Sonja Peteranderl is an investigative journalist and founder of BuzzingCities Lab, a think tank that analyzes the impact of digitalization on organized crime and violence. She reports on organized crime and illegal activities for publications including ARD Team Recherche, Spiegel, Zeit, and Blätter.
LCavaliero Mann is an artistic director, event manager, host, DJ, and speaker. He currently organizes various party series in Berlin, such as CHEERS QUEERS, a queer pop party, and Hi BOSSI!, which combines partying and politics for a queer-feminist audience. In his…
Sylvia Krenzel has worked at Mädchenhaus Bielefeld e. V. for 14 years, where she is head of the counseling, therapy, and prevention department. As a psychologist, she also heads the supra-regional specialist center for violence protection for people with disabilities, the supra-regional specialist counseling center against forced marriage, and…
Dr. Johannes Hillje is an independent political and communications consultant in Berlin and Brussels. He advises ministries, political parties, politicians, companies, and associations. Previously, he worked in communications at the UN in New York and in the newsroom of ZDF's heute.de. Hillje is also…
Anna Sive is a Senior Expert at EAF Berlin, specializing in research and organizational development. She is responsible for the Diversity and Sexism Surveys unit and works on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. She is a co-author of the 2026 study published by EAF Berlin in…
Professor Dr. Victoria Heßeler is Professor of Law in Social Work, specializing in criminal law and victim protection, at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences (katho) in Cologne. Previously, she worked for many years as a lawyer, focusing particularly on representing victims in criminal proceedings…
Leslie Kern, PhD, is the author of three books about cities, including Feminist City and Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies. Her work provokes new ways of thinking about and creating cities that are more just, equitable, caring, and sustainable…
Lawyer and criminologist, born in 1954. Managing partner of IKS GbR since 2022. Specializing in advising urban development projects on urban security issues. Previously worked as an officer in the Hamburg police force (both uniformed and criminal investigation), as a researcher at the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (KFN), and as managing director of…
Dr. Christine Meltzer is a junior professor of communication studies at the Institute for Journalism and Communication Research (IJK) at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Her research focuses on the role of media in intergroup conflicts and violence, with a particular emphasis on gender-based violence and…
