Program Schedule

Introduction (MvB)

10 Min

Welcome Speech & Meditation

 (Dharma Master Hsin Tao)

15 Min

Lecture 1 :
This is not enough. Tapping Resources for Ecological Change,
Prof. Dr. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (former President Club of Rome; Founder and former Director Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Member of Parliament etc.):

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Lecture 2 :
Neo-Confucian Resources for the Ecological Transformation,
Prof. Dr. Tu Wei Ming, (Peking University and Harvard University):

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Break

Panel Topic: Unity and Diversity of Life
(including Prof. Dr. Monica Gagliano, University of Sydney:
Plants as sentient beings)

50 Min

Debate in Groups (random)

50 Min

Panel Topic: Priorities for Ecological Change – How to Stimulate
and Integrate Actors and their Interests

20 Min

Meditation (Dharma Master Hsin Tao)

15 Min

Lecture 3 :
Practical Applications of “Common Good Economy” for
Ecological Change, Christian Felber

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Lecture 4 :
Managing Ecological Projects with Efficiency and Leadership,
Dr. Maria Reinisch (Secretary General, VDW):

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Break

Developing Project Themes (Plenary) 

60Min

First Meetings of Project Groups

60 Min

Meditation (Dharma Master Hsin Tao)

15 Min

Lecture 5 :
What’s for Dinner, Honey? 》- Food Systems as powerful leavers for
transformation, Prof. Dr. Sabin Bieri (University of Berne)

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Lecture 6 :
Integral Ecology – A holistic approach in the center of the encyclical
“laudato si’, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bartosch (President, University of Passau)

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Discussion in Groups

20 Min

Break

Panel Topic : Motivation and Change of Behaviour with focus on
Leadership (including Prof. Dr. Dr. Ernst Pöppel, Univ. of Munich: Developing Motivation and Creativity)

40 Min

Presentation of Projects (3 Groups)

60 Min

Panel: Response to Projects

20 Min

Meditation (Dharma Master Hsin Tao)

15 Min

Lecture 7 :

Enhancing Motivation for Ecological Change in Cross-Cultural
Perspectives (China – Europe), Prof. Dr. Klaus Mühlhahn
(Sinologist and President, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen)

30 Min + 15 Min Discussion

Presentation of Projects (3 Groups)

60 Min

Break

Presentation of Projects (2 Groups)

40 Min

Panel: Response to Projects

60 Min

Final Summary and Challenges (MvB)

10 Min

Farewell and Closing Remarks (Dharma Master Hsin Tao)

15 Min