Guest lectures

Summer semester 2026

Anyone interested is warmly welcome to attend the following guest lectures:

21 May 2026 | 1.45–2.15 pm | D101
Guest lecture: Success in Sport & Finance – Practical lecture at FH Aachen on the FC Schalke 04
bond issue Consultants: Markus Paffenholz (Partner, Head of Debt Advisory at Baker Tilly) | Tim Bonka (Corporate Finance Officer at FC Schalke 04)
Module: Corporate Finance | Prof. Dr Martin Büdenbender

28 May 2026 | 12.15–13.45 | E236/E237
Guest lecture: DATEV in practice – the impact of digitalisation on a medium-sized tax consultancy
Consultant: ADVIGO Winkler Tax Consultants
Module: DATEV Management Consulting | Prof. Dr Meike Utzerath

1 June 2026 | 10.00–11.30 | E219
Guest lecture: Business valuation in tax law
Consultant: Faraz Jalili
Module: Taxation of business transformations | Prof. Dr Mark Knüppel

2 June 2026 | 8.15–9.45 am | E263
Guest lecture: Sustainability reporting at AIXTRON
Consultant: AIXTRON
Module: Financial Reporting 1 (Business Law) | Prof. Dr Yasmine Bassen-Metz

3 June 2026 | 10.00–11.30 am | E263
Guest lecture: Sustainability reporting and auditing at KPMG
Consultant: KPMG
Module: Bookkeeping and Accounting (Business Informatics and Industrial Engineering) | Prof. Dr Yasmine Bassen-Metz

11 June 2026 | 10.00–11.30 am | C101
Guest lecture: Case study on consolidated financial reporting
Consultant: KPMG
Module: Financial Reporting 2 (Business Administration) | Prof. Dr Eva Bracht

11 June 2026 | 12.15–13.45 | D102
Guest lecture: Case study on consolidated financial reporting
Consultant: KPMG
Room: Financial Reporting 2 (Business Administration) | Prof. Dr Eva Bracht

16 June 2026 | 2.15–3.45 pm | E261/2
Guest lecture: Insights into the profession of auditor
Consultant: PWC
Module: Accounting 1 (Business Administration) | Prof. Dr Bettina Schneider

18 June 2026 | 16–17.30 | E236/E237
Guest lecture: AI in tax consultancy
Consultant: Gary Rump
Module: DATEV Management Consulting | Prof. Dr Meike Utzerath

22 June 2026 | 2.15–3.45 pm | D110
Guest lecture: SMEs: Powering a Strong Economy – Insights from Packaging Printing Inks
Consultant: Dr Mirjam Lange | Head of Strategy and M&A | Siegwerk Druckfarben
Module: Introduction to Economics | Prof. Dr Andreas Bernecker

26 June 2026 | 11.00–13.00 | tbd
Workshop: Case study on business assessment
Consultant: Deloitte
Module: Assessment in Accounting | Prof. Dr Eva Bracht

6 July 2026 | 12.15–13.45 | W103
Guest Lecture: Investment Strategy Development and Portfolio Construction in Practice for Pension Schemes of a Multinational Group
Consultant: Dr Stefan Nellshen (Chairman of the Executive Board, CEO) | Bayer Pensionskasse VVaG, Rheinische Pensionskasse VVaG
Module: Portfolio Management | Prof. Dr Philipp Schmitz

Winter semester 2025/26

Interested parties are welcome to attend the following guest lectures:

5.11.2025 | 14.15-15.45 | E219
Guest Lecture: Mergers & Acquisitions | Focus: Tax Due Diligence
Consultant: StB Selma Mohammad
Module: Taxation of Companies | Prof. Dr Mark Knüppel

11.11.2025 | 10-11.30 a.m. | C103
Guest lecture: From intern to Executive Board and: What does HR management mean at DHL Group with 600,000 employees?
Consultant: Dr Thomas Ogilvie | Chief Human Resources Officer DHL Group
Module: Human Resources & Organisation | Prof. Dr Sarah Maihaus

13.11.2025 | 8.15-11.30 a.m. | D110
Guest Lecture: Diversity, Gender (In)Equality, and Inclusion in International Organisations: Empirical Research and Practical Consequences for Future Managers
Consultant: Louisa Mandt M.Sc. | Sustainability Manager
Module: Human Resources and Organisation | Prof. Dr. Matthias Weßling

27.11.2025 | 10-11.30 am and 12.15-13.45 pm | E265
Guest Lecture: Digitalisation in Auditing
Consultant: KPMG
Module: Accounting 1 | Prof. Dr Eva Bracht

1 Dec. 2025 | 10-11.30 a.m. | W003
Guest Lecture: Occupational Challenges and Opportunities in the Occupational Field of Sales
Consultant: Holger Hoeth (Sales Manager at Heinz) and Sebastian Buchen (Corporate Credit Advisor at Volksbank Köln Bonn eG)
Module: Sales Management | Prof. Dr Wolfram Pietsch

1.12.2025 | 14.15-15.45 | D102
Guest lecture: Successfully mastering transformation in treasury - insights into the future-oriented design of global treasury organisations and cash management structures
Consultant: Christine Schult | Director Teasury Advisory | Deloitte
Module: International Corporate Finance and Treasury | Prof. Dr Martin Büdenbender

3.12.2025 | 10-11.30 a.m. | D101
Guest Lecture: Audit meets Start-up Spirit - Where Innovation meets Audit
Consultant: Rödl & Partner
Module: Accounting 2 | Prof. Dr Bettina Schneider

10.12.2025 | 12.15-13.45 | E254
Guest Lecture: Tax CMS in Corporate Practice: From Concept to Practical System - What Companies Need.
Consultant: Claudia Rohe | Tax Consultant, Partner at RSM Ebner Stolz
Module: Tax Compliance and Tax Risk Management | Prof. Dr Meike Utzerath

11.12.2025 | 10-11.30 a.m. | W002
Guest Lecture: Transfer Pricing: Principles, Challenges and Solutions
Consultant: Marco Kaiser | EY
Module: International Taxation | Prof. Dr Meike Utzerath

19.12.2025 | 10 am - 1.15 pm
Workshop: Digitalisation and Going-Concern Premise
Partner: KPMG
Module: Auditing Annual Financial Statements and Group Accounting | Prof. Dr. Eva Bracht
Registration: by 11.12.2025 by email to e.brachtfh-aachen.de

8.1.2026 | 10-11.30 a.m. | W101
Guest Lecture: Revolving Credit Facility - the Case of Henkel
Consultant: Finn Marten Körner | Head of Capital Markets & Pension Asset Management | Henkel
Module: International Corporate Finance and Treasury | Prof. Dr Martin Büdenbender

8.1.2026 | 12.15-13.45 | W103
Guest Lecture: Risk management by exception @ Henkel Treasury
Consultant: Finn Marten Körner (Head of Capital Markets & Pension Asset Management) and Charlotte Thesing (Treasury Manager) at Henkel
Module: Corporate Finance | Prof. Dr Martin Büdenbender

14.1.2026 | 14.15-15.45 | E254
Guest lecture: TAX CMS in practice - implementation in the AXA Group
Consultant: Thomas Menne and Julia Giesler: Thomas Menne and Julia Giesler | AXA
Module: Tax Compliance and Tax Risk Management | Prof. Dr Meike Utzerath

14.1.2026 | 14.15-15.45 | E220
Guest Lecture: Framework Conditions & Strategies in the Private Client Business Field "Securities Investments" | Lecture and Q&A Session
Consultant: Bernard Ehrlich | Vice President Solution Design at Aixigo
Module: Financial markets and financial services | Prof. Dr Philipp Schmitz

22.1.2026 | 14.15-15.45 | E254
Guest Lecture: Competitive advantages through IP and AI - using patents and artificial intelligence strategically
Consultant: Dr Ingo Bauer | Patent Attorney and Partner at the patent law firm GILLE HRABAL
Module: Corporate Management | Prof. Dr Tim Höhne