17.00 – 17.30 h                Arrival & Registration                                                                     

17.40 – 17.45 h                Opening Remarks
Key topics:        Welcoming of VIPs and guests, Framework OAV’s 125th anniversary year, cooperaton with AsiaBerlin Summit

Speaker:             Dr. Arnd Nenstiel, Chairman, OAV – German Asia Pacific Business Association

17.45– 18.00 h                Welcome Address 

Key topics:          Berlin’s link to the Asia-Pacific region, current geopolitical challenges, new opportunities 

Speaker:             Kai Wegner, The Governing Mayor of Berlin

18.00 – 18.20 h                              Keynote  

Key topics:         Germany’s outlook on geoeconomic shifts and  chances for enhanced German-Asian cooperation in innovation and new technologies

Speaker:             Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy 

Q&A 

Musikalisches Zwischenspiel

18.40 – 18.50 h                Highlights of OAV’s 125th anniversary year incl. Video Report: OAV’s recent foresight mission to the Greater Bay Area 

                                            Key topics:         Experiencing first hand Asia’s innovative power 

Speaker:             Dr. Arnd Nenstiel, Chairman, & Almut Rößner, Executive Member of the Board, OAV – German Asia Pacific Business Association

MUSIC 5-10 Minutes

19.00 – 20.30 h                Networking over Buffet & Drinks (Säulensaal)

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Language:                                 English

Organiser:                                AsiaBerlin Forum e.V..

                                            Ostasiatischer Verein e.V. (OAV)