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On the eve of the Munich Security Conference
International panel discussion co-hosted in Munich with Federation of German Industries

"International Cooperation in Systemic Competition - Time for a Change?" - this was the topic of the well-attended panel discussion just co-hosted with the Federation of German Industries (BDI) at our Hanns Seidel Foundation Head Office in Munich.

Group: Speakers with HSF Chaiperson Markus Ferber, MdEP, who gave Welcome remarks at the event, and Dr. Susanne Luther, Director of the HSF's Institute for International Cooperation

Speakers with HSF Chaiperson Markus Ferber, MdEP, who gave Welcome remarks at the event, and Dr. Susanne Luther, Director of the HSF's Institute for International Cooperation

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Large audience shows interest in crucial topic

It was a full house at our Hanns Seidel Foundation Munich Head Office, listening to African voices and expertise on how to adapt development cooperation to new challenges.

Markus Ferber, MdEP, Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, and Tanja Gönner, CEO of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), provided Welcome words, followed by Jakkie Cilliers, Chair of the ISS Board of Trustees and Head of the African Futures and Innovation (AFI) Programme, Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, South Africa, who gave his research-based input on „Global power shifts: Africa in a changing world“.

Panel: The panel during the engaging discussion with the audience

The panel during the engaging discussion with the audience

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Diverse, informative inputs from renowned speakers

During the panel discussion, distinguished speakers provided stimulating insights:

  • Thomas Erndl, Member of the German Bundestag (MdB), Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Amandine Gnanguênon, Senior Fellow and Head of Geopolitics Program, Africa Policy Research Institute
  • Dr. Fonteh Akum, Executive Director, Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
  • Wolfgang Niedermark, Member of the Executive Board of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)

The engaging discussion which included the attentive, large audience was facilitated by Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head of Special Projects, ISS.

 

Group pic: Meeting of the African delegation with MSC Deputy Chairman Rainer Rudolph at the HSF in Munich

Meeting of the African delegation with MSC Deputy Chairman Rainer Rudolph at the HSF in Munich

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Converation with new MSC Vice Chairman

During their visit, the African delegation had the opportunity to meet with Ambassador Rainer Rudolph, Vice Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, at the Hanns Seidel Foundation head office in Munich.

The participants truly valued the informative, frank exchange which was dedicated to an important, timeous question: How can trust in the global governance system be strengthened?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more on the topic of the Munich event in this (German language) Article:

Internationale Kooperation im Systemwettbewerb - Zeit für eine Zeitenwende?

 

 

 

 

 

 


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