Speakers:
• Fabian Grischkat and Baro Vicenta Ra Gabbert will present their new book Keine Zukunft ist auch keine Lösung (No Future Is Not a Solution Either), which deals with climate, crises and hope.
• Markus Beckedahl (re:publica) and Thomas Jarzombek (State Secretary in the Ministry of Digital Affairs) will meet for a discussion on digital sovereignty.
• Frauke Fischer (biodiversity expert) asks in her lecture on her new book: Can AI save nature?
• Dirk von Gehlen (head of the SZ Institute think tank at Süddeutsche Zeitung) takes an optimistic view of AI as a tool and highlights its impact on our attention.
• A discussion between Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Andreas Gebhard, Managing Director of re:publica, will focus on the role of North Rhine-Westphalia between economic transformation, climate protection and the digital future.
• Nathanael Liminski, NRW Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media, talks to Markus Beckedahl and takes part in the central get-together for participants and stakeholders from the region.
• Charlotte Lohmann (Amadeu Antonio Foundation) sheds light on right-wing extremist music strategies on social platforms.
• Markus Beckedahl (co-founder & curatorial director of re:publica, Centre for Digital Rights & Democracy), Martin Andree (University of Cologne), Josephine B. Schmidt (CAIS Bochum) and Eda Öztürk (Neue deutsche Medienmacher*innen) discuss the problems surrounding Big Tech and how we can strengthen democratic spaces online. Nora Hespers (author, journalist & podcaster) moderates the panel discussion.
• Leonie Plaar talks about her book Meine Familie, die AfD und ich (My Family, the AfD and Me) and her very personal experiences with it.
• 1LIVE journalists Dennis Horn and Lea Kropff discuss how to get young people interested in political issues despite their news fatigue.
• The podcast Browser History (Magdalena Pulz and Dennis Kogel) takes the audience on a journey through Reddit and focuses on the moral-philosophical subreddit Am I the Asshole? in a live podcast recording.
