Registration for German Conference at Harvard 2010 now open!

- FREE of charge*
- Limited availability!
- See also attached FAQ

Please register here for the full program or specific events:
http://www.germanconference.org/2010/register.html

Admission to all keynote speeches, panel discussions, and lunch is FREE. However, SEATING IS LIMITED, however, so register now! Registration is required for admission.

Prominent keynote speakers await you, among them German federal minister for education and research Annette Schavan, CEO of Haniel and former head of McKinsey Germany Jürgen Kluge and Germany’s most prominent news anchor Claus Kleber. Furthermore, we will address six global challenges in panel discussions and give you many opportunities for engaging conversations and networking over lunch, a festive dinner on Friday night, and a concert and closing party on Saturday night.*

Please register before seats run out! Visit our website at
www.germanconference.org 

We look forward to welcoming you on February 19-20, 2010, to a thought-provoking weekend!

Best regards,

The Organizing Committee of the German Conference at Harvard 2010

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*A moderate contribution towards expenses will apply for participation of the Festive Dinner on Friday evening as well as the closing concert and party on Saturday night.

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Early afternoon
Break-out Panels:
- "Scaling Renewable Energy: Mega-Projects vs. Decentalized Solutions"
- "Peaceful Revolutions: Lessons from Berlin 1989?"

Late afternoon
Keynote Address by Jürgen Kluge, CEO of Haniel and former head of McKinsey Germany

9 pm
Festive Dinner with Keynote Address by Claus Kleber, news anchor of ZDF

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Morning
Keynote Address by Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister for Education and Research

Early afternoon
Break-out Panels
- "Afghanistan - and no End?"
- "Where is the next Harvard? - Future Excellence in Scientific Research"

Late afternoon
Break-out Panels
- "Redesigning Health Care from Scratch"
- "Innovate or Burst"

Early Evening
- "The Artist and the State - How Societies Make or Break Creativity" - A Conversation between Kent Nagano and (tbc)

8:30 pm
Closing Party and Concert in the Harvard Faculty Club