Climate Spark – Igniting Multi-level Action to Achieve the Energy Transition
At a time when geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, and competing crises risk slowing climate momentum, the IKEM Academy brings together an international community of people committed to building a climate-positive future. Over four inspiring days, participants from around the world exchange ideas, form new collaborations, and explore the solutions, innovations, and narratives that can accelerate the energy […]
Digital GreenTalents Summer School
Annika Weber
Annika Weber is a senior research associate in the mobility department at IKEM. She is also IKEM’s Equal Opportunities Officer. She studied Global Studies at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Buenos Aires), and Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok). Her master’s thesis focused on societal responses to socio-ecological transformations. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Intercultural […]
Dr. Alexandra Appel
Dr. Alexandra Appel is head of the mobility department at IKEM. She currently leads projects on electromobility and focuses on sustainable mobility concepts in urban and rural areas. Previously, she was an academic councillor, researcher and lecturer at the Chair of Economic Geography at the Institute of Geography and Geology at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg […]
Julie Hertel
Julie Hertel completed her Bachelor’s degree in International Management at the Université d’Angers. She then completed an internship at IKEM and subsequently trained in graphic design. Julie now works as a graphic designer in IKEM’s Climate and Innovation department.
Dr. Kathleen Pauleweit, LL.M.
Dr. Kathleen Pauleweit is a Senior Research Associate in IKEM’s departments of Climate and Innovation and Mobility. Her research focuses on participation, public involvement, and climate good governance. She also serves as IKEM’s Gender Equality Officer. She studied environmental law at the University of Kassel and completed her master’s degree in 2017 as the best […]
Asia Talks
Humboldt Communication Lab
Anika Nicolaas Ponder
Anika Nicolaas Ponder leads IKEM’s Climate and Innovation Department, where she and her team explore the socio-economic benefits of the energy transition, and turn those findings into positive communication strategies and effective engagement. With over fifteen years of experience in international research and project management, she specialises in acceptance research, social innovation, and science communication […]
Climate Talks
