Fabian Stangier is head of department in the Office for Integration and Diversity and is responsible for diversity management in the City of Cologne. In this position, he and his team are responsible for the issues of people with disabilities, LGBTQI, religion and anti-discrimination. Aiming to promote diversity, inclusion and equality in the city of Cologne. Previously, he was office manager in the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament and advisor for the Hamburg Olympic bid, Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media. He obtained his Master’s degree in Middle East Studies in Hamburg.