Sixth-form students from 12 schools will battle it out for the title of Debating Matters Berlin Champions 2025 at a day of debate hosted at the University of Europe for Applied Science, Berlin on Thursday 19 June.
09:00 REGISTRATION
09:30 WELCOME
09:50 – 11:00 DEBATE 1
In the digital age, we should not expect our online activities to remain private
Group 1 (Audimax)
Group 2 (Kino)
FOR
Gymnasium Steglitz
AGAINST
Humboldt-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Jenny Spahl
JUDGES
Phoebe Blackburn
Prof Dr Stefan Chatrath
Sascha Tamm
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Loris Halama
Jannes Viohl
FOR
Werner-von-Siemens Gymnasium
AGAINST
Dathe-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Dr Mo Lovatt
JUDGES
Prof Walter Bergmoser
Moritz Eichhorn
Dr Agota Revesz
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Linus Glűck
Group 3 (Room 2.64)
Group 4 (Room 2.65)
FOR
Diesterweg-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Paulsen-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Kolja Zydatiß
JUDGES
Dr Göran Adamson
Prof Dr Kai Burkhardt
Dyane Neiman
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Lysia Leal
FOR
Nelson-Mandela-Schule
AGAINST
Eckener-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Tom Collyer
JUDGES
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Dr Hans Lunshof
Anton Spahl
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Geoff Kidder
11:05 – 12:15 DEBATE 2
Technological progress will not solve society’s environmental problems
Group 1 (Audimax)
Group 2 (Kino)
FOR
Humboldt-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Beethoven-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
JUDGES
Loris Halama
Katharina Pöhling
Sascha Tamm
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Linus Glűck
FOR
Dathe-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Schadow-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Jannes Viohl
JUDGES
Moritz Eichhorn
Dyane Neiman
Dr Agota Revesz
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Jannes Viohl
Group 3 (Room 2.64)
Group 4 (Room 2.65)
FOR
Paulsen-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Alastair Donald
JUDGES
Prof Dr Kai Burkhardt
Lysia Leal
Lucca Rau
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Lysia Leal
FOR
Eckener-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Leibniz-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Geoff Kidder
JUDGES
Dr Göran Adamson
Brian Jenner
Anton Spahl
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
12:20 – 13:25 DEBATE 3
Populism is a threat to democracy
Group 1 (Audimax)
Group 2 (Kino)
FOR
Beethoven-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Gymnasium Steglitz
CHAIR
Jenny Spahl
JUDGES
Prof Walter Bergmoser
Loris Halama
Anne Hodgson
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Loris Halama
Jannes Viohl
FOR
Schadow-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Werner-von-Siemens Gymnasium
CHAIR
Tom Collyer
JUDGES
Aaron Allen
Alina Biesenbaum-Hegemann
Siobhan Bruns
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Linus Glűck
Group 3 (Room 2.64)
Group 4 (Room 2.65)
FOR
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Diesterweg-Gymnasium
CHAIR
Kolja Zydatiß
JUDGES
Brian Jenner
Lucca Rau
Ingo Way
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Loris Halama
Lysia Leal
FOR
Leibniz-Gymnasium
AGAINST
Nelson-Mandela-Schule
CHAIR
Geoff Kidder
JUDGES
Julian Arndts
Prof Dr Oleg Dik
Sophie Paszylka
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Geoff Kidder
13:30 – 14:20 LUNCH
14:30 – 14:45 RESULTS
14:45 – 16:15 SEMI-FINALS
Western museums should repatriate cultural artefacts
SEMI-FINAL A (Audimax)
SEMI-FINAL B (Room 2.64)
FOR
Winner Group 1
AGAINST
Winner Group 2
CHAIR
Sabine Beppler-Spahl
JUDGES
Aaron Allen
Prof Dr Oleg Dik
Anne Hodgson
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Lysia Leal
FOR
Winner Group 3
AGAINST
Winner Group 4
CHAIR
Alastair Donald
JUDGES
Julian Arndts
Siobhan Bruns
Ingo Way
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
Linus Glűck
Jannes Viohl
16:20 – 16:35 AFTERNOON BREAK
16:40 – 18:00 FINAL DEBATE (Audimax)
Smartphones should be banned in the classroom
FOR
Winner Semi Final A
AGAINST
Winner Semi Final B
CHAIR
JUDGES
Prof Dr Stefan Chatrath
Julia Dannemann-Freitag
Lysia Leal
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
All individual judges
18:00 RESULTS, PRIZES & THANKS
We are grateful to our partners and prize sponsors:
