Anke Sponer is working and lecturing in the area of (health) tourism management at the European Campus Rottal-Inn, the international faculty of the Deggendorf Institute of Technology. Anke is global networker, speaker and an expert for innovative market strategies, communication and tourism initiatives. Her vision is to further evaluate future-proof and evidence-based approaches to enable people to live healthier and longer lives. That´s why she is pushing the development of an international competence center health & tourism from the Campus.

With a degree in business administration and hotel management she started her professional career over 25 years ago, worked for various media outlets, headed the Marketing and Press Department GSA of Disneyland Resort Paris, ran as Managing Director the international destination marketing agency Aviareps Tourism before she founded her own company CSI Consultancy. 

Anke contributes to several local and international associations such as ESPA, Quality in Health Prevention (QUHEP), European Health Tourism Industry (HTI), Health Care Bavaria, American-German Business Club, Marketing Club. Since 2017 she is a local politician in the city of Munich, particularly involved in the areas of health, education, and social affairs.