11.11.2020

Digital Congress at Zeppelin University sheds light upon Europe and the new Silk Road

Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: Initiators and speakers of the congress (from left to right): Michael David Meussling, Andreas Schell, Prof Klaus Mühlhahn, Elena Paß (front row), Dr Julika Baumann Montecinos, Prof Josef Wieland, Dr Lennart Brand (middle row) and Harald F. Müller and Tobias Grünfelder (back row).
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: Initiators and speakers of the congress (from left to right): Michael David Meussling, Andreas Schell, Prof Klaus Mühlhahn, Elena Paß (front row), Dr Julika Baumann Montecinos, Prof Josef Wieland, Dr Lennart Brand (middle row) and Harald F. Müller and Tobias Grünfelder (back row).
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: ZU President Professor Klaus Mühlhahn during his opening speech entitled "New Silk Road(s) - New Perspectives for Europe?".
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: ZU President Professor Klaus Mühlhahn during his opening speech entitled "New Silk Road(s) - New Perspectives for Europe?".
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: The event was broadcast as an online format from the ZF Campus of Zeppelin University, including the panel discussion with Dr Lennart Brand, Katharina Koerth, Paul Röck and Jun.-Profesor Matthias Niedenführ (from left to right).
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: The event was broadcast as an online format from the ZF Campus of Zeppelin University, including the panel discussion with Dr Lennart Brand, Katharina Koerth, Paul Röck and Jun.-Profesor Matthias Niedenführ (from left to right).
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: LEIZ Director Professor Josef Wieland during his lecture entitled "The Concept of Transculturality Applied to the New Silk Road(s)", together with moderators Katja Hellkötter (left) and Katharina Koerth.
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: LEIZ Director Professor Josef Wieland during his lecture entitled "The Concept of Transculturality Applied to the New Silk Road(s)", together with moderators Katja Hellkötter (left) and Katharina Koerth.
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: A look behind the scenes: The team of the Bewegtbildwerft together with LEIZ staff and students made an interactive online format possible.
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: A look behind the scenes: The team of the Bewegtbildwerft together with LEIZ staff and students made an interactive online format possible.

Friedrichshafen. For the fifth year in a row, the Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin (LEIZ) at Zeppelin University, together with a student organisation team headed by LEIZ Director Professor Dr. Josef Wieland, brought together high-ranking experts from business, politics, civil society and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities of global cooperation.


Under the title "New Silk Roads - New Perspectives for Europe?", lectures, panel discussions and workshops highlighted various aspects of the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiated by China in its possible significance for Europe. Andreas Schell, CEO of the main sponsor Rolls-Royce Power Systems, opened the conference by stressing the topic’s strategic relevance for his company. ZU-President and China expert Professor Klaus Mühlhahn addressed the opportunities and risks of cooperation between Europe and China.


The two-day online conference, which was streamed from Zeppelin University’s ZF Campus to participants from all over the world, offered not only economic and geopolitical perspectives on the new Silk Roads, but also historical, cultural and philosophical approaches. Overall, it painted a very diverse picture of the future significance of European-Asian cooperation and gave rise to lively debates. The multifaceted nature of the conference theme was emphasised by an art project prepared and presented by a group of students together with the Singen-based artist, Harald F. Müller.


Thus, it was specifically the conference’s transdisciplinary and transcultural methodology that opened up new perspectives on future trends, facilitating deep reflection on their impact upon economy and society. The event also succeeded as an online format – not least thanks to numerous interactive elements. In addition to the main sponsor Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the congress was supported by Zeppelin Universitätsgesellschaft, Buchhandlung und Café Gessler 1862 and ZU’s Student Lounge. The technical realisation was conducted by bewegtbildwerft, Überlingen.



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Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: The team of the Transcultural Leadership Summit 2020, together with the moderators Katja Hellkötter and Katharina Koerth.
Picture ZU | Nicolas Buehringer: The team of the Transcultural Leadership Summit 2020, together with the moderators Katja Hellkötter and Katharina Koerth.
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