LSE German Society
The LSE SU German Society is a student society at the London School of Economics and Political Science. With an annual membership of approximately 500 members, it is one of the largest student associations outside of Germany and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Through organising various social and cultural events, the LSESU German Society promotes an interest in German culture, politics, business and language. Its flagship event is the annual German Symposium. Welcoming speakers from Germany's business, political and cultural spheres, the German Symposium has grown to become one of the most high-profile student-organized lecture series in London.[1]
Governance structure[edit]
The 2016–2017 Executive Committee members are the following:[2]
| President | Hanna Horst |
| general secretary | Antonia Boeckers |
| Treasurer | Maximilian Puchta |
| Events Officer | tbd |
| Marketing Officer | tbd |
| Public Relations Officer | tbd |
| Symposium Outreach Officer | tbd |
| Logistics Officer | tbd |
German symposium[edit]
The German Symposium, an annual series of roughly 20 lectures and discussions, has been organised on the campus of the London School of Economics by the LSE German Society for the past 16 years. In recent years it has attracted renowned German personalities[3] of cultural (Charlotte Knobloch, Berthold Kohler, Robert Zollitsch), political (Angela Merkel, Gerhard Schröder, Wolfgang Schäuble,[4] Peer Steinbrück,[5]), sports (Jens Lehmann[6]) and business (Alexander Dibelius, Jürgen Großmann, August Oetker) spheres.
Initiated in 1998 by German LSE students, the German Symposium has become an important date in the university's annual event calendar. Wolfgang Ischinger, former German ambassador to the United Kingdom, declared that the Symposium played a "key role in the strategic dialogue between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom". The Symposium consists of several public speeches and discussion panels examining current issues relevant to Germany and his role in the global arena. Its aim is to promote an intercultural exchange by raising interest in German politics, business and culture. The cosmopolitan environment of the London School of Economics and Political Science renders the German Symposium unique: Roughly 9000 exceptional students of more than 150 nationalities facilitate an intellectual debate which follows the university’s motto: “Rerum Cognoscere Causas” – to know the causes of things.
German symposium 2018[edit]
With the guiding motto "Rethinking Europe", the German Symposium 2018 strives to explore innovative perspectives on the economic, political and cultural challenges Europe is facing. We will discuss complex themes such as Germany's role in the European cohesion and Germany's position towards an environment that is changing so rapidly in Europe and worldwide. The vast opportunities and risks that arise from these changes will be explored in the context of current affairs, ranging from the European direction taken after the Brexit vote to the impact of digital innovations.
German symposium 2017[edit]
The Symposium’s new guiding motto for 2017, “Risking Transition”, will serve as a springboard to launch into detailed discussions on a variety of current affairs. Transition in the political, business and cultural landscape is the all-pervasive feature of our time. The kind of transition we witness today is faster than ever before. Countless opportunities await. However, transition also involves risk – changing the status quo is always a leap into the unknown.
The concepts of 'transition' and 'risk' will allow us to explore the many current events shaping Europe, ranging from the new Anglo-German relationship in a post-Brexit environment, Germany's role in Europe and the global economy, as well as the impact of disruptive technologies on various European markets.
German symposium 2016[edit]
The 2016 German Symposium was held from 29 February to 4 March under the guiding question "Poor old Germany – too big for Europe, too small for the world?". The LSE German Society has proudly confirmed that again more than 30 renown leaders of both the political and industrial domain will attend the event. Among others, these include:
- Federal Minister of Finance Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble,
- Former Leader of the party "Die Linke" Gregor Gysi,
- Former Vize Chancellor of Germany Philipp Rösler,
- Business journalist, Physicist and TV presenter Ranga Yogeshwar,
- chairman of the board of DZ-Bank Wolfgang Kirsch,
- Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE Margret Suckale,
- Vice-president of the Federal Constitutional Court Ferdinand Kirchhof,
- Investment banker, entrepreneur, Lateral thinker and Publicist Gerald Hörhan.
German symposium 2015[edit]
The 2015 German Symposium was held from the 9th to 13 March. The German Society announced that it will welcome over 30 renowned speakers, including [7]
- former President of Germany Christian Wulff,
- former Vice-Chancellor Joschka Fischer,
- former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing,
- federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière,
- Head of the German Federal Chancellery Peter Altmaier,
- Firm Functional Leader of McKinsey and Company Frank Mattern,
- Co-Chairman of the Investment Banking Division at Goldmann Sachs Dr. Alexander Dibelius,
- President and CEO of Siemens AG Joe Kaeser,
- CEO of Deutsche Börse AG Dr. Reto Francioni.
German symposium 2014[edit]
In 2014, the German Symposium focused on topics such as European politics, war ethics and Germany as business location to women in leadership, media & whistle-blower and education. The German Society welcomed a range of high-profile speakers, including [8]
- Edelgard Bulmahn MdB (Vice-President of the German Bundestag, SPD),
- Dr. Stefan Schulte (CEO Fraport AG),
- Renate Künast MdB (Committee Chair for Justice and Consumer Rights of the German Bundestag),
- Prof. Bernd Lucke (AfD party leader),
- Hannelore Kraft (Minister-President of North-Rhine-Westphalia),
- Dr. Wolfgang Fink (managing director and Co-Head of Investment Banking – Russia Central & Eastern Europe Goldman Sachs),
- Ulla Schmidt MdB (Vice-President of the German Bundestag, SPD),
- Dr. Nikolaus Schneider (President of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany EKD),
- Prof. Edda Müller (President Transparency International Germany),
- Thomas Roth (Chief Anchor Tagesthemen, ARD),
- Kai Diekmann (Editor in Chief, BILD),
- Malu Dreyer (Minister-President Rhineland-Palatinate),
- Jennifer Teege (Author), and others.
German symposium 2013[edit]
At the 12th annual German Symposium in 2013 a large variety of topics ranging from politics & media, euro-crisis, consulting, and foreign policy, to art, ethics, and democracy were discussed by [9]
- Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister-President of the Saarland,
- Dr. Peter Frey, chief editor of the German 'ZDF',
- Günther Nonnenmacher, chief editor of the leading German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" (FAZ),
- HE Philip Murphy, US Ambassador of Germany,
- Peer Steinbrück, former Federal Minister of Finance,
- Dr. Martin C. Wittig, CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants,
- Heide Simonis, former Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein,
- Klaus Ernst, former leader of Die Linke,
- Dorothee Blessing, Co-head for investment banking in Germany and Austria at Goldman Sachs,
- Dr. Martin Reitz, head of the German-speaking countries division of Rothschild Group,
- Daniel Bahr, Federal Minister of Health,
- Carsten Kratz, managing director of the Boston Consulting Group,
- Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag,
- Frank Mattern, Firm Functional Leader of McKinsey and Company,
- Axel Hörger, CEO of UBS Germany,
- Marie-Christine Ostermann, former chairwoman of the German Federal Association of Young Entrepreneurs (Bundesverein Junger Unternehmer),
- Harald Schmidt, German actor, writer, comedian and television entertainer.
German symposium 2012[edit]
In 2012 the German Symposium hosted [10]
- Peter Bofinger (German Council of Economic Experts),
- Hans-Paul Bürkner (Boston Consulting Group),
- Jürgen Fitschen (Vice-Chairman of Deutsche Bank AG),
- Friedrich Wilhelm Graf (LMU München),
- Dirk Güsewell (EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH),
- Frank Mattern (McKinsey&Company),
- Andrea Nahles (General Secretary of the SPD),
- Boris Palmer (Senior Mayor of Tübingen),
- Danny Quah (Economics Professor, LSE),
- Franz Josef Radermacher (Club of Rome),
- Martin Reitz (CEO Rothschild),
- Jürgen Rüttgers (Minister-President retd. of Nordrhein-Westfalen),
- Hans-Werner Sinn (President of the ifo-Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung),
- Friedrich Thelen (Thelen Consult),
- Klaus Töpfer (Director retd. of the UN Umwelt Programms),
- Dorothee Blessing (Goldman Sachs)
and others. Moreover, the German Society invited Philipp Rösler, Federal Minister of Economy, to give a speech at the LSE.[11]
German symposium 2011[edit]
Participants of the 2011 German Symposium included politicians (Federal Minister Peter Ramsauer,[12] the former Federal Minister of Finance Hans Eichel and Ole von Beust), academics (Wolfgang Franz), media representatives (Christoph Keese, Harald Ehren and Mercedes Bunz) and business leaders (Eckhard Cordes and Alexander Dibelius). The integration debate with Henryk M. Broder, Jan Fleischhauer, Hellmuth Karasek, Ali Kizilkaya and Thilo Sarrazin was covered extensively by German,[13][14][15][16] British[17][18] and Israeli[19] newspapers because the head of the university cancelled the debate with a one-hour notice.[20] The LSE German Society moved the debate to a nearby hotel on the same evening.[21]
Partnerships and sponsoring[edit]
The Society meets regularly with its counterparts at Oxford University (Oxford University German Society) and Cambridge University. It also cooperates with the German Embassy in London.
Current sponsors of the Society are Credit Suisse, McKinsey & Company, Rothschild & Co, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Bertelsmann, The Boston Consulting Group, PWC, Bain & Company, Deloitte, Alpha Sights, Merck and BMW[22]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.uk.diplo.de/Vertretung/unitedkingdom/en/__pr/Embassy__Events/02/Speech-GermanSymposium.html
- ↑ http://www.german-society.co.uk/
- ↑ Hall of Fame, LSE German Society, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "Gastkommentar: Lektionen zum Lernen", Financial Times Deutschland (in Deutsch), archived from the original on 6 September 2010, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ Former Minister of Finance Peer Steinbrück gives speech at German Symposium at the LSE, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in London, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "Fußballstar an Londoner Uni: Jens Lehmann punktet im Hörsaal", Der Spiegel (in Deutsch), retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ German Society Homepage: Symposium 2015
- ↑ German Society Homepage: Symposium 2014
- ↑ German Society Homepage: Symposium 2013
- ↑ German Society Press Archive: Press Coverage
- ↑ Johannes Uhl: Ortstermin: Liberale Lehrstunde Veröffentlicht bei Tagesspiegel am 31 October 2012. Abgerufen am 19. November 2012.
- ↑ Federal Minister for Transport to give keynote speech in London, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in London, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "Studenten protestieren gegen Sarrazin", Der Spiegel (in Deutsch), retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "Londoner protestieren gegen "Faschisten" Sarrazin", Die Welt (in Deutsch), retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "Thilo Sarrazin in London", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in Deutsch), retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "Eklat bei Sarrazin-Auftritt in London", Bild (in Deutsch), retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ The London School of Extremism, The Propagandist, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ Rawlinson, Kevin (14 February 2011), "Fury as 'anti-Semitic' banker is invited to speak at LSE", The Independent, London, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ "LSE cancels event with German critics of radical Islam", The Jerusalem Post, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ ""Antisemitischer Banker": Sarrazin mischt Londoner Elite-Uni auf", Handelsblatt (in Deutsch), retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ Sarrazin bei den Briten (in Deutsch), Hamburger Abendblatt, retrieved 22 October 2011
- ↑ http://www.german-society.co.uk/sponsors-info/
External links[edit]
- LSE German Society Official website of the German Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science
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