what
After a spring in lockdown, we now need the summer of purpose – a joint venture into a new era
Which purpose should our economic activity have in the future? What should the common response out of the crisis look like? How do we make sure that humanity can once again play a more important role in our economies and ecologies? We are initiating a creative dialogue to find answers to these questions.
From 26th – 28th June we bring together people from science, art and culture, politics, business, sport and society in one place – virtually and physically present.
We want to experience the effects of the crisis through personal stories, we want to be honest as we confront the reasons for the crisis and push the old boundaries to find new solutions.
There will be five major sessions over the course of three days, with lots of room for creative dialogues, workshops, lectures, hackathons and discussion forums in between. We start by analysing the status quo and work together on solutions on the second day. Day three will be centred around results and will be marked by a conclusion. During these three days we want to venture out and find a new beginning, a new wave of enthusiasm, energy and drive that will be felt around the world. In sustainable alliances, responsible partnerships and multidisciplinary teams. See more details under program
The more people take part, the greater the social creativity. And this will increase our scope for action and change!
why
It's all about humanity – the ABC of WE.
This pandemic has clearly highlighted old and new boundaries to us and is a call to action – now more than ever. At the same time, a lot of tried and tested recipes and solutions are obsolete. It is becoming increasingly apparent that we need creative thinking. A thinking that is the result of inspiring conversations and fresh dialogues.
The first day marks the anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. Exactly 75 years ago, on 26th June 1945, 51 nations committed themselves to human rights and the peaceful co-existence of all peoples.
This is why we call the Summer of Purpose „Colloquium 51“.
Why in Germany? Only a few days later, on 1 July 2020, the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins. Since Germany also provides the President of the European Commission, Germany's responsibility has never been greater than now. We want to honour this responsibility – starting in Munich and all over the world.
From the current urgency and the inspiring constellation of historical context results a unique momentum. We are determined to send a powerful signal from Messe München for humanity and a new togetherness in all areas of our society. Politics and business are the driving forces behind this, flanked by the findings of science.
We are determined! Are you too?
how
In the "Summer of Purpose" from 26 - 28 June 2020, we will bring together people from politics, business, science and culture, both physicall
The form of a colloquium allows us to incorporate perspectives from all disciplines. It gives us the room for a dialogue ranging from the theory of science to the acting of business. Each of the three days will focus on a specific topic with top-class international dialogue partners. On the first and second day the "Colloquium 51" takes place, on the third day is the 10th Social Business Day .
The "Summer of Purpose" opens up an innovative space for learning from each other's new insights, sharing knowledge and experiences from the crisis and weaving it into our communities. This results in new creative models and solutions for an economically successful future driven by social and ecological consciousness.
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Day 1- Friday 26.06.2020
10:00 CEST - WAKE UP & COUNTDOWN "OPEN MUNICH – WHERE DO WE STAND"
11:00 CEST - OPEN MUNICH – WHERE DO WE STAND
13:10 CEST - LUNCH & TIME TO MATCH
14:30 CEST - WORKSHOP & DIALOGUE SESSIONS
18:00 CEST - WARM UP & COUNTDOWN "OPEN MUNICH – THE UN FOR YOU"
19:00 CEST - OPEN MUNICH – THE UN FOR YOU
21:00 CEST - END OF PROGRAM AND TIME TO MATCH
Day 2- Saturday 27.06.2020
10:00 CEST - WAKE UP & BEST OF DAY 1 - COUNTDOWN "OPEN MUNICH – THE PERSONAL PURPOSE"
11:00 CEST - OPEN MUNICH – THE PERSONAL PURPOSE
13:10 CEST - LUNCH & TIME TO MATCH
14:30 CEST - WORKSHOP & DIALOGUE SESSIONS
18:00 CEST - WARM UP & COUNTDOWN "OPEN MUNICH – THE DRIVING FORCE TO 2024"
19:00 CEST - OPEN MUNICH – THE DRIVING FORCE TO 2024
21:00 CEST - END OF PROGRAM AND TIME TO MATCH
Day 3- Sunday 28.06.2020
10:00 CEST - WAKE UP & BEST OF DAY 2 & COUNTDOWN
11:00 CEST - OPEN MUNICH – THE CONCLUSION // 10TH SOCIAL BUSINESS DAY
14:00 CEST - OPEN DHAKA – SOCIAL BUSINESS 2020
15:00 CEST - THE GOLDEN HOUR
contributors
We have gained a number of well-known contributors and we receive any time new registrations.
Where does our world stand and what will happen to it? There are only a few people who are able to give a weighty answer to it. One of them is the economist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Throughout the entire event, he is connected as a virtual avatar from Bangladesh. The highlight will be the 10th Social Business Day on June 28, 2020. With his manifesto "No going back", published a few weeks ago, Yunus calls on the governments of this world to radically rethink social and environmental consciousness.
Have a look at which names are added here day by day. The contributors below have already made firm commitments:
Hiltrud Werner
Member of the Management Board, Volkswagen AG, with responsibility for Integrity and Legal Affairs.
Peter Balleis
German Jesuit. Former International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service
Saori Dubourg
Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
Lucian Tarnowski
Founding Ambassador of Civana
Christina Jäger
Member of the Board & Director of Yunus Enviroment Hub
Antonella Mei-Pochter
Staff Unit for Strategy, Analysis and Planning in the Austrian Federal Chancellery
Dr. Rüdiger Recknagel
Environmental Protection Officer Audi Group, Managing Director Audi Foundation for the Environment
Antoine Sire
Director of the Company Engagement department (BNP Paribas)
Stefan Rummel
Managing Director of Messe München GmbH
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Mosbrugger
General Director of the Senckenberg Society for Natural Research
Gabriele Hässig
Managing Director Communication and Sustainability in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) at P&G.
Fritz Lietsch
CEO of the ALTOP publishing house, and chief editor of forum "Nachhaltig Wirtschaften"
Ervin László
President of the Club of Budapest, member of the World Academy of Arts and Science.
Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theoretician and author.
Thomas Schmall
Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group Components
Prof. Dr. Claudia Peus
Vice President of the Technical University of Munich and Director TUM Institute for Life Long Learning
Sir John Irving Bell
Immunologist and Geneticist University Oxford
Stephan Grabmeier
Pioneer in the Purpose Economy for innovation, new work and sustainable business.
creative innovation consultant, start-up business angel and Author of the Book "Future Business Kompass"
Dr. Markus Söder
Minister President of the Free State of Bavaria, CSU party leader.
Dr. Sebastian Brandis
Member of the board of the foundation Menschen für Menschen - Karlheinz Böhms Ethiopia Aid 2016 and spokesman of the board since 2019.
Sara Nuru
Entrepreneur, model, speaker, author and ambassador for Menschen für Menschen and since 2018 ambassador for fair trade appointed by The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Judith Gerlach
Since 2002 member of the CSU and the Junge Union, since 2015 member of the Frauen-Union, since November 2018 Bavarian Minister of State for Digital Affairs
Nishith Desai
Founder of Nishith Desai Associates, a research based international law firm. Advised the Small Industries Development Board of India and the Department of Electronics, Government of India, on their domestic venture capital fund.
Benjamin Folkmann
Managing Director FC Bayern München eV – Deputy Chairman of the German Sports Youth
Angela Gallenz
Human Resource Manager at H&M Germany. Worked as Store Manager and Area Manager at H&M and looks back on a career of over 20 years with the Swedish textile retail company.
Lamiya Morshed
Executive Director of Yunus Centre, the global hub for social business activities of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Christian Heller
Coordinator of the incorporation and CEO of the Value Balancing Alliance. A cooperation of international companies.
Tobias Gröber
Executive Director Business Unit Consumer Goods, Messe Munich / ISPO
Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble
Member of the Bundestag since 1972; 1981 to 1984 Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Current President of the German Bundestag. Member of the party CDU/CSU since 1965.
Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen
Founder of Healthy Planet Healthy People and one of the first signee of Scientists for Future
Kerry Kennedy
Founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, known as Human Right Activist since 1981 and devoted to equal justice, to the promotion and protection of basic rights.
Hans Reitz
Head of the Global Social Business Summit Managing director and Co-Founder of The Grameen Creative Lab Creative consultant of Nobel Prize winner Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Michael Møller
Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the 12th Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Executive Director of the Kofi Annan Foundation from 2008 to 2011.
Dr. Kate Robertson
Co-Founder of One Young World, a UK-based charity that gathers the brightest young leaders from around the world. She previously served as Global President of Havas Worldwide.
Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey
Head of the Center for Leadership and People Management Consultant, active member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and elected as German Psychology Award Winner.
Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, economist, and civil society leader known as „the banker to the poor“. In 2006, Yunus and Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Price for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below.
Prof. Dr. Mary Robinson
7. President of Ireland 1990 to 1997. Served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002, Founder of „Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative“
Josep Vicent
Artistic and Music Director at the ADDA Auditorium in Spain. Artistic Director of the Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the ADDA Simfònica Orchestra and the Xenakis Festival.
Dr. Karsten Wildberger
Chief Operating Officer - Commercial
Member of the Board of Management of E.ON SE
Christian Felber
Author, dance performer and political activist. Founding member of Attac Austria, initiator of the project Bank for the Common Good and the Common Good Economy.
Andreas Renschler
Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG for the 'Truck & Bus' business division.
Florian Hoffmann
Globally recognized social innovator and serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Berlin’s DO School. He regularly contributes to ongoing global public debate on the future of work, puposeful economy and social innovation.
Ron Garan
Former US NASA Astronaut. 177 Days in Space and two flights to the ISS Founder of the Manna Energy Foundation and the Fragile Oasis Project.
Dr. Mandeep Rai
Author of The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership. Global authority on values, working with companies, institutions and individuals around the world.
Peter Schwarzenbauer
Former Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG. Former Head of the Electromobility Transformation.
Prof. Dr. Anita Nowak
Professor of the Year in 2014 and 2019 at the McGill University. Founding Integrating Director of the Social Economy Initiative and an advisor to both The Jeanne Sauvé Foundation and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.
Monica Yunus
Co-Founder of Sing for Hope, Board Member of Grameen Creative Lab.
Felix Wegeler
Chairman of the Foundation Beethoven House Bonn.
Mohamed Amersi
Founder & CEO of Emergent Telecom Ventures. His non-profit, Amersi Foundation supports charities in education, building cohesive societies and inclusive capitalism.
Tamara Dietl
German journalist, author and consultant for leadership.
Camille Zamora
Co-Founder of Sing for Hope, Board Member of Grameen Creative Lab.
Laquita Mitchell
Internationally Acclaimed Soprano, Project Leader at Sing for Hope.
Dr. Johannes Teyssen
Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Board of Management E.ON SE
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media contact
Gordon Bonnet
Press Spokesman / Head of Communication
The Grameen Creative Lab
Unter den Eichen 5, 65195 Wiesbaden
M: +49 (0) 172 679 17 34
email: gordon.bonnet(at)grameencl.com
web: www.grameencreativelab.com
media downloads
Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften (PDF - 2.433 kbyte)
Mainifest (PDF deutsch - 131 kbyte) (PDF english - 75 kbyte)
Pressemeldung (PDF deutsch - 135 kbyte) (PDF english - 177 kbyte)
Pressemeldung Tag 1 Summer of Purpose (PDF - 195 kbyte)
Pressemeldung Friedensnobelpreisträger Yunus (PDF - 162 kbyte)
Pressemeldung Abschlussfazit (PDF - 210 kbyte)
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This outstanding event is organized by the Grameen Creative Lab together with the Yunus Centre and circ and in partnership with Messe München, Friends of Social Business, YY-Foundation, BCG, E.ON and Autostadt.
