United for Democracy - Economy.Community.Society.Science

The goal is to highlight approaches and formats that can successfully promote democracy in, through, and with businesses. Let yourself be inspired and benefit from our members’ expertise. During the workshop day, there will be a presentation on “Participation in the Corporate Environment,” a discussion of the findings from the study “Civil Society in Numbers,” and a session on the interactive format “Teaching Democracy and Media Literacy Hand in Hand” offered by the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority. Stefan Kühlein (Program Director at Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen) will guide you through the varied program.

We invite you to network and exchange ideas over light refreshments afterward.

Program:
10:00 a.m. Welcome address by Prof. Dr. Gunther Piller (President of the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences
for Economics and Society), Birger Hartnuß (Head of the
Coordination Center for Volunteer Work and Civic Participation, State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate)

10:15 a.m. Keynote: “Participation in the Business Environment” – Prof. Dr. Manoj
Gupte (Professor of Business Administration with a focus on International Management)

10:30 a.m. Presentation of the study: Corporate Engagement Monitor 2025 – Dr. Peter
Schubert (Study Director), Head of “Civil Society in Numbers” at the Stifterverband für
die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V.

11:00 a.m. Moderated panel discussion with Manoj Gupte and Dr. Peter Schubert, featuring
Questions from the audience

12:00 p.m. Lunch / Time for networking

1:00 p.m. Interactive workshop “Teaching Democracy and Media Literacy
Hand in Hand” - Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority

2:30 p.m. Closing
Moderator: Stefan Kühlein (Program Director, Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen)

Please register by February 19, 2026, by email at: m.weiss@wbz-ingelheim.de
We look forward to your participation and an exciting exchange!

The event is free of charge and is organized by the secretariat of the “Demokratie gewinnt!” alliance in cooperation with the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society (HWG), the State Agency for Political Education of Rhineland-Palatinate (LpB), the Rhineland-Palatinate Media Authority, and Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen (RNF).

For more information: https://demokratie-gewinnt.rlp.de/veranstaltungen/germany/rheinland-pfalz/ludwigshafen-am-rhein/vereint-fuer-demokratie-wirtschaft-kommune-gesellschaft-wissenschaft