This was the title of the Future Congress Oberlausitz-Oberfranken, co-initiated by our Hypertransformation research group, which took place on May 10/11, 2011 at the Theater Bautzen.
With Kurt Biedenkopf and Gerald Hüther, two personalities known for their intellectual courage set new standards with keynote speeches on the topics of "The new view of things" and "What do people need to be active as human beings?".
The central themes of the congress were the opportunities and problems of demographic change for rural regions. How can medium-sized and smaller towns and municipalities prepare themselves for current and future economic, social and cultural challenges and take advantage of the opportunities they present? How can they make better use of their diverse resources for creative economic and life achievements? What structural and entrepreneurial approaches are there for this?
Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf - "The new view of things today"
Prof. Dr. Gerald Hüther - "What do people need to be humanly active?"
from 5 p.m. Arrival, registration and discussions
5.30 p.m. Welcoming remarks
5.45 p.m. "The new view of things today", Kurt Biedenkopf, former Prime Minister of Saxony. Minister President of Saxony and research professor at WZ Berlin
18.15 hrs "What do people need to be humanly active?", Gerald Hüther, President of the Sinn Foundation and Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Göttingen
6.45 p.m. Discussion between Kurt Biedenkopf and Gerald Hüther, moderated by Dr. Maik Hosang
19.15 hrs Break (with snack), during which participants can submit their questions or ideas for the following
panel or for the next day's workshop
20.00 Extended panel discussion
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Workshop to continue thinking about the ideas from the previous day