{{short description|Interdisciplinary congress}} {{Infobox organization |image = Mannheim Forum Logo.png |caption = |type = Not-for-profit (NGO) <br/> Student society |leader_title = |leader_name = |formation = 2012 |purpose = Discussion platform for contemporary topics |language = English and German |status = Active |location = University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany |num_volunteers = >50 |website = {{url|mannheim-forum.org}} }} <!-- Please do not make large changes without discussing them first on the article's talk page.--> The '''Mannheim Forum''' is an interdisciplinary congress organized exclusively by students of the University of Mannheim and, with more than 500 participants per year, is one of the largest universities conferences in Germany. During the Mannheim Forum, various events take place on the Mannheim main campus - the Mannheim Palace in Mannheim - giving participants the opportunity to discuss current topics with well-known personalities from politics, business and society. Besides the Mannheim forum offers different possibilities to develop faculty-spreading contacts and conduct Networking with different enterprises.
== History == In 2012, the Mannheim Forum student initiative was founded by the three largest student initiatives on the Mannheim campus: Arbeitskreis Börse (AKB), [https://www.mtp.org/geschaeftsstelle/mannheim/ MTP - The Marketing Initiative] and [http://www.polimotion.de/ PoliMotion - The Politics Initiative].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mannheim-forum.org/gruendungsinitiativen|title=Mannheim Forum - Gründungsinitiativen|publisher=Mannheim Forum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005304/http://mannheim-forum.org/gruendungsinitiativen|archive-date=2013-12-03|url-status=dead|accessdate=2013-11-29}}</ref> The idea and aim of the initiative was to establish an event that would enable participants and students from various disciplines to enter into a dynamic dialogue with representatives from diverse sectors of society on specific topics of future and current relevance. The first event organized by the initiative was the 2012 panel discussion between Mannheim professors from various disciplines and company representatives on the topic "EU - Economic Policy - Quo Vadis? The event was well received by both students and participants. The aim of the students from now on was to establish this event under the name "Mannheim Forum" as a permanent annual event at the University of Mannheim on a larger scale. In 2013 the first "Mannheim Forum" took place under the topic "Resources".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mannheim-forum.org/geschichte/|title=Geschichte Mannheim Forum|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mannheim-forum.org/ueber-uns|title=Mannheim Forum - About us|publisher=Mannheim Forum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125022007/http://www.mannheim-forum.org/ueber-uns|archive-date=2014-01-25|url-status=dead|accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref> Since then, the event has been held annually in spring and the eighth congress is scheduled under the Motto "Ver'''Antwort'''ung" (Responsibility - answers) for March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sp-dozenten.de/index.php?mod=news&id=449|title=Mannheim Forum 2014|publisher=Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag|accessdate=2014-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314144733/http://www.sp-dozenten.de/index.php?mod=news&id=449|archive-date=2014-03-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akboerse.de/vortrag-archiv+M503073053eb.html|title=Mannheim Forum 2013|publisher=AK Börse|accessdate=2014-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210203236/http://www.akboerse.de/vortrag-archiv+M503073053eb.html|archive-date=2015-02-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Organization == alt=|thumb|260x260px|Panel Discussion at Mannheim Forum 2019 on Politics [[File:Opening Ceremony of the Mannheim Forum 2019 in the National Theater of Mannheim.jpg|alt=|thumb|261x261px|2019 Opening Ceremony in the National Theater of Mannheim]] [[File:Mannheim Forum 2014 Pic 1.jpg|thumb|233x233px|Mannheim Forum 2014 flag in front of the University of Mannheim]] The Mannheim Forum is managed by the Mannheim Forum e.V. and is exclusively organized by students who study mainly at the University of Mannheim or at the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences. The majority of the members study in the second or fourth semester (at the time of the congress).
The congress is supported by external corporate partners (including SAP, Roland Berger, Reckitt Benckiser, Peri, Deloitte, Bertelsmann), the City of Mannheim and [https://startup-mannheim.de/ Startup Mannheim] as well as the Mannheim Business School and the Mannheim Forum Alumni e.V.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mannheim-forum.org/partner|title=Mannheim Forum - EU Partnership|publisher=Mannheim Forum|accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goetzpartners.com/de/karriere/treffen-sie-goetzpartners/mannheim-forum/|title=Treffen Sie Goetzpartners beim Mannheim Forum/|publisher=Goetzpartners|accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref> In addition, the Mannheim Forum works closely together with other student initiatives at the University of Mannheim, such as [https://infinity-mannheim.de/ Infinity Mannheim], or POLImotion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mannheim-forum.org/#partner|title=Mannheim Forum Partner|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
== The congress == The program of the Mannheim Forum can be divided into main events, workshops, networking events and supporting events.
=== Main events and workshops === Annually, the Mannheim Forum has a motto which is expressed in different perspectives. For example, the 2019 Congress addressed the theme of "reorientation" from the seven perspectives of business, politics, society, sport, IT, sustainability and entrepreneurship.
From these perspectives, main events with invited guests typically take place on Fridays and Saturdays, which are thematically specific. Also on these days, various workshops with experts and companies will be held.
=== Networking events === Likewise, different networking formats with the partner companies of the congress take place on Friday and Saturday, such as a career fair.
=== Supporting events === The congress typically begins on a Thursday evening with the opening event. In recent years, the opening event has been held outside the university in the Congress Centre Rosengarten or in the National Theatre of Mannheim.
Furthermore, the congresses of the past years consisted of a gala evening with dance on Friday and an after party in the city center of Mannheim on Saturday.
== Topics of former conferences == * 2019: ''neuOrientierung'' (Reorientation) *2018: ''Vernetzte Welten'' (Interconnected Worlds) *2017: ''Umbruch zum Aufbruch?'' (Transformation for Awakening?) *2016: ''(Ohne) Grenzen?'' ((Without) Borders?) * 2015: ''ZeitFragen'' (Time Questions: Politics, Economy, Society and Science) * 2014: ''Macht und Verteilung'' (Power - Who possess power? Is there a fair distribution of power in today's world?) * 2013: ''Ressourcen und Nachhaltigkeit'' (Resources and Sustainability) * 2012: ''EU - Wirtschaftspolitik - Quo Vadis?'' (EU - Economic Policy - Quo Vadis?)
== Selected speakers == In the past the Mannheim Forum was host to speakers from a broad range of fields, speakers included:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mannheim-forum.org/mannheim-forum/programm/hauptveranstaltungen|title=Mannheim Forum 2016: Programm|publisher=Mannheim Forum|accessdate=2016-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219022551/https://www.mannheim-forum.org/mannheim-forum/programm/hauptveranstaltungen|archive-date=2015-02-19|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mannheim-forum.org/mannheim-forum/programm|title=Mannheim Forum 2015: Programm|publisher=Mannheim Forum|accessdate=2014-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mannheim-forum.org/programm_2013|title=Mannheim Forum 2013: Programm|publisher=Mannheim Forum|accessdate=2015-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218215331/https://www.mannheim-forum.org/programm_2013|archive-date=2015-02-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mannheim-forum.org/sites/default/files/images/rueckblick/2014_timetable.pdf|title=Mannheim Forum 2014: Programm|publisher=Mannheim Forum|accessdate=2014-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218222304/https://www.mannheim-forum.org/sites/default/files/images/rueckblick/2014_timetable.pdf|archive-date=2015-02-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.faz.net/blogseminar/ich-habe-vor-fuenfzehn-minuten-mit-akk-gequatscht/|title="Ich habe vor fünfzehn Minuten mit AKK gequatscht"|date=2019-04-01|website=Blogseminar|language=de |access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.morgenweb.de/mannheimer-morgen_artikel,-mannheim-spitzenpolitiker-stellen-sich-fragen-von-studenten-_arid,1421406.html|title=Spitzenpolitiker stellen sich Fragen von Studenten - Mannheimer Morgen|website=www.morgenweb.de|date=22 March 2019 |language=de|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.morgenweb.de/mannheimer-morgen_artikel,-hochschule-podium-mit-kramp-karrenbauer-_arid,1419763.html|title=Podium mit Kramp-Karrenbauer - Mannheimer Morgen|website=www.morgenweb.de|date=20 March 2019 |language=de|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asta-uni-mannheim.de/allgemein/neue-orientierungen-beim-mannheim-forum/|title=Neue Orientierungen beim Mannheim Forum|date=2019-04-01|website=AStA Uni Mannheim|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/mannheim/Mannheim-Studierendenkongress-mit-Politprominenz,meldung-mannheim-forum-100.html|title=Studierendenkongress mit Politprominenz|last=Aktuell|first=S. W. R.|website=swr.online|language=de|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/mannheim_artikel,-7-mannheim-forum-hier-koennen-studenten-kontakte-knuepfen-_arid,342554.html|title=7. "Mannheim Forum": Hier können Studenten Kontakte knüpfen|website=www.rnz.de|language=de|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref> {| style="width:100%;" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"| * Hamed Abdel-Samad * Paul Achleitner * Josef Ackermann *Muhterem Aras * Sabine Bendiek (CEO, Microsoft Germany)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Microsoft-Sabine-Bendiek-wird-neue-Deutschland-Chefin-2864871.html|title=Microsoft: Sabine Bendiek wird neue Deutschland-Chefin|date=29 October 2015 |publisher=heise.de|accessdate=2016-01-01}}</ref> *Christoph Biemann * Peter Bofinger *William Cohn * Walter Gunz (Co-founder of Media Markt)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zeit.de/2014/04/media-markt-erich-kellerhals-metro|title=Der sture Milliardär|newspaper=Die Zeit|date=16 January 2014 |accessdate=2015-02-17 |last1=Pletter |first1=Roman }}</ref> * Gregor Gysi *Barbara Hendricks *Gavin Hewitt *Albrecht Hornbach (Chairman of Hornbach) | style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"| *Katja Kipping *Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer *Kevin Kühnert *Wolfgang Kubicki *Norbert Lammert *Harald Lesch * Christian Lindner * Frank Mattern (CEO, McKinsey & Co. Germany)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/management/deutschland-chef-mattern-steigt-bei-mckinsey-auf/8911868.html|title=Mattern steigt bei McKinsey auf|publisher=Handelsblatt|accessdate=2015-02-17}}</ref> * Dirk Müller (German broker, known as "Mister Dax") *Frank Plasberg * Thomas Maria Renz *Bernd Riexinger | style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"| *Bert Rürup *Michael Schmidt-Salomon * Peter Sloterdijk * Peer Steinbrück *Lencke Wischhusen * Hans von Storch * Sahra Wagenknecht * Götz Werner *Christian Wulff |} [[File:Mannheim Forum 2014 Pic 2.jpg|thumb|224x224px|Frank Plasberg, Paul Achleitner and Peer Steinbrück<nowiki/>on Mannheim Forum 2014]]
== See also == * EBS Symposium * University of Mannheim * Mannheim * Mannheim Business School
==External links== * [https://de-de.facebook.com/MannheimForum Mannheim Forum Web Page] * [https://de-de.facebook.com/MannheimForum Mannheim Forum 2019 Aftervideo] * [https://de-de.facebook.com/MannheimForum Mannheim Forum Facebook Page] *[[File:Chrisitan Wulff helds opening speech in 2018.jpg|thumb|Christian Wulff Helds opening speech in 2018]][https://de-de.facebook.com/MannheimForum Mannheim Forum Instagram page] * [https://de-de.facebook.com/MannheimForum Universität Mannheim German Webpage]
== Reception == * Pflichtlektüre: Von Postkarten bis Daten sammeln: Wissen ist Macht, Online Article, March 14, 2014, Mannheim Forum 2014 [http://www.pflichtlektuere.com/14/03/2014/von-postkarten-bis-daten-sammeln-wissen-ist-macht/ Online] * MorgenWeb: Von Bankbeamten, Boni und billigem Wein, Online Article, March 15, 2014, Mannheim Forum 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20140319002536/http://www.morgenweb.de/nachrichten/sudwest/von-bankbeamten-boni-und-billigem-wein-1.1442909?no-device-check Online] * Mannheimer Morgen: Mit den Chinesen wachsen, Online Article, March 15, 2014, Mannheim Forum 2014 [https://web.archive.org/web/20140319025508/http://www.morgenweb.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/regionale-wirtschaft/mit-den-chinesen-wachsen-1.1444836?no-device-check Online]
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