Sixth-form students from twelve schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Berlin Champions 2023 at a day of debate hosted at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Berlin on Thursday 15 June.
The competition is part of 20 for 20 – the 20th Anniversary programme of the competition – which will see 20 exciting events taking place across the year.
09:00 REGISTRATION
09:30 WELCOME
09:50 – 11:00 DEBATE 1
Billionaires owning media companies is bad for democracy
Group 1 (Room A)
Group 1 (Room B)
Group 3 (Room C)
Group 4 (Room D)
11:05 – 12:15 DEBATE 2
We should accept the risks inherent in contact sports
Group 1 (Room A)
Group 1 (Room B)
Group 3 (Room C)
Group 4 (Room D)
12:20 – 13:25 DEBATE 3
Healthcare workers should not be allowed to strike
Group 1 (Room A)
Group 2 (Room B)
GROUP 3 (Room C)
Group 4 (Room D)
13:30 – 14:20 LUNCH
14:30 – 14:45 RESULTS
14:45 – 16:15 SEMI-FINALS
The German Government should legalise commercial surrogacy
SEMI-FINAL A (Rm A)
SEMI-FINAL B (Rm B)
16:20 – 16:35 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
16:40 – 18:00 FINAL DEBATE
Cancel Culture is a threat to freedom of speech
FOR
Winners semi-final A
AGAINST
Winners semi-final B
CHAIR
JUDGES
18:00 RESULTS, PRIZES & THANKS