24. April 2026 10:00 - 18:00 IHK Frankfurt am Main, Germany

ADAN Career Day 2026

Connect, Learn, Grow: Where Talent Meets Opportunity

500 Attendees 6 Expert Speakers 40+ Top Employers

85%

Career Success

200+

Job Offers

1,500+

Networks Built

4.9

Satisfaction

Your Journey, Our Community

The ADAN Career Day is more than an event, it's a career accelerator. We connect BPoC students and professionals with employers who value multicultural talent, leaders, and allies who are serious about change and committed to building fairer workplaces. This is where experience is recognised, networks are built, and careers move forward – beyond closed doors and empty promises. Your story matters. Your skills count. Your career evolves here.
Authentic Stories Real Opportunities Lifelong Connections

What to Expect

Inspiring Keynotes

Hear from industry leaders who've broken barriers and paved new paths in their careers.

Hands-On Workshops

Practical skills on relevant topics from experts to accelerate your career

Panel Discussions

Engage with diverse perspectives on career growth, leadership, and workplace inclusion.

Company Expo

Meet recruiters from 30+ top employers actively seeking diverse talent.

Networking Sessions

Build meaningful connections with peers, mentors, and potential employers.

1:1 Job Speed Dating

Upload your CV to get the chance to participate in the job speed dating session with top employers.

Speakers & Topics

D

Dr. med. Nana Yaw Bimpong-Buta

Keynote Speaker

Oberarzt fĂŒr Interventionelle Kardiologie

G

Gerald Asamoah

Panelist

Fußball-Manager und Unternehmer

C

Celia Sasic

Panelist

DFB VizeprĂ€sidentin fĂŒr Gleichstellung und DiversitĂ€t

P

Pablo Thiam

Panelist

Direktor Talentwerk VfL Bochum

S

Samuel Menghistu

Speaker

Executive Director for UHNWI & Growth Entrepreneurs | UBS

E

Ebony Morczinek

Speaker

CEO & Founder, Weinstock Partners | Former CFO, Blacklane

Event Agenda

10:00 – 10:10

Welcoming

10:10 – 10:30

Opening Speech: Energizer Keynote

10:45 – 11:30

Employee Resource Groups: Strategies for Building BPoC Representation in the Workplace

Room: Plenarsaal

Panelists:
Michael Omondi – Senior Manager, Global Risk Audit and Monitoring Tech | Amazon
Lauren Johnson – Principal Portfolio Manager, Core Fashion & Designer | Zalando

10:45 – 11:30

Marketing Unfiltered – Powered by Zalando (Community Sponsor)

Room: Fortuna

Speakers:
Nyenye Munyati – Creative Account Manager ZMS | Zalando
Bruna Frimpong – Content Strategy Consideration Manager CSCC | Zalando

10:45 – 11:30

From Investment Banking to Private Wealth Management

Room: Ludwig-Erhard-Saal

11:45 – 12:30

Creator Economy – From Entertainment to Business: Karrierewege fĂŒr BPoC

Room: Plenarsaal  ·  Panel Powered by Zalando (Community Sponsor)

Panelists:
Prince Ofori – MIK Family
Dennis Kyere – MIK Family
Orne Mayinga – Content Creator & Unternehmer
DJ Onit – DJ & Veranstalter

Moderator: Aisha Camara – Vorstand ADAN e.V.

11:45 – 12:30

From Analyst to CFO

Room: Ludwig-Erhard-Saal

13:00 – 13:45

Community & Healthcare – Being Black in Healthcare

Room: Plenarsaal

Panelists:
Sarah El-Bakri – FachĂ€rztin fĂŒr GynĂ€kologie und Geburtshilfe
Halimatu Bangura – Ärztin in Weiterbildung fĂŒr OrthopĂ€die & Unfallchirurgie und NotĂ€rztin
Dr. Suleyman Jatta – Facharzt fĂŒr Allgemeinmedizin

Moderator: Jesse George – Director Public Affairs & Communications D-A-CH | Abbott

13:00 – 13:45

No Shame in the Power Game: Codes lesen, Macht verstehen und das nÀchste Job-Level gestalten

Room: Fortuna

13:00 – 13:45

Beyond the Numbers: Building your Career at the Big 4

Room: Ludwig-Erhard-Saal

14:00 – 14:45

Business & Performance – Karrierewege nach dem Spitzensport

Room: Plenarsaal

Panelists:
Gerald Asamoah – Fußball-Manager und Unternehmer
Pablo Thiam – Direktor Talentwerk VfL Bochum
Celia Sasic – DFB VizeprĂ€sidentin fĂŒr Gleichstellung und DiversitĂ€t

Moderator: Aisha-Maria Gringel – RechtsanwĂ€ltin

14:00 – 14:45

KI-Kompetenz in 2026 – Warum Unternehmen und Professionals all-in KI gehen sollen

Room: Fortuna

Memories from Last Year

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Meet the Participating Companies

Connect with leading employers committed to inclusion and belonging and actively hiring diverse talent. These companies will have booths at the event with recruiters ready to meet you.

BMZ

BMZ

Other

Introduction to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (English version)Within the German government, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is resp...

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Sony Music

Sony Music

Other

At Sony Music Entertainment, we honor the creative journey. Our creators shape movements, culture, communities, even history. And we’ve played a pioneering role in music history, fromestablishing the...

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Universal

Universal

Other

Universal Music is  the market leader in the music business and one of the most innovative entertainment companies in the world. Its roots go back to the invention of the gramophone over 120 years ago...

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FUNKE

FUNKE

Marketing / PR

FUNKE is one of Germany’s leading media companies and employers. Our portfolio spans digital platforms, news portals, newspapers, magazines, radio and podcasts – a diversity of brands and genres that...

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DZ BANK

DZ BANK

Finance / Accounting

Local. International. Customer-focused.DZ BANK is the central institution of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken Cooperative Financial Network and the central bank for approximately 700 cooperative banks...

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zeb Consulting

zeb Consulting

Consulting

zeb is one of Europe's leading strategy, management, and IT consultancies focused on financial services. We support banks, insurance companies, and (tech) service providers in developing new busi...

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ZDF

ZDF

Marketing / PR

Who We Are For decades now, ZDF has been offering you a daily program of information, education, culture, sports, and entertainment. With our information content – nearly half of our program – we cont...

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Freshfields

Freshfields

Law / Legal

 „Freshfields is a global law firm. We successfully support leading industrial and financial companies, institutions and governments with their complex legal issues and challenges. Whether from our ow...

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Techniker Krankenkasse

Techniker Krankenkasse

Healthcare

The Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), with over 15,500 employees and more than 12 million insured members, is one of Germany’s largest health insurance providers, standing for innovation, responsibility, a...

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Swiss Re

Swiss Re

Finance / Accounting

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide v...

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Siemens

Siemens

Engineering (Other)

At Siemens, we are more than 300,000 people. We are among the top technology companies worldwide. With us, resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, smart buildings and power grids, low-e...

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raisin

raisin

Finance / Accounting

"Raisin is the world's leading platform for savings and investment products. Founded in 2012, the FinTech connects consumers with banks in the EU, the UK and the US. This gives consumers bet...

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ING

ING

Finance / Accounting

Change everything with one job? Working at ING is not just a job. Working for us is a chance to make a difference. How? As a global bank we touch the lives of millions of people and strive to have a p...

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Roland Berger

Roland Berger

Consulting

Roland Berger, founded 1967 in Munich, is one of the world's leading strategy consultancies with a wide-ranging service portfolio for all relevant industries and business functions. We operate 52...

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EY

EY

Consulting

The global EY organization is a market leader in assurance, tax and legal services, as well as in consulting and strategy and transaction services provided by EY-Parthenon.We leverage our experience,...

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Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle

Other

DW (Deutsche Welle) is Germany's international broadcaster and one of the most successful international media outlets. We provide impartial news and information, giving peopleworldwide the opport...

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Deutsche Bundesbank

Deutsche Bundesbank

Finance / Accounting

The Deutsche Bundesbank is one of the largest central banks in the world. Our core business areas include monetary policy, banking supervision, financial and monetary systems, cash and non-cash paymen...

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Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn

Other

 What matters to you? At work, but also in life? Let’s talk about it and find out which job at Team DB fits you best.With over 500 professions, we are certain to find an exciting position that suits y...

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Commerzbank

Commerzbank

Finance / Accounting

The Commerzbank Group is large. So large, in fact, that it has its own management consultancy: Commerz Business Consulting – or CBC for short. We work exclusively for the Commerzbank Group and provide...

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Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann

Other

Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company with about 75,000 employees that operates in some 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book pu...

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BASF

BASF

Other

BASF is one of the world's leading chemical companies with headquarters in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, and 234 other locations in 92 countries around the globe. We produce a wide range of pro...

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ADAN Careers

ADAN Careers

Other

ADAN Careers connects ambitious divers talents with companies that value fresh perspectives, real potential, and authentic workplace culture. Discover opportunities where your experience matters, your...

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Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie

Law / Legal

Complex business challenges require an integrated response across different markets, sectors, and areas of law. Baker McKenzie’s client solutions provide seamless advice, underpinned by deep practice...

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ABB

ABB

Engineering (Other)

ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation. We see our purpose as being to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting our engineering and digitaliz...

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A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman

Law / Legal

With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets. Our teams provide unparalleled expertise with a smooth, integrated...

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Beiersdorf AG

Beiersdorf AG

Other

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-...

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Allianz

Allianz

Finance / Accounting

At Allianz, we are a diverse team of experts who develop and offer attractive insurance and asset management products in more than 70 countries. We focus on sustainability, investing in futuregenerati...

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McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company

Consulting

Complex business challenges require an integrated response across different markets, sectors, and areas of law. Baker McKenzie’s client solutions provide seamless advice, underpinned by deep practice...

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Zalando

Zalando

Other

Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is Europe’s leading online multi-brand fashion destination. We are building a pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce, along two growth vectors:...

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eBay

eBay

Other

With over 180 million active buyers, eBay is one of the world's largest online marketplaces, connecting people with the things they need and love – anytime, anywhere. The continuous selection on...

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