you. Our partner and subsidiary PINKTUM, a leading company for digital personnel development, broadcasted the PAWLIK Congress as a digital event. It was possible to participate in the exclusive event worldwide via a high-quality livestream. Additionally, PINKTUM presented a customized e-training and a study on the congress theme “PROACTIVE – SHAPING THE FUTURE” as part of the event.
In our journal, we present exclusive interviews our speakers gave in addition to their presentations. In the interviews, we ask questions and get to the bottom of the current theme. The journal also includes photos from the event and the Congress Eve Event to remind you of two special days.
We invited personalities from different walks of life to capture a wide range of thoughts and experiences around the theme. This year’s motto “NOW WHAT? WAYS FORWARD” will be addressed by biathlete Magdalena Neuner and Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra, among others. The keynote address will be given by presenter Joachim Pawlik. Journalist and TV presenter Dunja Hayali will host the two-day event.
Speaker
Armin Laschet is a passionate politician and an enthusiastic European. Growing up in the tri-border area between Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, he learned early on to think across borders.
Born in 1961 in Aachen, Armin Laschet studied law in Munich and Bonn after graduating from high school. After passing the first state examination, he worked as a journalist and editor-in-chief of the Aachen Church Newspaper, later becoming the managing director of a Catholic publishing house. He has been a member of the CDU since 1979 and began his political career as an advisor to the President of the Bundestag, Rita Süssmuth. In 1994, he was elected to the German Bundestag, and from 1999 to 2005, he was a member of the European Parliament. He then served as Minister for Generations, Family, Women, and Integration until 2010. From 2010 to 2012, he was Parliamentary Managing Director of the CDU parliamentary group, and then its chairman until 2017. From 2017 to 2021, he was the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, leading a conservative-liberal coalition government. In 2021, he was the Union’s candidate for Chancellor and from 2021 to 2022, the Federal Chairman of the CDU. Laschet’s political commitment to a Europe without borders is not only a political necessity for him but also a heartfelt matter.
Speaker
Magdalena Neuner is Germany’s most successful biathlete. The double Olympic champion, world champion and three-time overall World Cup winner has won everything there is to win in her successful career.
Magdalena Neuner, born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1987, took part in a biathlon taster session at the age of 9 and has been enthusiastic about the sport ever since. She first took place in the World Cup at the age of 17 and won the first of her 12 world championship titles just one year later. In 2012, at the age of 25, she ended her athletic career “at its peak” at the World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany. Magdalena Neuner has been named Germany’s Sportswoman of the Year three times. Since the end of her career, she has devoted herself to her family and charitable projects. A biatholon expert for ARD, she is also, among other things, the patron of a foundation whose aim is to encourage children and young people to achieve goals in life through their own efforts.
Speaker
Anders Indset is one of the world’s leading economic philosophers and is known for his unconventional way of thinking and provocative theses. The author of the international bestsellers “Wild Knowledge”, “The Quantum Economy” and “Das infizierte Denken” (The Infected Mind) is also known as the “rock star among economic philosophers”.
Anders Indset, born in 1978 in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, is an economic philosopher, entrepreneur and investor. The former competitive handball player is a three-time Spiegel bestselling author and in 2018 was the only representative from German-speaking countries to be included by Thinkers50 in the global circle of leading thinkers who will have a lasting impact on organizations and leadership. His 10 postulates of change offer companies a new approach to the challenges of the rapidly changing digital world. Anders Indset’s mission is to promote a new mindset based on efficiency and happiness. He also emphasizes that it is important to “unlearn” so that decisions are not based on false experiences.
Speaker
Anders Indset is one of the world’s leading economic philosophers and is known for his unconventional way of thinking and provocative theses. The author of the international bestsellers “Wild Knowledge”, “The Quantum Economy” and “Das infizierte Denken” (The Infected Mind) is also known as the “rock star among economic philosophers”.
Anders Indset, born in 1978 in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, is an economic philosopher, entrepreneur and investor. The former competitive handball player is a three-time Spiegel bestselling author and in 2018 was the only representative from German-speaking countries to be included by Thinkers50 in the global circle of leading thinkers who will have a lasting impact on organizations and leadership. His 10 postulates of change offer companies a new approach to the challenges of the rapidly changing digital world. Anders Indset’s mission is to promote a new mindset based on efficiency and happiness. He also emphasizes that it is important to “unlearn” so that decisions are not based on false experiences.
Speaker
Alondra de la Parra is a Mexican conductor who has led over 100 world-famous orchestras. The sought-after conductor is known for her lively performances and her support of Latin American composers.
Alondra de la Parra, born in New York in 1980, moved to Mexico when she was two years old. She studied piano and cello in London, Mexico City and New York. She has conducted leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, and the Orquestra Sinfônica de São Paulo. From January 2017 to November 2019, she was Music Director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, making her the first ever female principal conductor of an Australian orchestra. She is a cultural ambassador for Mexico, went platinum for her album “Mi Alma Mexicana” and was appointed international brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.
Starting in September 2024, the Mexican musician will be Chief Conductor of ORCAM in Madrid. Alondra de la Parra unites different cultures and genres and embodies a new type of conductor.
Speaker
Alondra de la Parra is a Mexican conductor who has led over 100 world-famous orchestras. The sought-after conductor is known for her lively performances and her support of Latin American composers.
Alondra de la Parra, born in New York in 1980, moved to Mexico when she was two years old. She studied piano and cello in London, Mexico City and New York. She has conducted leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, and the Orquestra Sinfônica de São Paulo. From January 2017 to November 2019, she was Music Director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, making her the first ever female principal conductor of an Australian orchestra. She is a cultural ambassador for Mexico, went platinum for her album “Mi Alma Mexicana” and was appointed international brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.
Starting in September 2024, the Mexican musician will be Chief Conductor of ORCAM in Madrid. Alondra de la Parra unites different cultures and genres and embodies a new type of conductor.
Speaker
Anil Seth is a neuroscientist, author, and public speaker who has pioneered research into the brain basis of consciousness for more than twenty years. His mission is to advance the science of consciousness, and to use its insights for the benefits of society, technology, and medicine. He is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Program on Brain, Mind and Consciousness, a European Research Council Advanced Investigator, and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Neuroscience of Consciousness.
He has published more than 180 research papers and has been recognized by Web of Science, over several years, as being in the top 0.1% of researchers worldwide. A former Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow, his two TED talks have been viewed more than fourteen million times, he has appeared in several films, and he has written for Aeon, The Guardian, Granta, New Scientist, and Scientific American, and he is lead scientist on the Dreamachine project. His new book Being You: A New Science of Consciousness was an instant Sunday Times Bestseller and a 2021 Book of the Year for The Economist, The New Statesman, Bloomberg Business, The Guardian, The Financial Times and elsewhere.
Journalist & TV Moderator
For years, the multi-award-winning TV presenter has been presenter at the PAWLIK Congress and led the one-and-a-half-day event with critical curiosity.
Dunja Hayali is the main presenter of “ZDF -Morgenmagazin”. She has also hosted “heute journal” since February 2023. Hayali started worked as a sports presenter during her studies at the German Sport University in Cologne, where she majored in media and communication studies. She has received numerous awards for her work and public engagement projects. In 2018, the journalist received the Federal Cross of Merit for her commitment to speaking out against racism and extremism. In 2016, she was awarded the Golden Camera in the category “Best Information”.
Chairman of the Management Board of
Pawlik Consultants and CEO of PINKTUM
Joachim Pawlik is founder and Chairman of the Management Board of Pawlik Consultants GmbH and CEO of PINKTUM, a leader in digital HR development.
The Hamburg native supports clients on a national and international level in implementing change processes and coaches executives to effectively reach their goals. With PINKTUM, he is leading learning into the digitalized and AI-based future.
Joachim Pawlik holds seats on various supervisory and advisory boards. Before his career as an entrepreneur, the Hamburg native played professional football for FC St. Pauli, where he was Vice President, responsible for Sales and Marketing, from 2014 to June 2020. Joachim Pawlik is a sought-after speaker and book author on the topics of leadership and human resources.
Chairman of the Management Board of
Pawlik Consultants and CEO of PINKTUM
Joachim Pawlik is founder and Chairman of the Management Board of Pawlik Consultants GmbH and CEO of PINKTUM, a leader in digital HR development.
The Hamburg native supports clients on a national and international level in implementing change processes and coaches executives to effectively reach their goals. With PINKTUM, he is leading learning into the digitalized and AI-based future.
Joachim Pawlik holds seats on various supervisory and advisory boards. Before his career as an entrepreneur, the Hamburg native played professional football for FC St. Pauli, where he was Vice President, responsible for Sales and Marketing, from 2014 to June 2020. Joachim Pawlik is a sought-after speaker and book author on the topics of leadership and human resources.
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