Nena Brockhaus - Biography
Nena Brockhaus is a journalist, television presenter, bestselling author, and political commentator.
With her pointed language and analytical acuity, she is one of the most opinionated voices of her generation. She tackles polarizing topics, classifying them based on facts and thus striking a chord with the spirit of the times.
Her lectures are passionate appeals for personal responsibility, achievement, economic rationality, and a culture of honest debate. She combines socio-political observations with personal experiences as well as quotes and assessments from prominent voices in politics, business, and the media. Whether on stage or on television, Nena Brockhaus is clear, combative, and stands for the courage to take a stand.
Nena Brockhaus Lecture topics
- More money than brains
Why Germany is failing not because of money, but because of attitude.
Nena Brockhaus analyses the political and economic misguided developments in Germany: from escalating consultancy fees to the erosion of the ‘Made in Germany’ myth. A lecture for anyone who wants to understand why investing billions does not solve problems – and what really helps.
- OLD WISE MEN – What we can learn from them
A plea for virtues, discipline and personal responsibility.
In the midst of over-regulation and a sense of entitlement, Brockhaus recalls the generation of values of the 1940s and 1950s. It quotes personalities such as Wolfgang Reitzle, Stefan Aust and Edmund Stoiber – and shows why old virtues are more relevant today than ever.
- Politics, Economy & Society – The state of the nation
Are we a country in permanent crisis?
Financial, energy or values crisis – Germany lurches from debate to debate. Brockhaus analyses the political and social climate between alarmism, division and denial of reality.
- Work-life balance – the life lie of our time
Why performance must be given value again.
The debate about the 4-day week and self-care often eclipses the importance of work ethic and commitment. Brockhaus calls for a new culture of endeavour – and exposes the work-life balance as a deceptive feel-good concept.
- Generation Y and Z – A life for the limelight
How social media is shaping the younger generations.
Between self-presentation and the search for meaning: Brockhaus describes how Instagram and TikTok are changing the way the younger generation thinks, feels and works – and what this means for our society.
Who is Nena Brockhaus?
Born in 1992, Nena Brockhaus studied in Maastricht and trained at the renowned Georg von Holtzbrinck School of Journalism. At the age of 26, she landed her first SPIEGEL bestseller with “Unfollow.” Today, with five SPIEGEL bestsellers to her name, she is one of Germany’s most successful young authors. This was followed by “Pretty Happy,” “Ich bin nicht grün” and “Alte WEISE Männer”. Her book “Mehr Geld als Verstand” went straight to number 1 on the SPIEGEL bestseller list in 2025.
She became known nationwide as a presenter on the political talk show “Viertel nach Acht” on BILD. Since November 10, 2025, she has been hosting her own show on WELT TV, “Meinungsfreiheit mit Nena Brockhaus”, in which she leads political and economic debates with prominent guests three times a week. At the same time, she has been writing the weekly column “Nena und die andere Meinung” for FOCUS Online since March 2024.
She regularly appears as a political commentator on programs such as Maischberger, ZDF heute – 13 Fragen, and Stern TV. Her style? Direct, courageous, opinionated – a conscious antithesis to the consensus-oriented mainstream.