14:00 Second Panel Session Forum 12: Democratization of the Economy Alexandra Baum-Ceisig, Works Councillor VW,

Forum 7: Industry „Going Green“ Jürgen Hennemann, Chairman Works Council Michael Braungart, Erasmus University Rotterdam, FTE/Ebern, Richard Hyman, London School of Yvette Pena Lopes, Blue Green Alliance USA, Economics Jeanette Iren Moen, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, Siegfried Russwurm, Member of the 8:30 Documentary film about Europe’s Youth Managing Board of AG, Reinhard Voges, Our World in Contrast Works Councillor Salzgitter Service und Technik 19:00 IG Metall Party

Forum 8: The Architecture of Energy Transition

Eberhard Brandes, WWF , Harald Frick, Group Works Councillor Conergy Germany, December 7 th: Europe´s Prospects Claudia Kemfert, DIW, Johannes Remmel, Environment Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, 8.30 Wege zu einer gerechteren Welt Nils Schnorrenberger, Member of the Managing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Board of Wind Energy Agency e.V., Detlef Wetzel, Brazil Vicepresident of IG Metall

9:00 What will a New Social Contract for Europe Forum 9: Future Mobility – Future of the look like? Transport Industry Bernard Cazeneuve, Minister for European Klaus Beckmann, Difu , Willi Dienstbier, Affairs, France (requested), Works Councillor MAN, Thomas Gelder, Chairman Philippe Lamberts, Green Group in the Euro- Works Council Meyer-Shipyard, Johannes Hauber, pean Parliament, Nicola Vendola, Governor of Chairman European Works Council Bombardier, the Apulia Region/Italy Jürgen Leohold, R&D VW, Rüdiger Lütjen,

Chairman European Works Council EADS, 11:00 Trade Unions´ Paths towards a Social Klaus Mittermaier, Works Councillor Europe

Franҫois Chérèque, Secretary-General of Forum 10: Decent Work CFDT/France, Judith Kirton-Darling, Lionel Fulton Labour Reseach Department London, Confederal Secretary ETUC, Manuel Steffen Lehndorff, University of Duisburg-Essen, International Conference Fernández López, Secretary-General of Erika Mezger, Eurofound, Dublin, Llowell Turner, UGT/Spain, Josef Stredula, President of OS of IG Metall Cornell University, Andrew Watt, IMK KOVO/Czech Republic

Forum 11: Life Opportunities and Fair Distribution 13:00 Approaches for Changing Course Michael Hartmann, Technical University Darmstadt, December 5th to 7th 2012 Berthold Huber, President of IG Metall Gustav Horn, IMK of the Hans-Böckler Foundation, in Berlin Jürgen Kädtler, SOFI Göttingen, Noel Whiteside, 14:00 End of the Conference University of Warwick Berlin Congress Center (BCC) Contact: [email protected]; Telefax: +49 (0) 69 66 93-80 2091 www.igmetall-kurswechselkongress.de

December 5 th: Changing Course for a Good Life 9:30 First Panel Session

14:00 Introduction Forum 1: Growth Discourse Detlef Wetzel, Vicepresident of IG Metall Ulrich Brand, University of Wien, James Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin, 14:30 The Ongoing Crises and the Perspectives of Stefan Löfven, Chairman Swedish Social

World Economics Democratic Worker’s Party, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Co-President Club of Rome Nouriel Roubini, New York University

Forum 2: Regulation of the Financial Market Dear Colleagues 15:30 Rethinking the Conditions for Inclusive Labour Markets Ralph Heuwing, Chief Financal Officer Dürr AG, IG Metall invites you to an international conference Jill Rubery, University of Manchester Torsten Windels, Chief Economist Nord/LB, in Berlin from December 5th to 7th 2012. With this Stephan Schulmeister, Austrian Institute of conference we intend to debate how ecological 17:00 Panel Discussion: Changing Course for a Economic Research restructuring of the economy can be linked with Good Life expansion of life opportunities and democratization Rainer Dulger, President Gesamtmetall Forum 3: Global Inequality of society. (requested),Berthold Huber, President of IG Patrick Bond, University KwaZulu-Natal Metall, Hubert Weiger, President of the BUND, Gaochao He,University Guangzhou, Jyrki Raina, How can a change of the political course look like Secretary-General industiAll global, that brings together good working conditions, Kerstin Jürgens, University of Kassel Valter Sanches, Brasilian Metalworkers’ Union ecological reconstruction and revitalization of democracy? How can we combine solidarity, self- 18:30 Future Rumours. How the Future will be – or (CNM), Christoph Scherrer, University of Kassel determination and ecological responsibility, rather not representing alternatives to financial market driven Frank Schätzing, Author Forum 4: Sustainable Restructuring of Industry capitalism? Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia, 19:15 Get together Kurt Hübner, University of British Columbia, Implementing this change of course will require Carlo C. Jaeger, Global Climate Forum, internationally coordinated activities. For this reason December 6 th: What a New Economic and Gensou Jia, Chinese Academy of Science we are seeking the dialogue and cooperation with Social Model Might Look Like representatives from academia, trade unions and Forum 5: The Future of Work-Oriented Society politics from all around the world. Gerhard Bosch, University of Duisburg-Essen, 8:30 Beyond Candide and Cassandra: The Frank Hoffer, International Labour Organization, You are kindly invited to attend this conference. Economics we Need for an Age of Crises Jill Rubery, University of Manchester, that isn’t Going to End James Wickham, Trinity College Dublin James Galbraith, University of Texas at Austin

Forum 6: Revitalization of Democracy 9:15 Welcome and Introduction to the Panel Colin Crouch, University of Warwick, Sessions Wolfgang Merkel, Social Science Research Center Berthold Huber, President of IG Metall Martin Allespach, Head of the General Trade Berlin (WZB), Nicola Vendola, Governor of the Union Policy Department at IG Metall Apulia Region/Italy