Lena Henkes
Lena Henkes is currently working in the research program “The evolving digital society” as coordinator for events and knowledge transfer. Previously, she already supported the research program as a student assistant.
She holds a master’s degree in political science from Freie Universität Berlin and her master’s thesis focused on digital sovereignty in digital policy discourse in Germany. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies and Political Science at the University of Bremen.
Before joining HIIG, Lena gained professional experience at political foundations in Berlin and Brussels, in marketing as well as in an office of the German Bundestag with a focus on European policy.
Organisation of events
Artificial Intelligence and the Human Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science and FictionFrom 11.05.2022 to 13.05.2022. Spreespeicher, Japanese-German Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Japanese-German Center Berlin (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Steven Mark Champion, Thomas Christian Bächle
Making sense of the digital Society: Kanta Dihal – How the world sees intelligent machines11.05.2022. Spreespeicher, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Making sense of the digital Society: Krisztina Rozgonyi & Marius Dragomir – Freedom of expression in Central and Eastern Europe21.03.2022. Säälchen, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Making sense of the digital society: Tilman Santarius – Die Digitalisierung für das Klima nutzen26.10.2020. Säälchen, Berlin, Deutschland. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Christian Grauvogel, Christian Katzenbach