BOLD TOGETHER: RETHINKING WORK!

How do we envision work—and leadership—in the future? In this panel, participants will explore the opportunities and challenges of female leadership and how social and cultural changes are enabling new models of work. Drawing on a wide range of perspectives, they will discuss the future of work and explore how we can stand together courageously today to question traditional structures and rethink them. The evening will open up a space for exchange, inspiration, and the power of joint initiatives on the path to greater equality and a fair, sustainable, and more equitable working world.

“Our society and, with it, the working world are in a state of constant and radical change. COVID, war, climate change, diversity, demography, digitalization—and now the increasing shift to the right—are all factors creating an uncertainty that questions established business models, working methods, and management strategies. In the face of these massive upheavals, businesses have no other choice but to improve.” —Lunia Hara, “Empathetic Leadership”

The panel discussion will be held in German and is organized as part of the current exhibition Close Enough . Perspectives by Women Photographers of Magnum at C/O Berlin.


Hanna Steinmüller has been the directly elected Member of the German Bundestag for Berlin-Mitte since 2021. Even as a teenager, she was committed to social justice and environmental protection. After finishing school, she worked with young adults receiving unemployment benefits (Hartz IV) and studied social sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin to explore issues of participation and inequality in greater depth. In the Bundestag, she serves as chairwomen of the committee for Housing, Building, City Development & Municipalities, where she advocates for affordable housing and stronger tenant protection.

Ronja Ebeling is a trained journalist and founder of TEAM OF TOMORROW. She is also a podcaster and host of the format HUNGRY MINDS. As an author, she has published the following books: Young, Worried, Dependent (2021) and Work Reloaded – Executives in Interview (2023). She regularly appears as a representative of GenZ at corporate events, trade fairs, public conferences, and on talk shows, advocating for positive intergenerational relationships.

Dr. Ellen Madeker has served as Head of Public Policy for DACH, Central and Eastern Europe at Airbnb since May 2021. Prior to joining Airbnb, she was Head of Strategy at the German Travel Association (DRV), where she oversaw the organization's key initiatives. Earlier in her career, Dr. Madeker—who holds a doctorate in sociology—spent seven years in Brussels, working in various roles for the Representation of the State of Hesse to the European Union and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. 

Anne-Kathrin Heier heads the editorial team of EDITION F at FUNKE Mediengruppe. She studied Literary Writing and Cultural Journalism and worked as an editor at Ammann Verlag and Berlin Verlag. In her writing, she gives space to people and stories that are rarely heard. Her work explores why love is political, how deeply misogyny is rooted in society, and how we can begin to dismantle it.

Lunia Hara is an expert in empathetic leadership and a leading voice for cultural transformation. She inspires leaders to embrace empathy, openness, and responsibility—for effective leadership and holistic success. As an author, speaker, and former Director of Project Management, she has guided organizational change for many years. Her book Empathetic Leadership (2025) shows how compassion can transform the world of work.

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays, experiences, and services that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Edition F is an online magazine belonging to the FUNKE Media Group that advocates for equality in business, society, and politics. Founded in 2014, the platform uses constructive journalistic formats and its major event, the Female Future Force Day, to engage people who are committed – both on a large and small scale – to creating a more equal world for everyone.