--- title: "Our Frankfurt Congress Ambassadors" url: "https://www.meetfrankfurt.de/en/why-frankfurt/frankfurt-congress-ambassadors/our-frankfurt-congress-ambassadors" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Why Frankfurt? > Frankfurt Congress Ambassadors > Our Frankfurt Congress Ambassadors" --- Our Frankfurt  Congress Ambassadors =================================== All Ambassadors at a glance --------------------------- The City of Frankfurt has been recognising senior executives of various industries for their tireless efforts in promoting Frankfurt as a congress and conference destination since 2011. A total of 30 professionals from economically and scientifically relevant industries currently represent the event destination of Frankfurt as voluntary congress ambassadors. - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-peter-bader.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-dr-holger-bengs.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ralf-p-brandes.jpg - Portrait of Prof. Dr. Sandra Cieske, Frankfurt Congress Ambassador. - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-axel-dignass.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-claus-fischer.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ferdinand-m-gerlach.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-christian-grefkes-hermann.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-dr-david-groneberg.jpg - Frankfurt\_Frankfurter Kongress-Botschafter\_Christoph Hirche \_©BGU Frankfurt am Main - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-klaus-peter-hunfeld-mph.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-dr-h-c-frank-louwen.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ingo-marzi.jpg - Portrait of Arash Momeni, Frankfurt Congress Ambassador. - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ulf-mueller-ladner.jpg - portrait-frankfurter-kongress-botschafter-prof-dr-rer-nat-michael-a-rieger.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-univ-prof-dr-med-dr-med-dent-dr-med-habil-robert-sader.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-dr-med-habil-michael-sauerbier.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr.-med.-timo-stoever - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-univ-prof-dr-dr-thomas-j-vogl.jpg - portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-dr-med-sylvia-weiner.jpg - Prof. Dr. med. Peter Baderportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-peter-bader.jpg Clinic for Children and Youth Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congress:** *45th Annual Meeting of EBMT*, March 2019 “My goodness, isn’t Frankfurt just fantastic?” – “It’s these kind of statements that I hear from participants of international conferences that we have organised in Frankfurt. Frankfurt scores big with its central location, its international airport, its cosmopolitan flair, the short distances and excellent recreational opportunities, its superb cultural and culinary offerings and so much more. What’s more, Frankfurt is home to numerous first-class hotels of all price categories, while also offering a vast assortment of congress and conference venues that includes everything from the city’s extensive fairgrounds to small function rooms for confidential meetings. Put all this together and you are guaranteed a successful event and satisfied participants.” - Prof. Dr. med. Sven BeckerA stylised male head on a white background. Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congress:** *Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe*, February 2014 - today - Dr. Holger Bengsportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-dr-holger-bengs.jpg BCNP Consultants GmbH **Congress:** *European Chemistry Partnering*, Februar 2024 & before "Chemistry makes the world go round! Some 97 percent of our products comprise a chemical process step. Today, the human race is healthier than ever before, and as a result, we are becoming older and older. Our continued progress is the result of our commitment to chemistry, despite the fact that it surely was not everyone’s favourite subject at school. To ensure that the current trend remains unbroken, we require innovation. The best way to achieve this goal is to promote a form of “speed-dating” for creative minds. The result? An event platform named the European Chemistry Partnering. Naturally, my adopted hometown – the chemistry city of Frankfurt – was chosen to host this event. It is, after all, an excellent hub for both people and products." - Prof. Dr. med. Ralf P. Brandesportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ralf-p-brandes.jpg Vascular Research Centre **Congress:** *40th International Congress of Physiological Sciences*, September 2025 "Frankfurt is a global metropolis conveniently situated in the heart of Europe. Colourfully diversified and highly attractive, it is also easy to reach from literally all around the world. The city is the ideal location for international congresses or trade shows." - Prof. Dr. med. Sandra CiesekPortrait of Prof. Dr. Sandra Cieske, Frankfurt Congress Ambassador. Institute of Medical Virology “Frankfurt combines global mobility with scientific excellence. As one of Europe’s most important international aviation hubs, the city is often among the first points of entry for emerging infectious agents, giving it a distinctive role in virological research, diagnostics and surveillance. This unique combination of international accessibility, leading virological expertise and outstanding conference infrastructure makes Frankfurt an ideal location for global scientific exchange.” - Prof. Dr. med. Axel Dignaßportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-axel-dignass.jpg Agaplesion Markus Hospital **Congresses:**  *Falk Symposien*, since 2015 "Frankfurt is known far beyond its city limits, especially as a city of finance. Many people have not realised that Frankfurt also has an excellent reputation as a leading research and science centre. Thanks to its central location, its proximity to one of the world’s largest international airports and its excellent roads and rail network, the city is perfectly suited to host regional, national and international conferences and congresses of every size and variety. Aside from the outstanding conference options, visitors of Frankfurt also have available to them a superb cultural and recreational programme, ensuring that congress participants have plenty of reason to return to Frankfurt at other times as well. The Frankfurt Convention Bureau and the Frankfurt Fair & Exhibition Centre (Messe Frankfurt) will of course be on hand to help congress organisers with the planning and performance of their events wherever necessary." - Claus Fischerportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-claus-fischer.jpg VOSS+FISCHER, Frankfurt am Main **Congresses:**  *ADC Kongress,* 2010-2012 "As a representative of the local creative industry, I am proud to be a Frankfurt Congress Ambassador. At the moment, not nearly enough people know that Frankfurt Rhine-Main has much more inspiration and inventiveness to offer than the glass façades of its skyscrapers might suggest." - Otto FrickePortrait of Otto Fricke, Frankfurt Congress Ambassador. German Olympic Sports Confederation “Frankfurt is Germany’s sporting capital, home not only to the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) but also to more than 20 of the country’s leading sports organisations and governing bodies. Serving as a conference ambassador for Frankfurt as a central and attractive destination is therefore both an honour and a responsibility.” - Prof. Dr. med. Ferdinand M. Gerlachportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ferdinand-m-gerlach.jpg Institute of General Practice, Goethe University Frankfurt **Congress:**  *50. Kongress für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin*, September 2016 "Frankfurt is Germany’s most international city. It is not only an important traffic and transport hub situated in the heart of Europe, but also a place of encounters, the ideal location for congresses and conferences of every size and variety. This opinion was shared by the participants of the 50th anniversary congress of DEGAM, the German College of General Practitioners and Family Physicians. From the festive opening event at St Paul’s Church and the cruise ship luncheon to the evening gala in Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt offered our delegates a truly spectacular setting." - Prof. Dr. med. Christian Grefkes-HermannA stylised male head on a white background. Department of Neurology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University **Congress:** *DGKN-Kongress*, March 2024 - Prof. Dr. Dr. David Gronebergportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-dr-david-groneberg.jpg Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University "Frankfurt is Germany’s leading centre of trade and commerce, and also, in my opinion, its secret capital. Frankfurt’s global appeal as a congress and conference destination is a direct result of its central location in the heart of Europe and its many excellent offers, which are in turn the result of the city’s long tradition in hosting large-scale trade fairs like the International Motor Show (IAA). In short, when it comes to hosting congresses in Germany, there’s no better place than Frankfurt!" - Prof. Dr. med. Peyman HadjiA stylised male head on a white background. Frankfurt Hormone and Osteoporosis Centre **Congress:** *Kongress OSTEOLOGIE*, May 2019 - Prof. Dr. med. Christoph HircheFrankfurt\_Frankfurter Kongress-Botschafter\_Christoph Hirche \_©BGU Frankfurt am Main Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery “Thanks to its central location in the heart of Europe, Frankfurt is an ideal centre for networking, conferences and scientific exchange. With its international connections, cosmopolitan outlook and excellent academic infrastructure, the city has ranked among Europe’s leading centres of medicine for many years. As a Conference Ambassador for the City of Frankfurt, I am particularly committed to raising the profile of plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery in particular. My aim is to bring experts, researchers and the next generation of medical professionals to Frankfurt, strengthen national and international networks, and promote professional dialogue – always with the objective of achieving lasting improvements in form, function and quality of life for our patients. In my capacity as President of the European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery (EFSM), I intend to further intensify scientific exchange across Europe in the run-up to our 2028 congress and establish Frankfurt as a key meeting place for innovation, research and international collaboration. Together, we are shaping the future of a highly innovative specialty that translates medical progress directly into tangible benefits for patients. At the same time, this role provides an opportunity to further enhance the international visibility, connectivity and academic development of our specialty. In collaboration with the German-Speaking Association for Microsurgery (Deutschsprachige Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie, DAM), close dialogue with leading European centres and pioneers in microsurgery will provide important impetus for research, innovation, education, training and continuing professional development. In this way, we can continue to strengthen the quality of patient care sustainably and consistently – in keeping with Frankfurt’s long-standing tradition and innovative strength as a centre of medicine.” - Prof. Dr. med. Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, MPH portrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-klaus-peter-hunfeld-mph.jpg Central Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Krankenhaus Nordwest **Congress:**  *Jahrestagung der Interdisziplinären Gruppe für Labormedizin & Durchflusszytometrie*, March 2018 "The subject of hygiene – especially hospital hygiene – is a topic that is often heatedly discussed, and rightly so. As a laboratory medicine specialist, microbiologist and hygienist for the Hospital Foundation zum Heiligen Geist, I am in charge of the Central Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology as well as the area of hospital hygiene. I am also responsible for, amongst other things, the implementation of modern concepts for infection prevention and the reduction of the use of antibiotics with the aim of achieving highest possible patient safety. At the 1st Rhine-Main Hygiene Convention, held at Frankfurt University’s Campus Westend, hygiene experts from the entire region will be sharing information and experiences concerning the current research status of these very delicate issues. Our collaboration with the Frankfurt Convention Bureau in organising this event has been a stroke of good fortune. I am therefore more than happy to represent the City of Frankfurt as one of their official Congress Ambassadors." - Prof. Dr. med. Frank KandzioraA stylised male head on a white background. Center for Spinal Surgery and Neurotraumatology, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main **Congress:** *EUROSPINE Annual Meeting 2023*, October 2023 - Prof. Dr. med. Thomas KohnenA stylised male head on a white background. Department of Ophthalmology Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University **Congresses:** *28th ESCRS Winter Meeting,* February 2024 *38. Kongress der Deutschsprachigen Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation, interventionelle und refraktive Chirurgie*, February 2024 - Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Frank Louwenportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-dr-h-c-frank-louwen.jpg Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congresses:** *Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe*, Februar 2014 *Adipositas in der Frauengesundheit*, März 2023 - Prof. Dr. med. Ingo Marziportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ingo-marzi.jpg Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congresses:** *14th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery,* May 2014 *7th ESTROT Congress*, July 2023 "Since having been appointed director of the Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery Unit of the Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main has never ceased to amaze me. Thanks to the constructive collaboration with the Frankfurt Fair & Exhibition Centre (Messe Frankfurt) and a number of municipal institutions, I have been able to help attract and carry out a number of successful, science-themed events here in Frankfurt. The city’s convenient location is ideal for science-related conferences, a fact that has not gone unnoticed both nationally and internationally. Conference participants and congress delegates are continuously amazed by the cultural diversity of Frankfurt, not to mention its many other offers. I should conclude by saying that the Frankfurt Convention Bureau and Messe Frankfurt have been most helpful in assisting me in my efforts." - Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang MiesbachA stylised male head on a white background. Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohaematology, Medical Clinic II, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University **Congress:**  *EAHAD 2024 - 17th Annual Congress of EAHAD*, February 2024 - Prof. Dr. Arash MomeniPortrait of Arash Momeni, Frankfurt Congress Ambassador. - Prof. Dr. med. Ulf Müller-Ladnerportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-ulf-mueller-ladner.jpg Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kerckhoff Clinic **Congress:** *44. Deutscher Rheumatologenkongress*, September 2016 "As vice president of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e.V. (DGRh) and director of the department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kerckhoff Clinic in Bad Nauheim, I am regularly involved in organising national and international medical conventions, sometimes with more than 15,000 participants. From this experience, I can safely say that Frankfurt is in the Champions League of international congress destinations. The support provided by the well coordinated team of the City of Frankfurt and Messe Frankfurt shows the professionalism of the partners, as could be seen to great effect when the Rheumatology Congress was held in Frankfurt in 2016. As well as Frankfurt’s unrivalled location in the centre of Europe with its own major airport, its locational advantages include the motorway junction and Europe-wide Intercity Express hub." - Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael A. Riegerportrait-frankfurter-kongress-botschafter-prof-dr-rer-nat-michael-a-rieger.jpg Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University Hospital Frankfurt **Congress:**  *46th Annual Scientific Meeting ISEH*, August 2017 - Prof. Dr. med. Udo RolleA stylised male head on a white background. Clinic of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University **Congress:**  *European Congress of Paediatric Surgery*, June 2027 - Prof. Dr. med. Felix RosenowA stylised male head on a white background. Epilepsy centre with certified sleep laboratory by Frankfurt University Medicine **Congress:** *16th International Epilepsy Course and Colloquium*, September 2024 - Univ.-Prof. Dr.med. Dr.med.dent. Dr.med.habil. Robert Saderportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-univ-prof-dr-med-dr-med-dent-dr-med-habil-robert-sader.jpg Clinic of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Frankfurt University Hospital, Goethe University **Congress:** *69. Kongress der Dt. Gesellschaft für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie*, June 2019 "The Clinic for Oral and Facial Plastic Surgery at the Frankfurt University Hospital is one of the largest and most research-intensive oral and facial surgery clinics in all of Germany. The clinic enjoys an excellent reputation in the fields of research, instruction and medical care, both at home and abroad. Many of my overseas colleagues come here for research, residency and training purposes, not to mention the regularly held congresses and conferences. Frankfurt Airport helps all of them get here quickly and easily, regardless of where they come from. " - Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. habil. Michael Sauerbierportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr-med-dr-med-habil-michael-sauerbier.jpg Private Medical Practice for Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery **Congresses:** *57. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Handchirurgie*, September 2016 *52. Jahrestagung der DGPRÄC & 26. Jahrestagung der VDÄPC*, September 2022 and more - Prof. Dr. med. Susanne Schubert-BastA stylised female head on a white background. Clinic for Children and Youth Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congress:** *DGKN-Kongress*, March 2025 - Prof. Dr. med. Hubert ServeA stylised male head on a white background. II. Medical Clinic, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congress:**  *Frankfurt Cancer Conference*, September 2018 - Prof. Dr. med. Timo Stöverportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-prof-dr.-med.-timo-stoever Clinic of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congress:**  *96. Jahresversammlung Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie*, May 2025 - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas J. Voglportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-univ-prof-dr-dr-thomas-j-vogl.jpg Centre for Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University **Congress:**  *Frankfurter Interventionelle Tag* & *Frankfurter Interdisziplinäres Symposium für Innovative Diagnostik* - Dr. med. Sylvia Weinerportrait-frankfurt-congress-ambassador-dr-med-sylvia-weiner.jpg Obesity Surgery and Metabolic Surgery, Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH **Congress:**  *14th Frankfurter Meeting*, November 2024 "Frankfurt is a cosmopolitan city and a leading location in terms of medical innovation, research and development. Frankfurt is also at the beginning of a therapy for a worldwide pandemic: Adiposis, more commonly known as obesity, is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects some 30% of Germany's population. The struggle for actual recognition of the disease -- not to mention bringing an end to its stigmatisation -- has been behind my endeavours to promote scientific exchange and interdisciplinary networking in Frankfurt for more than 20 years. With its many offers, Frankfurt provides myriad opportunities for exchange, further education and debate, not only in the field of healthcare and medicine, but also on a socio-political level. The "Frankfurt Meeting on Obesity Therapy" was established to this end in 1999 and has since then become internationally renowned for its work in this important field. As a woman active in medicine, promoting the further recognition of women in society and medicine is of similar importance to me. Together with my female colleagues from Frankfurt's many clinics, we support women and, at the same time, "live" equal rights. As such, all of the events we organise together with our association, named "Die Chirurginnen" (Women Surgeons), are characterised by real-life gender equality."