Frequently Asked Questions

Carina Stöttner speaks on foresight, the future, futures thinking and scenario planning, showing why creativity and the ability to explore matter just as much in business as anywhere else when it comes to genuine foresight.

She talks about her research into future scenarios for manufacturing, societal change, emerging customer needs and artificial intelligence — a field she has been researching and publishing on since 2018.

She is also available for panel discussions on topics such as innovation, future business, digital transformation and change.

Depending on the focus of your event, she delivers motivational talks, inspirational keynotes, informative addresses and short impulse talks centered on resilience, foresight and long-term business viability. Get in touch if you’d like to shape the focus around something specific.

Carina Stöttner’s work is aimed primarily at senior leadership and board level, though she also enjoys speaking to innovation teams. She tailors every talk to the audience in the room — whether that’s a conference, an association meeting, a board meeting or a company-wide event.

Fees for a keynote range from EUR 5,000 to 10,000, depending on format and scope. For a precise quote, just get in touch: kontakt@carina-stoettner

She has worked across industrial manufacturing, automotive, energy, retail and fashion, financial services, hospitality and food, and logistics — as well as with industry associations and at business conferences.

She has been speaking regularly since 2020, to audiences ranging from small leadership groups to crowds of 2,000.

Carina Stöttner delivers keynotes in both English and German. She also speaks Italian.

She is available year-round — spring, summer, autumn and winter — with bookings open for 2026, 2027 and 2028.

She is a sociologist and communication researcher with a dual master’s degree from Germany and Italy, a serial founder and a futurist. At 27 she founded one of Europe’s leading foresight think tanks, followed by Futurewise Company in 2026. She works with executive boards and C-level decision-makers at international corporations and family-owned businesses.

Keynotes, short-form talks, fireside chats and on-stage interviews, panel discussions, leadership offsites and board meetings.

Among others: the Handelsblatt AI Summit, the Handelsblatt annual conference Zukunft Stahl, the Handelsblatt Hydrogen Summit, the Bavarian Tourism Day, Vodafone Future Day, and events for Google, the Otto Group, Erste Group in Vienna and Südwestmetall.

By email at kontakt@carina-stoettner.de, or through the speaker agency Premium Speakers: premium-speakers.com/referent-moderator/carina-stottner