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Guest lectures

Wintersemester 2024/25

Interessent:innen sind herzlich willkommen zu folgenden Gastvorträgen:

21.10.2024 | 10-11.30 Uhr | E254
Gastvortrag: Einblicke ins Personalmanagement
Referentin: Dr. Katja Witte | Egon Zehnder (vormals Direktorin Mars)
Modul: Personalmanagement | Prof. Dr. Sarah Maihaus

5.11. | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | E219
Gastvortrag: Unternehmensbewertung bei steuerlichen Bewertungsanlässen
Referenten: Dr. Irg Müller (Wirtschaftsprüfer | Steuerberater | Partner | ö.b.u.v. Sachverst. für Unternehmensbewertung) und David Ziemons (Berater Corporate Finance) | NS+P
Modul: Erb- und Erbschaftssteuerrecht | Prof. Dr. Mark Knüppel

13.11. | 14.15-15.45 Uhr | E219
Gastvortrag: Betriebsaufspaltung: Fallstricke und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten in der Praxis
Referent: StB Marcel Houben | FIDAIX
Modul: Besteuerung der Gesellschaften/ Steuerrecht der Mitunternehmerschaft und Kapitalgesellschaft | Prof. Dr. Mark Knüppel

25.11. | 10-11.30 Uhr | W003
Gastvortrag: Einblicke in die Organisation und Vertriebsarbeit in der Praxis
Referenten: Holger Hoeth (Gebietsleiter bei KraftHeinz/JustSpices) und Sebastian Buchen (Betreuung Individualkunden Unternehmen bei der Volksbank Köln Bonn eG)
Modul: Vertriebsmanagement | Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pietsch

25.11. | 12.15-13.45 Uhr | E220
Gastvortrag: Konzernabschluss nach HGB
Referent:innen: WP/StB Benedikt Owerdieck und Julia Serafin (dhpg)
Modul: Rechnungslegung 2 | Prof. Dr. Bettina Schneider

27.11. | 8.15-9.45 Uhr | E254
Gastvortrag: Grundsätze, Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze
Referent: Marco Kaiser | EY Deutschland
Modul: Internationale Steuerlehre/ Internationales Steuerrecht | Prof. Dr. Meike Utzerath

28.11. | 8.15-11.30 Uhr | E263
Gastvortrag: Diversity, gender and disability in organizations - honest actions or mere window dressing?
Referentin: Louisa Mandt M.Sc. | Business Sustainability Analyst
Modul:  Cross-Cultural Competencies | Prof. Dr. Matthias Weßling

10.12. | 10-11.30 Uhr (E263) | 12.15-13.45 Uhr (E265)
Gastvortrag: Einsatz von KI in der Wirtschaftsprüfung
Referent: Dominik Claßen | KPMG AG
Modul: Rechnungslegung 1 | Prof. Dr. Eva Bracht

11.12. | ganztägige Exkursion zum Finanzgericht Köln und zu EY Deutschland
Anmeldung bis zum 30.10. per Mail an [email protected]

16.12. | 9.30-11.30 Uhr | C101
Gastvortrag: Compliance in der Praxis
Referent:innen: Kira Uebachs-Lohn; Katharina Gallo; Rebecca Brauer | EY Deutschland, Standort Köln
Modul: Grundlagen des Wirtschaftsstrafrechts und der Compliance | Prof. Dr. Riccarda Marcelli

14.1. | 16-17.30 Uhr | E219
Gastvortrag: „Die Immobilie in der Familie“
Referent: Dr. Julian Boor | Auernhammer & Dr. Boor Notare
Modul: Immobilienbesteuerung | Prof. Dr. Sebastian Mirbach

Summer semester 2024

Interested students are welcome to attend the following guest lectures:

9 April | 17:30-20:00 | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Success stories from the university | Mohamad El Haj (founder of Yolla): Challenges in building food delivery startups | Luca Oswald (founder of Awakies): Challenges of market entry
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

16.4. | 17.30-20 h | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Entrepreneurship as a passion | Dr Bernd Geropp (Coach / former entrepreneur and manager): Leadership in small and medium-sized enterprises - a digital business model | Manuel Koelman (founder of the entrepreneurship community Captain PIRATE.global): Entrepreneurship as a mindset | Leon Jakobs (founder of Maklerwal): Experience report on platform business in the property sector
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

23.4. | 17.30-20 h | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Startup financing | Bernhard Kugel (Executive Board of SUBG, VC donor for tech startups from the region): Startup and Venture Captail Basics with the TechVision Fund | Practical examples from the region | Dr Sven Greulich (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP): Contractual involvement of investors
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

30.4. | 17.30-20 h | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Startup financing and growth | Freddy Dubois-Rey (Earlybird Partner, European VC donor): What makes a European deeptech VC tick | Dennis Meyer (Founder and CEO of Sprint One): Living corporate values as the basis for successful growth using the example of Sprinteins
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

6 May | 10-11.30 a.m. | E219
Guest lecture: Gratuitous transfer of assets in accordance with Section 6 (5) EStG
Consultant: Niklas Margraf, Senior Associate LL. M. | PwC
Module: Tax theory

7 May | 5.30-8 p.m. | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Proptech and Medtech as an opportunity for start-ups | Borges (Aktiva GmbH): My path to becoming a Medtech entrepreneur | Justus Mentzel: First property management
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr.-Ing Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

14 May | 17.30-20 hrs | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Growth | Enes Seker (Royal Donuts): With Franchise to Success | Phillip Gres (Founder and CEO of Access2agile): Starting and growing as a boutique business consultancy using the example of Access2agile | Aenis Chebil (Co-Founder of Grievy): Grievy with an app as a business model
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr.-Ing Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

14.5. | 12.15-13.45 | E254
Guest lecture: How much personnel & organisation does an industrial engineer actually do?
Consultant: Dr Dirk Wagner | Director Product Management Lifetime Solutions | Schäffler
Module: Personnel & Organisation | Prof. Dr Sarah Maihaus

15 May | 8.15-9.45 a.m. | E263
Guest lecture: Deloitte @ FH Aachen: Insights into the implementation of a modern audit
Module: Accounting I (Business Law) | Prof. Dr Yasmine Bassen-Metz

21.5. | 12.15 p.m. | E237
Guest lecture: DATEV in practice - effects of digitalisation in a medium-sized tax firm
Consultant: ADVIGO -Winkler Steuerberater
Module: Tax theory

27 May | 8.15-9.45 a.m. | E263
Guest lecture: KPMG Q&A session: What does an auditor actually do?
Consultant: Alexander Coir | Auditor and Tax Consultant | KPMG AG
Module: Bookkeeping and Accounting | Prof. Dr Yasmine Bassen-Metz

28.5. | 17.30-20 h | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Sustainable Entrepreneurship | Tori Wiedehöft (Former Project Manager Enactus e.V.): Social Entrepreneurship at Enactus | Case studies from the Enactus network | Andi Dreger (Impact Connection): Corporate Volunteering
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

29 May | 2.15 pm | W003
Guest Lecture: Taxation of cross-border investments
Consultant: Dr Hans-Peter Niedrig (Director Financial Services Tax) and Isabel Kreie (Manager Financial Services Tax) | KPMG
Module: Taxation

11 June | 17:30-20:00 | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Corporates and start-ups | Rebecca Heil (Global Innovation Excellence): Innovation @covestro - How to foster entrepreneurial activities in a big corporate | Dr Niklas Hunsdik: Enabling successful Cooperations with Startups
Modul: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

17.6. | 12.15-13.45 | E254
Guest Lecture: Artificial intelligence and Human Resources: Transforming Customer Service at Wayfair
Consultant: Dr. Stefan Reimig (Operations Director at Wayfair)
Module: Human Resources & Organisation | Prof. Dr. Sarah Maihaus

18 June | 10-11.30 a.m. | E265/6
Guest lecture: Can Generative AI help sustainablity? (Lecture language: German; Slides: English)
Consultant: Matthias Hükelheim (Group Finance Controller | Microsoft Germany)
Module: Sustainability Accounting / Sustainability Controlling | Prof. Dr Sebastian Gell

18.6. | 14.15-15.45 | E261/2
Guest lecture: Accounting, Auditing, Sustainability & Transformation - with PwC Germany
Module: Accounting 1 | Prof. Dr Bettina Schneider

18 June | 5.30-8 p.m. | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: SMEs and start-ups | Prof. Dr Mathias Glasmacher (Head of Corporate Technology & Managing Director at Diehl Stiftung Diehl Ventures): Family businesses and start-ups - how do they fit together? | Iris Wilhelmi (Executive Director of digitalHub Aachen): Opportunities of digitalisation for entrepreneurs with the support of the digitalHub in Aachen
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

25.6. | 17.30-20 h | GOE 01301
Guest lecture: Founding from the university as part of the Entrepreneurship Day at the FH Aachen Startup Center
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

2 July | 5.30-8 p.m. | GOE 01301
Legal framework | Marlene Dosch (Vereingte Arbeitgeberverbände): Compliance for Entrepreneurs | Dirk Brust (Daniel, Hagelskamp & Partner - Lawyers from Aachen): Labour Law for Entrepreneurs
Module: Lecture series Entrepreneurship in Practice | Prof. Dr Constanze Chwallek (Department of Economics) and Prof. Dr Walter Reichert (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics) Registration

9 July | 10-11.30 a.m. | E265/6
Guest lecture: Sustainability controlling in the fast-growing healthcare sector | Dr Jorit Ness (Executive Director of Stiftung Universitätsmedizin Essen and FH Aachen alumnus)
Module: Sustainability Accounting / Sustainability Controlling | Prof. Dr Sebastian Gell

10.7. | 14.15 | D102
Guest Lecture: Strategy as a Process: Management and Marketing of Innovations (in English)
Consultant: Dr Mark van den Pas (Executive Director of a SaaS Startup)
Module: Innovation, Marketing and Sales (Prof. Dr Wolfram Pietsch)