Storytelling Symposium

Program 2025

Learning and leadership

Nov 11-14

Languages: English and German

All times are European Central Winter Time

Registration

↳ Join for 47,00 € and get inmediate access to the member area and library with resources from the 2024 and 2023 events by klicking here, or hit the registration button above ↗︎

  • 4pm - 5pm

    Opening Session & Networking

    with Anja and guests

    → Tour through to the program

    → Q&A with our guests and networking

    → Our special workbook for your active participation

    All times are Central European Winter Time

  • 2pm - 3:30pm

    Workshop: Developing a leader story from your biography / Eine Führungsstory aus der eigenen Biografie entwickeln (in German with translation)

    with Dr. Sarah Weber

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    4pm - 5pm

    Panel: Storytelling with leaders, teams & organizations

    Impulses from and discussion with our panel guests (come with questions):

    Tamsen Webster
    Julienne B. Ryan
    Jerome Deroy
    Dr. Franz Hütter

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    5pm - 6:30pm

    Workshops:

    5pm - 5:40: Science Storytelling with Dr. Stephen Wagner (EN with translation)

    5:50-6:30: Story-Listening with Gabriele Schuster-Klackl (DE with translation)

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    6:30 - 7pm

    Closing Panel

    All times are Central European Winter Time

  • Available from 8pm

    Video tutorial

    Give your expertise a stage and turn your body into your supporter / Gib deiner Expertise eine Bühne und verwandle deinen Körper in deinen Unterstützer (in German with English subtitles)

    with Elma Esrig

    Exclusive video tutorial for our participants. Will be available from 8pm. Watch it in your time.

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    4pm - 7pm

    Let’s set the stage for storytelling

    4pm - 5pm

    Introduction with Anja

    Panel guests:
    - Olivia de Fontana
    - Deepanker Dua

    Im cooperation with The bEAR Story Stage Events Berlin and Hamburg

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    5pm

    Open Story Stage

    It’s on you: tell us your 5-minute story.

    We will listen to our guests’ (you) 5-minute-stories and experience how storytelling can connect strangers.

    ↳ Want to tell your story? Join the Symposium (klick the button above) and follow the instructions to put your name on the list by sending an email to Anja.

    Closing Panel (approximately 6:30pm)

    All times are Central European Winter Time

  • 4pm - 5pm

    Fireside Chat – Backstories and networking with Anja and guests

    All times are Central European Winter Time

your Chance to Give and grow

Open Story Stage

Stories of learning | Our Special Event on Nov 13th

You are a leader — at least of one person, and that is you. We all go through a journey made of learning experiences, one after another. Reflecting on these moments helps each of us overcome a hurdle — and grow a little faster and stronger into the (self‑)leaders we want to be. So let’s share our learning experiences and listen to others — real stories, told live.

Opening Panel with Guests (4-5 pm)

We’ll begin with story examples and some background on leadership training techniques around stages (theatre techniques and constellation work) and share some stories with our guests. So we all get into the rhythm of live storytelling. We’ll explain the Story Stage rules and answer your questions.

Open Story Stage (4-7 pm)

Participate as an active listener: Delight us with your presence and help empower and celebrate the storytellers.

Tell your story — if you feel like it.

The theme is A Learning Experience.
You have five minutes — no notes needed, just your story.

↳ There are only a few spots left. To sign up, email  Anja by clicking here.

Storytelling Symposium 2025

Meet our Speakers

  • Tamsen Webster – Message Design

  • Jerome Deroy – Leadership Storytelling

  • Julienne B. Ryan – Communication Catalysis

  • Gabriele Schuster-Klackl – Storylistening

  • Dr. Franz Hütter – Neurodidactics

  • Elma Esrig – How knowledge makes an impact

  • Barbara Anne Bauer – Discovering myths in culture

  • Dr. Sarah Weber – Working with your own biography

  • Katrien Stevens – Art Director

  • Dr. Stephen Wagner – Science Lecture Trainer

More about the speakers and their sessions >

Speakers

Registration is open

↳ Join for 47,00 € and get inmediate access to the member area and library with resources from the 2024 and 2023 events by klicking here, or hit the registration button above ↗︎

Languages: English and German

More about the event and the team >

About

Storytelling Symposium

on YouTube

We are constantly uploading interviews and cutouts on Youtube, and we are also recording new interviews DE/EN.

2025 Interview with Petra Sammer: Leadership Storytelling (DE)

2024 Interview with Stephen Wagner: Science Storytelling (EN)

Check out the Storytelling Symposium Youtube Channel.

The channel is in DE/EN. Switch the language setting to your language.

Storytelling Symposium on Youtube

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