2 weeks = 8 nights = 38 alumni = a world of wisdom (We.Q)!

WeQ = More than IQ!
Adapting to the "new normal", we had to let go of our much loved tradition of face to face speed dating alummi career events. We scaled up to two full weeks of career talks! Each evening covered a different topic. We learned about various career paths, companies, career decisions, words of wisdom. It was a unique opportuniy to meet KLU alumni, and to network with them via Zoom. The event offered a platform for discussing best practices for successfully shaping careers targeting current students, alumni, and KLU friends alike.

Career We.Q Overview 2021

Speakers, Alumni Pitch Videos, Resources

Feb 16 (Tue) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers in Investment & Finance

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Eike Simon Langer (Senior Consultant - Financial Advisory Service, Mazars in Germany)
  • Michel Klimkeit (Investment Manager, AURETAS family trust GmbH)
  • Jan-Ole Kecker (Investment Banking Analyst, William Blair)
  • Lucia Fuge (Asset Management, BASF)
  • Lasse Heitmann (Leiter Projekt-/Portfoliosteuerung, M.M.Warburg & CO)
  • Prof. Dr. Alexander Himme, Prof. Dr. Günther Lang, Sabine Mundt

Video recorded alumni pitches Please scroll to the part that's most of interest to you! Enjoy!

Michel Klimkeit's Blog - Please be invited to read and learn!

Feb 17 (Wed) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers @ Kühne + Nagel

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Olena (Vasilevskaya) Addington-Barker (European Business Development Manager @K+N, Hamburg)
  • Si Ying Foong (Global Manager, Road Logistics Product Implementation @ K+N, Hamburg)
  • Nicolas La-Rotta Forero (Product Owner International Supply Chain Processes + Systems @ K+N, Hamburg)
  • Hans-Thoralf Bieber (Product Owner - Business Demand Manager @K+N, Hamburg)
  • Federico Marino (Airfreight Tender & Pricing Analyst @ K+N, Milan, Italy)

  • Lena Riedel (Regional Sales Development Manager Europe @K+N, Lübeck)

  • Anne Rehmet (KLU's Alumni Relations)

Featuring a special guest from Kühne + Nagel's Human Resources:
+ Sinem Yildirim (Recruiting Expert @K+N, Berlin)

Video recorded alumni pitches Please scroll to the part that's most of interest to you! Enjoy!

Feb 18 (Thurs) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers in Sustainability or sustainable careers

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Andreas R. Streubig (Guardian of the Corporate Responsibility Vision at HUGO BOSS)
  • Adélaïde Cadioux (Marketing & Sustainability @EDF Renewables)
  • Moritz Petersen (Director, Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains @ KLU)

  • Lisa Rustemeier (Senior CR Manager Human Rights & Supply Chain Transparency bei Otto Group)

  • Sabine Mundt, Magdalena Buerk, and Peer Nissen (KLU)

Video recorded alumni pitches Please scroll to the part that's most of interest to you! Enjoy!

Feb 19 (Fri) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers in Humanitarian Logistics

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Cecile Terraz (Global Director of Supply chain & Procurement at Plan International, Switzerland)
  • Florian Luckner (Head of Supply Chain Cash-Based Transfers and Markets at World Food Programme, Italy)
  • Hugo Chaignaud (Project Manager at HELP Logistics, Senegal)
  • Jennifer Esterle (Sales Operations Planning Manager at Edesia Nutrition, USA)
  • Nimisha Gopakumar (Shelter/NFI and Logistics Officer at IOM Geneva, Switzerland)

  • Alexandra Vasila (Logistics Coorinator at Norwegian Refugee Counsil, Iraq)

  • Prof. Dr. Maria Besiou and Anne Rehmet (KLU)

Video recorded alumni pitches Please scroll to the part that's most of interest to you! Enjoy!

Jennifer Esterle (Edesia)
Hugo Chaignaud (HELP Logistics)
Plan International Presentation Video
Plan International: Example how today's challenges are being addressed
World Food Programme

Feb 22 (Mon) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers in Logistics & SCM

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Nora Zimmermann (Operations Shift Manager @ Amazon Logistics)
  • Mykola Kazadayev (Senior Project Cargo Manager @ G2 Ocean)
  • Vinicius Andriolo (Operational Excellence Manager @ DB Schenker, Coach, Speaker, Podcaster)
  • Karina Schneider (Regional Supply Manager EMEA @ Bayer)
  • Jose A. Hincapié (Asesor @ Departamento Nacional de Planeación Colombia)
  • Prof. Dr. Sandra Transchel and Anne Rehmet (KLU)

Video recorded alumni pitches Please scroll to the part that's most of interest to you! Enjoy!

Motivational PPP by Mykola Kazadayev

Bayer PPP by Karina Schneider

Feb 23 (Tue) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers in Data Science

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Sebastian Zurheide (Head of Business Intelligence - Informationen Technology & Services @Hamburg Süd)
  • Jasmin Wrede (Co-Founder of TechLabs HH | Global Shaper - World Economic Forum | Educational Justice, Data & Equality)
  • Václav Fiala (Data Analyst & Industry 4.0 Specialist @Bosch)
  • Mónica Magaña (Master thesis with Data & Advanced Analytics @Beiersdorf AG)
  • Mario Chytil (Senior Project Manager | Data Scientist | Energy Expert)
  • Eloina Rodríguez González (Business Operations Analyst Specializing in Data-Driven Insights, Process Analysis & Supply Chain Optimization @Groundswell Cloud Solutions)
  • Prof. Dr. Henrik Leopold and Anne Rehmet (KLU)

Video recorded alumni pitches (available soon)

PPP by Eloina Rodriguez

Feb 24 (Wed) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Careers in Automotive & Aviation

These were our alumni speakers:

  • Angelika Dettling (Buyer Procurement Exterior bei Volkswagen AG)
  • Anna Sarbacher (Supply Chain Strategy & Planning at Mercedes-Benz AG)
  • Sebastian Buchholz (Sales Manager Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH)
  • Diana Rentería (Procurement Manager at Airbus)
  • Bryan Perez (President KLU Alumni Association) and Sabine Mundt (KLU)

Video recorded alumni pitches (available soon)

Feb 26 (Fri) 06:30 - 08:30 p.m. (CET) Internship Program Info Session

Our speaker was Geoffrey Tani (KLU Career Services).

Event Set-up

The first part consisted of a number of personal alumni speaker pitches where alumni were invited to share with the audience what they deem to be of importance to share (words of wisdon, their career paths, work fields, info about their employer, etc.) followed by a 15 min Q&A Panel.

In the second part there were 10 - 15 min small group discussions in break out rooms. Speakers were automatically switched from one room to the next to allow small group speaking time with all break out room groups.

The third part invited all participants after the wrap-up to stay a little longer to mix and mingle maybe even with a virtual after session beer till approx. 8:30 to 9 pm ;o). In truth, it was mostly 9 pm.

Participants were asked to provide their questions beforehand during the registration process. However, most discussions were sparked ad hoc during the sessions.