Summit Programme
Below you can find the programme of the Progressive Governance Summit 2024 Friday and Saturday, 21–22 June 2024, at the State Representation of Baden-Württemberg in Berlin. All times are in CEST.
On 20 June, we hosted a partner reception with among others, Giacomo Filibeck, Secretary General, Party of European Socialists. The reception was co-hosted with the Party of European Socialists (invitation only).
Summit Host: Maria Skóra
09:00
Doors open
10:00–10:45
Opening Session
10:45–11:00
Break
11:00–12:15
Session block 1
Kim van Sparrentak (online), Michael Schönstein, Paula Cipierre, Thomas Ramge | Chair: Corinna Visser
Dominika Lasota, Greta Waltenberg, Joschka Knuth, Maria Ojala | Chair: Sabrina Schulz | Co-designed with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Change is in the Air: Shaping UK-EU Relations in the Post-Brexit Era (invite-only) | Boardroom
Anton Spisak, Helene von Bismarck, Jake Benford, Roger Liddle | Chair: Carys Roberts | Co-designed with Bertelsmann Stiftung
12:15–13:15
Lunch break
13:15–14:30
Session block 2
Boris Pistorius (Video message), Aleksandra Wiśniewska, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Sandro Gozi, Tytti Tuppurainen | Chair: Anna Sauerbrey | Co-designed with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Anke Hassel, Miguel Costa Matos, Veronica Nelson | Chair: David Rinaldi | Co-organised by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and hosted by PGS.
This event was organised with the financial support of the European Parliament
Colleen Dougherty, Henning Meyer, Linus Platzer, Nicholas Courtney, Vera Gohla | Chair: John Austin | Co-designed with Progressive Policy Institute
14:30–15:00
Coffee break
15:00–16:00
PGS Keynote Conversation
Olaf Scholz, Lea Ypi | Chair: Katharine Viner
16:00–16:15
Break
16:15–17:30
Session block 3
Brencia Berry, Franziska Brantner, Holger Mann, Tim Ryan | Chair: Claire Ainsley | Co-designed by Progressive Policy Institute
Joanna Kamińska, Natalie Bennett, Sara Nanni, Sergey Lagodinsky, Taube Van Melkebeke | Chair: Leonie Stamm | Co-organised by the Green European Foundation and Das Progressive Zentrum.
This event was organised with the financial support of the European Parliament
Bill Peduto (online), Kata Tüttő (online), Severin Fischer, Tony Halmos | Chair: Gesa Schöneberg | Co-designed with Das Progressive Zentrum
17:30–17:45
Break
17:45–19:00
Session block 4
Grace Blakely, Philippa Sigl-Glöckler | Chair: Jen Hassum | Co-designed with Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Caroline Zickgraf, Natalie Bennett, Taube van Melkebeke, Yamina Saheb | Chair: Alessio Giussani | Co-organised by the Green European Foundation and Das Progressive Zentrum.
This event was organised with the financial support of the European Parliament
25-Year Anniversary of Progressive Governance (invite-only) | Boardroom
19:00-19:30
Break
19:30–19:45
PGS24 Midsummer Reception
Welcoming Words | Main Stage
Rudi Hoogvliet, Dominic Schwickert, Paulina Fröhlich
19:30–20:00
Transatlantic Talk: Security and Progress | Main Stage
Patrick Gaspard, Wolfgang Schmidt | Chair: Polly Toynbee
20:00–20:15
Midsummer Kick-off: Football and Progressive Politics | Main Stage
20:15
21:00
Dinner & Drinks
Screening of Euro 2024: France – Netherlands
09:00
Doors open
09:30–10:00
10:00–11:15
Session block 1
Ann Linde, Diego Martínez Belío, Neva Grašič, Maria João Rodrigues | Chair: Michael Werz | Co-organised by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and hosted by PGS.
This event was organised with the financial support of the European Parliament
Gerald Schneider, Marc Helbling, Reem Alabali-Radovan, Ruxandra Ivan| Chair: Andreas Oldenbourg | Co-designed with Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”, University of Konstanz
Stefan Kolev, Thomas Losse-Müller | Chair: Anke Hassel
11:15–11:30
Break
11:30–12:45
Session block 2
Anna Lührmann, Ruxandra Ivan, Thijs Reuten, Tiago Antunes, Tudor Ulianovschi | Chair: Uwe Optenhögel | Co-organised by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and hosted by PGS.
This event was organised with the financial support of the European Parliament
Anna Cavazzini, Ella Müller, Jakub Hrbáň, Magid Magid | Chair: Ajit Niranjan | Co-designed with Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
From Concept to Campaign: Progressive Security as an Election Strategy Winner? (invite-only) | Boardroom
Braeden Caley, Jessika Wischmeier, Paul Hilder, Rasmus Nordqvist, Ryan Wain | Chair: Johan Hassel | Co-designed with Global Progress Action
12:45–13:30
Benedetta de Marte, Carys Roberts, Michael Werz | Host: Michael Miebach | Co-designed by European Green Party
