Theme: TEDxWHU 2022 - Out of the box. Into the world.

Join us on the 9th April 2022 for the eighth annual TEDx Conference at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany. We are excited to welcome you back on campus to join us for interesting talks. This years topic is "Out of the box - Into the World". Stay tuned for our speaker announcements!

TEDxWHU
Burgplatz
Vallendar, Rheinland-Pfalz, 56179
Germany

Angela Roeckerath

Psychologist & Researcher

The topic of her master thesis was "Narcissism in leading positions - differences between female and male narcissism". In this context, she also was part of a team of six that conducted the world's largest study on narcissism in Germany. This study even made it to the front page of the Harvard Business Manager. Angela will talk about what you should know about narcissism!

Frank Bilstein

Consultant & Founder

Since 2019, Frank strives to incite behavioural change to conserve nature and helps organizations with similar goals succeed through his Donanto Foundation.

Jan Zimmermann

YouTuber & Explorer

Jan Zimmermann is part of the German Youtube channel “Gewitter im Kopf”. With over 2,2million subscribers and over 300 million viewers, the channel that Jan is a part of sheds a light on the impacts of tourette, an illness which Jan has carried since his early childhood. A hero who is sharing his life’s story, Jan embraces the social media world and all of its challenges with charm, open-mindedness and curiosity. Starting his Youtube Channel in 2019 with his childhood friend Tim Lehmann, Jan and his platform have reached new heights in terms of tourette awareness and in the social media world, marking “Gewitter im Kopf” as one of the greatest success stories in German Youtube History. Together with “Gisela”, the nickname given to Jan’s tourette syndrome, we are looking forward to an inspiring and authentic dive into his experience with the illness, the world of a young entrepreneur and his Youtube career.

Jörn Leogrande

Consultant and Author

In 2005 Leogrande took a position in Marketing at the Wirecard AG and became Head of Marketing. After further top positions in product development he was promoted to global EVP of the innovation department in 2017. Throughout his career Jörn reported directly to CEO Markus Braun and has worked closely with COO Jan Marsalek. He stayed with Wirecard until August 2020. In February 2021 Leogrande published the book “Bad Company” about his career at Wirecard. The publication quickly became a Spiegel-Bestseller – film rights were sold to an American studio. Jörn lives with his wife and two children near Munich. He works as a consultant and author.

Marc Gebauer

Retailer & YouTuber

For example, he worked with Nico aka Inscope 21, Tim Gabel and Sascha Hellinger from Unsympathisch TV, who appear regularly on his channel. He also made YouTube videos together with MontanaBlack. Sido, Farid Bang and Pietro Lombardi also wear a watch from him. He is probably the best-known watch retailer in Germany. We are very much looking forward to having him on our stage!

Rafael Fuchsgruber

Desert Runner

With his own company he organized large corporate events for Deutsche Telekom and Volkswagen and is accustomed to artists like Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. After struggling with alcoholism and a suspected heart attack in 2006, Rafael found his passion for sports. He quit smoking and drinking alcohol and having started running in 2002, he quickly became passionate: What began with 3 kilometres at the time developed into 260 kilometres nonstop through the Sahara in 2017 or 520 km through the Australian outback. His highlight so far was a 1000km run through the Namib desert. Rafael will definitely provide us with some great stories from his experiences in both his entrepreneurial and sporting life!

Rizza Licayan

Travel Motivator

Rizza Licayan’s “quit your job, book a ticket, travel abroad, never look back” story is different from other travelers out there. She owns a powerless passport; she didn’t have the opportunities, so she created them for herself. She quit her corporate job as an Audit Analyst in the Philippines and traveled abroad in 2018, juggling different gigs to quench her thirst for adventures and to see that there’s an entire world out there waiting for the brave. As a writer and a travel enthusiast known for her passions for the great outdoors and solo traveling, Rizza hopes to inspire others in their journey to self-growth by chasing their curiosities, stepping outside the comfort zone, and living life on their terms. She eventually found a piece of home in Oslo after a few years of moving around. She’s living proof that there’s that balance between stability and a life full of adventures and that your life circumstances shouldn’t be a hindrance from going after your dreams.