Breaking the Rules

Have you ever done something that completely turned your life upside down and fundamentally changed it? Something that is unimaginable for other people and perhaps also violates laws, principles or norms?

In our everyday life we follow rules, some are legally anchored, others are natural and many apply quite naturally in society, although they are not written down anywhere. Rules give structure to us as human beings and to our life together, but they can also restrict us in areas of life. What happens when you deliberately or even purposefully break these rules? When you do something extreme to free yourself from an environment full of rigid rules and create something new? When breaking the rules leads to achieving something special in life that you could never have imagined?

TEDxKIT 2022 gives people a platform and stage to talk about why they broke rules, what ideas they used it to advance, how it changed their lives and the lives of others.

Schedule

Presenter: Lara Zell

Registration

15:00                   Welcome & Session 1: 

        • Ferry Weikert: Weltreise auf zwei Rädern: Höre nicht auf Regeln, gehe deinen eigenen Weg!  
        • Bernd Eckstein: Legal, illegal, (un)brauchbar? Wie Organisationen ihre Mitglieder zu Regelbrecher*innen machen 
        • Yannic „Nici“ Stoll: Containern – Zwischen Angst und Moral 

16:00                   Pause

16:45                   Live music performance

17:00                   Session 2:

        • Anastasia Biefang: Einhorn in Flecktarn  
        • Anja Sturm: Auf der Seite des „Bösen“? – Strafverteidigung als Menschenrecht  
        • Iain Miller: The Realms of Chaos 
        • Tobias Wittmann: Unleashing the power of unconventional ideas – a close look into Hyperloop in times of climate crisis

18:30                   Pause

19:30                   Live music performance

19:45                   Session 3:

        • Rachele Giorgi: Out of sight, out of mind – the deadliest border in the world
        • Holger Puchta: Breaking the rules of genetics by breaking DNA
        • Manuel Speck: Learn the Rules, Understand the Rules, Screw the Rules 

20:45                   Acknowledgement

21:00                   After-Party / Get-together

Speaker 

Ferry Weikert

Weltreise auf zwei Rädern: Höre nicht auf Regeln, gehe deinen eigenen Weg!

In May 2018, Ferry Weikert, a sports management student from Baden-Württemberg, packed his bags on his bike and set off - always towards the sunrise. His route took him 27,000 kilometers through breathtaking landscapes.

  • Language of presentation: DE

Holger Puchta 

Breaking the rules of genetics by breaking DNA 

With the discovery of the molecular scissors CRISPR/Cas it became possible to cut DNA anywhere in genomes. Thus, not only the content of induvial genes but also the order of genes on chromosome can now be changed at will.

  • Language of presentation: EN

Yannic „Nici“ Stoll

Containern – Zwischen Angst und Moral 

In times of always faster progressing climate change, we must rethink our ways of consumption. Dumpster diving is a first step in this direction and it’s wrongly criminalized. But how can we overcome this fear and still go dumpster diving?

  • Language of presentation: DE

Anastasia Biefang

Einhorn in Flecktarn  

The supposed "normality" demands adaptation to bisexual standards. One's own identity is secondary. Evolution is a slow process. It does not keep pace with the development of the free and self-determined human being. Contradictions arise. 

  • Language of presentation: DE

Iain Miller

The Realms of Chaos 

Life is full of risks; accidents are inevitable as soon as we engage in any activity.
Every day, extreme sports athlete Iain Miller is on a mission to avoid danger. Questions like “Where are we headed?” or “Where is the closest help?” are crucial when considering the courses of action.

  • Language of presentation: EN

Tobias Wittmann

Unleashing the power of unconventional ideas – a close look into Hyperloop in times of climate crisis

The Hyperloop concept breaks out of the common categories of mobility and is often referred to as the fifth mode of transportation besides planes, ships, cars and trains.

  • Language of presentation: EN

Bernd Eckstein

Legal, illegal, (un)brauchbar? Wie Organisationen ihre Mitglieder zu Regelbrecher*innen machen

Organisationen gelten gemeinhin als Orte berechnender Rationalität. Sie schaffen sich selbst ein komplexes Regelwerk und legen fest, was sie von ihren Mitgliedern erwarten. Damit regeln sie nicht nur wer zuständig ist, sondern zugleich wer verantwortlich ist.

  • Language of presentation: DE

Manuel Speck

Learn the Rules,
Understand the Rules,
Screw the Rules

Most things in life follow fixed rules, such as stopping at a red light.. But why? And what about the countless rules in everyday life that no one has written down and yet most people still follow? This talk deals with the rules of communication.

  • Language of presentation: DE

Anja Sturm

Auf der Seite des „Bösen“? – Straf- verteidigung als Menschenrecht

Among defense lawyers it is called the "party question". There it is often said: "Do you have no problem defending a rapist?" It is obvious that a crime is a violation of the rules. But how do we know that a crime has been committed?

  • Language of presentation: DE

Rachele Giorgi

Out of sight, out of mind – the deadliest border in the world

What happens in the Mediterranean Sea when those in power refuse to rescue people in danger? What happens when institutions collaborate with those conducting systematic human rights violations?

  • Language of presentation: EN

Partner 2022

Venue

Festsaal KIT, Campus Süd, Gebäude 01.12, Adenauerring 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Directions

Coming from North: Frankfurt and Heidelberg (A5)

  • Exit the motorway A5 (direction Karlsruhe/Basel) at the Karlsruhe-Durlach exit.
  • Continue towards Karlsruhe (first exit).
  • Follow the four-lane road (Durlacher Allee)

Coming from Northwest: Köln and Koblenz (A61)

  • Follow the motorway A61 until you reach the A5 (direction Karlsruhe/Basel)
  • Exit the motorway A5 at the Karlsruhe-Durlach exit.
  • Continue towards Karlsruhe (first exit).
  • Follow the four-lane road (Durlacher Allee)

Coming from East: Munich and Stuttgart (A8)

  • Follow the motorway A8 direction Karlsruhe until you reach the junction Karlsruhe.
  • Proceed to the motorway A5 to Frankfurt.
  • Exit the motorway A5 at the Karlsruhe-Durlach exit.
  • Continue towards Karlsruhe (first exit).
  • Follow the four-lane road (Durlacher Allee)

Coming from South: Basel and Freiburg (A5)

  • Exit the motorway A5 direction Frankfurt at the Karlsruhe-Durlach exit.
  • Continue towards Karlsruhe (first exit).
  • Follow the four-lane road (Durlacher Allee)

The campus south is located in the city center of Karlsruhe and can easily be reached by public transport.

The exact times of departure are available on the website of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (stop „Kronenplatz Kaiserstraße“ or „Kronenplatz Fritz-Erler-Straße“). Information about travel data of the railway is provided by the Deutsche Bahn.

The nearest airports for long-distance visitors are Stuttgart, Frankfurt, and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.

Airport Stuttgart

Take tram line S2 or S3 to Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart, then change to a train to Karlsruhe (for exact times of departure, please refer to the train schedule of German Rail).

  • There are various ways to reach Festsaal KIT, Campus South by bus or tram. The exact times of departure are available on the website of Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund.
  • Check the website of Stuttgart Airport for flight connections.

Airport Frankfurt

  • The long-distance train station is in close proximity of the airport. Once you get there, take a train to Karlsruhe (for exact times of departure, please refer to the train schedule of German Rail).
  • There are various ways to reach Festsaal KIT, Campus South by bus or tram. The exact times of departure are available on the website of Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund.
  • Check the website of Frankfurt Airport for flight connections.

Airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Baden-Airpark)

  • The buses available at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport will take you to the train stations of Rastatt or Baden-Baden where you will find trains leaving to Karlsruhe. The Baden-Airpark-Express line will take you to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof.
  • There are various ways to reach Festsaal KIT, Campus South by bus or tram. The exact times of departure are available on the website of Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund.
  • Check the website of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport for flight connections.