Dr. Frauke Fischer is a wildlife biologist by training, working as the director of the Tropical Biology Research Station in the Comoé NP (Côte d’Ivoire) and conservation projects in countries like Tanzania, Brazil and others.

In 2003 she founded auf! - the first business consultancy focussing on biodiversity issues on the corporate level. auf! provides scientific expertise on biodiversity, climate change and sustainability. Dr. Fischer designs and evaluates projects in the fields of biodiversity conservation, climate protection, and CSR – for both the private and public sector.

Dr. Fischer was awarded with the Ford Motor Company Conservation Award in 2001 and the Sustainability Award of the University of Würzburg for her “Plastic Summer School” in 2018.

She is the author of over 80 scientific papers and several books.

Frauke is panel expert of the Sustainability in Hospitality panel.