Visiting Program for Participants from the SOOE

Digital freedom - liberal web policy and civil rights online

16 - 23 March 2019 in Berlin and Hamburg

Program: Toni Richard Crisolli, Program Coordinator Smart Cities Education Initiative SCEI e-Learning and New Media, Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Western Balkans

Rahel Zibner, Program Coordinator International Academy for Leadership Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Berlin Mobile: +49-170-5621568

Hotel: 16. – 21.03.19 Upstalsboom Hotel Friedrichshain Gubener Str. 42 10243 Berlin phone +49-30-29375-830

21. – 23.03.19 Ibis Hotel Hamburg Alster Holzdamm 4 – 12 + 16 20099 Hamburg phone +49-40-24829-701

Interpreters: (English-German) Sylvia Schreiber (18. – 22.03.) Antje Eiger (18. + 19.03.) Stefanie Becker (20. – 22.03.)

Transport: LCSB, Berlin N.N., Hamburg

As of: 12.03.2019

Rahel Zibner, Programmkoordinatorin Tel. : +49 (30) 288 778 41 Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, Büro Berlin Fax : +49 (30) 288 778 585 Fachbereich Internationales E-Mail : Referat Internationale Besuchsprogramme / International Visiting [email protected] Programs www.freiheit.org Reinhardtstr. 14 10117 Berlin

Saturday, 16 March 2019 From the morning Pick up of participants at Berlin airport at the gate and transfer to the hotel 19.00 Introduction to the program

• Welcome and introduction of participants • Clarification of organizational issues • Introduction to the program

Rahel Zibner, Program Coordinator, International Academy for Leadership, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Berlin (confirmed)

Toni Crisolli, Project Director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Western Balkans (confirmed)

Mutzenbacher Restaurant Libauer Str. 11 10245 Berlin Sunday, 17 March 2019 10.00 – 18.00 Digital freedom and civil rights online

Introduction seminar and interactive workshop

facts and figures  Roots, evolution and historical background in, Economy  The legal basis framework - Distribution of competences/ Basic Law and Länder Constitutions/Exclusive and concurrent legislation/Joint responsibility  Infrastructure new technologies  Development and implementation of innovative products  Cities and municipalities/ Länder-level/ Bundesebene/ European Union  Trends and tendencies

 Social media

 Digital education/Media competence /How to

deal with fake news

/Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz – Hate speech

 Economic Development  civil society actors – their role and influence  Digital Change Maker – Freeing the Economic Potential of Tomorrow

2  Privacy rights and copyright

Open discussion / comparison to countries in Eastern and South Eastern Europe Blizzard Evaluation of the day

Facilitator: Maria-Christina Nimmerfroh (confirmed)

Venue: Seminar room ”Usedom” in the hotel

Dinner 18.30 Restaurant Trattoria Portofino Gubener Straße Berlin Monday, 18 March 2019 09.00 Meeting in hotel lobby and transfer

09.30 – 11.00 Data Privacy & Security - Online Safety tailor made for the Civil Society Sector  Project “Digital Neighborhood” to support organizations to safely use the internet

Henning Baden, Head of project „Digital Neighbourhood“ (confirmed)

Deutschland sicher im Netz e.V. Albrechtstraße 10B 10117 Berlin

Venue: Reinhardtstraßenhöfe, Raum 1

11.30 – 13.30 Working Lunch Liberal Digital Innovation - Exchange with Digital Changemakers Digital Transformation in all Sectors

with Joachim Schulte, Division Manager Consumers and Project Manager Digital Compass (confirmed) Konrad Greilich, bitcomplex (confirmed)

Dehlers Reinhardtstraße 14 10117 Berlin

3 14.15 – 15.45 “State Security” in a dictatorship: Control and persecution of citizens through data collection and surveillance

Visit to the Stasi Museum

Stasimuseum/ASTAK e.V. Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 10365 Berlin afterwards Time at own disposal

Tuesday, 19 March 2019 9.30 Meeting in hotel lobby and transfer ***PLEASE BRING YOUR PASSPORT***

10.00 – 11.30 Interest representation of the Internet Industry eco - Association of Internet Industry  Representing internet companies on matters of public policy to influence on political decisions in Berlin and at the European level and to foster innovation, promote economic growth, and empower people through the free and open internet  Networks and industry knowledge

Meeting with Dr. Folke Scheffel, Advisor Politics and Law eco e.V. (confirmed)

eco e.V. — Hauptstadtbüro Berlin Französische Straße 48 10117 Berlin 12.30 – 14.00 Working-Lunch FinTech

Julian Grigo, Head of Division Digital Banking & Financial ServicesBitkom e.V. (confirmed)

Käfer Berlin im Deutschen Bundestag Platz der Republik 11011 Berlin Tel. (+49) (0)30-22 62 99-0 13.30 – 14.00 Visit to the Reichstags dome

Impetus for the digital society -

4 14.30 – 16.00 Voting and surveys through digital identity and lottery

Kai Gärtner, DECiDE project, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (confirmed)

Freedom of expression and online participation Kirsten Gollatz, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (confirmed)

Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Französische Straße 9, 10117 Berlin

16.30 – 18.00 Digital politics from a liberal point of view

Discussion and guided tour with Bernd Schlömer, speaker on citizen rights and digitalization, FDP, Berlin House of Representatives (confirmed) Sabine Landscheidt, policy advisor on digitalization, FDP Berlin House of Representatives (confirmed)

Eingang Niederkirchnerstraße 5 Wandelhalle 10117 Berlin 18.30 Working dinner Introduction to the work and strategy of FNF • digital and open society, human rights, good governance / rule of law and social affected by the network policy

Antonia Eser-Ruperti, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Advisor South East and Eastern Europe (confirmed)

The Liberal Institute by Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Liberal think tank  Media and politics in times of digitalization  Which topics do the participants deal with in their countries?  Future cooperation

Dr. Maximilian Spohr, Liberal Institute, Advisor on Citizens’ Rights (confirmed)

HABEL am Reichstag Luisenstraße 19, 10117 Berlin

5 Wednesday, 20 March 2019 09.30 Meeting in hotel lobby and transfer

10.00 – 11.30 Protection of freedom of expression and personal rights through civic engagement

Ann-Cathtin Riedel, load e.V. (confirmed)

LOAD e.V. Reinhardtstraße 5 10117 Berlin

Venue: Salon “Philipp Spener” Hotel Albrechtshof, Albrechtstr. 8, 10117 Berlin

12.00 – 13.30 Working Lunch Open Innovation and decentralization

Meeting with Alexander Klepel, European Communications Manager Mozilla (requested)

Mozilla GSG-Hof Schlesische Straße Gebäude 3, 4. Obergeschoss Schlesische Straße 27 10997 Berlin

14.00 -15.30 Public policy issues at the intersection of technology and society

 IT security/data economy/state surveillance/digital fundamental rights and

media transformation

 Media competence in times of fake news

Sebastian Rieger, Director of Communications (confirmed)

Stiftung Neue Verantwortung Beisheim Center Berliner Freiheit 2 10785 Berlin

15.30 – 17.30 City Tour Berlin

6 Among others: Memorial Berlin Wall – Information on the Division of the city

David Varnhold (confirmed)

Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Bernauer Straße 111 13355 Berlin 18.00 Working Dinner Digital Germany – Current Challenges and Chances

Meeting with Lennart Wetzel, Government Affairs Manager, Microsoft Berlin (confirmed)

The Digital Eatery Unter den Linden 17 10117 Berlin Thursday, 21 March 2019 09.00 Meeting in hotel lobby and transfer to the train station

09.40 Departure to Hamburg by train from Berlin Hbf from platform 7 11.24 Arrival in Hamburg, transfer to the hotel and check in

12.30 Meeting in the lobby and transfer 13.00 – 14.30 Business Lunch Digital Future – Positions of the Young Liberals

Conversation with Ria Schröder, German Federal Chairman Young Liberals and staff of cogito legal (legal tech) (confirmed)

VLET an der Alster Jungfernstieg 7 20354 Hamburg

16.00 – 17.30 Hop on Hop off City Tour Hamburg

Starting-point bus stops: Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee 18.30 Meeting in hotel lobby

7 19.00 Working Dinner The future of digital journalism

Meeting with Marco Maas, Co-Founder and director of Datenfreunde (confirmed)

Rado am Hafen Große Elbstraße 38, 22767 Hamburg Friday, 22 March 2019

11.30 Meeting in the hotel lobby and transfer 12.00 – 13.30 Working Lunch Privacy protection in social media and campaigns supported by social media

Sven Olaf Peeck, Crowmedia (confirmed)

heimat restaurant Überseeallee 5 20457 Hamburg

13.30 – 15.00 Evaluation of the program

Afterwards Leisure time for cultural activities and shopping, etc.

Saturday, 23 March 2019

Departure of participants

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