2018 Aurora Dialogues Berlin will be moderated by Nik Gowing, International Broadcaster and Visiting Professor, Kings College London. Dorothee Nolte, Editor, Der Tagesspiegel, will provide commentary.
Over the two days of the Dialogues the participants will hear expert remarks from:
Kyaw Hla Aung, Human Rights Activist for the Rohingya in Myanmar; 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate
Marguerite Barankitse, Founder, Maison Shalom; 2016 Aurora Prize Laureate
Ingrid Hamm, Co-Founder and CEO, Global Perspectives Initiative
Regina Pötke, Member of the Executive Board, Roland Berger Stiftung
DAY 1
OPENING
WELCOME REMARKS
Joachim Rogall, President and CEO, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Ruben Vardanyan, Impact Investor and Social Entrepreneur; Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
CONVERSATION
Tom Catena, Physician, Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains, 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate
Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York; Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
A WORLD UNDER PRESSURE
VIDEO MESSAGE
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
DISCUSSION
Tom Catena, Physician, Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains; 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate
Wolfgang Huber, Former Chair of the Council, Evangelische Kirche Deutschland (EKD)
Cem Özdemir, Former Co-Chair of the German Green Party; Member of German Parliament
Düzen Tekkal, Author and Filmmaker; Founder and Chairwoman, Háwar
Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, Director for Human Rights, International Development and Social Affairs; Foreign Office Coordinator Sustainable Development, Federal Foreign Office
DAY 2
OPENING
WELCOME REMARKS
Christof Bosch, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York; Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
KEYNOTE
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference
VIDEO MESSAGE
Ursula Müller, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, UNOCHA
SESSION I: HUMANITY IN A FRAGILE WORLD
DISCUSSION
Franz Fischler, President of the European Forum Alpbach; Former Member of the European Commission
Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Michael Keating, Executive Director, European Institute of Peace
Christina Lamb, Author and Foreign Correspondent
Anja Langenbucher, Director Europe Office, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SESSION II: PARTNERING FOR CHANGE
VIDEO MESSAGE
Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management
IMPULSE AND DISCUSSION
Impulse
Michael Werz, Senior Fellow, Centre for American Progress
Katrine Camilleri, Director, Jesuit Refugee Service in Malta; Roland Berger Human Dignity Awardee 2014/2015
Saran Kaba Jones, CEO and Founder, FACE Africa; Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow
Sunitha Krishnan, Co-Founder, Prajwala; 2018 Aurora Humanitarian
Christopher Lockyear, Secretary General, Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) International
SESSION III: SCALING UP IMPACT
IMPULSE AND DISCUSSION
Impulse
Andreas M. Rickert, CEO and Founder, PHINEO
Goran Buldioski, Co-Director, Open Society Initiative for Europe; Director, OSF's Hub-Office in Berlin
Geert Cappelaere, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF
Olivia Leland, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Co-Impact
Megan Roberts, Deputy Director of Policy Planning, United Nations Foundation
Ruben Vardanyan, Impact Investor and Social Entrepreneur; Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
CALL TO ACTION
Tom Catena, Physician, Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains; 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate
Please note that the Aurora Dialogues events are strictly invitation only.