03.06.
2026
11:00 am – 01:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with HUANG Yiyang Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Frankfurt am Main

HUANG Yiyang, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Frankfurt am Main, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. In his keynote speech, he will discuss the topic of "China's Current Development and Prospects for Chinese-German Cooperation". After a discussion with moderator Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, he will open up the floor to questions from the audience. The event will be held in English.

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21.04.
2026
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Florian Schütz, Director of the Swiss National Cyber­security Center

Florian Schütz, Director of the Swiss National Cyber­security Center, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. In his keynote speech, he will discuss the topic of "Technologie und Geopolitik sowie deren Aus­wirkungen auf nationale Cyberstrategien". After a discussion with moderator Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, he will open up the floor to questions from the audience. 

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16.03.
2026
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Claudia Plattner, BSI

Claudia Plattner, President of the Federal Office for Information Security, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. In her keynote speech, she will discuss the topic of "Auf dem Weg zur Cybernation Deutschland". After a discussion with moderator Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, she will open up the floor to questions from the audience. 

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09.02.
2026
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Lucas Schmitz, Member of the Hessian State Parliament

Lucas Schmitz, Member of the Hessian State Parliament, spokesperson for the CDU parliamentary group on science and the arts, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. In his keynote speech, he will discuss the topic of "Forschungssicherheit in Zeiten globaler Systemkonkurrenz“. After his lecture, he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience.

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19.01.
2026
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Dr. Antonio, DFKI | Saarland University

Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger, CEO of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Professor at Saarland University, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. After his lecture, he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience. In his keynote he talks about "KI und Europa und KI Transfer im Allgemeinen".

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03.12.
2025
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Ralf Stettner, CISO of the Hessian State Government

Ralf Stettner, CISO of the Hessian state government, is our guest at the ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series. After his lecture on "Cybersicherheitsland Hessen", he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience.

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03.11.
2025
01:00 pm – 03:00 pm

ATHENE Distinguished Lecture with Roman Poseck, Hessian Ministry of the Interior, for Security and Civil Protection

To open the current ATHENE Distinguished Lecture Series, Prof. Dr. Roman Poseck, the Hesse Minister of the Interior, will give a lecture entitled 'Internal security in the digital space: priorities for a sovereign and resilient Germany'. After his lecture, he will take part in a discussion with Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann, the moderator, before engaging in a dialogue with the audience.

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