Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - School of Business and Economics

Event series

Here you will find an overview of the series of events and previous lectures held by the WWG.

"HORIZONS" lecture series

"HORIZONS" is a collaboration between the WWG and Humboldt-Forum Wirtschaft (the Humboldt Forum for Business). This series of lectures is designed to look beyond the horizon of economics. Together, scientists and/or representatives of business practice discuss interdisciplinary topics with friends, students and researchers of our School. Our guests included Isabel Schnabel, professor of financial market economics at the University of Bonn and member of the Council of Experts, Michael Wolffsohn, historian, journalist and professor of modern history (emeritus), and Dieter Kosslick, former director of the Berlin International Film Festival.
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Nobel Prize lecture

Every year, professors from the School of Business and Economics introduce the annual award-winners after the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded. The WWG supports this event.

Previous lectures

Below you will find an overview of the latest lectures:

Lectures in 2019
  • Günther H. Oettinger (EU Commissioner for Budget and Personnel a.D.): "Quo vadis, Europa? - The next EU Commission" (as part of the HORIZONS event series).
  • Dr. Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta (CEO of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe): "#becauseweloveyou - into the future of mobility with BVG" (as part of the HORIZONS event series).
  • Dr. Werner Brandt (president of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Germany): "Challenges facing the Supervisory Board in light of increasing geopolitical risks and global economic tensions".
  • Prof. Dr. Michel Wolffsohn (historian, journalist and professor of modern history (emeritus)): "Political X rays - or how to recognise and resolve conflicts" (as part of the "HORIZONS" event series).
Lectures in 2018
  • Prof. Dr. Isabel Schnabel (professor at the University of Bonn and member of the Council of Experts tasked with assessing overall economic development): "Stability for the eurozone: More risk sharing or more market discipline?".
  • Dieter Kosslick (director of the Berlin International Film Festival): "Red carpet - black numbers. The relationship between culture and economics" (as part of the "HORIZONS" event series).
Lectures in 2017
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing.Thomas Weber (senior advisor, Daimler AG, former member of the board): "Innovations for the future mobility."
  • Prof. Georg Weizsäcker, Ph.D. (professor at the School of Business and Economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin): Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)/Transregio 190: "Rationality and competition: The economic capacity of individuals and companies."
Lectures in 2016
  • Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Wolf (professor at the School of Business and Economics at the Humboldt-Universtität zu Berlin), Dr. Zszuzsa Breier (former state secretary, cultural studies), Prof. Dr. h.c. Michael C. Burda, Ph.D. (professor at the School of Business and Economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Dr. Holger Schmiedling (Chief Economist, Joh. Berenberg Gossler & Co. KG, Hamburg/London), Dr. Daniel Stelter (economist and strategy consultant, founder of "beyond the obvious", Berlin): "Does Europe need new Europeans?"
  • Dr. Sandro Gaycken (director of the Digital Society Institute of the ESMT European School of Management and Technology Berlin), Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, PhD (professor at the School of Business and Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and president of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)): "Espionage, sabotage, manipulation - how the computer makes us wonderful".
Lectures in 2015
  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Schmidt (chairperson of the Council of Experts and president of the Rhineland - Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI Essen)), Prof. Michael Burda, PhD (professor at the School of Business and Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, moderator): "Poor versus rich - how do we deal with inequality in the market economy?"
  • Günther H.Oettinger (European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society): "A digital union for Europe"

 

A complete list of all lectures since 1995 can be found under the following link: List of all lectures. Please note that the list is only available in German.