Biography

Dr. Saskia Horsch is Head of Global Public & Regulatory Affairs at the German air mobility start-up Lilium. In this function, she is responsible for all political and regulatory matters pertaining to urban/regional air mobility. She works with governments, regulators, aviation agencies as well as airports and partners on the establishment of an adequate regulatory framework for the future operations of eVTOL aircraft. She is also in charge of securing required approvals to enable the launch of Lilium's services. Prior to joining Lilium, Saskia worked at Amazon for over 10 years in European and country leadership roles across the External Affairs, Public Policy, Internal Communications, Employee Relations & HR functions. Previously, Saskia worked at different Brussels-based consultancy firms as well as at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition. Saskia is a fully qualified lawyer and holds a PhD in European competition law from the University of Cologne.