This is what you can expect!
Here you will find the colourful programme for the congress day. You can attend all keynotes, panel talks, and other scheduled events freely with your ticket! Registration is required for the workshops. You will receive the registration link after purchasing your ticket. So act quickly – places are almost fully booked!
Lobby
🙌🏼 Arriving
At last, it's starting
Arrive, get settled and design your individual name badge. You can expect a day full of exciting impressions and experiences.
viadee Hall
Welcoming Meditation 🧘🏻♀️
B-Side YOGuerillAs - Ronja Federer
Before the congress really kicks off and comes alive, we want to gather and ground ourselves, breathe together and become aware of one another.
Sparkasse Hall
👋🏼 Greeting
Welcome words from the organisers, patron and politics
To kick things off, we warmly welcome all guests. The opening will be musically accompanied by Inga Oder, guitarist and songwriter of the Leipzig band Kapa Tult.
Sparkasse Hall
🎙️ Keynote: Maren Urner
©Lea Franke
Radical emotional
– how emotions shape politics
In her keynote "Radically Emotional - How Emotions Shape Politics", neuroscientist Maren Urner analyses how emotions influence politics and how we can find more constructive solutions to current challenges through a better understanding of our feelings.
🎨 Workshop Round 1
10+x New Work Hacks – more power for social innovations
New Social Work Community
Social Design in Aktion – Gestaltung als Werkzeug für Dialog und Miteinander
Mirjam Bauer und Nora Karl
Psychological Safety
Lana Knödler and Lena Tangelder
viadee Hall
Between illusion and compatibility in the discussion about a sustainable economy
How can growth be reconciled with ethical principles? In this panel, Johannes Benz, Christina Willerding, Andreas Steinke, and Volker Oshege discuss opportunities, challenges, and possible conflicts of interest. Is "ethical growth" a realistic perspective or an illusion?
Green Hall
Carousel 🎠
10 inspiring people and organisations introduce themselves
An agenda item like a surprise egg! Be there as 10 inspiring people and organisations introduce themselves in concise three-minute pitches. It's not a competition, but a motivating call-to-action for active networking, with time for questions and answers.
🎨 Workshop round 2
Responsibility ownership in corporate practice
Dr. Sebastian Stindt
How a psychosocial boxing offer brings companies and Gen Z together
Arkadius Lorfing and Nadine Albrecht
Gut feeling vs. participation: How genuine involvement shapes modern work
Eva Wilgenbus
1:00 PM
Foyer
Shared lunch 🍽️
Recharge and relax
Only those who have energy are open to receiving. That's why there is a communal lunch with delicious, locally sourced food – all vegan or vegetarian. A great opportunity to meet new people, as many ideas often arise between the programme points.
viadee Hall
🎙️ Keynote: Sebastian Klein
Toxic Wealth – Why Extreme Wealth Poses a Threat to Our Democracy. Followed by a discussion with Jesko von Stechow
In his keynote, Sebastian Klein explores how extreme wealth exacerbates social inequalities and undermines democratic processes. Why does the concentration of wealth lead to shifts in power? What are the implications for social justice and political participation? And what solutions exist to counteract this development? Afterwards: discussion with Jesko von Stechow about the responsibilities and roles of family businesses.
🎨 Workshop Round 3
ZEN in the Age of Crises
Okami Roshi
Unconscious Bias: The Mirror in the Head
Gülşah Tunalı
Funding and Support
for Social Startups
Sebastian Hollmann and Simone Plum
Sparkassen Hall
🎙️ Keynote: Aladin
El-Mafaalani
Children - Minority without protection: Growing up in an ageing society
In his keynote on the book "Children - Minority without Protection", Aladin El-Mafaalani discusses the issue of overlooking young generations in an ageing society. He argues that the neglect of children and young people has long-term negative effects on democracy, the economy and society. Together with co-authors Sebastian Kurtenbach and Klaus-Peter Strohmeier, he presents solutions aimed at the needs of youth to secure a sustainable future.
Green Room
🎙️ Keynote: Susanne Siegert
No more dance videos – A plea for more posture on TikTok
With viral videos about Nazi crimes, Susi aka @keine.erinnerungskultur proves: The excuse "The algorithm only likes shortened right-wing populism" does not count. She talks about her experiences as an activist - and how every topic can work on these platforms with substance instead of hype.
Sparkasse Hall
🎙️ Keynote: Raúl Krauthausen
©Anna Spindelndreier
Everyone belongs here
In his lecture "Everyone Belongs" Raúl Krauthausen discusses the importance of inclusion in education and society. He emphasizes the need to break down barriers and create an inclusive environment that enables equal participation for everyone, regardless of their abilities. Krauthausen explains how inclusion improves individual and societal opportunities and enriches togetherness.
🎨 Workshop Round 4
Holacracy: Removing hierarchy = more meaning at work?
Melanie Lubbe and Elise Kroes – People Team
Purpose meets practice: Towards more togetherness with applied improvisation
Momentum - Institute for Applied Improvisation
Impact of Communities: Shaping Sustainability Together with Stakeholders
Christin Wessels and Kathrin Auner
viadee Hall
💬 Workshop discussion Democracy
Making democracy (once again) tangible – Ways to enhance participation and co-creation
How can we keep our democracy alive and encourage people to actively participate in shaping it? Erdal Uğur Ahlatçı (Founder & CEO, agyleOS), Lino Zeddies (Transformation facilitator & future architect), Sophie Scholz (German Foundation for Engagement and Volunteering), Takis Mehmet Ali (Politician & leader in administration) and Jule Geppert (Caritas & Diocese of Münster) discuss new ways of political participation, innovative co-determination formats and the potential of engagement and volunteering.
Sparkasse Hall
Social innovations as an economic driver
In this panel talk, Minister Mona Neubaur (Minister for Economy, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia), Susanna Krüger (SEND e.V.), Dr. Katja von der Bey (WeiberWirtschaft), Micha Fritz (Co-Founder of Viva con Agua) and Prof. Julian Löhe (FH Münster) discuss potentials, challenges and practical solutions on how businesses, politics and society can jointly drive social innovations forward.
🎨 Workshop Round 5
Stefan Müller
Sustainable change in new work with virtual reality
Jonathan Heimer from ANNA
Thinking beyond the horizon of transformation: Sustainability as the key to business success.
Esther Reckermann and Carina Beckmann
Green Hall
Live Podcast: Corporate Therapy 🌱
Utopias in Economics
In the live podcast of Corporate Therapy, Mary-Jane Bolten, Human Nagafi, and Patrick Breitenbach explore economic utopias. They address the question of which visions for the future of the economy are achievable or merely remain dreams.
viadee Hall
Energizer ⚡️
Neuroscience meets Business Administration meets UKM – An interactive introduction to the keynote
To warm you up for Markus Gabriel's keynote, Marina Gerdes and André Dennes will take you on a humorous and profound tour of health, social innovation, and networking at UKM.
viadee Hall
🎙️ Keynote: Markus Gabriel
Doing good - How ethical capitalism can save democracy
Can capitalism be moral? Prof. Markus Gabriel discusses in his keynote how an ethical way of doing business can not only promote social justice but also strengthen democracy. He points out why purely profit-driven economic behaviour reaches its limits and what principles of an "ethical capitalism" are necessary to ensure long-term stability, fairness, and prosperity for all.
Sparkasse Hall
Art and Culture: Peng! Impro-Visionarium 🎭
Peng! Impro
Peng! Impro brings to life the small and large visions of a peaceful, empathic, and mindful world in spontaneous encounters, touching moments, and captivating stories. A show that not only entertains but also inspires dreaming, reflection, and action.
🎨 Workshop Round 6
Luke Bölling
Memes connect – community building with creativity and humour with münster.dings
Tobias Oetzmann
Münsterland Transformation – Business Walk
Münsterland Association
viadee Hall
🌟 Pitch Competition
Innovative founding ideas for a sustainable society
Join us as founders present their visions for a more sustainable and fairer future to a high-calibre jury. After an opening speech by Susanna Krüger (Chair of the SEND Association), Lea Kipper and Tino Beste will guide us through the competition. The event is organised by REACH & Enactus Münster, with support from the Social Impact Award, Enactus, viadee, Sparkasse, and NRW Bank.
Green Room
Reflection workshop 🤸🏼♀️
Conclude S!NNfully – Space for reflection and resonance with Boris Lebedev and the Real Utopians
After an inspiring day at the congress filled with insights, encounters, and new perspectives, we invite you to take a moment to reflect together. A workshop for all those who want to not just consume S!NN but carry it forward.
Foyer
Afterparty 🪩
Ceremonial conclusion
Music on and let’s go! To conclude, we want to celebrate with you. How exactly the evening will look is not quite decided yet, but stay tuned and let yourself be surprised.
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