Silke Franke

Silke Franke serves as the Referatsleiterin at the Akademie für Politik und Zeitgeschehen, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, specializing in environmental and climate issues, rural development, and consumer protection since 2010. Additionally, Silke holds the position of Geschäftsführerin at Bayerische Akademie Ländlicher Raum e.V., focusing on scientific advisory roles, awards for young researchers, and conferences. Experience as Stammreferentin at Schule der Dorf- und Landentwicklung and as Wiss. Angestellte at Technische Universität München from 2004 to 2010 includes work in land development and land use planning. Silke was previously a Projektleiterin at LARS consult / grontmij auweck from 1999 to 2004, involved in municipal and regional development projects. Silke Franke earned a degree in Geography, Environmental Psychology, and Landscape Ecology from Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.