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As firmly anchored as the Wortbühne is in the Immergut by now, we expect you to have long since set all available alarms to be at the marketplace - sleepy but on time - when we ring in the day with gossip, jokes and a gentle bit of arguing.
Friday, 31.5. & Saturday, 1.6.
11:30-12:30 each day
A morning at a festival can be demanding. The night was either too cold or too hot, usually too short, a wake-up shower is urgently needed, the camp looks grotty and a look in the mirror brings similar words to mind.
It helps to get yourself together, to organize yourself internally and externally in order to start the day calm and relaxed. Why don't we all do this together? At the Immerguten breakfast round, we bring you up to date on Friday and Saturday. Whether it's the weather, the latest developments in the line-up, hot gossip from last night or trends on TikTok that you've missed in the last 24 hours.
Together with artists like Francesco Wilking, Oskar Haag, iedereen, immergutrocken e.V. and some other people who make the festival what it is, and of course you, the guests, we talk for an hour about what's to come and what's been.
Moderation: Uli Brase & Sam Vance-Law
Friday, 31.5
13:00-14:00
Radio is a tricky subject in Germany - especially for music lovers. If you live in the Mecklenburg Lake District, for example, you have to fall back on digital alternatives or simply stop listening to the radio. The majority of what's on offer in this country is smoothly ironed-out radio with the same “best” hits from the 80s and 90s or mainstream pop wasteland.
But why? After all, the public broadcaster's program is supposed to guarantee a wide range of different content and thus diversity, according to its broadcasting mandate.
Who cares, there are enough playlists and podcasts, who needs radio? Apart from the mandate, radio is not so old-school: according to studies, music consumption via radio is ahead of other types of use, such as streaming. And it works in other countries too - the fee-financed offerings from FM4 or BBC6 show how it's done.
Why is radio such a difficult topic in Germany? How do you imagine the radio of the future? What impact does the status quo have on musicians?
Speakers:
Michel Attia (Head of Booking & Events, FM4)
Milena Fessmann (music journalist at radioeins, Managing Director of CINESONG)
Martin Hommel (music journalist)
Vera Jakubeit (freelance radio promoter)
Moderation: Marie Jainta (music journalist detektor.fm)
Friday, 31.5.
14:30-15:30
There are moments on stage that are not to be missed. Moments of great art. Queen at Wembley or the kiss between Madonna and Britney. That's why, for once, we're vacating the chairs and clearing the stage for such a great moment:
Sebastian Hotz aka El Hotzo is an author, podcaster and internet clown, but mainly an enthusiastic dog fan. In an exclusive and unique world premiere, his self-conceived “dog review” format will be brought to the stage. El Hotzo presents a selection of his favorite dog pictures from the last four years of his internet career. Woof!
Saturday, 1.6.
13:00-14:00
Elections will be held again on June 9, 2024. Did you know that? Not state, not federal, no, we are electing the European Parliament* - for the 10th time and, as of this year, for everyone aged 16 and over. Up to 720 MEPs from across the EU (96 from Germany) are being sought to influence the lives of over 745 million people.
But who exactly is up for election? What are the pressing issues for the next five years in Europe? Why is this election relevant to influence the shift to the right in many European countries? Why is there only one representative from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the current European Parliament? How exactly can we have a say? What role does the election play for the Mecklenburg Lake District region? Together with politicians, we will talk about what this election means for the EU and for us.
* In MV, new municipal councils, honorary mayors and district councils will also be elected.
Speakers:
Niklas Nienaß (Greens, Member of the European Parliament)
Sabrina Repp (political scientist & SPD candidate for the European elections)
Jonathan Niklas Spiekermann (Law student & CDU candidate for the European elections)
Sissi Tran (Community Lead & Volt Berlin candidate for the European elections)
Oskar Rappold (Board member of immergutrocken e.V.)
Moderation: Lena Marie Haring (Editor & Head of Broadcasting at Social News Daily (dpa))
Saturday, 1.6.
14:30-15:30
Anyone who has followed the news in recent months has been unable to avoid one topic: artificial intelligence is opening the door to the future. But do we still have one, or will AI turn out the lights faster than the power cut at Immergut 2018?
If you believe the skeptics, ChatGPT & Co. are leading us straight into the abyss. First AI steals our creativity and then our jobs. The EU is also staging itself as an admonisher via the AI Act. But are our concerns justified? What is this AI anyway? And can AI really be artistic? While various players in the creative industries are still arguing about whether AI will create endless new possibilities or inspire existential fears because it steals ideas and copies styles, advocates are talking about the biggest revolution since the internet. “AI - Artistic Intelligence” aims to show where we are and what is still to come. Together with tech experts, artists and people familiar with the scene, we will explain, discuss and venture into a live experiment.
Speakers:
David Bay (musician)
Dr. Maria Börner (Head of the AI Competence Center at Westernacher Solutions)
Alexander CS Hendorf (Principal Data & AI opotoc GmbH & Chairman Python Softwareverband e.V.)
Dr. Richard Sieg (Machine Learning Engineer & Lecturer, Member of Immergutrocken e.V.)
Moderation: Ines Montani (Founder & CEO Explosion)