Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of Markthalle Neun

Where do we want to go as a market hall - as a place for community around food, as part of this neighborhood, this city?

With the advisory board, we bring outside perspectives into the hall: from urban development, business, the neighborhood, science and culture. The members support us critically and constructively, think along with us, ask questions and contribute ideas.

Together, we want to continue working on developing Markthalle Neun as a place that can continue to make a contribution to a liveable city as a lively marketplace in the middle of Kreuzberg 36.

Members of the Advisory Board

Rebecca Marquardt-Groba

Neighborhood & social issues

The Protestant parish of Kreuzberg is a long-standing partner of Markthalle Neun - from the harvest festival and Christmas services in the hall to the Stadt-Land-Food-Kongress in the church. Rebecca Marquardt-Groba is the pastor of the church and her perspective stands for the social anchoring of the Markthalle in the neighborhood. She brings the voices of the neighborhood to the advisory board.

Dr. Cordelia Polinna

Urban development & participation

Cordelia Polinna is an urban planner, researcher and expert in participatory urban development. She has been involved with Markthalle Neun for many years - whether as a driving force for the city forum in the hall or in an advisory role. Her view of the city and countryside is visionary, critical, creative and always embedded in social dialog.

Dr. Henrike Rieken

Regional value creation & food systems

Henrike Rieken teaches and researches at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Her expertise in the food system ranges from agroecological value chains and agricultural advisory services to socially just food policy. A particular focus of her work is on shaping transformative processes and the social and structural inequalities that are effective in them.

Waldemar Zeiler

Economy & Community Building

Waldemar Zeiler is an entrepreneur and activist. As a long-time regular at the Markthalle, whose office was just around the corner for many years, he has close ties with the venue. He is the initiator of various formats such as (Un)fuck The Economy, Leuchtturm Ukraine and Playdate, which was launched in 2024 - all of which took place in the Markthalle. With his projects, he stands for new working models, bold economic ideas and genuine community building.