Sixth-form students from twelve schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Berlin Champions 2024 at a day of debate hosted at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Berlin on Friday 28 June.
09:00 REGISTRATION
09:30 WELCOME
09:50 – 11:00 DEBATE 1
Humanity should fear advances in artificial intelligence
Group 4 (Audimax)
Group 3 (1.49)
FOR
Paulsen-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Nelson-Mandela-Schule
CHAIR
Jenny Spahl
JUDGES
Julian Arndts
Siobhan Bruns
Dr Kai Burkhardt
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Kolja Zydatiß
FOR
Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Gottfried-Keller-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Dr Mo Lovatt
JUDGES
Loris Halama
Prof Dr Daniel Heuermann
Anton Spahl
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Thilo Spahl
Group 1 (Rm 4.65)
Group 2 (Rm 4.48)
AGAINST
Diesterweg-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Alastair Donald
JUDGES
Julian Komaromy
Lysia Leal
Sascha Tamm
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
FOR
Katholische Schule Liebfrauen
AGAINST
Dreilinden-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Geoff Kidder
JUDGES
Prof Walter Bergmoser
Dr Agota Revesz
Lucca Rau
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Jacob Reynolds
11:05 – 12:15 DEBATE 2
Assisted dying should be legalised
Group 4 (Audimax)
Group 3 (1.49)
AGAINST
Leibniz-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Kolja Zydatiß
JUDGES
Prof Dr Stefan Chatrath
Lysia Leal
Dr Julian Namé
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Jenny Spahl
AGAINST
Wilma-Rudolph-Oberschule
CHAIR
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
JUDGES
Prof Walter Bergmoser
Siobhan Bruns
Lucca Rau
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Dr Mo Lovatt
Group 1 (Rm 4.65)
Group 2 (Rm 4.48)
AGAINST
Gymnasium Steglitz
CHAIR
Alastair Donald
JUDGES
Gerlof Bierma
Dr Agota Revesz
Anton Spahl
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Geoff Kidder
FOR
Dreilinden-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Beethoven-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds
JUDGES
Dr Kai Burkhardt
Julian Komaromy
Sascha Tamm
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Thilo Spahl
12:20 – 13:25 DEBATE 3
Corporate sponsorship is good for the arts
Group 4 (Audimax)
Group 3 (1.49)
FOR
Leibniz-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Paulsen-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Kolja Zydatiß
JUDGES
Julian Arndts
Prof Dr Gunter Gebauer
Anne Hodgson
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Thilo Spahl
AGAINST
Werner-von-Siemens-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Jenny Spahl
JUDGES
Aaron Allen
Lysia Leal
Dr Julian Namé
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Jacob Reynolds
Group 1 (Rm 4.65)
Group 2 (Rm 4.48)
FOR
Gymnasium Steglitz
AGAINST
Eckener-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Alastair Donald
JUDGES
Gerlof Bierma
Prof Dr Daniel Heuermann
Dyane Neiman
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Dr Mo Lovatt
AGAINST
Katholische Schule Liebfrauen
CHAIR
Geoff Kidder
JUDGES
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Loris Halama
Dr Göran Adamson
INDIVIDUAL JUDGE
Anton Spahl
13:30 – 14:20 LUNCH
14:30 – 14:45 RESULTS
14:45 – 16:15 SEMI-FINALS
Tourism benefits the world
SEMI-FINAL A (Audi)
SEMI-FINAL B (4.65)
AGAINST
Leibniz-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
JUDGES
Aaron Allen
Lucy Chambers
Anne Hodgson
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Dr Mo Lovatt
Thilo Spahl
Kolja Zydatiß
AGAINST
Beethoven-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Jacob Reynolds
JUDGES
Christian Arbeit
Prof Dr Oleg Dik
Dyane Neiman
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Alastair Donald
Geoff Kidder
Jenny Spahl
16:20 – 16:35 AFTERNOON BREAK
16:40 – 18:00 FINAL DEBATE (Audimax)
Germany should pay reparations for its colonial past
FOR
AGAINST
CHAIR
JUDGES
Prof Dr Stefan Chatrath
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Ingo Way
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
All individual judges
18:00 RESULTS, PRIZES & THANKS
WINNERS: Beethoven-Gymnasium
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