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„In Good Company“ im Hotel Oderberger
Mut, Mitgestaltung und ein Schwimmbad voller Geschichten
AI First – From Concept to Implementation
VBKI Digital and KI Park Hold Discussions with Leading AI Experts at SAP
In Krisenzeiten – Wie handlungsfähig sind Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft?
Foreign Policy Talk zum Zusammenhang von Wehrfähigkeit und Wertschöpfung
Heart Health, Longevity, and Resuscitation
Meet | Greet | Eat Visits MEOCLINIC Berlin
From Match to Added Value
The VBKI Mentoring Class of 2026 celebrates the bonds it has forged and kicks off the next round.
Don't Leave Berlin Entirely to Politics
VBKI Chairpersons Strengthen the VBKI's Political Role
"Anyone who wants to expropriate private property in this city is putting our future at risk."
VBKI President Prof. Harald Christ comments on the election results in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
VBKI Election Poll: CDU Clearly in the Lead
Berlin's Business Community Calls for Faster Progress on Housing, Bureaucracy, and Administration
Development Along the Perimeter of Tempelhofer Feld: A Necessity or a Break with Tradition?
Evers and Jarasch are locked in a battle over the future of Tempelhofer Feld
VBKI Auction Gala on November 4, 2026
Bidding for a good cause
Survey: The Debate on Socialization Is Harming Berlin
Berliners are concerned about the city's reputation and favor new housing construction over public ownership
An Award for Courage and New Perspectives
Ten Years of " VBKI-Preis BERLINER GALERIEN": In this anniversary year, the award goes to Super Super Markt. Galerie Burster and GALLERY GUDMUNDSDOTTIR were also honored.
Why Education Needs Radical Trust
Engin Çatık on education, personal responsibility, and the power of radical trust.
VBKI Golf Open 2026
An all-around great day of golf—sporting, relaxed, and with a fantastic atmosphere
Colleges and universities should not be echo chambers of uniformity
On Site: The Committee on Education and Science Learns About the Strategic Development of the University of Potsdam
Jazz, Art, and Memory
VBKI visits the James Simon Gallery with David Hermlin, the Swing Dance Orchestra, and actor Jens Harzer
A New Home, a New Outlook
Young Professionals Visit the Construction Site of the VBKI Building at Savignyplatz
Shaping the Future, Not Just Managing It
Young Professionals Visit SenStadt
"Symphony of Colors" in Potsdam
Exclusive Guided Tour of the Barberini Museum
A Fresh Start with Momentum
Our young professionals are hitting the ground running, with some high-profile reinforcements
Water: A Key Factor for the Future
Let’s put the spotlight on water as a key factor for the future and for business locations!
More than just creativity!
Economic Policy Committee Calls for a Roundtable on the Creative and Digital Economies
"AI is not an end in itself, but a tool"
Digital Webinar: Digital Sovereignty in the Age of AI—Between Efficiency Gains and Dependence
36 guests, many new connections, and plenty of great conversations
Meet | Greet | Eat & Finance Visits Bürgschaftsbank Berlin
Berlin's Blueprint for a Health Hub
Four parties, one document, one common goal: The 2026 Political Dialogue highlighted where Berlin needs to focus its efforts as a healthcare hub
2026 Election Agenda
The Capital City Business Community Calls for Faster New Construction, Better Education, Faster Fund Transfers, and the Completion of Administrative Reform
Experience the Energy Transition Firsthand!
Committee on Smart Infrastructure Visits BTB as Part of the Regattastraße Neighborhood Project
"In Good Company" at ZAZOU
Networking, Inspiration, and Strong Connections
Thanks, a New Beginning, and a Moving Farewell
VBKI Summer Reception at the Weberbank Villa
Where Jewish Music Lives
A concert evening brings the Sukkat Schalom Synagogue to life
More Me, More Impact
Dr. Sigrid Nikutta and Dr. Tanja Wielgoß on Leadership That Provides Direction
Halftime, Highlights, Warmth
VBKI Mentoring Program Celebrates the Midpoint
Securing the Future Together
Matching Party: Business succession requires visibility, dialogue, and the right partners.
Prof. Harald Christ Named New VBKI President
General Assembly Elects Prof. Harald Christ to Succeed Markus Voigt as Head of the Association
CEOs for Berlin at the Konzerthaus Berlin: Leadership Through Collaboration
Leadership Through Collaboration
Fencing, Frisbee, field hockey!
“Sport macht Schule” Kicks Off the Season with a Visit to Schinkel Elementary School in Charlottenburg
A Look Behind the Scenes at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
VBKI Young Professionals Discover the Hidden Workings of Musical Theater
“Table of Simultaneity”
Foreign Policy Talk: A World Order in Flux—An Opportunity for BRICS+?
Electricity for the Capital
How Tomorrow's Energy Is Generated on the Roofs of Messe Berlin
In Good Company
Successful Launch of a New Networking Format for Women at the VBKI
Housing Shortage: A Drag on Growth
Panel: How the Housing Shortage and Socialization Are Threatening Growth and Prosperity in Berlin.
A Milestone on Bleibtreustraße
New Clubhouse: VBKI Celebrates the Topping-Out Ceremony
The Olympics as a Catalyst for the City of Tomorrow
VBKI "Urban Catalyst" Conference Brings International Expertise to Berlin
Networking with Drive
Meet | Greet | Eat and Speed at the Mercedes-Benz Berlin Branch
Infrastructure for the Future
The Siemensbahn is scheduled to resume service in 2029
Working Together to Address the Housing Shortage
10 Ideas for a Growing Berlin with Sufficient Housing, Stable Rents, and Economic Strength
Between the Will of the People and Campaign Democracy
VBKI Panel on the “Car-Free Berlin” and “Ad-Free Berlin” Initiatives
"Our visibility has increased significantly"
Robert Grunenberg is the current recipient of the VBKI BERLINER GALERIEN Award. How has the award influenced his work as a gallery owner?
Expropriation Debate Becomes a Location Issue
The VBKI Forum “CEOs for Berlin” analyzes and discusses the issue of socialization with Stefan Evers, Senator for Finance
When AI Changes the Rules of the Game
Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to the “New Normal”
"Foreign Policy Talk" Analyzes a World in Flux
Experiencing Art Together in the VBKI Neighborhood
Charlottenwalk Opens Up New Perspectives on Berlin's Art Scene
New contacts, new perspectives
New contacts, new perspectives VBKI new member reception brings committed individuals together Text: Katja Bartz | Member Services In...
"Only together can we be strong"
Harald Christ on team spirit, clear positioning, and strong dialogue between business and politics.
CEOs for Berlin discuss with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther
CEOs for Berlin discuss with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther Text Jörg K. Ritter I Coordinator CEOs for Berlin Despite icy roads, 30...
Pressure for reform: How can Germany regain momentum as a business location?
Discussion with the economic policy spokespersons of the governing parties
Drones – here to stay
Digital webinar: Airspace as a new security-related dimension for companies
Grand welcome for Berlin's Olympic stars
The Winter Olympics in Italy are set to begin in a few days – the VBKI Milano Cortina team is ready!
"Trio with Tiger"
VBKI Presidium member Marianne Ludes read from her new novel
BERLINER LESEPATEN guests at Dussmann the Culture Department Store
35 reading mentors enjoyed an inspiring training day on the topic of "Promoting reading with comics."
Geoeconomic turning point in practice
How companies are responding to a fragmented world
Meet | Greet | Eat and View
Meet | Greet | Eat and View Networking event on December 16, 2025, at the Gasometer/EUREF Campus Text: Katja Bartz | Member Services At...
"The proceedings are an outrage."
Olympic Games: SPD frontrunner Steffen Krach criticizes national competition
Charlottenwalk on November 29, 2025
Once again, the VBKI-Charlottenwalk was on the agenda and we were delighted to welcome familiar and new companions to our art walk
Why Germany needs to rethink
Geo-economic turning point: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider in conversation with Michael Sauga
"Who are the Marcuses?"
Film screening and talk at the James-Simon-Galerie
Joint declaration
Berlin's business community backs Olympic bid
"Fundraising is a matter for the boss"
Hauptstadtkulturgespräch: Private cultural funding - but how?
Excellence, networking and the courage to change
Healthcare capital Berlin: expert panel discusses paths, hurdles and opportunities
Digital sovereignty becomes a question of survival
Whitepaper: VBKI calls for strategy for digital independence of SMEs
Founding a takeover: The underestimated path to self-employment
Impulses, insights and optimism at a joint event organized by VBKI, HWR Berlin, Wirtschaftsrat 1. FC Union e.V. and Nachfolgezentrale Berlin
Kids fit for Europe: Friendship connects
Our traditional writing competition entered its 24th round - and this time everything revolved around the moving theme "True friendship is...".
"Hard work pays off"
VBKI Young Professionals in conversation with Dr. Sigrid Nikutta
Ceremonial conclusion of the VBKI Mentoring Program 2025
Mentors and mentees accompanied each other for a year, exchanging experiences and making valuable contacts
Warsaw - twin city and role model for Berlin
Opinion piece by Kirsten Giering and Johannes von Thadden
10 measures: How Berlin will become Europe's health capital
VBKI Health Committee presents action plan and launches "Berlin Health Map"
Art meets network
Meet | Greet | Art at the Friedmann-Hahn Gallery
100 days black-red
A big gulp from the debt bowl, but little reform zeal
"IM DIALOG - Hasso Plattner Collection: Art from the GDR"
Exclusive gallery tour at DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam
No reason to cheer
Trade deal between the USA and the EU: VBKI President Markus Voigt comments
Young. Successful. Pioneering.
VBKI and Tagesspiegel honor Berlin's "Top 40 to 40"
Securing technological sovereignty
Q&A Lunch with Cathrin Wilhelm from Avilus
New clubhouse: VBKI celebrates laying of foundation stone
A place to meet, get involved and shape the future is being created
"Made in Germany must remain the benchmark"
Business Breakfast: Green Party leader Dr. Franziska Brantner at the VBKI
"Nature is not fair!"
CEOs for Berlin visit Zoo Berlin
Technology instead of stagnation - medical technology as an answer to demographic change
VBKI Healthcare Lunch with Prof. Dr. Michael Kaschke
Sport, fun and a great atmosphere
VBKI Golf Open 2025: An all-round successful tournament
"The good news is: the need has been recognized"
Business Breakfast: Berlin's Senator for Finance Stefan Evers in conversation with the VBKI
"We may have great plans, but we don't have any construction workers"
Panel discussion on the future of Berlin's infrastructure: construction sites, bridges, construction freeze?
US tariffs, global recession and the future of the world economic order
Discussion with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther: Europe must become a counterweight
Poland – the underestimated up-and-comer
A Foreign Policy Talk focuses on our eastern neighbor
"More than just a sweeper and collector"
CEOs for Berlin visit the Berlin city cleaning service
Setback for the international reputation of Berlin as a center of science and research
Ute Weiland comments on Berlin's performance in the Excellence Competition
Welcome to the network
Festive reception: VBKI welcomes its new members
"Water knows no boundaries"
Third Water Congress Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony 2025
Memorial concert for the 80th anniversary of the end of the war
An evening of remembrance, music and responsibility
From Generative AI to Agentic AI
VBKI visits Microsoft Experience Center Munich
Face Your Fear
Art as confrontation: Before the Gallery Weekend, the VBKI met Noah Becker's bold visual worlds.
"HR must lose its fear of numbers"
Strategic thinking in focus at the first CHRO event organized by CEOs for Berlin
"A concierge knows everything"
VBKI Young Professionals meet the head concierge of the Ritz Carlton, Berlin
Water Congress Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony on May 12 and 13
Register now!
Happy Birthday, BERLINER LESEPATEN!
Ceremony at the Rotes Rathaus - our educational project celebrates its 20th anniversary
"Justice is not a category in international politics"
Foreign Policy Lunch with author and former NATO employee Michael Rühle
Charlottenwalk: art that moves - literally
An inspiring tour through the Berlin gallery scene
CEOs for Berlin meet Prof. Lars-Hendrik Röller, Ph.D.
CEOs for Berlin meet Prof. Lars-Hendrik Röller, Ph.D. Text: Jörg Ritter | Coordinator CEOs for Berlin On February 27, almost 40 CEOs came to the...
More than 3 million volunteer hours of support
A milestone birthday: BERLINER LESEPATEN have been inspiring the joy of reading for 20 years
"Artificial intelligence must be demystified"
Young Professionals Meetup on artificial intelligence as an opportunity and a challenge
A start-up with 130 years of experience
KI-Kompass of the VBKI - this time with the KIRA project of the German Pension Insurance, among others
More impact, less bureaucracy
VBKI discussion paper: Three proposals for a sustainable university landscape
"We don't have a knowledge problem, we have an implementation problem"
Business Breakfast: Vonovia CEO Rolf Buch as a guest at the VBKI
Investment or withdrawal
CEOs for Berlin visit Siemens
From A for aura to Z for cinnamon herb
Stroll through five galleries - our fall Charlottenwalk
At night in the museum
CEOs for Berlin visit the Museum Island
Kaweh Niroomand receives the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Long-standing VBKI Executive Committee member honored for outstanding commitment
"Ministers can also be altar boys"
Foreign Policy Talk on the US election and its consequences for Europe
Happy Birthday, Einstieg zum Aufstieg!
300 people placed in jobs: VBKI project celebrates its fifth birthday
Cult or chaos?
Capital City Culture Talk: Berlin's center between restlessness and helplessness
But now promptly!
Artificial intelligence: Where does Berlin stand in the global competition between locations?
Experience politics up close
VBKI Young Professionals as guests at Bellevue Palace
Almost 1 million euros for a good cause
Exceptional commitment from Berlin's urban community: VBKI auction gala raises 963,000 euros
Stronger together
Closing event for the 2024 VBKI mentoring cohort
Writing for the future
Young authors shine in the 'Kids fit for Europe' competition
"We have to beat the pace of the others"
Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner visits the VBKI
A mammoth project
The Berlin heating transition: Where we stand, what tasks lie ahead of us
CEOs appeal: Berlin administrative reform now!
The heads of leading companies in the metropolitan region call on Berlin politicians to take decisive and swift action
Berlin administrative reform: VBKI calls for swift implementation as part of a broad alliance
Around 20 organizations from civil society and business appeal to politicians
Anton Janizewski Gallery receives VBKI-Preis BERLINER GALERIEN 2024
Also honored - the galleries NADAN and NOME
"We know too little about each other"
What makes East Germany tick? Discussion with Dr. Ursula Weidenfeld and Mario Czaja
"We think in terms of mobility needs and not national borders"
100 days in office: Transport Senator Ute Bonde in conversation
Fewer requirements, more flexibility
Q&A lunch with ZIA boss Aygül Özkan
Prosperity and employment as election losers
State elections in Thuringia and Saxony - VBKI Managing Director Ute Weiland comments
More speed and reliability in new construction
The Faster Construction Act from the perspective of the VBKI Real Estate Committee
"We have an enforcement deficit"
Dr. Felor Badenberg, Berlin Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection, as a guest at the VBKI
Lunch and networking
Relaxed networking at Meet|Greet|Eat
Mentoring program celebrates mountain festival
Tandems start the second half with vigor
On a narrow ridge
Political statements by company bosses between social relevance, economic necessity and legal framework conditions.
More than 300,000 euros raised for war victims in Ukraine
VBKI hosts fundraising dinner for the benefit of the "Berlin-Kyiv Prosthesis Center" twinning project
For better school quality in Berlin
VBKI hands over final report on "Fokus Schülerleistungen" to Berlin Senator for Education Katharina Günther-Wünsch
Caspar David Friedrich - Infinite Landscapes
A private tour of the Alte Nationalgalerie with the VBKI
Talents, team spirit, Texas Scramble
4th VBKI Golf Open: 80 athletes make the tournament an experience
"Human-machine interaction will change permanently"
VBKI-Digital discusses current and future use cases in the corporate context
BMX, blind soccer, broom field hockey
Blumen-Grundschule: Our project "Sport macht Schule" starts the season
"It's a very good time to start up right now"
Podcast recording at VBKI: Start-up pioneer Jörg Rheinboldt in conversation with Jan Thomas
From pharmacy to global brand
VBKI Young Professionals meet spirits expert Dr. Christina Jagla
Artificial intelligence in the age of quantum computing
The CEOs for Berlin visit the KI Park in Mariendorf
Allowing complexity
Q&A lunch with Anahita Thoms
Ceremonial reception for the newcomers
Welcome to the VBKI
"Back then Trump was just practicing"
Foreign Policy Lunch at the International Club Berlin on the US presidential election campaign
"The prophet counts for nothing in his own country"
Businessbreakfast with Science Senator Dr. Ina Czyborra
"Without administrative reform, we will fall to our knees"
One year of black-red in Berlin - three Berlin editors-in-chief take stock
Disrupting Mobility Summit
On May 16 in Berlin
One year of black and red in Berlin
Interim balance with light and shade
The charging issue
Expert panel: Where will Berlin's e-cars fill up with energy in future?
"We need to adapt much faster"
Panel discussion on water as a location factor
Charlottenwalk on March 16, 2024
Exciting insights into the art scene
Vernissage with Galerie Office Impart
Foyer of the VBKI office becomes an art space
Duty as an opportunity
ESG and CSRD - what opportunities lie in sustainability reporting
"The Faster Construction Act will not achieve miracles"
Businessbreakfast with the Senator for Urban Development, Building and Housing
Bringing antiquity back to life
A visit to the Pergamon Panorama by Yadegar Asisi
"It's really about something right now"
Business breakfast with the head of the Federal Chancellery
Declaration against right-wing extremism
CEOs from the capital region take a joint stand
VBKI | Mentoring - Program kick-off
Starting signal for the third edition of VBKI | Mentoring
War in Gaza - little prospect of peace
Foreign Policy Lunch with Middle East expert Dr. Peter Lintl
Lufthansa boss as a guest at the VBKI
Carsten Spohr meets with top executives at the VBKI
Veni, vidi, bici!
VBKI goes Velodrom: 20 cycling-enthusiastic VBKI members test their track cycling skills
Young professionals meet Philipp Amthor
Excursion to the German Bundestag for young managers at the VBKI
The end of paperwork?
European Health Data Space: Healthcare Lunch on the digitalization of patient data
Ball der Wirtschaft 2024 - secure your tickets now!
Anticipation is growing as the VBKI's Ball der Wirtschaft 2024 draws closer.
NAVIGATING TOMORROW
insights from the vbki foreign policy lunch on global migration's impact on germany
"You can't please everyone"
Subway, drones, waterways: transport senator Manja Schreiner visits the VBKI
Charlottenwalk
On the road in Charlottenburg's galleries with Susanne Burmehl and Anne Schwarz
Is the digital euro coming?
Former Bundesbank board member Prof. Dr. Beermann explains the ECB's plans
Heat and energy - how do we get through the winter?
Panel discussion on energy and heat supply.
Capital City Culture Talk 2023
"You have to think big" Norman Foster in conversation with Berlin cultural managers and urban developers He is perhaps the most renowned...
An evening in honor of the new ones
Twice a year, the VBKI welcomes its new members with an exclusive evening. The aim: to get to know other VBKI newcomers and to be informed about the wide range of offers and initiatives at the VBKI.
A fighter's nature
Q&A lunch with series founder Miriam Wohlfarth
Reinforcement for the VBKI Executive Committee
General Assembly elects VBKI top committee | 3 new members of the Executive Committee
Turnaround in Poland
Foreign Policy Lunch: Review of the elections in the neighboring country
We quickly found each other
VBKI SPIEGEL - Preview: Double interview with the heads of government of the capital region.
Can artificial intelligence make mistakes?
Panel discussion on artificial intelligence in everyday law firm life.
With a lot of drive for a good cause
Third VBKI Golf Open: 10,000 euros in donations for Sport macht Schule.
28 winners
"Kids fit for Europe" 2023 language competition - award ceremony at the VBKI.
New impetus for old promenades
Event "Highstreets in a frenzy" together with the Central Real Estate Committee.
What about Ukraine's major offensive
Foreign Policy Lunch with Nico Lange and Christoph von Marschall.
The wrong signal
New residential construction in Berlin: Ute Weiland comments on the final report of the expert commission.
"Business must show attitude"
Networking for female executives: Q&A lunch with Civey founder Janina Mütze
Economic summit at the VBKI
Franziska Giffey meets leading business representatives
Let the games begin
The Special Olympics World Games in Berlin
Banking quake and economic crisis
What dangers does the Berlin economy face?
A celebration of new beginnings
71st edition of the VBKI Ball - 1,800 managers celebrate spring
"We are rethinking health"
Healthcare Lunch with Charité CEO Prof. Dr. Heyo Kroemer Staff shortages, digitalization and medical progress
"Now it's all about implementation"
"Now it's time to implement" Statement on the constitution of the new Berlin SenateThe constitution of the new Berlin Senate commented...
Bridge between pragmatism and vision
Berlin government alliance: VBKI analyzes the coalition agreement
"AI will fundamentally change the image of the doctor"
Healthcare Lunch with Laura Wamprecht, Managing Director of Flying Health
Result is good news for the city
Markus Voigt comments on the outcome of the referendum
Lots of light, little shadow
Quick commentary on the 2023-2026 coalition agreement between the CDU and SPD
"It's backbreaking work"
Markus Voigt and Henner Bunde analyze the ongoing coalition talks.
Thinking modernization and expansion together
VBKI On the road in the Buckow courtyards
Ceremonial reception for the newcomers
Festive reception for the newcomers A warm welcome to the VBKI Tradition obliges, and this applies above all to one institution at the VBKI: the...
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