{"id":19,"date":"2026-05-29T19:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T19:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/opening\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:29:26","slug":"opening","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dresden-nexus-conference.org\/dnc2015\/programme\/opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pt-12 pb-10 bg-paper border-b border-ink\/5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-conference-dark text-xs font-bold tracking-[0.22em] uppercase !mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"w-6 h-px bg-conference\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 &middot; Programme<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold mt-4 text-5xl lg:text-6xl text-ink leading-[.95] tracking-[-0.015em]\">Opening<\/h1>\n<p class=\"mt-5 text-xl text-ink\/70 leading-relaxed wp-block-paragraph\">Opening remarks will be made by the following high-level speakers:<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull py-14 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group grid gap-5 sm:grid-cols-2 mt-6 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-12 h-12 sm:w-14 sm:h-14 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">VR<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Volker Rieke<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)<\/p><p class=\"text-conference-dark text-[0.78rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] !mt-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Director General of the Directorate General<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-12 h-12 sm:w-14 sm:h-14 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">ES<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Eva-Maria Stange<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts (SMWK)<\/p><p class=\"text-conference-dark text-[0.78rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] !mt-1 wp-block-paragraph\">State Minister<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-12 h-12 sm:w-14 sm:h-14 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">HM<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Hans M\u00fcller-Steinhagen<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">Technische Universit\u00e4t Dresden<\/p><p class=\"text-conference-dark text-[0.78rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] !mt-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Rector<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group flex gap-4 sm:gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-ink\/10 bg-paper p-5 sm:p-7 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 shrink-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"flex items-center justify-center w-12 h-12 sm:w-14 sm:h-14 rounded-full bg-conference-light\/40 text-conference-dark font-display font-bold text-base sm:text-lg leading-none\">FM<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-group flex-1 !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-xl text-ink leading-tight !mt-0\">Franz-Birger Marr\u00e9<\/h4><p class=\"text-ink\/70 text-sm !mt-1 leading-snug wp-block-paragraph\">German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)<\/p><p class=\"text-conference-dark text-[0.78rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] !mt-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Head of Division for Water, Urban Development and Transport<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull py-12 bg-sand border-t border-ink\/5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 flex flex-col gap-5 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group !mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-conference-dark text-xs font-bold tracking-[0.22em] uppercase !mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"w-6 h-px bg-conference\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Dresden Nexus Conference 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-display font-bold text-2xl text-ink !mt-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Explore this edition<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group !mt-0 flex flex-wrap gap-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"!mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full bg-white border border-ink\/10 text-ink font-semibold no-underline hover:border-conference-dark hover:text-conference-dark transition\" href=\"\/dnc2015\/programme\/\">Programme at a glance<\/a><\/p><p class=\"!mt-0 wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full bg-conference-dark text-white font-semibold no-underline hover:bg-conference transition\" href=\"\/dnc2015\/programme\/session\/\">Parallel sessions &#8594;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dresden Nexus Conference 2015 &middot; Programme Opening Opening remarks will be made by the following high-level speakers: VR Volker Rieke German Federal Ministry of Education and Research 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