Review Hamburg Finance Forum 2026
Last week, the Hamburg Finance Forum 2026 marked the annual kickoff of the Hamburg Financial Research Center (HFRC), bringing together experts from academia, politics, and financial practice under the motto “Connecting minds to foster knowledge.”
The forum was opened by Dr. Andreas Dressel, Finance Senator of the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, highlighting the importance of strong capital markets for the financial hub Hamburg.
A key highlight was the keynote by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lars Feld, former Chair of the Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, who provided an insightful economic policy perspective on investments in real estate and private infrastructure.
High-level panels and presentations on macroeconomic outlooks, fixed income, private markets and strategic asset allocation rounded off the program.
Speakers 2026 (in chronological order):
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Drobetz, Dr. Andreas Dressel, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Heilmann, Prof. Dr. Henning Voepel, Dr. Martin Lück, Dr. Christian Jasperneite, Dr. Michael Ganske, CFA, Peter Herrmannsberger, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lars Feld, Andreas Meier, Dr. Dorothea Ringe, Dr. Adrian Presse, CAIA, Dr. Birka Benecke, Udo Meyer & Michael Busack.
We thank all speakers, participants and partners for the open and insightful exchange and look forward to continuing the dialogue between academia, politics, and financial practice beyond the Hamburg Finance Forum 2026.
CEE Group,T. Rowe Price Deutschland & Österreich, Berenberg, Ultramarin, Absolut Research GmbH, Joachim Herz Stiftung, FCH Finance City Hamburg GmbH