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Programme for the Annual Conference

…and what does sustainability mean? The opinion forum
11th Annual Conference of the German Council for Sustainable Development
20th June 2011
Tempodrom Berlin
Möckernstraße 10, 10963 Berlin (Germany)
8.30 a.m. to approx. 6.30 p.m.

Please note: the event will be held in German.

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17th June 2011)

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Lead facilitators: Britta Steffenhagen, radioeins
                               Volker Wieprecht, radioeins

8.30 a.m.    Registration and welcome coffee

9.15 a.m.    Word of welcome
                     Dr. Günther Bachmann, General Secretary of the RNE

9.30 a.m.    Changes
                     Kerstin Blodig, Scandinavian Acoustic World-Music,
                     interprets images taken during the polar expeditions
                     of Arved Fuchs

9.45 a.m.    Sustainability and politics
                     Hans-Peter Repnik, Chairman of the RNE

9.55 a.m.    Speech by the Federal Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel

10.45 a.m.  Opinion forums

                     Walk the talk – converting to sustainability

                     Federal Environment Minister Dr. Norbert Röttgen

                     Jochen Zeitz, Puma AG
 

                     The future of the business sector – how do we
                     create credibility?

                     Dr. Hans-Christoph Hirt, Hermes Equity

                     Dr. Michael Inacker, MetroGroup

                     Marlehn Thieme, Deputy Chairwoman of the RNE,
                     Member of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Germany (EKD),
                     Deutsche Bank AG

11.45 a.m.   Lunch break

1.15 p.m.    parallel opinion forums
 

Opinion Forum 1: The business sector

Gross domestic product as an indicator of prosperity – What are the alternatives? (Große Arena, 1.15-2.00 p.m.)

Prof. Dr. Hans Diefenbacher, Protestant Institute for Interdisciplinary Research

Dr. Hubertus Bardt, Cologne Institute for Economic Research

Daniela Kolbe (MP), Chairwoman of the Bundestag Enquête Commission on “Growth, Prosperity and the Quality of Life”

Chaired by: Kirsten Frohnert, IFOK
 

Financial markets – problem or solution for greater sustainability?
(Große Arena, 2.00-2.45 p.m.)

Dr. Joachim Faber, Allianz SE Asset Management, RNE

Dr. Reinhard Loske, Senator for the Environment, Building, Transport and Europe of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

Christian Achilles, German Association of Savings Banks

Chaired by: Kirsten Frohnert, IFOK
 

Opinion Forum 2: Values

The interview: How can I do something meaningful in life?
(Dachterrasse, 1.15-2.00 p.m.)

Prof. Dr. Götz Rehn, ALNATURA

Interview conducted by Volker Wieprecht, radioeins
 

The interview: The grand transformation to a climate-compatible society – a scientific initiative (Dachterrasse, 2.00-2.45 p.m.)

Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, German Advisory Council on Global Change, PIK

Interview conducted by Volker Wieprecht, radioeins

 

Opinion Forum 3: Consumption

Seals for sustainable foodstuff: clutter or truth?
(Kleine Arena, 1.15-2.00 p.m.)

Dr. Heinrich Graf von Bassewitz, Federal Commissioner for Organic Farming of the German Farmers’ Association (DBV), Chair of the DBV; RNE

Stefan Genth, German Retail Federation

Clemens Neumann, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)

Chaired by: Prof. Dr. Lucia Reisch, Copenhagen Business School, Zeppelin University, RNE
 

Moving towards a sustainable procurement policy: challenges facing administrative departments and the business sector (Kleine Arena, 2.00-2.45 p.m.)
 
Klaus-Peter Tiedtke, Head of the Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior

Herbert Hoeltschl, BMW Group

Chaired by: Heike Leitschuh, author, facilitator and consultant
 

Opinion Forum 4: Change

Apart from courage, what else does a culture of cooperation and change need? (Zelt Vorplatz, 1.15-2.00 p.m.)

Dieter Gewies, Mayor of the Municipality of Furth bei Landshut

Prof. Dr. Martina Wegner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

Chaired by: Dr. Konrad Hummel, Planning Advisor to the City of Mannheim

Germany as a raw materials country: a new horizon for a green economy (Zelt Vorplatz, 2.00-2.45 p.m.)

Dr. Eric Schweitzer, ALBA AG, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Berlin branch); RNE

Olaf Tschimpke, Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), RNE

Chaired by: Britta Steffenhagen, radioeins
 

Opinion Forum 5: Global Affairs

What outcome can we expect from the next UN Global Conference? (Dachterrasse, 1.15-2.45 p.m.)

Short contributions by

Dr. Manfred Konukiewitz, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Stephan Contius, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Dr. Christoph Beier, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Heino von Meyer, OECD Berlin Center

To be followed by a discussion in small groups and in the plenum

Chaired by: Dr. Minu Hemmati, facilitator and author
 

Opinion Forum 6: Politics

Sustainability – can democracy escape the dictatorship of short-termism? (Dachterrasse, 1.15-2.45 p.m.)

Andreas Jung (MP), Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Sustainable Development

Bernhard Pötter, taz newspaper, Head of the Business and Environment Department

Chaired by: Walter Hirche, German National Commission for UNESCO; RNE
 

2.50 p.m.    Coffee break

3.20 p.m.    Werkstatt N: Faster-Than-Light-Dance-Company

3.30 p.m.    Dialoge_Zukunft_Vision2050
                      Nominees from the “Dialoge_Zukunft_Vision2050” project
                      present the process:
                         Clara Leiva Burger
                         Sabrina Havlitschek
                         Larissa Holzki
                         Tobias Keye
                      Nominees for the topic of energy in the year 2050:
                         Irja Martens
                         Harald Rauer
                         Lars Heinen
                         Kerstin Hötte
                         talk to
                         Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director IASS,
                         Co-chair of the Ethics Commission for a Secure Energy Supply

4.30 p.m.    Werkstatt N
                      with Hubert Weinzierl, German League for Nature and
                      Environment (DNR), RNE

5.00 p.m.     Deep-dive!
                      Visitors to the conference meet members of the Council, the
                      “U27” and active members of Werkstatt N at the opinion
                      forums (networking and small snacks)

6.00 p.m.    The sustainability collection

7.00 p.m.    Doors open for “dead or alive – poetry slam on sustainability”

7.30 p.m.    „dead or alive - poetry slam on sustainability“
                      by and with Felix Römer
                      presented by the German Council for Sustainable Development
 

Room plan:

Große Arena:
Plenum
Meinungsplatz 1
poetry slam

Kleine Arena:
Meinungsplatz 3

Zelt Vorplatz:
Meinungsplatz 4
Registrierung

Dachterrasse:
Meinungsplatz 2, 5 und 6
Nachgehakt!

Foyer:
Information
Werkstatt N

Tagungsräume EG:
Pressekonferenz
Presselounge
Tagungsbüro

(Last revised: 17th June 2011)
 

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