Speeches and Speakers
Among the 30 contributors, debaters, and moderators were political representatives,including the sitting Minister President of the Free State of Saxony; Prof. Dr. Georg Milbradt, the former Minister President of the Free State of Saxony; Prof. Dr. Kurt-Hans Biedenkopf; and the Saxon Minister for Science and Art, Dr. Eva-Maria Stange.
In addition, valuable contributions to the discussions were made by Prof. Dr. Meinhard Miegel, Chairperson of the Bonn Institute for Economic and Social Research (IWG Bonn), and leading representatives from industry such as Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Josef Radermacher (Research Institute for Application Oriented Knowledge Processing, FAW), Dr. Nikolaus Schweikart (Altana AG), and Stefan Schulte (Automobilmanufaktur Dresden). Among the long list of artists who took part in the
discussions were Herta Müller and Katharina Wagner. Religious representatives were also present, namely Dr. Michel Friedman, former Vice President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, and Christian Troll, an expert on Christian-
Muslim relations. Members of the media, including Wolfgang
Kenntemich (MDR Television), Markus Föderl (n-tv, German news broadcaster), Gert Scobel (Kulturzeit, a cultural program broadcast by 3sat) and Prof. Ernst Elitz (Deutschlandfunk and Deutschlandradio, German public radio), also took an active part in the symposium.
Overview of Speakers at the Kick-off Event
Prof. Christian Ludwig Attersee, PainterProf. Dr. Kurt-Hans Biedenkopf, former Minister President of the Free State of Saxony
Marco Bode, member of the Board of Trustees of the German Youth Football Association
Prof. Dr. Helmut Bott, Architect and Urban Planner
Prof. Stephan Braunfels, Grad. Eng., Architect (Federation of German Architects / BDA)
Prof. Dr. Almut Sh. Bruckstein, Director of ha’atelier – platform for philosophy and art, Jerusalem, Berlin
Peter Daetz, Grad. Eng., Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Daetz Foundation
Prof. Ernst Elitz, Director of Deutschlandradio (German public radio)
Dr. Michel Friedman, former Vice President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany
Markus Föderl, Public Relations, Schweizer Rundfunk (Swiss broadcasting)
Walter Gunz, Managing Director, Axel Springer eCommerce GmbH in Berlin
Prof. Dr. Michael Hampe, Opera Director
Dr. Volker Hassemer, Spokesperson for the "A Soul for Europe” initiative
Cordula Heckmann, Principal, Heinrich-Heine High School, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Gunter Henn, Architect
Christian Höppner, Secretary-General, German Music Council; Vice Chairperson, German Cultural Council
Prelate Dr. Karl Jüsten, Director of Commissariat of German Bishops
Wolfgang Kenntemich, Editor in chief, MDR (Central German Broadcasting) television
Johann Christian Bernhard Kirsch, Secretary-General, member of Board of Directors, International Delphic Council
Dr. Hans-Georg Knopp, Secretary-General, Goethe Institute
Hartmut Kremling, Member of Executive Board, Vodafone D2 GmbH, Germany
Dr. Bernhard Freiherr Loeffelholz von Colberg, Chairperson of the Saxon Senate of Culture
Heinrich Löbbers, Senior Cultural Editor of the newspaper, Sächsische Zeitung
Herta Müller, Author
Anke Plättner, Moderator of the "Berliner Phoenix Runde" (television program)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Josef Radermacher, Chairperson of the Board, Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing
Prof. Dr. Dr. Hermann Rauhe, Honorary President of the Academy for Music and Theater, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Udo Reiter, Director Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR, Central German Broadcasting)
Stephan Sattler, Head of Culture/Science Department at the news magazine Focus
Dr. Nikolaus Schweickart, CEO of ALTANA Kulturstiftung gGmbH (ALTANA Cultural Foundation)
Gert Scobel, Moderator of Kulturzeit (television program broadcast on) 3sat
Dr. Eva Maria Stange, Saxony’s State Minister for Arts and Sciences, Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
Christian W. Troll, Honorary Professor of Islamic Studies und Christian-Muslim Relations
Prof. Dr. Karin von Welck, Senator for Culture of the Hamburg Department of Culture
Katharina Wagner, Opera Director
Helene Zuber, Editor, Der Spiegel (German news magazine)
Statement from Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf (77.8 KBytes) Statement Dr. Bernhard Freiherr von Loeffelholz (20.57 KBytes) Remarks from Prof. Dr. Meinhard Miegel (42.05 KBytes) Statement from Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Josef Radermacher (128.57 KBytes) Statement from Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Rauhe (51.36 KBytes)
