Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel

Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel has worked for 25 years as a political economist, transformation expert and sustainability scientist at the interface of science, politics and society. The political consultant, bestselling author ("Rethinking Our World," with Marcus Jauer, Ullstein Verlag, translated into six languages; "Wir können auch anders," with Marcus Jauer, Ullstein Verlag 2022, translated into several languages) and sought-after speaker is Honorary Professor for Sustainability Transformations at Leuphana University Lüneburg. She was most recently Scientific Director at The New Institute and Secretary General of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). Prior to that, she headed the Berlin office of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, after six years as Director Future Justice of the Brussels office and as Campaign Manager Climate Energy in Hamburg, helping to establish the World Future Council. The graduate media economist and political economist with a PhD is a member of the Club of Rome, the World Future Council, the Balaton Group and co-founder of the initiative "Scientists4Future". She was a member of the Bioeconomy Council of the German government. She has received numerous awards for her work, most recently the Science Communication Medal and the Theodor Heuss Prize.