The group raised issues like "Digital Citizens", "Urban Mobility" or "Demography and Democracy" and made fellow participants think about solutions for fake news and the Brexit. Furthermore, they explained the concept of design thinking and reflected together on how to include the non-profit sector in the digital transformation.

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The great diversity of participants ranging from for instance psychologists, film producers, government officials, lawyers and startup founders allowed for an interesting diversity of topics during this not only Franco-German, but European Conference. 

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For the panel discussions for example, the Conference had startup and data experts Gunnar Graef (Deutsche Ventures) and Dr Matthias Roggendorf (McKinsey) exchange with Billy Wagner, the owner of a restaurant solely using local ingredients, on "Global and Local Economy". In addition, different keynotes gave participants insights into topics such as "Religion and Digital Age" by Prof. Werner Jeanrond or "The Future of the Campaining DNA" by Julius van der Laar, former member of Obama’s election campaign team.

Since in a digitalised society such as ours, offline and online perspectives enrich each other, an important focus was put on real-life exchange, on networking and on joint and cultural activities. For the latter for instance, participants listened to talented musicians from the highly successful jazz combo The Gur Liraz Quartet and from the Berlin Philharmoniker. They also had the opportunity to let their mind wander during a visit to Museum Berggruen in Berlin.