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Keynote Speaker – Innovation – Inspiration – Impact

Zarah Bruhn

Radical Innovator – Social Tech Entrepreneur – Impact Leader

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Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn – Radical Innovator, Entrepreneur
Handelsblatt
Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Capital Magazine
Top 40 under 40
LinkedIn
Top Voice Tech & Innovation
Bavaria
State Medal for Social Merit
Ashoka
Ashoka Fellow

About me

At 25, Zarah Bruhn founded socialbee, a company that has helped thousands of refugees find employment – proving early on how entrepreneurship can solve societal problems. Her commitment took her to the national stage: in 2022, she became Germany's first Commissioner for Social Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Research, and shortly after, the Chancellor appointed her to the Council for Sustainable Development. Today, she leads the Societal Breakthrough Innovations unit at SPRIND – Germany's Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations – investing in breakthroughs that fundamentally change the way we live. She takes a global perspective, studying changemakers and radical ideas around the world – innovations that improve millions of lives and save governments billions. Her goal: bringing the best of these ideas to Europe and establishing a new culture of entrepreneurship around the most pressing challenges of our time.

Key Milestones

2025Building “Societal Breakthrough Innovations” at SPRIND
2025Book release “Wer, wenn nicht wir” (Rowohlt)
2023Member, Council for Sustainable Development (Federal Government)
2022Commissioner for Social Innovation – Federal Ministry of Research
2016socialbee – Founder & CEO (ongoing)
Pre-2016Business & Technology Studies – TU Munich / Uni Mannheim
Current Roles

Between
Startup & Policy

01
SPRIND
Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations
02
Federal Government
Council for Sustainable Development
03
Founder & CEO
Social-Bee gGmbH
04
Board Member
4C Group & Bryck Startup Alliance

If not us, then who? Rethinking our future.

The future changes in leaps – and Zarah Bruhn takes a bold look ahead. From Nobel Peace Prize laureates to super hackers: she reveals how many people are already working on solving our greatest societal challenges – and why innovation is our biggest opportunity. A compelling plea for the positive unknown – and an invitation to take action.

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Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn – Book If Not Us Then Who

Highlights

Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn on stage – TUM Graduation
TUM Graduation Ceremony
Keynote Speaker Innovation – Zarah Bruhn Hinterland of Things
Hinterland of Things
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at DLD Conference
DLD Conference
Keynote Speaker Innovation – Zarah Bruhn Bits and Pretzels
Opening Ceremony Bits & Pretzels

What I stand for

My keynotes are all about creating momentum. My goal is to inspire audiences to take risks, embrace responsibility, and boldly pursue new paths. The audience experiences a shift in perspective that shows: everyone can make a difference – in their own job, their own team, their own company. Those who leave the room are excited about the future.

Courage, Boldness
& the Positive Unknown

  • The world in leaps: innovation as our greatest opportunity
  • It has never been easier to change the world
  • Global inspiration – from Nobel laureates to super hackers

Entrepreneurship,
Impact & Inspiration

  • Radical thinking as the key to the future
  • The role of corporates and every individual
  • Courage to take risks, appetite for responsibility, joy in innovation

Social Innovation, Technology & Government

  • How technology solves societal problems
  • AI in education, democracy & the welfare state
  • Moonshots for society –
    the boldest innovations of the future
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Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at DLD
Keynote Speaker Innovation at Bits and Pretzels
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at OMR
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn TEDx
Keynote Speaker Zarah Bruhn at Hinterland of Things
Keynote Speaker Innovation at Owners Forum
Keynote Speaker Innovation at Munich Management Colloquium
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at UnternehmerTUM
Keynote Speaker Zarah Bruhn at Mercedes-Benz
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at Sony
Entrepreneur Zarah Bruhn in Handelsblatt
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn in Manager Magazin
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn in Die Zeit
Entrepreneur Zarah Bruhn in FAZ
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at Tag der Industrie
Keynote Speaker Innovation at ChangeNow
Keynote Speaker Innovation in Strive Magazine
Keynote Speaker Innovation Zarah Bruhn at AXA
Keynote Speaker Zarah Bruhn at Netlight
Keynote Speaker Innovation at University of Mannheim
Zarah connects what others consider opposites – and radically applies the principles of technology and entrepreneurship to the big questions of our society. With an energy that sweeps everyone along. Visionary, inspiring, goosebumps.
Martina Merz
Board Member, Former CEO ThyssenKrupp

Let's talk.

Feel free to reach out – for keynotes, press inquiries, creative ideas, and any other requests. I look forward to hearing from you!

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