The British-German Conference 2011
"The UK and Germany in a Changing World Order: New Challenges, New Strategies"
(Berlin; April 27th - 30th, 2011)
| Wednesday, 27th April 2011 |
Thursday, 28th April 2011 |
Friday, 29th April 2011 |
Saturday, 30th April 2011 | |
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| 09:30 | Registration – Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 10:00 | 10:00 – 11:30 The Constitutionalisation of Politics in the UK (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: Dr. Gerhard Dannemann (Director of Centre for British Studies, Humboldt University) |
09:30 – 11:30 Visit of the German Foreign Office (Excursion, Presentation) |
10:00 – 11:30 Britain and Germany – Divided by History or by Europe? (Lecture & Discussion) Location: Bundestag Speaker: H.E. Amb. Sir Peter Torry KCMG (Former British Ambassador to Germany) |
10:00 – 10:45 Unfolding the Middle East Crisis (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: Dimitrios Lais  Foucault Meets British-German Relations (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: Silvia Schmidt |
| 11:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | |
| 12:00 | 12:00 – 13:30 Lecture & Discussion Location: ICD House Speaker: Stephan Mayer MdB (Chairman, British-German Friendship Group, German Parliament) |
12:00 – 13:30 Libya Crisis – A Common European Policy Response (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: The Hon. Bob Walter MP (Member of Parliament for the UK) |
12:00 – 13:30 A Global Britain and a European Germany? (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: Nick Tolhurst (Lecturer, Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility, Steinbeis University) |
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| 13:30 | Lunch Break Sessions | 13:00 – 14:30 Devolution: Towards a Disunited Kingdom (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: Professor Paul Carmichael (Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Ulster University) |
Lunch Break Sessions | Lunch Break Sessions |
| 15:00 | 15:00 – 16.30 Lecture & Discussion Location: ICD House Speaker: Dr. Kathrin DiPaola (Head of Dept. UK and Northern Countires, DAAD) |
15:00 – 16:30 Widening Vs. Deepeing of Europe. (Panel Discussion) Location: ICD House Moderator: Nick Tolhurst Speakers: The Hon. Bill Cash MP H.E. Amb. Sir Tony Brenton KCMG Dr. Christian Tuschhoff |
15:00 – 16.30 Russia and Europe (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: H.E. Amb. Sir Tony Brenton KCMG (Former British Ambassador to Russia) |
15:00 – 16:30 Punitive European Policy After the Euro Crisis: Sanctions, Conditionality & Punishment – Implications for the UK and Germany (Final Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: Dr. Roderick Parkes (Head of Brussels Office, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik) |
| 16:30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 17:00 | 17:00 – 18:30 The Perceptions of Germany and the UK in the Media (Panel Discussion) Location: ICD House Moderator: Peter Craven (Journalist & Presenter, DW-TV Germany) Speakers: H.E. Amb. Sir Tony Brenton KCMG Dr. Katrin DiPaola Dr. Gerhard Dannemann Nick Tolhurst |
17:00 – 18.30 The European Landscape: Does it Work for Nation States? (Lecture & Discussion) Location: ICD House Speaker: The Hon. Bill Cash MP (Member of Parliament for the UK) |
17:00 – 18.30 East Side Gallery (Excursion) |
17.00 – 18.30 Walking tour of Berlin (Excursion) |
| 19:00 | Social Activity Welcome Group Dinner (Zillemarkt Restaurant) |
Social Activity Group Dinner (Tiergarten, Neuen am See Biergarten) |
Social Activity Windsor Royal Wedding Event |
Social Activity Orange-Nassau Queens' Day Event |
