Esra Karakaya
Esra Karakaya is a journalist, presenter and founder. In her own talk show "Blackrock Talk", she invites people who are often underrepresented in public discourse or are portrayed one-dimensionally and are therefore not heard enough.
Her goal is to make the media landscape in Germany more diverse by involving People of Color and people from the LGBTQ community.
Felix Finkbeiner
At 9 years old, Felix Finkbeiner, inspired by the story of Kenyan politician and environmental activist Wangari Maathai, developed the idea that children could promote climate justice by planting a million trees in every country. With the support of children from over 100 countries, Felix launched the youth initiative Plant-for-the-Planet in 2007. So far, more than 85,000 youth in 76 countries have been trained in Plant-for-the-Planet Academies. As Climate Justice Ambassadors, the children give speeches to adults, motivate everyone to plant trees and fight for their future. Today, Felix is a Ph.D. candidate at ETH Zurich studying the potential of forest restoration in addressing the climate crisis. Plant-for-the-planet.org
Novaa (Musician)
Novaa lebt seit eineinhalb Jahren in Berlin und macht Elektropop. In diese Kategorie wird sie zumindest von den meisten Kritikern gesteckt. Zum Beispiel von der Jury des New Music Awards, die sie im vergangenen Jahr zur Newcomerin des Jahres kürte. Minimalistisch führt ihre rohe Stimme teils a cappella durch die oft melancholischen Songs. Kräftige Beats geben den sphärischen Klängen Struktur. Novaas gesellschaftskritische Texte behandeln Themen wie Feminismus und Selbstbestimmung. Ihr Debütalbum stellte sie im April in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin vor. Außerdem schreibt und produziert sie auch für andere Künstler, kollaborierte mit Musikern wie Moglii und ging als Support mit der Folk-Band Mighty Oaks auf Tour.
Tristan Horx
Tristan Horx was born into a family of futurists, so one could argue he has had 26 years of work experience. He has been employed at the Zukunftsinstitut since he was 18. His main job as a Keynote speaker is geared towards generational shifts, mobility, new work, the digital, sports and society in general. He hosts and produces the Video & Podcast format at the Zukunftsinstitut, writes, and has a weekly column in Austria's biggest newspaper (Kronen Zeitung). He also lectures in Heidelberg:“Trend and Future Studies”.