Today, Ilka Groenewold, a journalist by training, is attested to be a true all-round artist. However, the focus of her work is on the areas of
areas of moderation and coaching. Ilka has experience in Gala-, Messe-, Kongress-, Award-, Seminar-, Internet-, TV- und Website-Moderation  gala, trade fair, congress, award, seminar, internet, TV and website moderation. Both with children and young people, as well as with adults at high-profile events, where she is at eye level with executives. She is a woman who loves challenges and masters them with pleasure. And she does so “on stage” as well as editorially, in German as well as in English. Or in the best Frisian dialect. She is natural, warm-hearted and sensitive in dealing with her fellow human beings and always manages to turn a simple “small talk” into an entertaining conversation and to put a smile on people’s faces.
Today, Ilka Groenewold can look back on more than 5.500 event presentations in cities such as Hamburg, Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Hanover zurück, on more than 3.800 hours on-air experience and is perhaps already looking forward to realising the next event or production with you and turning it into a unique experience.

Ilka Groenewold was born on 6 March 1985 and started dancing in ballet classes at the tender age of three. She worked as a dance teacher for jazz and hip hop until 2005. In 2001, the TV station VIVA discovered the young talent and invited her to host the “McClip Show”. This was the final impulse for Ilka to pursue a stage career. She continued to take dance lessons, singing and piano lessons, workshops, castings etc.. Thus, after graduating from high school, the dream of a two-year training as a musical theatre performer in Hamburg could be realised. So the presenter likes to surprise the guests of a gala with a singing performance. Since 2001 she has successfully presented a wide variety of topics at events, galas, award ceremonies, congresses oder trade fairs. And of course in TV productions and live broadcasts. In 2012, Ilka started her “American Studies/Anglistics and Movement Sciences” studies at the University of Hamburg (graduated in 2015) and accepted the title “Runner of the Year” from the DLV in the same year. In 2013, Ilka Groenewold was awarded the “Young Entrepreneur Award 2013” for her activities as a moderator and coach. Ilka Groenewold was born into the business world. Her parents are the second generation to run a car dealership in East Frisia, her brother has an IT company and is active in app development, which means Ilka has a great deal of interest and knowledge in both the automotive and IT sectors.