CEO Leadership Series
Gaining Insights into the World of Top Managers
The CEO Leadership Series is the flagship event series of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and takes place at the Heilbronn campus.
The goal of the event series is to connect top managers with students. The guests first hold a panel discussion and then respond to questions from the students. This gives students the opportunity to learn about the fascinating life and work of successful and renowned managers, and become familiar with different companies.
The CEO Leadership Series was inaugurated by the former President of Germany and has featured executives from various companies, including public firms that are part of the AEX 25 (Netherlands), CAC 40 (France), DAX 40 (Germany), Dow Jones 30 (USA), and SMI 20 (Switzerland), among others.
You can watch selected events from the CEO Leadership Series on our YouTube channel.
Our guests

Dr. Thomas Bscher
CEO, Bugatti
Arthur Höld
CEO, Puma
Dr. Ilham Kadri
CEO, Solvay & CEO, Syensqo
Ola Källenius
CEO, Mercedes-Benz
Andrea Orcel
CEO, UniCredit
Karin Rådström
CEO, Daimler Truck
Giuseppe Santoni
Chairman, Santoni
Dr. U. Mark Schneider
CEO, Nestlé & Fresenius; Chairman, Siemens
Gerhard Schürmann
CEO, Emil Frey
Sergio Azzolari Montoldi
CEO, Roberto Cavalli & head coach, Rugby Lugano
Paolo Barbieri
CEO, Elite World Group
Marcus Berret
Global Managing Director, Roland Berger
Dr. Leonhard Birnbaum
CEO, E.ON SE
Dorothea von Boxberg
CEO, Brussels Airlines
Dr. Werner Brandt
Chairman, RWE & ProSiebenSat.1 & Qiagen & Innogy
Dr. Martin Brudermüller
CEO, BASF SE; Chairman Mercedes-Benz
Valerie Bures-Bönström
Founder & CEO, Mrs. Sporty
Dr. Hans-Paul Bürkner
CEO, Boston Consulting Group
Dr. Roland Busch
CEO, Siemens AG
Gerd Chrzanowski
CEO, Schwarz Gruppe
Heinrich Deichmann
CEO & Chairman, Deichmann SE
Dr. Kai-Ulrich Deissner
CEO, Ceconomy (MediaMarkt & Saturn)
Dr. Volkmar Denner
CEO, Bosch
Dr. Alexander Dibelius
CEO, Goldman Sachs AGDr. Ernest-W. Droege
CEO, Droege Group
Prof. Dr. Gunther Friedl
Dean, TUM School of Management
Dr. Peter Gassmann
CEO, Strategy&
Prof. Reinhold Geilsdörfer
CEO, Dieter Schwarz Stiftung (DSS)
Prof. Dr. Kai Gniffke
Director SWR & CEO ARD
Brian Grevy
CEO, Hunkemöller
Christine Grotz
CEO & Shareholder, Weber-Hydraulik
Erich Harsch
CEO, HornbachDr. Lutz Helmig
CEO & founder, Helios Kliniken
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Herrmann
President, Technische Universität München
Ingrid Hofmann
CEO & founder, I. K. Hofmann
Dr. Stefan von Holtzbrinck
CEO, Holtzbrinck
Joe Kaeser
CEO, Siemens AG; Chairman, Daimler Truck & Siemens Energy
Adam Kiciński
CEO, CD Projekt
Carsten Knobel
CEO, Henkel
Carsten Knop
Publisher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.)
Prof. Dr. Heyo Kroemer
CEO, Charité
Sanjiv Lamba
CEO & Chairman, Linde
Torsten Leue
CEO, Talanx & Chairman, Hannover Rück
Olaf Lindner
Commander, GSG 9; President, Federal Police Special Operations Command 11
Dr. Richard Lutz
CEO, Deutsche Bahn
Annette Mann
CEO, Austrian Airlines
Antonio De Matteis
CEO, Kiton
Dr. Tobias Meyer
CEO, DHL Group
René Obermann
Chairman, Airbus; CEO, Deutsche Telekom AG
Dr. Nicolas Peter
Chairman, BMW Group
Dr. Reinhard Ploss
CEO, Infineon; Chairman, Knorr-Bremse
Grégoire Poux-Guillaume
CEO, AkzoNobel
Ralph Bast
CEO, Aurora
Raynald Aeschlimann
CEO, Omega
Mariëtte Rissenbeek
CEO, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin („Berlinale“)
Luís Rodrigues
CEO, TAP Air Portugal
Björn Rosengren
CEO, ABB
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Russwurm
Chairman, Thyssenkrupp & President, BDI
Christoph Schweizer
CEO, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Sven Seidel
CEO, Phoenix Pharmahandel
Michael Sen
CEO, Fresenius
Nikolai Setzer
CEO, Continental
Prof. Andrea Sironi
Chairman, Generali & President, Bocconi University
Alexander Sixt
Co-CEO, Sixt SE
Clara Streit
Chairwoman, Deutsche Börse & Chairwoman, Vonovia
Nick Studer
CEO, Oliver Wyman
Margret Suckale
Board member, Deutsche Telekom, HeidelbergCement & Infineon Technologies
Astrid Teckentrup
CEO, Procter & Gamble (DACH)
Dr. Johannes Teyssen
CEO, E.ON & Chairman, Lufthansa
Dr. Dominik von Achten
CEO, Heidelberg Materials
Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser
CEO, Bentley
Dr. Theodor Weimer
CEO, Deutsche Börse AG
Christoph Werner
CEO, dm-drogerie markt
Christian Wulff
Fmr. President of GermanyWould you like to take part next time? Then click on “Participation”.