Birgit Hofmann

Birgit Hofmann is an accomplished leader in environmental innovations, electromobility, and battery technology and currently heads the respective department at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Birgit brings a wealth of experience in promoting innovation and adopting new technologies, particularly those aimed at decarbonizing and digitizing key industrial sectors in Germany and Europe.

In her current role, Birgit spearheaded several task forces focused on the creation and scaling up of new firms. She has also developed and implemented policies for structural change in industrial sectors and turnaround strategies for individual firms. Birgit always focuses on the importance of dialogue and collaboration between the public sector, administration, and enterprises to build sustainable and technologically advanced industries.

Before her current position, Birgit served as Deputy Head of the Department for European Aspects of Industrial Policy and Head of the Department for Automotive Policy and was a member of Germany’s permanent representative to the OECD in Paris. She holds a master of economics degree from the University of Constance and was a visiting fellow at Harvard University in Cambridge, USA.