Events

Public events

The Hertie School hosts a wide range of public events throughout the year. Please note that registration is mandatory and right of admission is reserved.

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Public event

21.09.2020 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Generation Greta: From the streets to the polling station…

What does the next generation make of politics and society? What would the political agenda look like if generation “Z” had their say?
Join us for an online panel discussion hosted by the Hertie Foundation and the Hertie School. English translation will be provided for this German-speaking event.
Public event

23.04.2020 | 9:00 am - 9:30 am
Follow up - EU to go special - Virus vs. economy - a European response?

 Topic on 23.04.: Virus vs. economy - a European response?
Public event

13.12.2019 | 8:30 am - 9:00 am
Follow up: EU to go spezial. Industrial policies: Digital, Productive, European?

Topic on 13.12.19: Industrial policies: Digital, Productive, European?
Public event

07.12.2016 | 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Time for reforms: Jochen Andritzky provides insight into the annual report of the five Sages of Economy

Lecture and discussion with Jochen Andritzky (Secretary-General, German Council of Economic Experts). Moderation: Kerstin Bernoth (Hertie School).

The event is hosted in cooperation with ESMT Berlin.
Public event

19.04.2016 | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Positioning and contribution of German foundations

Welcome: Georg Mildenberger (Centre for Social Investment at Heidelberg University). Presentation of the study results: Helmut K. Anheier (Hertie School & Centre for Social Investment at Heidelberg University). Discussion: Heike Kahl (German Children and Youth Foundation, DKJS), Georg Mildenberger (Centre for Social Investment at Heidelberg University), Martin Patzelt (Member of the German Bundestag), Birgit Radow (Association of German Foundations), Birgit Weitemeyer (Institute for Foundation Law and the Law of Non-Profit-Organizations at Bucerius Law School). Moderation: Josef Janning (European Council on Foreign Relations).

Public event

11.04.2016 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Economic and political implications of refugee migration

Expert discussion with Jochen Andritzky (Secretary General, German Council of Economic Experts). Moderation: Rajshri Jayaraman (Associate Professor of Economics, ESMT). 

The event is hosted in coopeartion with the ESMT European School of Management and Technology.
Public event

27.11.2015 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Flight to Germany: From humanitarian catastrophe to economic opportunity?

With keynotes by Armin Laschet (Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Parliament) and Markus Kerber (Director, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.). Discussants: Marcel Fratzscher (President, German Institute for Economic Research Berlin, DIW), Anke Hassel (Professor of Public Policy, Hertie School), and Jörg Rocholl (President, European School of Management and Technology, ESMT). Moderation: Ali Aslan (TV moderator and journalist).

The event is hosted in coopeartion with DIW and ESMT.

Public event

24.09.2015 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Between dynamic chaos and planning ability: How can Berlin’s cultural policy get ahead?

Durchdacht. The Political Talk at the Hertie School with Helmut K. Anheier (President, Dean, and Professor of Sociology, Hertie School), Christophe Knoch (Spokesperson, Koalition Freie Szene), Hermann Parzinger (President, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz), Tim Renner (Permanent Secretary for Cultural Affairs, Berlin),  Martin Roth (Director, Victoria and Albert Museum, London), and Jochen Sandig (Director and Cultural Entrepreneur, Radialsystem V). Moderation: Harald Asel (Inforadio rbb).

The event is hosted in cooperation with Inforadio rbb. 

Public event

16.02.2015 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Culture in a growing city

Discussion with Tim Renner (State Secretary for Cultural Affairs in Berlin), Janet Merkel (Lecturer in Culture and Creative Industries, City University London; co-author of 'Hertie Berlin Studie 2014'), and Oliver Scheytt (President, Kulturpolitischen Gesellschaft).

A joint event of the Centre for Cultural Policy at the Hertie School, Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. and the Hertie Foundation.
Public event

12.06.2014 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
How political is culture? The relationship between culture and politics in Europe

Jointly hosted by the Hertie School's Centre for Cultural Policy, the Hertie Foundation and Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V at Konzerthaus, Berlin.

Public event

19.04.2012 | 6:00 pm – 19.04.2014 | 7:30 pm
Gerhard Schröder: Political and economic challenges at the time of the Europan crisis

Lecture by Gerhard Schröder (former Federal Chancellor). Introduction and moderation: Ayad Al-Ani (ESCP Europe).
Public event

23.02.2012 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Lecture by Ursula von der Leyen: What is the social market economy still worth in the 21st century?

Lecture by Ursula von der Leyen (German Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs) as part of the Hertie School lecture series Moral Challenges in a Globalising World – Ethics and Public Policy. Commentary: Anke Hassel (Professor of Public Policy, Hertie School). Welcom: Helmut K. Anheier (President, Hertie School), Frank-J. Weise (Chairman of the Hertie School Board of Trustees and Chairman of the German Federal Employment Agenc).