With ten years of experience in development cooperation at GIZ, and previously serving as Minister of Social Affairs, the Environment, and Transportation in Baden-Württemberg and as a member of the Bundestag, Tanja Gönner has delved deeply into many issues throughout her career. We asked her: What are her plans as CEO of the BDI? How important is social dialogue to her in her new role as a business lobbyist? And: Does it matter that she is the first woman to lead the BDI?