

TUM Speakers Series
Friday - Sunday, February, 14 - 16, 2025
Day 1 - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Thursday, February 13, 5:45 p.m.
Location: Audimax, TUM Campus, Arcissstraße 21
The first day of the TUM Speakers Series x MSC will feature Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), as speaker. The topic will be: "It's a sick world: The WHO's role in a world of conflict and crisis”.
The event will address the key issues shaping the future of health security. It will cover the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as strategies for strengthening healthcare systems. In a time of increasing political division, the question arises: Can international health cooperation still succeed? This event will delve deeply into the realities of global health diplomacy and the role of international collaboration.
Day 2 – Sir Nick Clegg, Vice-Chair and President of Meta
Friday, February 14, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Audimax, TUM Campus, Arcissstraße 21
The second day of the TUM Speakers Series x MSC will feature Sir Nick Clegg, Deputy Chairman and President of Meta, as speaker. The topic will be: "Shaping the connected world: META and AI”.
The event will explore the technological, geopolitical and ethical dimensions that are shaping the future of innovation. Key topics will include Meta's role in innovation and AI as well as the company's transformation from a social media company to a leading hardware and AI company with its unique open source approach.
Day 3 - John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State
Saturday, February 15, 5:45 p.m.
Location: Audimax, TUM Campus, Arcissstraße 21
The third day of the TUM Speakers Series x MSC will feature John Kerry, the 68th United States Secretary of State, as speaker. The topic will be: “Too hot to handle: Confronting the climate crisis in a politically fractured world”.
The event will address the challenges of the climate crisis in a politically fragmented world. John Kerry will share firsthand accounts of the lessons he has learned from his political career and the role the USA has played in shaping global change.
Further events and speakers will be announced shortly on this site.