English moderation live event on the main stage.

SiliconSaxony Day is one of the highlights of the rapidly growing and internationally networked semiconductor industry, which now has a permanent place in the heart of Saxony. Every year, more than 700 visitors and over 100 exhibitors are eagerly awaiting the news that top-class keynote speakers announce on the big stage or on one of the Topic Islands.

This makes the framework that a professional moderator can create all the more important at such an important event. After all, what happens on stage is also the impression that international visitors take home with them from the conference.

Silicon Saxony e.V. prepares this event well in advance and very intensively to ensure that this impression is of the highest possible quality.

When I am invited to the first coordination meeting months in advance, the entire program is usually already planned. I am shown where which activities are planned, what networking opportunities there are, what the stage program will look like, who the keynote speakers are and anything else I need to know. I then ask specifically about the things that still seem unclear to me. They are few and far between. But they are still important. Because as the moderator, I explain to the visitors at the event what they will find where, how to proceed and when, and which paths will lead them to their destination. I internalize all of this through this meeting and another meeting beforehand to such an extent that I don't need moderation cards on stage to provide orientation.

I still have moderation cards - at the latest after the second meeting shortly before the event. To announce the keynote speakers correctly, to have the important facts and figures to hand and to be able to make a note of any last-minute changes. Because there are - as with most events. Above all, however, so that Silicon Saxony e.V. can check whether my wording and thoughts match what they have in mind on stage. And also whether I use the correct English technical terms. After all, these are important if you want to convince a non-native speaker with fluent English.

When the organizer and presenter work hand in hand like we do, the audience feels it too. And that's why we receive praise every year - for the moderation, but above all for the great and comprehensive event organization.