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We look forward to welcoming you to the Field Days 2026. The conference brings together researchers from across different economic disciplines who share an interest in conducting experiments outside the laboratory, spanning artefactual and framed field experiments as well as natural field experiments, and often conducted in collaboration with practice partners in the governments, non-profits, or firms.

In this ESMT Insight Hour, Dr. Martin Hofmann, author of The Agentic Enterprise, will present insights from his new book and introduce a new business operating model built around hybrid teams of domain experts and AI agents that sense, decide, learn, and act autonomously.

In Times Higher Education, Eric Quintane associate professor of organisational behavior at ESMT Berlin, examines how network awareness shapes academic careers and how this dynamic varies by gender.

The Reuters story focused on auto industry crisis in Baden-Württemberg. Bianca Schmitz, founding director of the Hidden Champions Institute at ESMT Berlin, notes that while the automotive sector in the region faces structural decline, other industries such as automation, robotics, medtech, and software are expanding.

In Table Media’s CEO Table, Matthew S. Bothner professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin, examines why adding top talent does not automatically improve team performance. Studies from professional sports show that teams with several high-status members perform worse when coordination is weak.

The feature in Berliner Zeitung, highlights how ESMT Berlin transformed the former GDR State Council building into Germany’s leading private business school.

Master in General Management student Yuling Liu gives us an insider’s view of the ESMT dorms and shares her tips for applying for one of the in-demand spots.

The Munich Security Conference recently saw global decision-makers convene to discuss the changing geopolitical landscape. In this webinar, Dr Merriden Varrall and Dr Timo Blenk draw on real‑time lessons from the forum to help business leaders understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to respond.

This webinar also previews ESMT’s new online Executive Education program, Geopolitics for Business, designed to help leaders build geopolitical awareness into everyday decision making.
 

Beneath every visible success, connection, and transformation lie powerful forces — unseen currents — quietly shaping who we are and where we are headed. At the 2026 TEDxESMT Berlin, under the theme “Unseen Currents: Stories that shape us”, we’re shining a light on the subtle shifts and quiet forces that move us forward.