Words of Welcome

Bettina Stark-Watzinger will hold a welcoming keynote address at the Falling Walls Science Summit on 9 November 2024. She has been serving as the Federal Minister of Education and Research of Germany since December 2021. She is also a member of the German Bundestag, representing the Main-Taunus constituency since 2017. In addition, she holds leadership roles within the Free Democratic Party (FDP) as the Chair of the FDP in Hesse and a member of both the Federal Executive and the Presidium.