9:00 – 10:00
Opening Remarks

• Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung

Welcome Addresses

• Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany
• Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia
• Alisa Vogt, Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin

10:00 – 11:00
The Price of Peace: Rethinking Security for Germany and Europe

• Arancha González Laya, Dean, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po; fmr Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Spain
• Ine Eriksen Søreide, Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; fmr Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Norway
• Iuliia Osmolovska, Chair of the Board, Transatlantic Dialogue Center, Kyiv; GLOBSEC Senior Fellow; Munich Young Leader 2009
• Artis Pabriks, Minister for Defence; Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Latvia

Moderator: Antje Pieper, Deputy Head, Main Editorial Office for Politics and Current Affairs, ZDF, Mainz

11:15 – 12:15
A Fragile Balance? Peace and Conflict in the Indo-Pacific

• Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Berlin
• Akiko Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
• Susan Thornton, Visiting Lecturer in Law; Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School, New Haven; fmr Assistant Secretary of State, United States Department of State

Moderator: Lynn Kuok, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) London; Munich Young Leader 2013

13:00 – 13:45
Breakout Session 1 – China and Russia – United Against the West?

• ZHAO Long, Senior Fellow and Assistant Director, Institute for Global Governance, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)
• Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Moscow; Munich Young Leader 2011

Moderator: Leslie Schübel, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung

13:00 – 13:45
Breakout Session 2 – Paying the Price for Russia’s War: Repercussions for the African Continent

• Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Secretary-General; Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York

Moderator: Xenia Kelemen, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber- Stiftung

13:00 – 13:45
Breakout Session 3 – Finding the Chance in Crisis? European Green Transition at a Crossroads

• Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary; Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
• Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Climate and Environment, Kingdom of Norway

Moderator: Anna Merk, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung

13:00 – 14:00
Breakout Session 4 – National Security Strategies and Public Perspective in Germany and the US

In Cooperation with Pew Research Center

• Thomas Wright, Special Assistant to the President; Senior Director for Strategic Planning, United States National Security Council, Washington D.C.
• Michael Scharfschwerdt, Head, Policy Planning, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

Presentation of The Berlin Pulse 2022/23 Survey Results

• Julia Ganter, Editor, The Berlin Pulse, Körber-Stiftung
• Jacob Poushter, Associate Director, Pew Research Center, Washington D.C.

Moderator: Clara Bredenbrock, Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung

14:00 – 14:30
Spotlight Interview: A New Geopolitical Germany?

In Cooperation with DER SPIEGEL

• Christine Lambrecht, Federal Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Germany

Moderator: Britta Sandberg, Paris Bureau Chief, DER SPIEGEL

14:30 – 15:00
Times of Change? The Future of Transatlantic Relations

Including The Berlin Pulse survey results

• Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Brussels

Moderator: Julia Ganter, Editor, The Berlin Pulse, Körber-Stiftung

15:30 – 16:15
Where is China headed? A Conversation with…

• Kevin Rudd, President; Chief Executive, Asia Society Policy Institute, New York; fmr Prime Minister, Commonwealth of Australia

First Comment: Jürgen Hardt, MdB, Foreign Policy Spokesperson, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, German Bundestag

Moderator: Nora Müller, Executive Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung

16:45 – 17:20
Conflict Zone

In Cooperation with DW

• Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Brussels

Moderator: Sarah Kelly, Host Conflict Zone, DW, Berlin

17:20 – 17:30
Closing Remarks

• Thomas Paulsen, Member of the Executive Board, Körber-Stiftung