{"id":114169,"date":"2025-09-08T13:46:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=114169"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:47:52","slug":"christian-ress","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/en\/speaker-presenter\/christian-ress\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Ress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Christian Ress is an innovator and Wine Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 \u2013 he stands for the rare combination of lived tradition, digital pioneering spirit and entrepreneurial courage, making this blend tangible both in his wines and on stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing still is not an option \u2013 especially in a world that is constantly changing. Christian Ress demonstrates how to preserve what is valuable while boldly moving forward. As owner of the traditional <strong>Balthasar Ress winery<\/strong> and founder of the international <strong>wineBANK<\/strong>, he combines centuries-old craftsmanship with digital ideas \u2013 not as opposites, but as a recipe for success. For him, tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the passing on of fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-christian-ress-keynote-topics\">Christian Ress Keynote Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Ress brings his experiences to the stage and combines them with emotion, storytelling and wine tastings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cBest Friends: Tradition Meets Innovation\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 A behind-the-scenes look at a family business conquering global markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cTreasure Hunt in the Quarry Lake \u2013 The Secret of Extraordinary Wine\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 How creativity can turn into powerful media events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cVineyard on Sylt \u2013 The Adventure that Made Keitum Germany\u2019s Northernmost Wine-Growing Community\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 When the impossible becomes possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cwineBANK \u2013 This Is How Community Has Worked Since 2009\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 How a seemingly simple idea grew into a \u201csmall world market leader\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Balthasar Ress winery looks back on <strong>155 years of history<\/strong>. Now in its fifth generation, Christian Ress is driving professionalisation and internationalisation: from a regional producer to a global player, now present in more than 40 countries. In parallel, he has founded other companies within the wine industry value chain \u2013 today his enterprises employ around 100 people. The common thread: consistent quality, a strong brand story and the courage to take unconventional paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unconventional ideas that move the industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens when curiosity meets perseverance? Projects arise such as the <strong>underwater wine \u201cResspekt\u201d<\/strong>, matured at a depth of 18 metres in the Diez quarry lake, a prize-winning Riesling cuv\u00e9e with a truly distinctive profile. Or the cultivation of vines on <strong>Germany\u2019s northernmost vineyard on Sylt<\/strong> \u2013 an experiment that pushed boundaries and drew nationwide attention. Equally groundbreaking: the <strong>wineBANK<\/strong>, established in 2009 and grown into an international community with 15 locations across four countries and around 3,000 members \u2013 a space for storage, encounters and exchange around wine, proving how a simple idea can become a \u201csmall world market leader\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What your audience will take away<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants learn how a valuable legacy can become a springboard for innovation, why strong stories generate more attention than mere product features, how to turn customers into loyal members of a living brand, and why controlled experimentation can help escape competition. If desired, Christian Ress and his team round off the keynote with a wine tasting \u2013 creating a multisensory experience that resonates long after the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Ress is an innovator and Wine Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 \u2013 he stands for the rare combination of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":114127,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"speaker-category":[16588,16604,16589,16594,16591,16605],"speaker-topic":[16642,16634,16632,16623,16643,16658],"speaker-type":[16666,16665,16667],"speaker-gender":[16670],"speaker-language":[16571],"class_list":["post-114169","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","speaker-category-digitalisation-technology","speaker-category-entrepreneurship","speaker-category-exclusively-at-premium-speakers","speaker-category-innovations-mega-trends-future","speaker-category-leadership","speaker-category-sales-marketing","speaker-topic-branding","speaker-topic-consumption-trade","speaker-topic-innovations","speaker-topic-leadership-4-0","speaker-topic-storytelling","speaker-topic-sustainability","speaker-type-interview-guest","speaker-type-keynote-speaker","speaker-type-presenter","speaker-gender-men","speaker-language-german"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Christian Ress &#8211; Premium Speakers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Christian Ress \u2013 Wine Entrepreneur with courage, passion &amp; innovation: Owner of Balthasar Ress, founder of wineBANK. 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