Dr. Frank Schirrmacher

Co-Publisher FAZ (one of the leading German Newspapers) & Bestselling-Author

In 1989 Frank Schirrmacher became head of the arts and science department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, (FAZ) one of the most influential German newspapers. He has been one of FAZ’s publishers since 1994. A visionary himself he has brought the ideas of people such as Bill Joy, Ray Kurzweil, James Watson and Craig Venter into the forefront of discussion. Schirrmacher’s recent calls for Europe to adopt the ideas of a third culture thinkers have been covered extensively in the press.

One of the leading Germans in the 21st Century (Newsweek).

He was born in Wiesbaden in 1959. He studied German and English literature in Heidelberg, Philosophy and German at Clare College in Cambridge (UK) and obtained a PhD. He is also a member of the Goethe-Institut, a member of the cultural advisory board of the Expo 2000 and of the Herbert Quandt-Stiftung, Bad Homburg.

A respected intellectual and commentator Frank Schirrmacher offers audiences a unique perspective on current cultural thinking and the ongoing changes in the way we all think and live.

A philosopher and acclaimed doyen of Germany’s cultural elite, Frank Schirrmacher challenges and inspires audiences with his forward thinking and eye opening presentations about the tremendous changes in society and the world at large.

He presents in German or English.