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
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
10:45 – 11:30
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)
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