Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Open Day 2021

Michael Thielen
Secretary General of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Innovation is seen as a positive development for society, business, and the political world. But presenting innovation alone is not enough. The question is how we can use innovation sustainably in our efforts to strengthen Germany.

„From Karlsruhe to Singapore? “– Sustainability through Innovation

Video dialogue with the KAS Singapore Office, KAS Berlin and the Political Education Forum Stuttgart in Karlsruhe.

Video message:

„Innovation as societal task“
Andreas Jung MdB
Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development of the German Bundestag

Karlsruhe:

Future of Mobility
Studio at the FZI House of Living Labs

Dr. Frauke Goll
Head of Division Strategy, Innovation and Transfer at the FZI Center for Information Technology in Karlsruhe and Head of the DIZ I Digital Innovation Center

and

Daniel Grimm
Research Associate, Division Technical Cognitive Systems

Discussing with

Dr. Stefan Hofmann
State Representative for Baden-Württemberg and Head of the Political Education Forum Baden-Württemberg

Singapur:

The Trend of Megacities – sustainable mobility

Niels de Boer
Programme Director, Centre of Excellence for Testing & Research of Autonomous Vehicles, Nanyang Technological University

and

Poon King Wang
Director of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities

im Gespräch mit

Joshua Chambers
Fellow an der Lee Kuan Yew School for Public Policy

Berlin:

Political Perception of Trends in Sustainability and Technology?

Part 1: 

Wiebke Winter (zugeschaltet)
Chairwoman of the Young Union in Bremen
Member of the CDU Federal Executive Board

Discussing with

Jasper Eitze
Speaker for Energy and Resources at Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Part 2:

Stephanie Kaiser
Managing Director Heartbeat-Labs
Member of the Federal Government’s Digital Council

Discussing with

Tobias Wangermann
Speaker for Digitalization at Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Synthesis:

Concluding Discussion facilitated by JONA fellows

Wiebke Winter
Chairwoman of the Young Union in Bremen
Member of the CDU Federal Executive Board

Dr. Frauke Goll
Head of Division Strategy, Innovation and Transfer at the FZI Center for Information Technology in Karlsruhe and the DIZ I Digital Innovation Center

Christian Echle
Head of the Regional Program Political Dialogue Asia/Singapore at Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Your contacts for the topic of Innovation at the Adenauer Foundation:

Tobias Wangermann
Stefan Hofmann
Christian Echle

Internal security is of major importance for cohesion in society. Threats at home, caused, for example, by the measures against and effects of the Corona pandemic, also influence people’s attitude towards politics.

Related to this is the question of whether and how the public respects people in uniform. How do the German Army or the police position themselves regarding their function as protectors? Where can the government provide support?

„Respect for people in uniform“

Video message:

Michael Kretschmer
Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony

Discussion with:

Burkhard Dregger
Chairman of the CDU Parliamentary Group at the Berlin House of Representatives

Jürgen Weigt
Lieutenant General of the Bundeswehr and Deputy Inspector of the Troops

Sabine Schumann
Deputy Federal Chairwoman of the German Union of the Police Forces

Moderation: Amelie Stelzner
Speaker for Federal Army and Society at Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Your contacts for the topic of Security at the Adenauer Foundation:

Nils Wörmer
Steven Bickel
Amelie Stelzner

Citizen information and participation can enrich representative democracy. They offer an opportunity to mobilize citizens‘engagement, knowledge and experience for good governance, thus strengthening not only the democratic community but also the public’s trust in politics. At the same time, representative democracy is a guarantor of stability and sustainable efficiency and must be made fit for the future.

How can the legitimacy of parliamentary decisions be supported by political participation of citizens beyond electoral cycles? How do we communicate the value of the representative system and how can we strengthen the discourse on further mechanisms of political opinion-forming and policymaking?

„Power to the Citizens! Are citizens better at democracy?“

Video dialogue with the democracy lab of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Greifswald, the Chile offices as well as the Foundation in Berlin.

Greifswald:

Theresa Steigleder
Slam Poet, Author, Writer, Texter

Discussing with

Dr. Dana Fennert
Speaker of the project "Gemeinsam.Demokratie.Gestalten" and head of the „democracy lab“ of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Greifswald

and

Adriana Lettrari
Founder of „Netzwerk 3te Generation Ost“

Discussing with

Dr. Silke Bremer
State Representative for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Head of the Political Education Forum Mecklenburg -Vorpommern of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

and from

Chile:

Andreas Michael Klein
Head of the Chile Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Berlin:

Dr. Katja Leikert
Deputy Chairwoman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group at the Bundestag

Discussing with

Alexander Beribes
Speaker for Europe Policy of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation

Your contacts for the topic of Participation at the Adenauer Foundation:

Alexander Beribes
Dr. Dana Fennert
Daphne Wolter

7:00pm: Introduction

Prof. Dr. Nobert Lammert
Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Former President of the Bundestag

7:10pm: Keynote

Armin Laschet
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Chairman of CDU Germany

7:20pm: Discussion

Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi
Professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Fellow of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation 2020/21

Armin Laschet
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Chairman of CDU Germany

Moderation: Mariam Lau
Author Die Zeit

7:45pm: Q&A with online audience

Ort: Akademie JKS