Prof. Dr. Dr. Stefan Brunnhuber
Economist, doctor, psychiatrist, full member of the Club of Rome and professor of sustainability
Prof Dr Dr Stefan Brunnhuber is Medical Director of the Diakonie Clinics in Saxony and Chief Physician of the Department of Integrative Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy.
The economic sociologist and psychiatrist is a full member of the Club of Rome, on the Board of Trustees of the World Academy of Sciences, advises the UN, WHO, EU and others and is the only German member of the Lancet Commission 'Post covid and green recovery' under Jeffrey Sachs.
The trained car mechanic studied medicine and economic sociology and completed his studies with a double doctorate. He habilitated in the fields of medical psychology, medical sociology and psychotherapy and has held several international visiting professorships.
He currently holds a chair in psychology and sustainability at Mittweida University of Applied Sciences in Saxony.
Main areas of work: New Financial engineering, economics of the climate crisis, autocracies and open societies.
In his lectures, Stefan Brunnhuber focusses on the significance of the financial system for social security systems, the environment, the economy and politics. He combines his economic research with his expertise in psychology.
In a well-founded, committed, critical and evidence-based manner, he shows 'out of the box' ways in which we can succeed in social transformation and what challenges still await us.
He speaks in German and English.