Workshop - creative atmosphere for discussions
Tuesdasy, October 16, 2018
The half-day Workshop, conducted in English, constitutes the second element of the «ENGELBERG DIALOGUES 2018». The number of participants was limited to the 20 attendees of the Autumn Academy and to 40 separately invited academics, businesspeople and policymakers.
The Workshop opend with introductory presentations by experts from the sciences, business and the policy realm. Their presentations was focus on three major themes:
- Prof. Dr. George Sheldon «Unlimited Migration? An Economic Perspective» Abstract / Slides
- Dr. Giovanna Davatz «On courage to face changes in a global environment» Abstract / Slides
- Prof. Dr. Michael Ambühl, «Migration: From ‹if› to ‹how much›»
Abstract / Slides
Following these introductory presentations, the participants have been collect in three discussion groups, or Thematic Cafés, to discuss the three topics in more depth. In a closing plenum, the results and findings of the discussion groups was summarized for presentation as inputs in the following day’s Forum.
Dialogue was the central focus of the Workshop. Accordingly, it aimed to offer a creative environment for discussion and contact among participants from different age groups and various walks of life.
