Talk Series: Digitaler Salon

Once a month we publicly discuss the impact of digitalisation on the society. Therefore we invite special guests, engage in a dialogue with the audience and the Twitter-community and finally broadcast it on YouTube.

Please note, that the events will be held in German – you can find more detailed information here. You want to join our next Digitaler Salon? - register here for the newsletter.

Upcoming Events

Join us live or watch online

Together with Kooperative Berlin, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) organises the Digital Salon at its own offices every last Wednesday of the month. After the talks, you can have pleasant conversations while enjoying cidre and pretzels.

You can't be physically present? Just watch the live stream on our website. Afterwards all broadcasts will also be published as videos. On Twitter you can find the salon under the hashtag #DigSal.

You find recordings of past events on the specific page of the event. The Livestream is only available 6.50 pm of the day of the event, on the start page and on the current event page.

Guests of the Digital Salon

To discuss the effects of digitalisation on our society, we are seeking discussions with selected personalities of our time. Below you will find a selection of guests from politics, science, media, business and civil society who have already debated in the Digital Salon:

• Julian Adenauer, Creative Engineer, Director Retune Festival
• Daniel Alter, Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Berlin
• Christoph Asmuth, Professor of Philosophy, Technical University Berlin
• Markus Beckedahl, Network-political Activist and Journalist, netzpolitik.org
• Anke Domscheit-Berg, Entrepreneur, Publicist and Activist, Refugee Hackathon
• Jörg Dräger, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung
• Maria Exner, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, ZEIT ONLINE
• Andreas Gebhard, Founder and Managing Director, re:publica
• Stefan Groß-Selbeck, Former Managing Director, XING
• Juna Grossmann, Blogger, irgendwiejuedisch.com
• Matthias Heeder, Documentary Filmmaker, PreCrime
• Schorsch Kamerun, Punk, Singer and Author, Die Goldenen Zitronen
• Verena Kretschmann, Head of Europe Operations, Medicus
• Till Kreutzer, Lawyer, Legal Academic and Publicist, iRights.info
• Martin Kohlstedt, Producer and Musician
• Constanze Kurz, Computer Scientist and Speaker, Chaos Computer Club
• Constanze Langer, Professor of Visual Interface Design, Fachhochschule Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
• Daniel Moßbrucker, Consultant for Internet Freedom, Reporter ohne Grenzen
• Julia Reda, Network Politician, European Parliament
• Tarik Tesfu, Video Blogger, Tariks Genderkrise
• Jan-Hendrik Olbertz, Former President of the Humboldt University of Berlin
• Paulita Pappel, Performer and Director
• Enno Park, Chairman, Cyborgs e.V.
• Sophie Passmann, Radio Host & Comedian, Twitter & Neo Magazin Royale
• Jean Peters, bang! collective
• Pavel Richter, Wikimedia e.V.
• Maike Weisspflug, political theorist, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
• Rainer Wendt, Federal Chairman of the German Police Union (DPolG)

Past Events