Berliner Forum Außenpolitik 2025

09:05 – 09:30
Keynote

• Johann Wadephul Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

09:30 – 10:00
Ties That Matter: Partnerships as Strategic Imperative in a Fragmented World

• Johann Wadephul Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

Moderator: Anna Sauerbrey Foreign Editor, DIE ZEIT, Berlin

10:00 – 10:30
Conflict Zone

In Cooperation with DW

• Ayman Safadi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amman

Moderator: Sarah Kelly Host Conflict Zone, DW, Berlin

10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00
Bridging Divides: Rethinking Global Cooperation in Turbulent Times

• Wang Dong Executive Director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding (iGCU), Peking University
• Cristina Duarte Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General, United Nations, New York
• Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven Managing Director of the Management Board, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Berlin

Moderator: Tessniem Kadiri Moderator and Journalist Weltspiegel, ARD, Hamburg

12:00 – 12:30
Between Crisis and Commitment:
Rethinking Germany’s International Development Engagement

In Cooperation with POLITICO

• Reem Alabali Radovan Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin

Moderator: Gordon Repinski Executive Editor Germany, POLITICO, Berlin

12:30 – 13:45
Lunch Break

13:45 – 14:45
United Within, Stronger Beyond? The Future of European Cohesion

• Anton Hofreiter MP and Chairman, Committee on European Union Affairs, German Bundestag, Berlin
• Tristan Aureau Director, Centre for Analysis, Planning and Strategy, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, French Republic; Munich Young Leader 2025
• Nathalie Tocci Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Rome

• Halyna Yanchenko MP, Verkhovna Rada, Kyiv

Moderator: Alisa Vogt Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin

15:00 – 16:00
Coffee-Session 1 – Will the Center Hold? How Domestic Policy Shapes Global Strategy

Including a Presentation of The Berlin Pulse Survey Results

• Nicole Deitelhoff Executive Director, PRIF, Frankfurt
• Siemtje Möller MP, German Bundestag, Berlin
• Jacob Poushter Associate Director, Pew Research Center, Washington DC

Moderator: Jonathan Lehrer Programme Manager International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin

15:00 – 16:00
Coffee-Session 2 – From Ashes to Answers in Syria: Regional Consequences and Europe’s Responsibility

• Rime Allaf Analyst, London
• Luise Amtsberg MP, German Bundestag, Berlin

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

15:00 – 16:00
Coffee-Session 3 – Empire at Home, Empire Abroad: The Interplay of Russia’s Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy

In Cooperation with Carnegie Politika Podcast

• Alexander Graf Lambsdorff Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation, Moscow
• Ekaterina Schulman Visiting Professor, Osteuropa-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin; Non-resident Scholar, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Berlin

Moderator: Alexander Gabuev Director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Berlin; Munich Young Leader 2011

16:05 – 16:50
Körber Global Leaders Dialogue

• Volker Türk High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, New York

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

16:50 – 17:55
Volatile America, Vulnerable Europe? Rethinking Transatlantic Ties

Including The Berlin Pulse Survey Results

• Benedetta Berti Secretary General, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Brussels; Munich Young Leader 2013
• Rebeccah Heinrichs Director, Keystone Defense Initiative; Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC

Moderator: Julia Ganter Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin

17:55 – 18:00
Closing Remarks

Moderator: Sarah Pagung Programme Director International Affairs, Körber-Stiftung, Berlin