Isabell Hoffmann

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© Isabell Hoffmann
Senior Expert I eupinions I Program Europe's Future
Bertelsmann Stiftung

She founded eupinions in 2015 as a project of Bertelsmann Stiftung and is an expert researcher on democracy and legitimacy in the EU. She studied political science at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Before joining Bertelsmann Stiftung in 2008, she worked as a political editor for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit.

Isabell Hoffmann on the Schedule 2023

All times in CEST

Friday, 25. August

Starting times
Afternoon
What's Next for Ukraine?
English 90
All-out war has been raging in Ukraine for around a year and a half now. What are potential scenarios for the further development of the war in the coming months? Even if the war is not over yet, we must also think about the time after and discuss economic and non-economic aspects of Ukraine's reconstruction.   Session objective: Imagining new possibilities – Get inspired and foster new ideas by imagining bold solutions to complex challenges and imagine disruptively new ways of thinking.
Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA – Flora-Heiss-Rogger Saal
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14:00 - 15:30 What's Next for Ukraine?
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Monday, 28. August

Starting times
Morning
Is the Use of AI Disrupting Democracy?
English 180
While AI has the potential to enhance democratic processes, its use can also endanger democracy in several ways. Much depends on how the technology is developed, implemented, and regulated. Is Europe in a unique position to shape this complicated relationship? Can the EU take a leading role by implementing the AI Act?   Session objective: Building understanding – Build your understanding by learning about personal insights and experiences as well as developments in science, society, politics or world affairs.  //INFO: Because of heavy rain, the session is going to take place in the first floor (OG1) of the Volksschule Alpbach.
Volksschule , Volksschule – Upper Floor 1
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09:00 - 12:00 Is the Use of AI Disrupting Democracy?
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