Sinologist · Consultant · Trainer · Speaker
Dr. Barbara Geldermann
Business · Academia · Institutions
Different working environments. Years of experience.
Deep expertise in Asia. A clear eye for practical realities.
Dr. Barbara Geldermann holds a doctorate in Sinology and is a certified international trade consultant (BWA). Her regional focus is Greater China and Southeast Asia. Her work brings together intercultural management, international communication and extensive experience in economic cooperation between Asia and Europe.
She studied Sinology, East Asian Art History and Comparative Religion at the University of Bonn, National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei and the University of Potsdam, completing her studies with a doctorate.
She combines academically grounded approaches with many years of practical experience in international projects in mechanical engineering, industry, chemicals, technology and financial services.
Extensive business travel, long-standing networks and direct collaboration with companies and multicultural teams continue to shape her consulting work.
How she works
Turning cultural understanding into confident action.
Cultural knowledge is valuable when it offers guidance in difficult situations. Dr. Barbara Geldermann therefore combines careful analysis with the specific questions, roles and goals of her clients.
Listen & assess
Reveal expectations, communication patterns and potential causes of conflict.
Translate perspectives
Make differing priorities and meanings understandable and discussable.
Create confidence
Develop practical strategies for communication, leadership and cooperation.
Secure transfer
Anchor learning in everyday work through reflection, exercises and follow-up.
Keynotes · Talks · Moderation
Business and culture in conversation
Dr. Barbara Geldermann makes economic and cultural connections clear and practical through talks and moderation, tailored to the occasion and audience.
In German or English, on site, online or hybrid.
Keynotes & impulses
Fresh perspectives for conferences and executive events.
Expert talks
Informed perspectives on China, Southeast Asia and intercultural collaboration.
Panels & moderation
Structured dialogue that brings different perspectives together productively.
German or English · on site, online or hybrid
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Tell us briefly about your project, audience and current challenge. Together, we will identify the consulting, training or speaking format that fits.