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Agenda

The Internationale Dresden Dialogue 2017 focused on the question of social cohesion in the cities and communities of Europe and how to keep it. The dialogue consisted of various formats (workshop, roundtable and panel discussions) in which the question of social cohesion was addressed from different perspectives.

The International Dresden Dialogue was organised under the patronage of the Committee of Regions (CoR) whose president, Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, participated as did the president of Eurocities, Daniel TERMONT.

Exhibition of an Aleppo-inspired bus barricade sculpture by the artist Manaf Halbouni in the Dresden city centre: A trigger for debates about art, culture and politics

Agenda

Monday, 2 October 2017

Closed Session

Moderation by Prof Greg Clark, London

14 - 14.15
Welcome and introduction Dirk Hilbert, Mayor of the City of Dresden

14.15 - 15
Input speeches

Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President, Committee of the Regions (CoR)
Dr. Albrecht Schröter, Jena, Deutscher Städtetag (Association of German Cities)
Stephan Vopel, Bertelsmann-Foundation

15 - 17.50
Roundtable contributions by Social Cohesion in the cities: What are the challenges that the cities in Europe are facing?
Politicians report on problems and controversies, strategies and approaches.

Roland Ries, Mayor, Strasbourg (FR)
Bart Somers, Mayor, Mechelen (BE)
Jaakko Niinistö, Deputy Mayor, Vantaa (FI)
Dr. Ton Rombouts, Mayor, s’Hertogenbosch (NL)
Eneko Goia, Mayor, Donostia-San Sebastián (ES)
Thomas Rajakovics, Mayor’s office, City Councillor, Graz (AT)
Gabriele Neff, President of Current Affairs Committee, Congress, Council of Europe, Member of Munich City Council (DE)

Perspectives for Europe´s cities
Daniel Termont, Mayor, Ghent (BE) and President of EUROCITIES

17.50 - 18
Summary and first conclusions Prof Greg Clark, London

19
Evening programme and reception

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Participation with registration only

Moderation by Prof Greg Clark, London

8.45 - 9
Welcome Prof. Greg Clark, London

9 - 10.15
PANEL 1: Democracy 2.0 – How can (social) media unite communities?
The social media offer entirely new opportunities for direct communication and participation. At the same time, hatred and disinhibition keep arising. How should a communal social media strategy take these developments into account? And how should politicians and civil society sensibly deal with hatred in the commentaries?

Prof. Dr. Lutz Hagen, Technical University of Dresden (DE)
Daniel Termont, Mayor of Ghent and President of EUROCITIES (BE)
Viktors Smirnovs, Public relations coordinator at Riga City Council (LV)

Coffee Break

10.45 - 12
PANEL 2: The art of living together – How can culture unite communities?
Art and culture are crucial to the identification of inhabitants with their city. Does this impose a special social responsibility? How can culture contribute to the co-existence in a city and make people talking (again) to each other?

Dirk Hilbert, Mayor, Dresden (DE)
Dr. Rafał Dutkiewicz, Mayor, Wroclaw (PL)
Eneko Goia, Mayor, Donostia-San Sebastián (ES)
Hasko Weber, Artistic Director, German National Theatre and Staatskapelle Weimar (DE)

12 - 12.15
Summary Prof Greg Clark, London
Closing remarks Dirk Hilbert, Mayor of the City of Dresden