Friday, 10 July 2026 – Conference: “Democracy Needs All of Us”
Venue: Edwin-Scharff-Haus, Silcherstraße, Neu-Ulm
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening by Carmen Stadelhofer, followed by a short warm-up session |
| 9:30 a.m. | Official opening by the Mayor of the City of Neu-Ulm, Katrin Albsteiger |
| 9:40 a.m. | Short welcome address by former State Minister ret. Gisela Erler (online) |
| 9.50 a.m. | Keynote speech by Dr. Markus Marquard, ZAWiW, University of Ulm: “Democracy and Participation for all Generations” |
| 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. | Working sessions in small international groups |
| 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee break |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Panel discussion with stakeholders, mixed tables, and fishbowl discussions |
| 12:50 – 1:00 p.m. | Announcement of the competitions |
| 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. | Guided poster session |
| 2:15 – 4:45 p.m. | Workshops, Program |
| 5:00 p.m. | Plenary session, reports and adoption of the final declaration |
| 7:00 p.m. | Joint networking evening at the Petrus Hall (Petrussaal), Neu-Ulm, Venue: Saal der Petruskirche, Petrusplatz 2 – Neu-Ulm |
