Keynote Speaker, Science Journalist &  founder of the future and science blog Utopiensammlerin.

Born in Hamburg in 1967, during the baby boomer years. A social scientist at heart. A communications expert in innovation with an eye for the big picture. Mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt. A Munich resident by choice. A lover of words, a human-technology connector.

What moves me?

Life is a unique gift, its origin and destination hidden in mystery. What we do know is that we all share this one planet—and none of us truly knows why we are here. I’m fascinated by people and their stories; they are my companions on this shared journey.

My special talent? Beyond drawing and writing? I have the ability to see something unique in every person.

My mission?

As a science journalist, I connect technological expertise with social relevance. I launched my blog in 2017 out of a desire to collect and share utopias for the future. What began as a personal project has evolved into a vibrant network of like-minded future thinkers: Utopiensammlerin e.V., a collective of art and research.

I search for utopia in technology

What value do the complex technologies of our time deliver to our society? How can we improve our living together? That is what drives me: How can we help steer technologies toward serving the global good – for everyone?

Words and drawings are my lifeblood

Since childhood, I’ve collected stories—and illustrated them. I began my first diary in 1975 on a trip. I still keep these personal time capsules. They bear witness to my sensory impressions, my experiences, and my reflections.

Digitization is a blessing to me.

To be able to store illustrations and texts on a memory card—ingenious! But as a “Boomer,” I know the analog world well, too:

During my training, I typed in a Hamburg law office on a mechanical typewriter—and I became the first point of contact for countless life stories. In that office, I was something like the “gatekeeper”: whispered confessions from offenders, stammering words from traumatized victims, bitter accusations from deeply hurt spouses, or seemingly minor civil disputes—all of these stories were first told to me, seeking entry. 

So many words, so many fates. And I knew the files behind them too—every psychological report, every court order. After all, I was the office secretary—the ruler of the incoming mail and the telephone.

I began to wonder why people do things, or not do things? To say or not to say

Later, in Munich, I studied sociology, psychology, and criminology— The humanities are a beautiful field of study. They train the mind and develop the ability to abstract what we perceive as “normal.”

But do they give reliable answers? Not really—At least not without mathematics—statistics, to be exact.

Sociologists are famous for one thing: nobody really knows what they do. But that’s starting to change. And because there’s no clear job description, you find them working everywhere. I work in the communications department of a tech corporation, where I deal with research topics and future trends. We are experiencing a technology-driven societal transformation—on a global scale.

Technology changes people.

Historically, innovation has always been a trigger for societal shifts. From the moment we learned to make fire, to the highly complex technologies of today—each has brought cultural change and shaped the characters of those adapting to new surroundings. What kind of world will we live in once we’ve finished what we’ve only just begun— the creation of a digital twin of our environment, housing a new form of life: artificial intelligence? This transformation is something I want to document.

I write it down. And I draw it.

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