400 progressives from 21 countries joint the Progressive Governance Symposium 2019 to reimagine the social contract and build communities for change. You can find all videos of the day here. 
The Progressive Governance Symposium’s video recap 
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Food for thought – brief insights by our speakers 
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Reimagining the social contract 
Keynote speech by Matthew Taylor
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The coming progressive renaissance 
Panel discussion with Marije Laffeber, Quentin Hart, Jack Markell, Valérie Rabault, Florian Ranft
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Building a transatlantic coalition for the BIG transformation 
Opening remarks by Michael Miebach, Maja Göpel, Jean Pisani-Ferry
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Regaining trust and winning the debate on structural change 
Panel discussion with Anneliese Dodds, Robert Habeck, Reiner Hoffmann, Michael Werz
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Standing up for the people and places left behind by economic change 
Keynote speech by Stephan Weil
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Hope for tomorrow in times of new nationalism & populism 
Panel discussion with Marije Laffeber, Jack Markell, Stephan Weil, Tamás Harangozó
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Author 
Vincent Venus was head of communications at Das Progressive Zentrum and thus responsible for communication channels, editorial work and committee coordination. 
 
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