Main Event on 1 December 2022 in Berlin
Belarus and the War:
How Firm is Russia’s Grip?
The Minsk Forum 2022 took place for the twentieth time. The main event was organised by the German-Belarusian Society in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and was held in Berlin on 1 December 2022.
This was preceded by events in Vilnius, Warsaw and Brussels. The Belarusian diaspora was offered another opportunity for exchange on 2 December at the IAC conference rooms.
When
On 1 December 2022
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
6 p.m. Get Together
Where
Hiroshimastraße 28, 10785 Berlin
Friedrich Ebert Foundation, House 2
Who
Belarus- and Eastern Europe experts and those with interest in the region
Representatives from politics, business, civil society, culture, academia, think tanks, media, foundations and diaspora organisations
Programme
9:00 Arrival, registration & welcome coffee
The event is moderated by Dr. Christian F. Trippe, Deputy Chair of the Board, German-Belarusian Society
10:00 Welcome addresses
Dr. Sabine Fandrych, Secretary General, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Berlin
Dr. Hanna Stähle, Chair of the Board, German-Belarusian Society
10:10 Keynotes
Dr. Tobias Lindner, Minister of State, Foreign Ministry of Germany
Valery Kavaleusky, Representative for Foreign Affairs in the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus
11:00 I. Panel| Politics
Germany and Europe at the Side of Belarus: Roadmap for Further Support of the Democracy Movement
Knut Abraham, MdB CDU, Member of the German Parliament
Dr. Nils Schmid, MdB SPD, Member of the German Parliament
Moderated by Katsiaryna Kryzhanouskaya, Deutsche Welle, Belarus-Team
12:30 Lunch
13:45 II. Panel| Economics
Current State of the Economy in Belarus, Impact of Sanctions and Prospects for Development
Robert Kirchner, Senior Advisor and Deputy Team Leader at the German Economic Team
Sierz Naurodski, Representative in Baltic countries, ABBA
Dr. Lev Lvovskiy, Research Fellow, BEROC
Yulia Miadzvetskaya, doctoral researcher, University of Tübingen
Moderated by Stefan Kägebein, Regional Director Eastern Europe, German Eastern Business Association
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 III. Panel| Society
Understanding Belarus – Belarusian Identity, incl. Presentation of a New Study