24 May 2023 – OPENING SESSION >> Town Hall Villach StartPlaceFrameSubjectSpeakers, Authors & Guests 06:00 p.m.Town Hall Villach and online via Facebook & Youtube Opening TalkEthics of Enough: Growing pains and how to deal with them. Growth in the field of tension between evolution and belief in progress.Pastor Nikolaus Schneider, former chairman of the Evangelical Church in Germany, in conversation with Renata Schmidtkunz, ORF Vienna. 07:00 p.m.Town Hall Villach - ParacelsussaalOpening reception for speakers, moderators and invited guestsGreeting and reception: Growth and more for advanced users.With Governor Peter Kaiser, Carinthian Parliament's President Reinhart Rohr, DRF-President Hannes Swoboda et al. 25 May 2023 – EUROPEAN FORUM >> Tolerance Center Fresach StartPlaceFrameSubjectSpeakers, Authors & Guests 09.00 a.m.Fresach Evang. ChurchOpeningRecource planing 2030: Growth, but how?With DRF-President Hannes Swoboda, DRF-Chairman Manfred Sauer, Carinthian Federal President Reinhart Rohr 09.30 a.m.Fresach Evang. ChurchPolitical AnalysisGrowth at the beginning | Does moral make us better? About capitalism and the confrontation with dictatorships.Opening speech by Radka Denemarková, author and European Politics expert 11.00 a.m.Tolerance CenterEuropean Forum I Politics & Society Growth in the End | Ready for Change? Foundation of the New World Order.Panel discussion with globalization expert Franz Radermacher, climate protector Lena Schilling, Club of Rome Austria Chapter President Hannes Swoboda. Moderation: Claus Reitan. 12.30 a.m.FresachLunchtimeLunchtimeLunchtime 02.00 p.m.Tolerance CenterEuropean Forum II Development PolicyGrowth today | How much is enough? The beginning of the end or the only alternative to the world's problems.With philosopher Katja Gentinetta, common good expert Christian Felber and Africa incubator Khadi Chamara. Moderator: Peter Fritz (ORF). 03.30 p.m.FresachAfternoon BreakAfternoon BreakAfternoon Break 04.00 p.m.Tolerance CenterTalk Meaning & Values Amazonia with us: What we can learn from the Third World.The Catholic theologian, researcher of meaning and values Paul M. Zulehner in conversation with Mathilde Schwabeneder (ORF). 04.30 p.m.Tolerance CenterEuropean Forum III Politics & ReligionGrowth tomorrow | A question of Faith? In search of new narratives.Panel discussion with Paul M. Zulehner, writer Dietmar Krug and theologian Barbara Rauchwarter, moderated by Mathilde Schwabeneder (ORF). 05.30 p.m.FresachBreakBreakBreak 06.30 p.m.Tolerance CenterFestival of Tolerance Award CeremonyEuropean Tolerance Award 2023 for Human Rights of the City of VillachAnnouncement and awarding. 08.00 p.m.Private housesFestival of Tolerance Kitchen & Chimney TalksGrowth creates immagination: Literary Interventions.With author Alexander Peer, guests and participants ETG23. 26 May 2023 – ECONOMIC FORUM >> Tolerance Center Fresach StartPlaceFrameSubjectSpeakers, Authors and Guests 09:00 a.m.Tolerance CenterLecture People & CapitalismEthos Growth: The Perpetual Revolution. Why capitalism is blamed for nearly all the world's ills and yet has solved most of them.The Frankfurt historian Werner Plumpe in conversation with his student Michael Paul. 10:00 a.m.Tolerance CenterBreakBreakBreak 10:30 a.m.Tolerance CenterEconomic Forum I Technology & GrowthGreen Deal – The answer to climate change? How the restructuring of the economy can succeed.The Munich financial investor and author Hans Albrecht in conversation with Sonja Sagmeister (ORF). Afterwards panel discussion with Andrea Höglinger (FFG) and others. 12:00 a.m.FresachLunchtimeLunchtimeLunchtime 02:00 p.m.Tolerance CenterLecture Human EnvironmentEndless Growth – The eco-planetary Future On the way to the evergreen revolution.The award-winning bestselling author Franz Alt with his new book "The planet is plundered - what we have to do now". 02:30 p.m.Tolerance CenterEconomic Forum II Organisation & GrowthHealthy Growth – the most important Parameters. How the transformation of industry becomes successful.With Franz Alt, Rethink Energy Europe initiator Georg Brasseur, sustainability researcher Christine Ax. Moderator: Thomas Cik (Kleine Zeitung). 03:30 p.m.FresachBreakBreakBreak 04:30 p.m.Tolerance CenterTalk Management & GrowthRethinking Growth – A Guide. Intelligent strategies for transformation.With Ruth Seliger, system consultant and management coach & Christine Ax, sustainability researcher. 05:00 p.m.Tolerance CenterEconomic Forum III Politics & Growth Carinthia keeps growing – but where to? Projects for the next legislative period.Panel discussion with former editor-in-chief Antonia Gössinger, EU Coordinator Martina Rattinger, WKK President Jürgen Mandl, Christine Ax, author Egyd Gstättner. Moderator: Jochen Bendele. 06:30 p.m.Tolerance CenterYoung Poetry SlamPost Growth Economy Shrinking instead of Growing?Young authors face the audience voting, moderated by Lukas Hofbauer. 27 May 2023 – POETS FORUM >> Gasthaus “zum Wirt” StartPlaceFrameSubjectSpeakers, Authors and Guests 08:30 a.m.Gasthaus "Zum Wirt"Tolerance Breakfast Poets' ForumFocus on Growth: Authors discuss with contemporaries. Open house.Get-together with authors, students, interested participants and visitors.