This year’s FEM. Summit is guided by the motto “Riding the waves of change – sailing beyond limits.”
In times of economic, societal, and technological transformation, female leadership plays a crucial role in shaping resilient, responsible, and forward-looking organizations.
The motto reflects the ability to navigate uncertainty with confidence, embrace change as an opportunity, and challenge existing boundaries. The FEM. Summit 2026 brings together female leaders and allies to exchange perspectives, share experiences, and discuss how female leadership can create sustainable impact in an ever-changing world.
Below you’ll find the agenda of the FEM. Summit 2026. Any schedule gaps will be filled with networking breaks at our Career Fair. All speeches, panels and fireside chats will take place in the main Jürgen Weber Auditorium / H-001.
Workshops, and selected partner formats will take place in parallel rooms. Further information regarding these sessions will be shared via email to you prior to the event.
08:30 Check-In
We are very happy to welcome you for the Check-In in the G-Foyer on campus
08:30 Breakfast
After Check-In, please join us and get ready for the day with a delicious breakfast in the E-Foyer on our campus
09.45 Opening Words
Martha Weisbender, this year’s General Manager and our Academic Director Pisitta Vongswasdi will warmly welcome all of you to this year’s FEM Summit
10:00 Panel Discussion: Navigating Different Oceans – Women Leading in Finance & Consulting
Birte Stamm (Director at AlixPartners), Christina Ellringmann (Managing Partner Germany and Austria at Bain & Company) and Sophia Herrmann (Managing Director at Morgan Stanley)
11:15 Keynote: Change is the Wind, Mindset is the Sail
Lisa Komischke (Chief Client Officer at BNP Paribas)
12:15 Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Leadership: What Women Bring to Times of Change
Dagmar Rosenfeld (Host and Creator of Machtwechsel) and Erich Vad (“Brigadier General a.D.” and Security Policy Advisor to Angela Merkel)
13:15 Lunch Break
Join us in the E-Foyer for a delicious lunch, before we continue with the program
14:45 A Message to the FEM. Community
Ricarda Lang (Member of the German Bundestag)
15:00 Keynote
Bettina Stark-Watzinger (“Federal Minister of Education and Research a.D.” and Politician)
16:00 Panel Wavemakers – Female Leaders Navigating Change
Dr. Alena Kretzberg (Member of the Board and CIO at Volkswagen Financial Services), Prof. Dr. Heike Wieland-Blöse (CEO at Grant Thornton Germany), Melanie Kreis (Chief Financial Officer at DHL Group), Theresa Holler (Chief Operating Officer and Responsible Pharmacist at Redcare Pharmacy)
17:15 Coffee Break by Bain & Company
Enjoy your coffee from the Bain & Company coffee bike and get ready for the upcoming Keynote
17:45 Keynote
Melanie Kreis (Chief Financial Officer at DHL Group)
18:30 Closing Words
FEM. – Team 2026
19:30 Gala and Flying Dinner
Join us in the Old & New Mensa for Dinner
22:00 Shuttle Service to the Afterparty Location
There will be multiple buses driving to the afterparty location
22:30 Afterparty
Join us to celebrate this day at the EXIT Club in Koblenz