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Debatt(l)e Royale
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The political arena at gamescom
Debatt(l)e Royale is the annual arena for top politicians at gamescom. Here they discuss current topics around games and digital politics and everything that interest the gamescom community.
This year, these topics weree discussed by Emily Büning (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Kevin Kühnert (SPD), Bijan Djir-Sarai (FDP) and Thomas Jarzombek (digital expert of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group), who had stepped in at short notice for General Secretary Mario Czaja.
The focus of this years debate was on the political and social potential of games and gaming communities. The reactions of the audience were incorporated by the moderators for the entire duration of the talk. Thus, all interested viewers could actively participate, comment on the talk and ask questions - and therefore contribute to the debate.
Debatt(l)e Royale Speaker

Kevin Kühnert
General Secretary, SPD

Mario Czaja
General Secretary, CDU

Emily Büning
Federal Manager, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Bijan Djir-Sarai
General Secretary, FDP
Hosts

Niklas Kolorz
Host, Content Creator

Kim "Freiraumreh" Adam
Host, Streamer