Fragile Lives 2024 will be opened with remarks by:
- Julia von Blumenthal - President (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
- Martina Brockmeier - President (Leibniz Association)
- Deike Potzel - Director General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation, Peace Building, and Humanitarian Assistance (German Federal Foreign Office)
- Christine Toetzke - Director-General for Asia, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Latin America (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
- Tilman Brück - Professor (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin); Team Lead (Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)); Founder and Director (ISDC - International Security and Development Center)