CONVERSATIONS SHAPE CULTURE.

[A curated archive]

[Celebrating a decade of hosting, facilitating and building conversations across organisations, industries and communities. First offline. Now online.]

From innovation summits and leadership dialogues to conversations behind the scenes, I create spaces where ideas become tangible, people genuinely connect and stories unfold. I bring warmth, curiosity and a sense of ease to the room, creating connections not only between those on stage, but across the entire audience. This archive brings together selected work across business, culture and leadership. Different in context, but united by one conviction: Stories shape how we see the world, and conversations shape what we do next.

Social Entrepreneurship Forum Hamburg

Client
Social Entrepreneurship City Hamburg

Role
Lead Conference Host & Panel Moderator

Audience
200+ participants

Focus
Cross-sector dialogue

Hamburg, Germany

2025

Social Entrepreneurship Forum Hamburg, panel discussion, event audience

Martina Offeh, event host, conference moderator, Hamburg

Martina Offeh, social entrepreneurship event, host, Hamburg

The Social Entrepreneurship Forum Hamburg brought together leaders from government, business, philanthropy and the social innovation ecosystem to explore the future of social entrepreneurship in Hamburg.

As Lead Conference Host, I guided the audience through the full-day programme, moderated panel discussions and facilitated conversations between public institutions, entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners. I made sure the room felt as engaging as the conversations themselves, bringing humour, warmth and ease to a full day of dialogue. Beyond guiding the programme, my role was to hold the room, connect the different voices and keep the audience engaged throughout.

Together, we explored how stronger cross-sector dialogue and collaboration can drive social innovation, starting in Hamburg with the ambition to create a model for nationwide impact.

Hamburg Innovation Summit [HHIS]

Client
Wilkenwerk GmbH × City of Hamburg

Role
Lead Conference Host & Panel Moderator (Summit Stage)

Audience
1,500+ participants

Focus
Innovation, cross-sector collaboration & future technologies

Hamburg, Germany

2025

Martina Offeh, Hamburg Innovation Summit, event moderator, conference host

Social entrepreneurship conference, Hamburg, event audience, panel discussion

Let’s connect

Business event, networking, corporate event, Hamburg

The Hamburg Innovation Summit (HHIS) is Northern Germany’s leading innovation conference, bringing together decision makers from government, business, science, startups and civil society to shape the future of innovation in Hamburg.

As Lead Conference Host on the Summit Stage, I guided the audience through the day’s programme, moderated keynote sessions, panel discussions and executive interviews, and facilitated conversations across technology, entrepreneurship, research and public leadership.

With a mix of curiosity, humour and ease, I made sure the room stayed engaged while navigating complex topics including AI, quantum technologies, entrepreneurship and urban innovation. My role was not only to guide the programme, but to connect the people and ideas shaping Hamburg’s innovation ecosystem and make the conversation accessible to everyone in the room.

Social Entrepreneurship Forum Hamburg

Client
Social Entrepreneurship City Hamburg

Role
Lead Conference Host & Panel Moderator

Audience
200+ participants

Focus
Social entrepreneurship, social innovation, impact, cross-sector collaboration

Hamburg, Germany

2026

Conference, panel discussion, corporate event, Hamburg

Networking event, business community, Hamburg, Germany

Martina Offeh, event host, conference moderator, speaker

Social Entrepreneurship Forum Hamburg, panel discussion, event moderator

A woman with long black hair, dressed in a dark pinstripe suit, holding a white booklet with the title 'Entrepreneurship' and a pen, smiling during a presentation, with a large projection screen behind her showing a similar image of her.

People attending a conference or seminar, sitting in rows and clapping. Focus on a man with light brown hair and a beard in the middle. The background includes large windows with blinds.

The Social Entrepreneurship Forum Hamburg brings together social entrepreneurs, funders, policymakers, foundations and changemakers to explore how social innovation can create lasting impact.

I hosted the 2026 edition, guiding the audience through a full day of conversations, panels and perspectives on social innovation, impact, collaboration and the conditions needed to scale ideas that address societal challenges. My role was to create the connective thread across diverse voices, make complex topics accessible and create space for meaningful exchange across sectors.

SPD Black History Month

Client
SPD Hamburg

Role
Host & Moderator

Audience
200+ participants

Focus
Black history, visibility & representation

Hamburg, Germany

2026

Two individuals, a woman and a man, standing in a room with ornate wooden decor and elaborately carved furniture. The woman is holding a folder, and both are dressed in formal attire. The background features a large carved crest with lions and intricate woodwork.

People dressed in traditional African attire and a man in a gray suit talking and sharing a smile in a formal setting with wooden paneling and ornate decor.

Two women smiling and engaging in conversation at an indoor event, with a vibrant orange backdrop behind them.

Three panelists seated on a stage during a discussion, with a colorful backdrop and microphones in hand.

A diverse group of people seated in a grand, ornate hall with gold-trimmed walls, detailed arches, and decorative balconies, attending an event.

Black History Month Hamburg marked its 30th anniversary with a special evening at Hamburg City Hall, hosted by the SPD and initiated by Hamburg’s first Black female member of Parliament. The event brought together community voices, politics, culture and civil society to reflect on three decades of Black history and visibility in Hamburg.

I had the privilege of hosting this milestone evening. From opening the conversation around who gets to write and shape our histories, to honouring the people who built the movement, and moderating conversations about where we stand today and where we go from here.

Haspa #haushoch

Client
Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa) × WILKENWERK

Role
Lead Event Host & Moderator

Audience
150+ participants

Focus
Transformation, Real Estate Strategy 2030, Team Building & Strategy Kick-Off

Hamburg, Germany

2025

Three people stand behind a high table on a stage, engaging in a discussion during a panel or presentation. The woman on the left is holding some notes, the man in the middle is looking on, and the man on the right is listening. The audience is seated facing the stage. There are three red stools in front of the table, a small bouquet of flowers and beverage bottles on the table, and a large blank screen on the right side of the stage. A large illuminated light fixture is mounted on the white wall behind them.

A woman in a tan pantsuit and blazer holding a brochure, speaking with her hands, standing in front of a plain white wall with pink neon lights and a palm plant to her left.

A woman with long dark hair, wearing a tan suit, standing in front of a white background with red outlines of houses and German text. She is holding a notepad and appears to be speaking.

Four people standing together indoors, receiving bouquets of flowers and smiling. One man is speaking into a microphone, and the three others are women and a man, dressed in business casual or formal attire.

Three individuals on a stage with a modern backdrop. One woman in a tan suit is standing, smiling, and wearing gold jewelry. One man with a beard, in a checked shirt, is sitting on a high red stool. The third man, in a light blue shirt, is standing and speaking. There are decorative pink lights, bottles of water, and a vase with flowers on a small table.

For Haspa’s #haushoch event, I hosted the launch of a new direction for its real estate business, bringing 150+ colleagues together to kick off the transformation of the Kompetenzwelt Immobilie.

The day was built around one simple metaphor: building a house. From laying the foundation and shaping the blueprint to constructing the roof and filling the house with life.

For me, this was a great example of what hosting can do beyond guiding a programme. It creates a thread through complex topics, makes transformation tangible and gives people a shared experience to connect to. It also brings warmth, energy and a sense of togetherness to moments of change.

HanseMerkur Reisegipfel

Client
HanseMerkur

Role
Host & Panel Moderator

Audience
150+ participants

Focus
Travel, tourism, health, resilience & the future of the industry

Hamburg, Germany

2026

Panel discussion with four people seated on stage, with a woman holding a microphone speaking, and a large screen behind them displaying the title "Hand in Hand ist HaneMerkur Reigepitel 2026". The setting appears to be a formal outdoor event in front of a brick building.

Audience seated in a conference room with brick walls, listening to a speaker, with a projector placed in front.

A woman in black pants and a dark blue blazer is speaking into a microphone on a stage outdoors against a brick building with arched windows. There is a white podium with a MacBook on it and a sound system nearby.

The HanseMerkur Reisegipfel connects leading voices from the travel industry for a day of exchange, inspiration and ideas shaping the future of travel.

As host of the 2026 edition, I guided conversations across the programme, bringing together perspectives from business, science and sport and translating complex topics into engaging, accessible dialogue. The programme explored resilience, performance, longevity, health and the future of travel, connecting industry trends with broader questions around how we work, live and perform.

Hamburg Innovation Summit [HHIS]

Client
Wilkenwerk GmbH × City of Hamburg

Role
Lead Conference Host & Panel Moderator (Summit Stage)

Audience
2,500+ participants

Focus
Innovation, cross-sector collaboration & future technologies

Hamburg, Germany

2026

People attending the Hamburg Innovation Summit in a large conference hall. On stage, three individuals are engaged in a presentation, with a large screen displaying names and titles of speakers, Dr. Melanie Leonhard and Dr. Jan Claas-von Jachmann. The audience is seated, listening attentively.

A woman speaking at the Hamburg Innovation Summit, standing on a stage with a blue and black background. She is holding notebooks, wearing a gray suit, and is addressing an audience.

A woman giving a presentation on stage to an audience in a large industrial-style space with exposed beams and large windows, with three other people on stage and a camera operator recording the event.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of growing with the Hamburg Innovation Summit, from a few hundred participants to more than 3,000 registrations and 2,500 attendees.

In 2026, I returned as Lead Conference Host and Panel Moderator on the Summit Stage, guiding conversations across innovation, entrepreneurship, research, policy and technology.

Beyond moderating individual sessions, my role was to create a coherent experience across the programme, connect different perspectives, make complex topics accessible and keep the conversation moving.

Haspa

Client
Hamburger Sparkasse (Stiftungsmanagement)

Role
Host & Panel Moderator — 2 Dialogues

Audience
150+ participants

Focus
A democratic discourse on freedom, children & youth, science and media.

Close-up of a woman with braided hair wearing a beige blazer and a headset microphone, partially obscured by a beige curtain, with a blurred background of large windows and greenery outside.

Business professionals engaged in a panel discussion at a conference, seated in a semi-circle in a modern building with large windows, indoor plants, and a red banner with white text.

Hamburg, Germany

2026

A large group of people sitting at a long banquet table during a graduation celebration inside a modern building with large windows. There are graduates in caps and gowns on a large screen in the background, and some guests are clapping and smiling.

A group of people sitting around a table at a formal gathering or conference, with one woman in an orange top raising her hand and smiling.

A woman standing behind a podium, speaking into a microphone at an event. In the background, there is a large poster depicting several students in graduation caps and gowns, with text about a university leading with an operations mindset. The setting appears to be a modern conference or university event space with large windows.

Two women smiling at camera while seated at a table during a gathering or event, with many people seated and mingling in the background, and food and drinks on the table in front of them.

People sitting at a long banquet table in a modern conference room, clapping during a graduation celebration, with a large banner of graduates in caps and gowns in the background.

A woman in beige pants and blazer sitting on a chair, holding a Haspa brochure, at a table with beverages, with a red Haspa banner behind her that reads "Aufgalopp zum Deutschen Stiftungstag 2026" and "Aus Freiheit handeln."

A woman with dark skin, braided hair, wearing a beige blazer, smiling and sitting at a table with a red banner behind her that has white text in German.

A panel of five individuals sitting in chairs during a discussion or panel event at an indoor venue with large windows and modern architecture.

For Haspa’s 2026 programme, I hosted two dialogues exploring questions around freedom, children and youth, science and media. My role was to guide open conversations between experts and the audience, creating space for different perspectives while keeping the discussion focused, accessible and engaging.

The conversations reflected on topics that are central to a healthy democratic society and on the role that dialogue, knowledge and participation can play in shaping it.

Kühne Logistics University

Client
Kühne Logistics University (KLU)

Role
Moderator & Host

Audience
120+ participants

Focus
15-year anniversary celebration

Hamburg, Germany

2025

For KLU’s 15-year anniversary celebration “A Taste of Tomorrow”, I hosted a day bringing together alumni, partners, researchers and the wider KLU community to reflect on the university’s journey and look ahead. The programme combined keynote talks, community exchange and an Alumni Success Story celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Class of 2015.

Deloitte

Client
Deloitte

Role
Event Host & Moderator

Audience
400+ participants

Focus
Business updates, achievements and the topics shaping what’s next

A conference room with a presentation slide on geopolitics projected on a screen, and an audience seated facing the stage. The slide shows a graph with bubbles representing countries' export destinations and trade data, with people in business attire listening attentively.

A man standing on stage giving a presentation with a large screen behind him. The screen displays a biography slide with his name, Sebastian Kienle, and achievements such as Ironman and Half-Ironman world champion titles. The stage has a black floor, and the background features wooden panels.

Munich, Germany

2025

A large audience seated in rows of chairs in a conference room, facing a stage or presentation area, with some individuals taking notes or using phones, and a few standing near the back.

Deloitte’s annual Technology Strategy & Transformation (TS&T) Event brings the business unit together to celebrate the past financial year, reflect on key achievements and look ahead at what’s next. I hosted the 2025 edition, guiding the programme through business updates, presentations and key moments while bringing energy, humour and connection to the room. The day was about celebrating the TS&T community, sharing successes and creating space to connect, reflect and look ahead together.

AiDiA x Beiersdorf

Client
AiDiA x Beiersdorf

Role
Moderator & Host

Audience
Invite-only recruitment event80+ participants

Focus
Intentional employer branding, recruiting

Hamburg, Germany

2025

Three smiling men standing together at a social event, with drinks on the table in front of them, purple and pink lighting, blurred background with other attendees.

Young woman with glasses and earrings, smiling and holding a drink with a straw at what appears to be a social event or gathering.

A woman with long black hair holding a microphone in front of her lips on a stage with a purple background.

Three women standing together at an indoor event, smiling at the camera. The woman on the left has light skin, glasses, and is wearing a brown jacket. The woman in the middle has dark skin, is wearing a tan blazer, and has earrings. The woman on the right has dark skin, glasses, and is wearing a black top. There is a high table with papers and a pen in the foreground.

Group of women standing together at an event, smiling and engaging in conversation. One woman is wearing a colorful headwrap, holding a microphone, and the others are wearing eyeglasses and conference badges.

For this invite only recruitment event by AiDiA and Beiersdorf, I hosted an evening designed to connect talent with two organisations shaping the future of work and innovation. My role was to guide the programme, facilitate conversations and create an atmosphere that felt both professional and personal, making space for meaningful exchange beyond traditional recruitment formats. More than 80 guests came together to explore employer branding, career opportunities and the future of talent.