The House of Public Affairs

• Sebastian Fischer-Jung has helped shape the digital transformation process of one of the three largest industry associations in Germany. The focus was on the installation of a digital stakeholder management system, the development of the digital infrastructure and editorial support for the social media channels.
• Using the methods of political design thinking, Sebastian Fischer-Jung supports companies and associations with process and workflow innovation. This concerns two public sector companies in the fields of mobility and security. It involves both the sounding out of political spheres and the mechanics of social media communication.
• Together with Hans Bellstedt, Sebastian Fischer-Jung regularly holds design-thinking workshops on the strategic reorientation of associations and their member companies. Bellstedt and Fischer-Jung also hold an annual Design Thinking Seminar on Public Affairs at the TU Berlin.

Peter Husen has been working as a consultant and business representative at the crossroads of politics and business for 15 years. During five of these years, Peter was located directly in Brussels, where he advocated his clients' interests vis-à-vis the EU institutions. EU legislation has been a focus of Peter's work ever since.

Peter Husen holds a diploma in political science (Otto-Suhr-Institut of Freie Universität Berlin). In the early 2000s, he published the first academic paper, in German language, on the public affairs sector in Germany and Europe. Peter Husen is a lecturer for "International Public Affairs" at the University for Technology and Economics in Berlin. He carries out workshops and lectures on future-oriented topics including digitization and industry 4.0 on a regular basis.

• Successful political positioning of one of the largest European industrial park operators vis-à-vis the political institutions in Brussels. Peter Husen organized political events in Brussels and expert discussions with decision-makers from the EU Commission and the European Parliament.
• Representation of interests for an association in the telecommunications sector in the context of the amendment of European data protection legislation. Peter Husen coordinated the political work of the association and the coordination with the European umbrella organisation.
• Political communication for a regional energy supplier on the occasion of the EU's 3rd energy package for the liberalisation of the electricity and gas markets. Peter Husen worked as a political contact person for the company's board of directors and for political representatives in Brussels.
• Political risk analyses for investors on the impact of the EU Clean Mobility Package on the automotive industry. Peter Husen provides clients with overviews of the current political situation, current political processes and ongoing discussions.

Prior to joining the consultancy Tobias Weiler represented the interests of various associations of the high-tech industry such as ZVEI, vfa, VDI and SPECTARIS in Brussels and Berlin.

Tobias Weiler studied political science at the universities of Tübingen and Hamburg from 1983 to 1989. In 1994, he was awarded a scholarship from the German Research Foundation (DFG) to study European research and technology policy at the Graduate College "European Integration" at the University of Tübingen. From 1994 to 1995 he was Coordinator Parliamentary Relations in the European Commission (Directorate General Research) in Brussels.

• Successful restructuring of a medium-sized industrial association as responsible managing director.
• Supportingf a European investor in the healthcare sector (market observation and market access, investments, M&A)
• Business development consulting for a client in the field of medical technology
• Supporting associations and companies (especially pharmaceutical and medical technology) in the development of advocacy strategies and PA formats