Please register at short notice by email to entwicklungsbeiraete(at)governance-platform.org

We invite you to a discussion event on 20 February 2025. Made possible by the support of the E.ON Foundation, we are not only looking back on three years of municipal development councils, but would also like to broaden our view and discuss with you: How we can remain optimistic in the face of multiple crises and develop concrete responses to social challenges. At the centre of this is the question of what role municipal players play in this: What innovations can help local authorities to boldly move forward? What hurdles still need to be overcome? How can marginalised target groups be better included in democratic processes? And what understanding of education should we adopt in order to be able to meet on an equal footing?

In dialogue:

• Esra Küçük, former board member of the Allianz Foundation
• Thomas Krüger, President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education
• Ceren Türkmen, Social and migration researcher, active in migrant self-organisations
• Kathrin Uhlemann, Mayor of the large district town of Niesky

With a welcoming address by Prof Gesine Schwan, President of the Berlin Governance Platform

The event and our work in the field of municipal development councils are largely financed and supported by the E.ON Foundation.

The network meeting of the partner municipalities of the municipal development councils will take place before the evening event. During and after the discussion event, there will be many opportunities to engage in dialogue.

We look forward to your participation and an inspiring evening full of productive discussions and fresh ideas!