Désirée Duray

Désirée far exceeded our expectations in her role during the grand opening events of our Customer Relations Hubs in Berlin, Barcelona, and Zagreb. With her exceptional professionalism, she not only guided the guests smoothly through the evening but also took them on an emotional journey—complete with plenty of goosebump-inducing moments! Désirée’s extensive expertise and experience in the automotive industry were extremely helpful during the preparation phase. All in all, an outstanding collaboration!
Porsche AG


Desiree exceeded all expectations at our high-level event, which brought together around 100 top executives from the European chemical and energy industries. On stage, Desiree came across as knowledgeable, confident, charming, and consistent—someone who takes the time to delve into technical topics and asks the right questions at the right time. Just as important—and likely unique—was the way Desiree supported us in the highly complex preparation of the event’s content. Without her, we wouldn’t have been able to create such a natural and seamless flow. Desiree understood exactly what was important to us and incorporated this perfectly into the structure of our event. On a personal level, too, working with her was incredibly pleasant and caring. In summary, Desiree was so much more than “just” a moderator—she was a major factor in the success of this important conference!
Boston Consulting Group


Dear Desiree, what we were able to achieve with your support was a truly special highlight. It was fantastic to see the absolutely charming, professional, and consistently warm and attentive manner with which you won over all the guests—both for us and for everyone involved—during the preparations and the live performance. We’d love to work with you again anytime.
BASF - The Chemical Company


“Désirée Duray is the most professional moderator I have worked with.

Our company ABB has worked with her on several events, and her stage presence is professional, authentic and charismatic.

She engages naturally with everyone on stage and the audience.

What I like most about her moderation, is that she improvises naturally when needed and makes the entire event fun, bringing it to a next level.

Her professionalism and attention to detail, to make the event perfect, starts with the first briefing call to the delivery of the event.

During the preparation process, for her script, I was super impressed as she delivered, already with the first draft, exactly what the company expected - and indeed, exceeded our expectations.

Her broad knowledge of topics, in particular for our industry, is outstanding.

Desiree is fun to work together with, she brings in a lot of great ideas and goes beyond her mandate as a moderator.

And also, gave us great ideas and inputs for the delivery of the overall event, to maximise the customer experience.

I would warmly recommend her to anyone looking to deliver a professional, engaging and fun event.”

ABB
 
 

“Dear Désirée, the European Automotive Summit has been a great success.
On behalf of EUCAR and our Chairman, Dr. Gerd Schuster BMW,
I would like to express our sincere gratitude for your excellent contribution.
Your excellent moderation of the conference and the panel discussions played an important role in creating such a successful event with many flavors, inspiring and challenging our participants.
Without you, this would not have been possible. It was again a pleasure working with you.!”
EUCAR - European Council for Automotive R&D

 

 

“Désirée has been a tremendously valuable asset to our SAP Enterprise Cloud Day.
Her charming and energetic character, as well as her very refreshing way of moderation, brought an amazing spirit and atmosphere to our event.
Throughout the whole day, she kept us on track in regards to time management and ensured a perfect flow of our event.
She fully identified herself with her role in our event and was well prepared.
Désirée also engaged with the organizing team before the event, which helped to establish a structured agenda and to ensure the success of the event.
Outstanding performance! Hope that we will have the pleasure of working with her again in future!”
SAP

 

“Désirée with her personality, esprit and excellent profession was a significant success factor for our event!
We definitely will keep on cooperating with her as moderator for future projects and events...”

Siemens

 

“To work with professionals is always a must. To work with professionals who can embrace your topic extremely fast, feeling

that they work on it for years, definitely is a blessing.
From the preparation till the execution in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress, Désirée not only showed high levels of

commitment & professionalism but also creativity, flexibility, patience and most importantly positive collaboration spirit for all involved parties. Many thanks Désirée for the superb work.”

Deutsche Telekom

 

“Désirée, it was great meeting you at the BASF event. I really enjoyed your style of moderating.

As you can imagine, I've been to many similar conferences over the years and if you don't mind me giving you the feedback, I

would say you were one of the best moderators I have ever seen!

So very well done! Hope we get the opportunity to work together again.”

Paul Mascarenas,
Officer of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, President FISITA, CTO and Vice President Ford Motor Company

 

“Désirée Duray is a true live event professional; not only does she excel as a host on stage in any situation (no matter how unpredictable), but she is also a tremendous asset during the planning and event design phases. Désirée knows the automotive industry very well and therefore contributes significantly to the overall success of the event...
Désirée, thank you very much for your very professional and charming way of facilitating our international events. Such great help to have all your knowledge of BMW topics on board...”

BMW Group

“Désirée works for Huawei as moderator of our annual supplier conventions and gala events and always gets very good feedback from all attendees:
She inspires the audience by her professional style and warm words, attracts everyones' eye and is center of attention in the huge ballroom.
Because of her effort Huawei achieves successful Supplier Conventions. Thank you Désirée for your contribution...”

Huawei

“Desiree adds value!

With her strong personality, professional skills and energetic performance she is not only contributing to the content of your

events but makes them a memorable experience for your clients.

Desiree did a fantastic job for Scodix, showed excitement, professionalism and hard work that led to excellent results.

Desiree's presenting skills, high energy and enthusiasm were a key contribution to our success.”

Scodix, Israel

 

“Désirée, once again THANK YOU for your commitment and fantastic performance at the World Championship!

You were outstandingly well prepared and therefore stabilizing element for the entire crew.

The skilful mix of English, Dutch and German was very impressive and – thanks to your excellent eloquence in all three

languages – an asset for the entire event.”

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES

 

“…therefore I would like to once more thank you for your effort and commitment, most helpful show- and event-consulting

and highly skilled performances.

I am – time and time again – very impressed by your professionalism and communication skills.

Many thanks for your always patient and brilliant support for all our events.”

Whirlpool International / Bauknecht Europe

 

“Désirée Duray has a personality of thrilling energy and charisma.

She sets high standards, is highly professional and blessed with the rare gift of setting everyone on fire with her enthusiasm.

Her sense of humour combined with her down-to-earthness make her a great presenter and a pleasure to work with.”

AMADA, Japan