Events
Field trips to destinations of geographical importance, conferences at focal points of world history, forums about issues with substance and relevant participants are the signature of our event calendar.
On Focus
Current
- XIV Study Trip to the P.R. China, October 13-22, 2018
- XXXIII Berlin Global Forum, November 6, 2018
Guest Speakers: Dr. Volker Stanzel, Former Ambassador to P.R. China and Japan, Vice President of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP); Mikko Huotari, Deputy Director, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Topic: Der steile Weg zum Gipfel: Xi Jinping und sein Münchhausen-Trilemma
- VII London Global Forum, November 22, 2018
Guest Speaker: Sir Anthony Jolliffe GBE, DL.
Topic: The Role of the Balkans in Europe
At the Invitation of Dr Barbara Haus Schwepcke
- Thanksgiving Dinner / XIX Frankfurt Global Forum, November 28, 2018
At the invitation of The U.S. Consul General Mrs. Patricia Lacina in Frankfurt am Main
- Traditional Goose Dinner/XXXIII Berlin Global Forum, December 3, 2018
Program – Second Half of 2018
- XIV Study Trip to the P.R. China, October 13-22, 2018
- Thanksgiving Dinner / XIX Frankfurt Global Forum, November 28, 2018
At the invitation of The U.S. Consul General Mrs. Patricia Lacina in Frankfurt am Main
- Traditional Goose Dinner/XXXIII Berlin Global Forum, December 3, 2018
- VI München Global Forum, January, 2018 (tbc)
Topic: SPACE – THE NEW PLACE? Risks and Opportunities of Space Traffic
Past
- I Study Trip to the S.R. Vietnam, October 7-13, 2018
- II Global Bridges Symposium Berlin Berlin, September 24-25, 2018
- Hoffest in Lübars/Berlin, Germany, September 15, 2018
At Invitation of Alexander Zeihe, Member of Global Bridges
- I Study Trip to Kenya and Rwanda, August 26 – September 2, 2018
- Special Study Trip to Tibet, P.R. China, July 6-12, 2018
First Study Trip to Kenya and Rwanda
/in Field Trips /by Ines KlughardtNairobi – Kigali
August 25-September 2, 2018
“We don’t want help, we need investment!’’
The cliché of a continent steeped in poverty and stagnation, from which only migration to Europe offers the possibility of a better life, stands in contrast to our week spent in Kenya and Rwanda. What we saw, were two countries on the rise. Nairobi has, like Cape Town and Lagos, a vibrant – although insufficiently financed – start-up scene: the so-called “Silicon Savannah”. From this new sector emerged MPESA, an app-based financial service through which even Kenyans living in rural societies can send and receive money digitally. Rwanda sees opportunities in digitalization as well. Although Volkswagen’s recent investment in a Kigali-based CKD production center is more modest than what the international media has reported, its new ride sharing model, through which Volkswagen sees new opportunities to improve and expand its mobility services, is ground breaking. A young Rwandan developer – after teaching himself programming skills through online tutorials – designed the app on which Volkswagen’s new venture is based. For developing nations such as Kenya and Rwanda, digitalization presents enormous opportunities.
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Special Study Trip to Tibet
/in Field Trips /by Ines KlughardtLhasa – Shigatse – Namsto Lake
July 7-12, 2018
For more than a quarter of a century, representatives from Global Bridges have been traveling to China. Throughout this time, they have had the chance to follow China’s impressive growth, appreciate its achievements, but also to perceive its sensitivities.
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VII Chinese-German Young Leaders Conference
/in Field Trips /by Ines KlughardtInner Mongolia, P.R. China
July 1 to 6, 2018
„China-Germany Relations in a Changing World“
Inner Mongolia? Not much is known about the northern province in China. Even for people from China it is a place full of mystery and legends mostly inspired by its famous leader Genghis Khan. No wonder Mongolia is called an empire won on horseback.
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