Berlin's first Career Festival specifically designed for women 15-16 June 2023 at Berlin TXL
as part of the GREENTECH FESTIVAL.

KOA Berlin is different! We are the most innovative career festival and constantly setting new benchmarks for the way companies and talents connect. Long application processes and dusty exhibition stands are so 2020 - with us, companies and candidates get to know each other in various interactive formats. As an employer branding platform, KOA gives companies access to a broad community of female talent.

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2.500

Attendees

Speakers

Companies

Interactive formats

In 2022 the GREENTECH FESTIVAL had 13.000 attendees. Now for the second time KOA takes place in cooperation with the GTF Berlin. The fight for resources will determine our future. That's why we want to create a common space to drive change. In business, at our workplaces and in society in general.
Change starts with us!

Be part of KOA23.

For Companies

Participate in new event formats and meet our female talents on eye level
Extend your network by joining our exclusive partner events
Become a trusted KOA partner and get highlighted in our social channels and on the KOA website
Become a part of KOA & experience a new and disruptive way of recruting

Become a Partner

For Candidates

Get your KOA ticket & your dream job
Become part of our KOA community and expand your network
Let our speakers inspire you on your career path
Learn new skills and expand your knowledge with our KOA masterclasses
With your KOA ticket you also get access to the Greentech Festival exhibition

Get your Ticket

Our Speakers

Meet the amazing minds we've welcomed and are welcoming to our KOA stage this year:

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Ann-Katrin Schmitz

Social Media & Influencer Marketing Expert, Podcast-Host of Baby got Business & Co-Founder of NovaLanaLove

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Dr. med. Mareike Awe

CEO & Founder intumind, Forbes 30 under 30

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Selma Sadikovic

Teamlead of Human Resources

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Natalya Nepomnyashcha

Assistant Director at EY, Founder of Netzwerk Chancen

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Anastasia Barner

Founder of FeMentor & TEDx Speaker

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Vera Strauch

Founder of Female Leadership Academy, author & Podcast-Host

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Dr. Aylin Karabulut

D, E & I Consulting Chief Business Development Officer & LinkedIn Top Voice

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Sarah Emmerich

Founder of Emmerich Relations & Expert in Social Media & Influencer Marketing

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Christina Richter

Founder Personal Branding Institut, LinkedIn Specialist & Author

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Cloudy Zakrocki

Journalist, Co-Founder of Mikado Culture & Ex-Vice President of Brand Strategy at Refinery29

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Dr. Salima Douven

Head Open Innovation & Incubation at Henkel

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Lukas Brandstetter

Talent Acquisition Lead DACH at Danone

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Annika Reinke

Content Creator klartextkarriere & Co-Founder, HR Interim Manager & Consultant at Equal Minds

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Alexandra Kammer

Chief Diversity Officer & Co-Founder at Aivy

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Clara Hahn

Founder of Fired Up Space

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Nora Blum

Co-Founder & CEO at Selfapy, Forbes 30 under 30 & Psychologist

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Ilana Rolef-Heberling

Brand Transformation, Communications & Diversity Consulting, Member of the Advisory Board at PwC

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Beatrice Tuttlies

Project Manager at nushu

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Gesine Schulz

Founder itsaboutskills & Content Creator @diePersonalabteilung

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Aisha Washington

Business Development Director Fragrances L‘Oréal Luxe & Podcast Host

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Paul von Preussen

Founder & Managing Director at DIGITAL8

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Lena Krömer

Vice President People Experience at Douglas

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Dr. med. Alice Martin

Founder & COO of dermanostic

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Anna Sophie Herken

Member of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board

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Ronja Ebeling

Founder of Team of Tomorrow, Author & Journalist

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Marcus Merheim

Founder of hooman Employer Marketing

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Sara Sosnowski

People Manager at OMR

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Lorenz Illing

CEO at Tam Akademie

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Michael Schummert

CEO of M4TRINITY, Angel Investor, Beauty, Heathcare & Longevity Accelerator

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Jannette Flores

Industry Manager Retail at Google & Pride@Google DE Co-Lead

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Florian Klaass

Director in Brand Consulting at Klaass.Biz & Ex-Head of Global Music, Culture Marketing & Entertainment at Red Bull

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Isabell Fries

Head of Future of Work & Future Skills at Philoneos GmbH, TEDx Speaker

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Viktoria Lindner

CEO and Co-Founder at Mindsurance

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Sarah Tiba

Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company

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Ayse Semiz-Ewald

Vice President Diversity Deutsche Telekom, Speaker & Coach

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Annette Rompel

Editor in Chief & Podcast Host

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Marie Metzler Glass

Recruiting Lead Austria, Germany & Slovakia

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Ann-Christine Baltrusch

CEO of Leaders Media & LinkedIn Expert

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Johanna Mühlbeyer

Founder of EQUALATE & DE&I Expert

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Melodie Abdollahi

Co-Founder at Haus von Eden

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Lena Wittneben

Systemic Coach & Memory Trainer, Author, Marketing Consultant

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Rana Hetzel

Female Empowerement Coach & Author

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Natalie Hauser

Head of Academy of TAM Akademie

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Marie Koch

Head of Operations at TAM Akademie

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Verena Pausder

Entrepreneur & Investor, Founder at Digitale Bildung für Alle e.V. jjj

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Lunia Hara

Top Voice at LinkedIn, Director Project Management Diconium

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York Hovest

Environmental activist

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Jamie Hartmann

Co-Founder at u:fynd, Advisor at INQbaker

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Michael Fritz

Co-Founder at Viva con Agua

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Ayesheh-Colette Carta

COO at DOJO Berlin

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Claudia Baumgart

Co-Founder & Investment Partner Pawao Capital

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Luisa Lion

Entrepreneur

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Mali Baum

CEO & Founder at Wlounge

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Sophie Müller

Head of Marketing at Vitamin

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Lisa Reehten

Business Lead at Bosch Climate Solutions

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Inga Bayer

Interim HR Manager MOIA

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Isabell Bünting

Self-Confidence Coach

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Annika in der Beek

Director People & Organizational Development at ABOUT YOU

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Nils Cornelissen

Co-Founder at RETURN ON MEANING GmbH

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Marija Stojanovic

Foundation Management at DOJO Cares

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Miriam Mayer-Ebert

Head of General Services

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Katharina Krentz

Founder at Connecting Humans

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Elena Fandrich

Director Marketing at QMS

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Bianca Diana Anghelina

Founder at AILY LABS GmbH

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Andrea Fernandez

CEO & Co-Founder at Vitamin

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Aino Kauranen

Client Solutions Manager at Meta

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Steffen Schlicht

Leading Strategic Partnerships Meta

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Melissa Roohi Fard

CEO & CMO at WDL

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Tino Engel

Ehemaliger Poker-Profi, Redner, Trainer

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Birgit Oßendorf Will

Director HR at STOER

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Tim Seifert

Founder at The Conscious Leader, Certified Integral Business Coach

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Karsten Kossatz

Founder at Independesk

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Kerstin Wagner

Executive Vice President Talent Acquisition at DB, Co-Lead Future Lab „Jobs of the Future“

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Ida Svenonius

Founder at Becoming

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Wiebke Rowedda

Director HR DACH & Turkey at Moët Hennessy

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Leonore Dudda

Senior Key Account Executive at Independesk

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Jonas Behrend

COO at INQbaker & Careship

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Our Agenda

Not another recruitment fair! Visit our innovative KOA village, hear inspirational speakers on the main stage and take part in our interactive masterclasses.

11:15 - 11:30

Main Stage

Warm Welcome

by KOA

11:15 - 12:00

Masterclass East

From hidden figures to visible leaders: Was du von sichtbaren Frauen lernen kannst

Christina Richter

11:15 - 12:00

Masterclass West

Perfectly imperfect - Warum Lücken im Lebenslauf kein no go sind

Clara Hahn

11:30 - 11:45

Main Stage

Inspirational Talk

by Cloudy Zakrocki

11:45 - 12:15

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Feminist Leadership: The Power of Rethinking Communication and Organizational Development

Vera Strauch

12:15 - 13:00

Main Stage

New work = no work?

Dr. Mareike Awe, Lorenz Illing, Annette Rompel & Marie Metzler Glas

13:00 - 13:45

Break

13:45 - 14:30

Masterclass East

Lebenslauf Makeover - In drei Schritten zum überzeugenden Lebenslauf

by Ayse Semiz-Ewald

13:45 - 14:30

Masterclass West

Was Modern Leadership wirklich bedeutet?

by Natalie Hauser & Marie Koch (TAM Akademie)

14:00 - 14:30

Main Stage

Blind Speed Dating

by KOA

14:30 - 15:15

Main Stage

Married to work?

by Aisha Washington, Jannette Flores, Dr. Salima Douven, Lena Krömer & Sarah Tiba

14:30 - 15:15

Masterclass East

Gender Data Gap - Unterschiedliche Mobilitätsmuster - Fehlen uns Daten über Frauen?

by Lena Rickenberg

14:30 - 15:15

Masterclass West

You are worth it! Dein Selbstwert bestimmt deine Karriere.

by Rana Hetzel

15:15 - 16:15

Main Stage

Recruiting debunked – der Realtalk mit Gesine & Annika

by Annika Reinke & Gesine Schulz

15:15 - 16:00

Masterclass East

Richtig verhandeln - keine Frage des Geschlechts, sondern des Mindsets (und guter Vorbereitung)

by Johanna Mühlbeyer

15:15 - 16:00

Masterclass West

Das Einmaleins des Personal Brandings – so baust du dich selbst als Marke auf!

by Cloudy Zakrocki

16:15 - Open End

Networking

09:50 - 10:00

Main Stage

Welcome Back

by KOA

10:00 - 10:45

Main Stage

Gen Z - breaking the rules or breaking the bias?

by Paul von Preussen, Lukas Brandstetter & Ronja Ebeling

10:00 - 10:45

Masterclass East

Wer Vielfalt und Inklusion fördert, handelt nachhaltiger

by Melodie Abdollahi

10:45 - 11:15

Main Stage

Personal Branding

by Ann-Katrin Schmitz

10:45 - 11:15

Masterclass East

Unconscious Bias Detox - Die Top 10 Hiring Biases und wie wir HR-Prozesse objektiver gestalten

by Alexandra Kammer

10:45 - 11:45

Masterclass West

Become the CEO of your Career: Let's Grow Big - Together!

by Beatrice Tuttlies nushu

10:45 - 11:15

Main Stage

Corporate Influencer - the holy grail of employer branding?

by Selma Sadikovic, Marcus Merheim & Sara Sosnowski

10:45 - 11:15

Masterclass East

Dream Job Roadmap - In 6 Schritten zum Traumberuf!

by Anna Sadiku

11:45 - 13:00

Nushu Walk

by nushu (Meetingpoint Masterclass West)

12:00 - 13:00

Break

12:00 - 13:00

Masterclass West

Live Podcast with Business Punk

13:00 - 13:45

Masterclass East

LinkedIn Visibility Boost - So nutzt du LinkedIn richtig für deine berufliche Sichtbarkeit

by Ann-Christine Baltrusch

13:00 - 13:45

Main Stage

How to get to the top in a male-dominated industry? Learning from female leaders.

by Anna Sophie Herken, Natalya Nepomnyashcha & Dr. Aylin Karabulut

13:00 - 13:45

Masterclass West

Stopp den digitalen Dauerrausch - 6 Hacks für mehr Fokus, Produktivität und mentale Erholung.

by Lena Wittneben

13:45 - 14:30

Main Stage

Working crazy - survival of the most resilient?

by Nora Blum, Viktoria Lindner, Michael Schummert, Dr. med Alice Martin & Isabell Fries

13:45 - 14:30

Masterclass East

Recruiting demystifiziert - Insider-Tipps für erfolgreiche Bewerbungen

by Annika Reinke

13:45 - 14:30

Masterclass West

(Reverse) Mentoring - why age does matter!

by Anastasia Barner

14:45 - 15:15

Main Stage

Unconscious bias positiv und wirksam nutzen.

by Florian Klaass, Ayse Semiz-Ewald & Ilana Rolef-Heberling

15:15 - 15:45

Main Stage

Blind Speed Dating

by KOA

15:45 - 16:30

Main Stage

Coming soon

by Sarah Emmerich

16:30 - Open End

Networking

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