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The Immigration city: Integration as a Key
The Immigration city: Integration as a Key
Congress 2024
On 11 April 2024, the 21st International Cities Congress will take place at the new Jewish Campus in Berlin.
The theme of this year's congress is "The Immigration City: Integration as a Key".
Germany is a country of immigration. Many people find refuge here from displacement and violence, others come to work here as skilled labour. In addition to great opportunities, there are also challenges. We would like to discuss the key topics of "housing", "education" and "work" with high-calibre speakers. A comprehensive programme with exciting discussions awaits you at the Jewish Campus.
The award ceremony will traditionally take place the evening before. The theme of this year's foundation prize is "The most attractive rail station environment".
Thank you for the numerous registrations - the congress is fully booked.
Programme
Location: Jewish Campus, Berlin
6.00 p.m.
Get Together
07.00 p.m.
Greeting
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal
Chairman of the Jewish Community, Chabad Berlin, Chairman of the Jewish Campus Foundation
Alexander Otto
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the „Lebendige Stadt“ Foundation
Klara Geywitz
Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Construction
Award Ceremony: The most attractive rail station environment
Interview:
Kaspar Kraemer
Kaspar Kraemer Architekten, Jury chairman and
Markus Lewe
Lord Mayor City of Münster, President of the Association of Cities and Towns in dialogue.
Laudator: Andreas Engelhardt
Personally liable partner Schüco International KG
Laudator: Kristina Frank
Municipal Officer of the City of Munich
Laudator: Andrea Gebhard
President of the Federal Chamber of Architects
Laudator: Minister Christian Pegel, MdL
Minister of the Interior, Building and Digitization of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
09.15 p.m.
Music and Get Together
Location: Jewish Campus, Berlin
The Immigration city: Integration as a Key
9.00 a.m.
Get Together
9.30 a.m.
Greeting
Chairman of the „Lebendige Stadt“ Foundation
9.40 a.m.
Key-Note-Speech “The Immigration city: Integration as a Key”
Christian Wulff
Former Federal President
10.10 a.m.
Key-Note-Speech “We and the refugees”
Gerald Knaus
Author and political advisor
Integration I: Residential Neighbourhoods as the key
10:40 a.m.
Key-Note-Speech: “Integration made easy: Neighbourhood, Togetherness, Community
Kai Wegner
Governing Mayor of Berlin
11.00 a.m.
Panel Discussion:
Rolf Buch
Chairman of the Management Board of Vonovia SE
Stefanie Frensch
Director Becker and Kries Group of Companies
Dr. Arne Nilsson
Spokesman of the Management Board of FÖRDERN & WOHNEN
Marcus Witzke
Chairman of the “Hoffnungsträger” Foundation
Moderation: Gunther Adler
Deputy Managing Director ZIA Germany, former State Secretary
Integration II: Education and Care as the Key
11:50 a.m.
Key-Note-Speech: “Integration of young People as an outstanding Social Task”
Karin Prien, MdL
Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein
12.10 p.m.
Panel Discussion:
Ulrich Kober
Director of Democracy and Cohesion and expert on integration issues, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Karin Prien, MdL
Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Science, Research and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein
Suat Yilmaz
Buchautor, Ministerialrat in NRW
Moderation: Robert Heinemann
Board member of the „Lebendige Stadt“ Foundation
1.00 p.m.
Communication and lunch break
News from the “Lebendige Stadt” Foundation
Alexander Otto
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the „Lebendige Stadt“ Foundation
Integration III: Work as the key
2.40 p.m.
Key-Note-Speech: Arriving via new Worlds of Work
Detlef Scheele
Former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Federal Employment Agency
3.00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
Dr. Umes Arunagirinathan
Bestselling author
Dirk Binding
Head of Division for Digital Economy, Infrastructure and Regional Policy, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Detlef Scheele
Former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Federal Employment Agency
Moderation: Jochen Schenk
Vorstandsvorsitzender Real I.S. AG
3.45 p.m.
The Mayors’ round table:
Burkhard Jung
Lord Mayor of the City of Leipzig
Sibylle Keupen
Lord Mayor of Aachen
Henriette Reker
Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne
Octavian Ursu
Lord Mayor of Görlitz
Moderation: Dr. Dieter Salomon
Managing Director, IHK Südlicher Oberrhein
4.30 p.m.
Panel discussion
Ahmad Mansour
Graduate psychologist and author
Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, MdB
Member of the Deutscher Bundestag, Member of the FDP Federal Executive Committee
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal
Chairman of the Jewish Community, Chabad Berlin, Chairman of the Jewish Campus Foundation
Moderation: Alev Doğan
Deputy Chief Reporter ThePioneer & Podcast Host
05.00 p.m.
End of the congress