KMM Future Conference on November 8 and 9

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Inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr. Barbara Hans as part of the Future Conference at the KMM

Utopia, dystopia, hysteria? Artificial intelligence is changing the world of work, medicine, culture and, quite simply, everyday life at breathtaking speed. What regulatory framework does technology need and what significance do values have? What will cultural promotion look like in the future and what is the right management style?

At the Future Conference of the Institute for Culture and Media Management on November 8 and 9 at Campus Barmbek many of these questions will be discussed. With top-class guests: Senator for Culture Dr. Carsten Brosda, Amelie Deuflhard, Director of Kampnagel and Ansgar Wimmer, Chairman of the Board of the Alfred Toepfer Foundation will be guests.

A special highlight is the inaugural lecture by the new professor at the institute: Prof. Dr. Barbara Hans dares in her keynote speech "Believe me nothing! On trust and other (im)possibilities", she will take a social science approach. Social debates are characterized by mistrust - whether it's about the rise of right-wing forces, wars, the upheavals caused by AI or deepfakes. What functions do trust and mistrust fulfill? And what does all this have to do with Albert Einstein? One thing is certain: without trust, the future will be impossible.

Detailed program information on the Future Conference can be found here.

Background:
The Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT) is constantly expanding and strategically developing the Institute for Cultural and Media Management (KMM). Journalist, communication scientist and consultant Prof. Dr. Barbara Hans took up her teaching position in the winter semester 2023/2024. Hans is considered one of the most renowned journalists and editorial managers in Germany. She was editor-in-chief of SPIEGEL ONLINE and became editor-in-chief of the merged SPIEGEL editorial team in 2019. Among other things, she established the successful payment model and designed the change process of the editorial offices towards a merged joint editorial team. Medium Magazin named her Editor-in-Chief of the Year in 2017.