Events

We offer a variety of events online and in presence, for scientific and non-scientific interested people.

Upcoming events can be found below. And click here for our event archive.

Our Scientific Events

The following series of events are primarily aimed at a scientific audience:

  • Leibniz Media Lunch Talks series: one-hour online event via Zoom with a short presentation by an expert followed by a discussion, usually from 12 noon on a Tuesday
  • Leibniz Media Lectures series: one-and-a-half-hour online or hybrid event with presentations by experts followed by a discussion, usually from 4 p.m. on a Tuesday
  • Conferences and workshops on current research issues: one- or two-day specialist events with international experts, irregular

Our Events for Non-Scientific Target Groups

The offers for different, predominantly non-scientific target groups include

  • Events as part of the “Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC)“: various formats and partner institutions from the FGZ context
  • Hamburg Media Symposium: half-day event in cooperation with the Medienanstalt Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein MAHSH and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, once a year in June
  • Cooperation events with various institutions: joint events with partners such as the University of Hamburg, ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, Körber-Stiftung
  • results-oriented workshops and working sessions with experts

Contact person: Dr. Wiebke Schoon

Last update: 17.07.2024

Upcoming events

Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

AI Suggestion Box at re:publica

18. May 2026

This year’s re:publica is themed “Never Gonna Give You Up.” As part of the digital conference, Antonia Eichenauer and Jonah Wermter will present an AI suggestion box for concerns related to journalism. The box is a blend of artistic and scientific intervention.

Verantstaltungsort Berlin
Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

Media freedom in the Age of AI and Disinformation

19. May 2026

Prof. Dr. Judith Möller will participate as a panelist in the event "Don't Dis Democracy! Nordic Perspectives on Media Freedom in the Age of AI & Disinformation," which is being hosted by the Nordic embassies as part of the re:publica digital conference.

Verantstaltungsort Berlin
Veranstaltung Event Recommendation

Media History Lunch Talks

21. May 2026

The international research network Entangled Media Histories (EMHIS), of which the HBI is a partner, has organized an online seminar series for spring covering topics related to media history. On May 21, the focus will be on the interplay between sirens, the radio, and government information strategies in Sweden from 1930 to 1960.

Verantstaltungsort Online
Veranstaltung Bredows on Tour

The Role of the Media in Times of Democracy and Authoritarian Rule

22. May 2026

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Wagner will speak at the “Forum on Democracy and the Culture of Remembrance” about the role of the media in the culture of remembrance. The event will explore the responsibilities of the media and its users, particularly in the context of a critical culture of remembrance.

Verantstaltungsort Kiel

Context Collapse

Veranstaltung Invitation

Social Diversity and Political Opinion Formation

28. May 2026

How does political opinion formation take place in a diverse society? This issue of the Context Collapse salon series, hosted by the Hamburg section of the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) in collaboration with Bücherhallen Hamburg, will explore this question. The discussion event will feature expert contributions from Jan Rau of the HBI and Hannah Göppert of the Open Society Initiative.

Verantstaltungsort Hamburg

HH Media Symposium

Veranstaltung Save the Date

Where Search and AI Converge – and the Media Might Fall Silent

25. June 2026

What impact will the convergence of traditional internet search and generative artificial intelligence have on the information ecosystem? This question will be discussed at the 16th Hamburg Media Symposium, which is organized by the HBI, the Media Authority of Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein (MA HSH), and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. More information about the program will be available shortly.

Verantstaltungsort

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