Damita Pressl

Damita Pressl is a journalist, moderator and public speaking coach. She was a TV presenter on Austrian television before moving to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. She currently lives and works in Zurich, moderates panels and events throughout Europe, most recently for the European Commission, the University of Zurich, Forum Alpbach and Amazon, and helps high-profile individuals prepare for media appearances and presentations.

She studied psychology at Goldsmiths College and UCL and journalism at FH Vienna. Damita works in English, German and French and can be booked as an MC or moderator for conferences and panels in Europe and beyond. 

Photo: Janic Wermuth

“Transformation can only succeed when science, politics, business and society listen to each other and pull together. As a moderator, I see my role as being to make this dialogue possible – in a way that is clear, fact-based and solution-orientated.”

— Damita Pressl