Editors of Hamburg News

About Hamburg News

Hamburg News is the bilingual portal for business news from Hamburg and the metropolitan region. Articles, video talks and guest contributions in German and English regularly report on future topics, innovations and events.

The articles are produced by a dedicated editorial team in cooperation with the Hamburg Ministry of Economics and Innovation, Hamburg Invest, Hamburg Marketing GmbH and other municipal partners.

In addition to the weekly newsletter, Hamburg News is also represented on social media - on LinkedIn as a group in German and English on Facebook and "X".
The video format Future Hamburg Talks can be found on YouTube.

Contact the editorial team: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de

Our editorial team

The editorial team consists business journalists who, in addition to the latest news, show with exciting stories how solution-orientated action can work sustainably in the economy.

Karolin Köcher (kk)
Editorial Director

Sarah Bischoff (sb)
Editorial director and freelance editor

Pauline Bugler (pb)
English editorial and translation

Marietta Miehlich (mm)
Freelance editor

Yvonne Scheller (ys)
Freelance editor

Felina Wellner (fw)
Working student editor

Andrea Guthaus (agu)
Freelance editor for Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Linda Oesterle
Project Management Hamburg News

News

Hand mit Controller spielt Videogame — © Unsplash/Sam Pak

Creative

Gamecity Hamburg earmarks EUR 400,000 for prototypes

Enter your ideas for digital games by deadline of April 7 - funding of up to EUR 80,000 per project

Frauen legen Hände übereinander — © Hannah Busing/Unsplash

Hamburg Metropolitan Region

International Women's Day taking off in Hamburg Metropolitan Region

International Women's Day falls on March 8, 2025 - a look at how women enter a profession and move up the ladder in Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Junger Mann sitzt auf einem Stuhl und schaut auf sein Laptop — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

Startups

Startup City Highlights

6 March 2025

Top monthly reports from Hamburg's startup ecosystem

Research

HIAS bringing scientific excellence to Hamburg

Massimo Leone researching acceptance of automatic facial recognition in public spaces

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Dr Arwen Cross, European XFEL

Experiencing research in European XFEL's Lighthouse Visitor Centre - Dr Arwen Cross, Co-ordinator, in conversation

Renewable energies

EEHH's vision of networked energy transition drawing closer

Europe keen on Hamburg's hydrogen activities - and more elements are coming together to advance industry's decarbonisation

Visualisierung "Haus der digitalen Welt" Rooftop — © Christoph Ingenhoven Architects

Culture

Hamburg gets "House of Digital World"

Meeting point in downtown Hamburg to feature wide-ranging educational and leisure activities - planning underway

Auf einer schwarzen Tastatur liegt ein goldener Bilcoin — © Jievani Weerasinghe/Unsplash

Technology

Who or what is driving e-commerce?

Upswing in consumer confidence in online retail - trends, tips and facts from an e-commerce expert

Menschen auf Klimarechenzenrtrum in Hamburg — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

Sustainability

More cooperation needed, KLIMAready survey finds

Association of seven Hamburg clusters present survey's findings - highlight risks to sustainability and climate change

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Dr Arwen Cross, European XFEL

Experiencing research in European XFEL's Lighthouse Visitor Centre - Dr Arwen Cross, Co-ordinator, in conversation

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Sascha Meyer, CEO of MOIA

Hamburg to become test ground for autonomous ridepooling from mid-2025 - MOIA boss Sascha Meyer outlines plans and objective

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Ulf Hahn, Member of the Board of HanseBelt

Ulf Hahn, Economic Development Manager in Stormarn, explains how the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel to Denmark benefits the surrounding regions

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Hadi Teherani, architect and designer

Hamburg's world-famous architect, Hadi Teherani, reveals his futuristic plans for hydrogen hub in Neumünster

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meet Katja Wolframm, Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft

Changing city centre and creative interim uses - interview with Dr Katja Wolframm, Head of Property and Urban Development

Future Hamburg Talk meets … Sabine Winkler vom DeveLUP — © Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Moritz Rath, CTO of Apprisify

<span>Augmented reality in the maritime industry - Moritz Rath, co-founder of Apprisify, explains how and where windows become AR display screens</span><span> </span>

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Jan Rispens, Managing Director of EEHH

Jan Rispens, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster, highlights state of hydrogen sector, projects and latest developments

A woman with a tablet is sitting opposite a man, both are talking. Bird's eye view — © Future Hamburg Talks/Hamburg Marketing GmbH

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Maximilian Webers, CEO of Colipi

Palm oil gaining popularity despite notoriety - Maximilian Webers and Colipi developing sustainable alternative

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow

Try living and working in the countryside - Kathleen Bartels, Mayor of Grabow, outlines special "Summer of Pioneers" experiment

© Future Hamburg Talk/Hamburg Marketing GmbH

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets L. H. Engelhard, Unleash Future Boats

Engelhard, CEO of Unleash Future Boats – a deep-tech start-up that builds autonomous, zero-emission boats

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Sabine Winkler, Manager of DeveLUP

Manager , of start-up and foundation centre in Ludwigslust-Parchim

Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Jonathan Hendess of Impuls Festival

Founder of Impuls Festivals in Hamburg Metropolitan Region talks future of the festival and reaching young people

Exciting topics, praise or criticism?

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E-mail: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de