Burkhard Kieker

CEO, VisitBerlin
Germany

Burkhard Kieker has been Chief Executive Officer of visitBerlin (Berlin Tourismus  & Kongress GmbH) since 1 January 2009 and is thus the city’s senior tourism & meetings advertiser. He previously headed the Marketing and Corporate Communications department of Berlin Airports for many years. Alongside classic communication, his tasks at Berlin Airports included acquiring and supporting airlines from more than 60 countries. Kieker is a trained journalist (DIE ZEIT, Deutsche Welle TV).

"Innovative minds gather for the Global Social Business Summit to come up with sustainable business ideas. For me, it is a truly exciting conference that fits in perfectly in Berlin. Many people currently see our city as Europe’s think tank because we create so many new, unusual concepts here."