KfW continues the tradition of inviting delegates to a reception at its Berlin branch on the evening preceding the Congress. The exclusive setting gives Congress participants an opportunity to hold informal initial discussions.
(A separate invitation will be sent by KfW.)
The business part of Congress Day 1 will be rounded off with a small Networking Reception hosted by TSI. You will be able to discuss the day's topics in greater depth or establish contact with others over a glass of wine or beer and a selection of appetisers.
(All welcome! No prior registration required.)
From 19.30 till 20.30 all participants have the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the Aquadom from inside on a trip to the DomLounge. Experience the wonder of travelling through 1 million litres of water with glimpses of a beautiful underwater world and join from there a special "Wine & Cheese Tasting" in the Foyer Alexanderplatz starting at 19.30 as well. All welcome! No prior registration required.
Vize-Kanzler, Minister, SPD-Vorsitzender, Fraktionsvorsitzender, Generalsekretär – seine politische Laufbahn beeindruckt. Geradlinig, glaubwürdig, authentisch, volksnah sind die Attribute, die mit ihm einhergehen. In unserer heutigen akademisierten Politikerwelt sucht man sie oft vergebens. Er, der Sohn eines Landwirts, der 1954 mit 14 Jahren bereits seine Industriekaufmannslehre begann, 1975 erstmals in den Bundestag kam, prägte über mehr als dreißig Jahre hinweg in verantwortlicher Position unser Land.
Freuen Sie sich auf einen interessanten Abend mit Franz Müntefering, dem „Mann der klaren Kante“ wie ihn der Stern einst nannte, unter der Überschrift „Politik als Aufgabe und Herausforderung im Wandel der Zeit – ein Blick auf gestern und heute“. Das Gespräch moderiert Prof. Dr. Michael Weller. Der Abend wird untermalt von ausgesuchten Rotweinen und exquisitem Käse.
From 21.30 Congress participants can bring the first day of the Congress to a close in an informal "Chill-out and Get-together" with a cocktail bar. The hotel's glass-panelled DomLounge with a view over Berlin's fascinating skyline is the ideal location.
(All welcome! No prior registration required.)
The Reichstag building is just a few steps from the Brandenburg Gate and is a must for every visitor to Berlin. The Reichstag has been the seat of the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) since 1999. Almost no other building in Germany is as fully representative of the vicissitudes of German history since the 19th century. The "Evergreen".
Exclusive guided tour in English language.
In the late summer of 1989, tens of thousands of GDR citizens travelled to the West via the socialist brother states. The centres of the Socialist Unity Party and government power were located in buildings that can still be found 30 years later: State Council Building, Central Committee, Council of Ministers. Join a Berlin contemporary witness on a search for vestiges between Spreeinsel and Alexanderplatz. Exclusive walk, moderated in German and English language.
The 'Neues Museum', renovated by British star architect David Chipperfield, has won numerous prizes since its reopening in 2009. The architectural tour highlights the special quality of the building.
Exclusive guided tour in English language.
From the introduction of the D-Mark in 1948, the establishment of the Berlin Airlift, the division of Germany, Beetles and Trabbi as symbols of the different everyday worlds in West and East, the construction of the Berlin Wall to the peaceful revolution and reunification, this guided tour takes you on a journey into the past of Germany.
Exclusive guided tour in German language.