The 9th Transatlantic Forum focused on "The Ethics of Market Economy". Conference location was the Baroque Pillnitz Castle near Dresden, many parts of which had been swamped by the great flood in Germany only a year earlier.

The invitees were approximately 50 young professionals from Germany and the United States, including policy-makers, businessmen and businesswomen, journalists, scientists and artists.

Inspired by the talks by renowned experts, for two and a half days the Young Leaders discussed whether and how individuals adapt their conduct to the capitalist economic system. Other key issues were why people behave unethically, whether unethical behavior pays off, and what possibilities there are to rebuild an atmosphere of mutual trust in society.

Lectures and discussions did not just take place at the conference table. During the
"Networking in Nature" program in the Saxon Elbsandsteingebirge, an integral part of the conference, the participants dealt with the seeming dilemma between capitalism and ethics in concrete exercises.

Festive receptions and dinners at Pillnitz Castle and in Dresden as well as a BBQ party at the historical Koenigstein Fortress provided the informal framework, offering plenty of opportunities for intensive networking.