SPEAKER: KRISTIANE BACKER

Language Bilingual German & English

Competent French

Competent Italian

Training 99 Natural Medicine Foundation Course with Neal's Yard in association with the University of Westminster.

99 Homeopathy three - year part time course

98-00 Religious Studies Birkbeck University including Islamic art, Islamic medicine, social and political issues in Islam

90-94 Spiegel TV, Hamburg - Reporter

93 Sustainable Environment - Birkbeck University

91 Lee Strasberg School - acting

90 British Film Institute, London - Film studies

87 - 89 Radio Hamburg, Germany - Journalist (largest commercial radio station, two year trainee-ship, qualified Radio Journalist )

Nicolai Advertising agency, Hamburg - copywriter.

Studio Hamburg, Hamburg - Assistant Director.

Video Art Productions, Hamburg - Assistant Producer.

Employment:
21.1.02 Axa Insurance Jahresauftakttagung, Cologne Presenter
17.12.01 Learning For Life Charity Gala Presenter
08.8.01 NDR TV, Nottinghill Karneval Reporter
00-01 Internet TV, www.Now.com, Earth and Space Presenter
5.7.01 Bass Hotels + Resorts award ceremony, Budapest Presenter
21.6.01 Virt- X Virtual Stock exchange, Zurich Presenter
15.6.01 Audi, Le Mans 24 hour race, France Presenter
01.03.01 launch of a new Printer for Oki Europe, Brussels Presenter
19.2.2000 Rosenthal Awards, Frankfurt Presenter
29.1.2000 Arum Eid Silk Banquet, London Presenter
24.1.2000 Fuchs Continents - WOB event, Mannheim Presenter, Interviewer
22.1.2000 GE Capital IT Solutions for Compuserve European Kick- Off Meeting / Awards, Sevilla Presenter
'96 -'98 Mentorn "The Ticket" NBC Presenter
5.2.98 "Video Winners Gala" Munich Presenter
August '96 Midora Opening Gala. International World Jewellery Fair. Presenter
Sony Music Dance Party 1-5 Presenter
2.89-5.96 MTV Europe, presented a variety of different shows
including Coca Cola report, European top 20, Interviewer / Presenter
MTV at the Movies, new videos, live music, many interviews
2.94 & 95 "Bravo Super Show" RTL 2 Presenter
11.94 "Bravo Best of 1994" RTL 2 Presenter
6.94 "Bravo Boy & Girl" RTL 2 Presenter
11.93 "Pop Show 93" ZDF Presenter
10.93 "Lion Awards" RTL 2 Presenter
93- 95 "Bravo TV" RTL 2 May Presenter
11.92 "Face 1992" Max Magazine Presenter
92 - 94 Unique Broadcasting MTV News for German Presenter
5.92 "Echo Music Awards", Cologne Presenter
91- 92 Premiere "Air Play" Video Music Show - Presenter
12.91 Diverse Education - Educational programme for Presenter
young Europeans
91 - 92 Bild am Sonntag, Germany - weekly column Journalist
reflecting cultural trends in London '
Voice Over work for VSI, Foreign Versions, Speak, etc

Awards:
Golden Camera
Two Golden Otto's

Charity:
4.12.2001 Learning for Life charity event to raise funds Presenter
for Afghan refugee schools
29.1.2000 Arum Eid Silk Banquet, London Presenter
August '98 organised & co-ordinated a very successful high profile Art
Exhibition and Concert in association with the Bosnian Ambassador to
the UN, Mohammed Sacirbey in the presence of the President of Bosnia
as part of the Bridge Project, dedicated to uniting the three different
factions of the people of Bosnia.
Kristiane was an executive member of the charitable organisation,
"Learning for Life" for which she was their main Event Co-ordinator
and still supports this charity.