Ali Aslan
TV-Moderator and Journalist, Germany
Moderator Session I
Agron Bajrami
Editor-in-Chief, Koha Ditore, Kosovo
Editor-in-Chief, Koha Ditore, Kosovo
Michael Bröcker
Editor-in-Chief, Rheinische Post, Germany
Stephan-Andreas Casdorff
Editor-in-Chief, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
Editor-in-Chief, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
David Charter
Berlin Correspondent, The Times, UK
Thoralf Cleven
Editor-in-Chief, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Jens de Buhr
CEO & Publisher, JDB Media, Germany
CEO & Publisher, JDB Media, Germany
Giovanni di Lorenzo
Editor-in-Chief, DIE ZEIT, Germany
Kai Diekmann
Publisher BILD Group, Germany
Publisher BILD Group, Germany
Prof. Dr Dan Diner
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Daniel Drepper
Senior Reporter, Correct!v, Germany
Senior Reporter, Correct!v, Germany
Can Dündar
Former Editor-in-Chief, Cumhuriyet, Turkey
Former Editor-in-Chief, Cumhuriyet, Turkey
Jim Egan
CEO, BBC Global News, UK
CEO, BBC Global News, UK
Dr Asiem El Difraoui
Political Scientist, Co-Founder, Candid Foundation, Germany/France
Dr. Tobias Endler
Research Associate/Ph.D. & Research Coordinator, Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Germany
Sedat Ergin
Editor-in-Chief, Hürriyet, Turkey
Editor-in-Chief, Hürriyet, Turkey
Dr Alexandra Föderl-Schmid
Editor-in-Chief, Der Standard, Austria
Editor-in-Chief, Der Standard, Austria
Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė
Editor-in-Chief, Delfi.lt, Lithuania
Editor-in-Chief, Delfi.lt, Lithuania
Daniel Gerlach
Editor-in-Chief, Zenith, Germany
Editor-in-Chief, Zenith, Germany
Maaike Goslinga
International Editor, De Correspondent, The Netherlands
International Editor, De Correspondent, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr Ulrike Guérot
Founder and Director, European Democracy Lab, Germany
Founder and Director, European Democracy Lab, Germany
Nataliya Gumenyuk
Head of Hromadske.ua, Hromadske International, Ukraine
Head of Hromadske.ua, Hromadske International, Ukraine
Götz Hamann
Deputy head of Economic Department, DIE ZEIT, Germany
Deputy head of Economic Department, DIE ZEIT, Germany
Lorenz Hemicker
Desk Editor, FAZ.NET, Germany
Desk Editor, FAZ.NET, Germany
Yevhen Hlibovytsky
Founder, pro.mova, Ukraine
Founder, pro.mova, Ukraine
Stefan Hrib
Editor-in-Chief, Tyzden, Slovakia
Editor-in-Chief, Tyzden, Slovakia
Jann Jakobs
Lord Mayor, State Capital Potsdam, Germany
Lord Mayor, State Capital Potsdam, Germany
Philipp Jessen
Member of the Chief Editorial Team, STERN, Germany
Member of the Chief Editorial Team, STERN, Germany
Matthew Kaminski
Executive Editor, Politico, European Edition, Belgium
Matthias Koch
Editor-in-Chief, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, Germany
Editor-in-Chief, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, Germany
Tanit Koch
Editor-in-Chief, BILD, Germany
Editor-in-Chief, BILD, Germany
Stefan Kornelius
Head of Foreign Desk, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Head of Foreign Desk, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Xenia Kounalaki
Head of Foreign Desk, Kathimerini, Greece
Head of Foreign Desk, Kathimerini, Greece
Andreas Krieger
CEO and Editor-in-Chief, AFP, Germany
Dr Bo Lidegaard
Historian, Diplomat, Author and former Editor-in-Chief, Politiken, Denmark
Historian, Diplomat, Author and former Editor-in-Chief, Politiken, Denmark
Richard Martyn-Hemphill
Co-founder and Editor, The Caucasus Initiative, Latvia
Anne McElvoy
Senior Editor, The Economist, UK
Senior Editor, The Economist, UK
Dr. Angela Merkel
Federal Chancellor, Germany
Wenzel Michalski
Director Human Rights Watch, Germany
Director Human Rights Watch, Germany
Christian Mihr
Executive Director, Reporters without Borders, Germany
Executive Director, Reporters without Borders, Germany
Sonia Mikich
Editor-in-Chief, WDR, Germany
Nils Minkmar
Editor, Der Spiegel, Germany
Mathias Müller von Blumencron
Editor-in-Chief Digital Media, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Dr Leonard Novy
Co-Director, Institute for Media and Communication Politics, Germany
Moderator Session II
Barbara von Ow-Freytag
International Relations Advisor, Prague Civil Society Centre, Czech Republic
Hella Pick
Senior Adviser, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK
Senior Adviser, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, UK
Dr. Christian Rainer
Editor-in-Chief, Profil, Austria
Editor-in-Chief, Profil, Austria
Prof. Dr Andreas Rödder
Professor of Contemporary History, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
Dr Klaus Rost
Former Editor-in-Chief, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Former Editor-in-Chief, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Jean-Manuel Rozan
Co-Founder and Chairman, QWANT, France
Anita Rozentale
Editor-in-Chief, Bauskas Dzive, Latvia
Editor-in-Chief, Bauskas Dzive, Latvia
Roberto Saviano
Author, journalist, Italy
Stephan Scherzer
Managing Director, Association of German Magazine Publishers, Germany
Sabine Schicketanz
Editor-in-Chief, Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, Germany
Dr. Gregor Peter Schmitz
Head of Berlin office Wirtschaftswoche, Germany
Head of Berlin office Wirtschaftswoche, Germany
Dr Hendrik Schott
President, Association of European Journalists (VEJ), Germany
Constantin Schreiber
TV-Host, Journalist, n-tv, Germany
Moderator Session III
Andrea Seibel
Head of department Opinion/Forum, Welt/N24, Germany
Harun Simavi
Founder and CEO, Diken.com.tr, Turkey
Wawrzyniec Smoczynski
Managing Director, Polityka Insight, Poland
Managing Director, Polityka Insight, Poland
Gabor Steingart
Publisher, Handelsblatt, Germany
Publisher, Handelsblatt, Germany
Vazha Tavberidze
Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Journal Weekly Newspaper, Georgia
Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Journal Weekly Newspaper, Georgia
Dr Sylke Tempel
Editor-in-Chief, Internationale Politik, Berlin Policy Journal, Germany
Dr George Tzogopoulos
Journalist, Author, Founder, chinaandgreece.com, Greece
Journalist, Author, Founder, chinaandgreece.com, Greece
Andreas Umland
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Ukraine
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, Ukraine