Webinars

BIGS-Webinare

The BIGS webinars are recordings of our (Online-)PizzaSeminars on various topics related to civil security.

PizzaSeminar from 27/05/2024 on "Dynamics of the Global Arms Trade"

In this PizzaSeminar we take a closer look at the complex dynamics of the international arms trade. Adelaide Baronchelli, Assistant Professor at the University of Turin, presents the results of her latest research on this topic and provides additional insights into the significant ramifications of the arms trade on global security.

PizzaSeminar from 15/12/2023 on "Robots, Underdogs, and DARPA’s Grand Challenges"

Chris Hayter, Associate Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, gives an insight into how the DARPA Grand Challenges have shaped the research field of autonomous driving and what lessons can be learned from them for research and innovation policy.

PizzaSeminar from 13/10/2023 on "Internet Identifiers as a Factor of Regional and Global Security"

The provision of the “Internet” as a decentralized infrastructure for almost all areas of life in our society is a regulatory issue that has not yet been adequately resolved. This is accompanied by numerous security and privacy problems, which Internet users have to circumvent largely on their own. Michael Yakushev of the Institute for the Development of Public Digital Networks (IEDN) has been working on the very fundamental organizational and governance issues of the Internet for many years. In his talk, he outlines the importance of IP addresses, especially from a security perspective.

PizzaSeminar from 07/07/2023 on "Data Embassies"

BIGS Visiting Fellow Ransom Ngenge discusses the potential benefits of data embassies within the context of Germany’s digital economy, which is driven by the increasing significance of data as a vital economic asset. Data embassies constitute the foreseeable standard practise in preserving the sovereignty and ensuring the continuity of states in the event of natural or man-made disasters.

Wunderbar Together Webinar "The Role of Trust in AI"

Stephen C. Anderson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, and Andreas Könen, Director-General for Cyber and Information Security in the German Federal Ministry of the Interior discuss the respective U.S. and German government approaches to AI innovation, regulation, and governance.

Wunderbar Together Webinar "The Role of Trust in 5G"

Stephen C. Anderson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, and Stephan Mayer, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Member of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, discuss the respective U.S. and German government approaches to 5G network security, offer their perspectives on economic, technological, and geostrategic competition with China, and examine the implications of policy convergence and divergence in these areas for the transatlantic relationship.

PizzaSeminar from 03/05/2021 on "China and Network Great Power Ambitions"

The recording of our virtual PizzaSeminar with Emily de la Bruyère and Nathan Picarsic from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who analsyed the Chinese communication strategy on IT security.

Presentation of the Policy Paper "The Hidden Cost of Untrusted Vendors in 5G Networks"

The presentation of the policy paper with contributions from all authors.

PizzaSeminar from 29/05/2020 on "German Peace Index 2020"

In the PizzaSeminar on 29/05/2020, Serge Stroobants and Mohib Iqbal presented the first German Peace Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

PizzaSeminar from 01/04/2020 on "Foreign Fighters in the War in Ukraine"

On 01/04/2020, BIGS organized together with the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Germany an online PizzaSeminar with Kacper Rekawek, who gave a lecture on the topic “Career Break or a New Career? Extremist foreign fighters in the war in Ukraine".

The following question and answer was held under Chatham House Rule and is therefore not part of this video.