Prof. Frans Vogelaar is invited to lecture “Inert Innovation”on “The Future of Germany” at the Club of Amsterdam.
Lecture & Panel Discussion
The Future of Germany
19:00-21:00, 20 April 2012
@ Club of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Inert
Innovation
Germany viewed from the west, has for long been considered as dull, inert and tardy. This inertness is not only a handicap – but also proving a strong point. With its conservative policy Germany has – against all advises – kept up industrial production. With a tradition in long term investment in excellence it faces today new challenges such as innovation in green technologies. And Berlin is becoming the cultural hotspot.
Welcome Address
Age Fluitman, Chairman at Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Moderator
Peter van Gorsel, Educational Business Developer, University of Amsterdam, UvA, HvA
Contributors
Hanco JuÌrgens, Researcher, Teacher, Institute for German Studies at the University of Amsterdam, “The German model: From sick patient to the leading political economy of Europe”
Frans Vogelaar, Professor for Hybrid Space, Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Founder Hybrid Space Lab, Berlin, “Inert Innovation”
Huib Wursten, Senior Partner, ITIM International, “How to manage the Germans”
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