Keynote Speaker

Christian Böttcher is a German diplomat with extensive experience in foreign policy, public diplomacy, and international relations. He currently serves as Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Pristina, after previously leading the embassy’s communications as Spokesperson and Head of Public Diplomacy. From 2020 to 2023, he worked at the German Embassy in Islamabad, focusing on domestic politics, counter-terrorism, and economics. Earlier, he was Desk Officer for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.