Thorsten Kausch
Speaker, strategist and urban thinker
Thorsten Kausch has what a good presentation and a good conversation need: Wit, experience and empathy.
Topics
City brands, stakeholder management, partner models and political-strategic communication
Profile
Thorsten Kausch is a well-known expert in place branding and urban development in the DACH region. Thanks to his large network and close cooperation with cities from Flensburg to Innsbruck, the Hamburg entrepreneur not only has a broad view of strategy and structures, but also knows the details of implementation: communication in politics and administration, dialog with urban society and stakeholders, the challenges of cities and city makers.
Thorsten Kausch is personally committed to strengthening societies and connecting people. After all, dialog and cooperation are the beginning of solutions. Thorsten Kausch gained these insights as a long-standing Managing Director of Hamburg Marketing GmbH (2006-2016) and its subsidiaries. And they are what drive him as Managing Partner of Stadtmanufaktur GmbH, as a moderator, speaker and author of numerous specialist books.
Links and information
Thorsten Kausch as speaker, moderator and interview partner
More about Thorsten Kausch
Experience
- Managing partner of Stadtmanufaktur GmbH
- 2006 to 2016: Managing Director
- Hamburg Marketing GmbH
- Hamburg Tourismus GmbH
- Hamburg Convention Bureau GmbH
- 1997 to 2006: Member of District Assembly & Hamburg Parliament (local and state parliament)
- Author of numerous specialist books on “City as Brand” and “Place Brands”
References
- SWR Aktuell Rheinland-Pfalz – Interview with Thorsten Kausch – 21.08.2023
- How the city centers of the future will become experience spaces – Interview by Thorsten Kausch in Public Marketing
- Moderation of the first Bielefeld City Talk – October 2022
- Moderation – Real Estate Industry Day 2021 – ZIA Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V.
My drive
What holds a society together? I ask myself this question every day. As a strategist and head of Stadtmanufaktur – as a speaker at events, conferences and workshops – as a thought leader and networker in cities.
My motivation is to connect people and strengthen society. In doing so, I follow my conviction: Dialogue requires courage.
My strengths
- Results-oriented moderator between politics, administration and urban society.
- Strategist for branding, brand management, processes, structures, stakeholders.
- Nationally and internationally networked.
- Keynotes on place branding, urban development and social cohesion.
“Thorsten Kausch initiated the first Forum Innsbruck, inspired us in the planning – and moderated the event. On stage, Thorsten came across as consistently confident and likeable. Our guests and stakeholders were delighted with the event.
Heike Kiesling, Managing Director of Innsbruck Marketing GmbH
Heike Kiesling and Thorsten Kausch (center) © Flo Gassner