Question 1

17.06.2026: shifts in perspective 04 // are we still ticking right?​ on the wise use of time

Accepted Answer

Speaker: Jonas Geißler - Author, Consultant and Speaker

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Question 2

16.04.2026: enter the future 12 // learning from nature - it's time to listen

Accepted Answer

Speaker: 
Professor Ulmar Grafe, Professor of Biology at the University of Brunei Darussalam (Borneo) and Privatdozent at the University of Würzburg

Video: https://youtu.be/Uxzc-8nyLpc?si=Yj-TqroiiY4KaVQ4
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Question 3

29.10.2025 : enter the future 11 // under scrutiny: does the 'german business model' have a future?

Accepted Answer

Speaker: 
Prof. Dr. Dr. Clemens Fuest, President of the ifo  Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
Impressions: https://youtu.be/RkTbVhPN-LM?si=op9lFr6a6W0KATnT 
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Question 4

22.05.2025: shifts in perspective 03 // the digital transformation of humans - on the way to becoming cyborgs?

Accepted Answer

Speaker: Dr Patrick Kramer, biohacker and expert in digital and biological transformation

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Question 5

30.04.2025: enter the future 10 // food for the future – raw vegetables or high-tech meals?

Accepted Answer

Speakers:
Prof. Dr Jan Frank, Head of the Department of Food Biofunctionality at the University of Hohenheim
Prof. Dr Mario Jekle, Head of the Department of Plant-Based Foods at the University of Hohenheim

Recording of the entire event: https://youtu.be/rj1o7OAlNfo?si=ZLJX26c-LwTGRVIC

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Question 6

06.11.2024: enter the future 09 // consensus or conflict – how polarized is our society?

Accepted Answer

Speaker: 
Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau, Professor of Macrosociology at the Humboldt University of Berlin and SPIEGEL bestselling author

Recording of the entire event: https://youtu.be/SEE-bwfvpKo?si=h2lDAMXC4_uwMhCR

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Question 7

13.06.2024: shifts in perspective 02 // when your brain plays tricks on you

Accepted Answer

Speaker: Thomas Fraps

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Question 8

17.04.2024: enter the future 08 // fresh in the head – how we free ourselves from digital sensory overload

Accepted Answer

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Martin Korte

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Question 9

29.11.2023: enter the future 07 // new space – from science fiction to daily reality

Accepted Answer

Speaker:
Professor Klaus Schilling, CEO of Zentrum für Telematik würzburg e.V.
Hans Koenigsman, former Vice President and Chief Engineer of SpaceX
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Guest:
Michael Najjar, Photo Artist and Pioneer Astronaut

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Question 10

16.11.2023: shifts in perspective 01 // flash of light or total blackout?

Accepted Answer

Speaker: 
Vince Ebert, Comedian, keynote speaker and TV host

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Question 11

27.04.2023: enter the future 06 // finding our way in a multipolar world

Accepted Answer

Speaker:
Professor Peter Sloterdijk, German philosopher, cultural scientist and author;  he taught philosophy and aesthetics at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe until 2017.

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Question 12

13.10.2022: enter the future 05 // biological transformation – what is it good for? and what have mushrooms got to do with it?

Accepted Answer

Speakers:
Professor Vera Meyer, Head of the Chair of Molecular and Applied Microbiology at Technische Universität Berlin,
Professor Thomas Bauernhansl, Head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (Fraunhofer IPA) in Stuttgart

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Question 13

27.04.2022: enter the future 04 // china's rise - how can europe keep pace?

Accepted Answer

Speakers:
Dr Janka Oertel, Director of the Asia Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations, 
Professor Sebastian Heilmann, Chair Professor for Government and the Political Economy of China at the University of Trier

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Question 14

11.11.2021: enter the future 03 // climate protection – the difference between well meant and well done

Accepted Answer

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, founder and former Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK),
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Sinn, former President of the ifo Institute for Economic Research

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Question 15

16.09.2021: book release // "outer space v2"

Accepted Answer

“outer space v2” is the continuation of the joint activities by Michael Najjar and Dr. Manfred Wittenstein, who wrote the foreword to the publication.

Question 16

22.04.2021: enter the future 02 // game changer ai: change needs creative drive

Accepted Answer

Speakers:
Dr. Julia Duwe, Head of R&D Production Platforms at TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG,
Prof. Dr. Klaus Mainzer, Emeritus of Excellence at the Technical University of Munich, Senior Professor and co-founder of the Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Center at the University of Tübingen

Question 17

26.11.2020: enter the future 01 // co2 - climate killer or useful raw material

Accepted Answer

Speakers:
Prof. Ortwin Renn, scientific director at the Institute for Transformative Sustainability Research (IASS) in Potsdam,
Torsten Kallweit, Head of Corporate Occupational Safety, Fire Protection, Environmental Protection and Sustainability at Robert Bosch GmbH

upcoming events

Beyond utopia?
43rd Baden-Württemberg Literature Festival

Award ceremony
Wittenstein Biointelligence Award

enter the future 13
A world in turmoil -
who will shape tomorrow’s global order?

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler

Award ceremony
Würzburg Award for Research and Transfer

past events

17.06.2026: shifts in perspective 04 // are we still ticking right? on the wise use of time

16.04.2026: enter the future 12 // learning from nature - it's time to listen

29.10.2025 : enter the future 11 // under scrutiny: does the 'german business model' have a future?

22.05.2025: shifts in perspective 03 // the digital transformation of humans - on the way to becoming cyborgs?

30.04.2025: enter the future 10 // food for the future – raw vegetables or high-tech meals?

06.11.2024: enter the future 09 // consensus or conflict – how polarized is our society?

13.06.2024: shifts in perspective 02 // when your brain plays tricks on you

17.04.2024: enter the future 08 // fresh in the head – how we free ourselves from digital sensory overload

29.11.2023: enter the future 07 // new space – from science fiction to daily reality

16.11.2023: shifts in perspective 01 // flash of light or total blackout?

27.04.2023: enter the future 06 // finding our way in a multipolar world

13.10.2022: enter the future 05 // biological transformation – what is it good for? and what have mushrooms got to do with it?

27.04.2022: enter the future 04 // china's rise - how can europe keep pace?

11.11.2021: enter the future 03 // climate protection – the difference between well meant and well done

16.09.2021: book release // "outer space v2"

22.04.2021: enter the future 02 // game changer ai: change needs creative drive

26.11.2020: enter the future 01 // co2 - climate killer or useful raw material

upcoming events

Beyond utopia? 43rd Baden-Württemberg Literature Festival

Award ceremony Wittenstein Biointelligence Award

enter the future 13 A world in turmoil - who will shape tomorrow’s global order? ​Speaker: Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler

Award ceremony Würzburg Award for Research and Transfer

past events

17.06.2026: shifts in perspective 04 // are we still ticking right?​ on the wise use of time

16.04.2026: enter the future 12 // learning from nature - it's time to listen

29.10.2025 : enter the future 11 // under scrutiny: does the 'german business model' have a future?

22.05.2025: shifts in perspective 03 // the digital transformation of humans - on the way to becoming cyborgs?

30.04.2025: enter the future 10 // food for the future – raw vegetables or high-tech meals?

06.11.2024: enter the future 09 // consensus or conflict – how polarized is our society?

13.06.2024: shifts in perspective 02 // when your brain plays tricks on you

17.04.2024: enter the future 08 // fresh in the head – how we free ourselves from digital sensory overload

29.11.2023: enter the future 07 // new space – from science fiction to daily reality

16.11.2023: shifts in perspective 01 // flash of light or total blackout?

27.04.2023: enter the future 06 // finding our way in a multipolar world

13.10.2022: enter the future 05 // biological transformation – what is it good for? and what have mushrooms got to do with it?

27.04.2022: enter the future 04 // china's rise - how can europe keep pace?

11.11.2021: enter the future 03 // climate protection – the difference between well meant and well done

16.09.2021: book release // "outer space v2"

22.04.2021: enter the future 02 // game changer ai: change needs creative drive

26.11.2020: enter the future 01 // co2 - climate killer or useful raw material

Beyond utopia?
43rd Baden-Württemberg Literature Festival

Award ceremony
Wittenstein Biointelligence Award

enter the future 13
A world in turmoil -
who will shape tomorrow’s global order?

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler

Award ceremony
Würzburg Award for Research and Transfer

17.06.2026: shifts in perspective 04 // are we still ticking right? on the wise use of time