Agenda Nov. 26th, 2020

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19:00-19:04

LOGIN

 

STUDIO

"Log in": Lea is welcoming all from the studio - trying a personal touch
During: Mr. Dirk Kunze will address the live audience (when there will be enough gathering)

 

"Welcome everybody/ Good evening or good day in some places / Happy to see you all on this lovely occasion/ we are expecting more friends to join us and then will start our evening/ welcome to whomever just joined us, we are live from Jerusalem/ Excited to be with you all tonight/ thank you all for joining us this evening we will start on just a bit

 

• Mr. Dirk Kunze is the Regional Director for FNF in the MENA Region and has been closely working with Uli for the last few years. If I am correct, you just spend the last two days in a conference with Uli… Would you mind opening this event, please?

 

(ZOOM 1):

Dirk Kunze Live – Free speaking +

Formal introducing Lea: "Lea Landman is head of the Diplomacy 2030 program at the Abba Eban Institute, IDC Herzliya. She hosted the geopolitical show Les Ambassadors on i24News in French for 3 years and she is one of the first members of our ME 2.0 program".

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Till 19:04

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Back to Studio – item 1 till 19:04

Lea: "Thank you Dirk and Welcome Everybody! We are starting our Evening! this is the Uli Wacker Show!"

 

 

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OPENER

"THE ULI WACKER SHOW"

 

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19:04-19:05

Lea invites Uli to join her and turn to Prof Paque with a few words to Kick off the Event:  "Without further ado - I invite Mr. Ulrich Wacker to join me here for his farewell evening "

 Uli Enters

Hello - Hello

Lea: "Hello Uli, before we start and check your pulse, there’s someone amongst your guests here that not only decided to spend the Evening with you but also would like to direct some personal words to you to kick off the Evening. I very warmly welcome Prof. Karl-Heinz Paqué, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom – Prof. Paque, Good evening".

 

 

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19:05-19:10

ZOOM 2: speech - Prof Paque- Live

 

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19:10 -19:13

Lea is presenting what we are about to expect during the hour:

Thank you, Prof. Paque, for this important and kind words and now let’s check how our person of interest is doing-

• Uli, how are you feeling?

• Uli Answers

Overwhelmed (Lea- or adaption to answer)-  I know. (to Uli)

(to camera) Well, Uli knew there’s something planned, but he didn’t quite know what to expect.

So we have a lot to look forward on our agenda this upcoming hour. We have many people watching from all over the world. We are going to meet people that you have worked with during the years in the foundation, you are going to receive massages and greeting from all over the world, we are going to play, to relax a bit and finally- we are going to hear from you as well. There is space for everything. But this is your hour. You touched so many lifes Uli - So please: Relax, sit back and enjoy the show. It is your show.

But first let Uli catch his breath and watch together his initial response that was taped live when we surprised him just one hour ago to swipe him away all of a sudden, much to his surprise, to come here for the evening. Let’s watch (pointing at the TV)

 

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19:13- 19:15

VTR

"Surprising Uli- " VTR - (a recording) From the "kidnapping" an hour ago

 

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19:15-19:17

STUDIO

Uli's response + Lea connecting to the game:

"OK. So have you recovered? You seem to be doing ok but if the heartbeat becomes a little too fast let me know… I am ready for anything😊 and in any way we are all going to loosen up and involve our viewers a bit in this next segment. Let’s play a game together!"

 

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VTR

interlude video – The Uli Wacker Show Trivia

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19:17-19:24

TRIVIA GAME - IN THE STUDIO

Dear friends, you all know Mr. Wacker from different places and times. But we suspect there are some things that you might don’t know so why don’t we check it out? What do you say Uli?

So this is the way its going to work, Classic Trivia as you know and I’m sure- love, but you are going to see a question with 4 possible answers but only one is correct, whoever thinks they know the correct one is welcome to unmute themselves and bluntly shut out the answer. Come one- let’s see how we’re doing/ ready Uli?

First Q.: When Mr. Wacker was in his twenties, he….

1. Used to hunt bears

2. Started dancing lessons

3. Joined a cult

4. Volunteered in a Kibbutz

Oh…. Hard question.

(when 30 sec. are over and we mark the Kibbutz):

(Uli answers)

• Off to the next one, I assure you, this one isn’t going to be that easy:

2nd Q: What is Mr. Wacker’s favorite animal?

1. A cat

2. A Giraffe

3. An otter

4. He does not like animals at all. 

Give it your best guess!

(when 30 sec. are over and we mark the otter) 😊 please tell us shortly how does an otter becomes one’s favorite animal?

(Uli answers)

• We quickly move on.

1. He is very punctual

2. He loves beer

3. He doesn’t have a sense of humor

4. All answers are correct

Come on guys, if you worked with Uli, this should really be the easiest one

(when 30 sec. are over and we mark d)

 So the only one I am really interested to talk about in my condition is- How is that you don’t like beer?

(Uli answers)

1. Unpacking everything even if he only for stays for 1-night

2. Cleaning the bathroom himself

3. Never using room service

4. Making sure the hotel leaves chocolate on his pillow

Go ahead- unmute and show us- how well do you know Uli?

(when 30 sec. are over and we mark unpacking) – I just want to tell you that I get you. You know this detail was given to us by your son, Leonard and he also told us that you pack unbelievably organized without leaving any empty spaces.

(Uli answers)

And to the last question:

1. Mr. Wacker fought a bear with his hand while his stay in Mexico

2. Criminals called the office and told Mr. Wacker that they had kidnapped his daughter and he started negotiating

3. Mr. Wacker got stuck in a closed airport in Jordan for 24 hours.

4. An unfortunate encounter led Mr. Wacker to almost be bitten by a snake, but he managed to capture it.

Well, it all seems too much… try your best!

(when 30 sec. are over and we mark the kidnapping) – Dear Uli, this answer is the last answer I wanted to see as true. Was it real? What happened?

(Uli answers)

So on that note – we want to hear directly from people who knew you during your impressive career and want to share with us a special memory of you in a segment I call – “The Uli Wacker Life Stations”

 

 

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VTR

Interlude video – life stations

 

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19:24- 19:25

STUDIO

Lea turns to Interviewee 1: "Here with us Live is Mr. Klaus Fussmann worked with Mr. Wacker and he is now in Gummersbach, where Uli spent his first years (around about 8 years) for the foundation. Klauss hello and thanks for joining us"

 

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19:25-19:26

ZOOM 1- Gummersbach - interviewee 1- Klaus Fuessmann

 

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19:26-19:28

STUDIO

"Uli, I can see that you are excited. Do you want shortly to say something to your friend?"

(Uli’s response)

"Thank you, Klaus. You are welcome to stay with us. We now move on to Prof Raffaela Del Sarto. She worked with you in Jerusalem, when you came here the first time in 1991. It was your very first post abroad for the foundation and you also spent about 8 years here. Hello Raffaella"

 

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19:28-19:30

ZOOM 2- interviewee 2 - Prof. Raffaella Del Sarto

 

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19:26-19:28

STUDIO

"Thank you very much, Raffaela. Uli, did you know you have such an impact on people?"

 (Uli’s response). Raffaela please you are welcome to stay with us. Our next guest couldn’t be with us live and sends his apologies, we have him on video, from your time of 6 years in Mexico, your second post abroad – Ricardo Lopez please"

 

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19:30-19:32

VTR

interviewee 3- Ricardo Lopez (pre-recorded video)

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19:32- 19:34

STUDIO

"Uli, would you like to respond to what Mr. Lopez has shared with us?"

(Uli’s response)

And before you returned to your current position, you spent some years in Jordan. From there now joins us live Ms. Shahira Ali. Hello Shahira"

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19:34-19:35

ZOOM 4- Interviewee 4 - Shahira Ali

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19:35-19:37

STUDIO

"Thank you, Shahira! Those are great words, Mr. Wacker. Don’t blush. Do you have something to say to the Amman office?"

 (Uli response)

"Thank you, Shahira. Please enjoy the rest of the evening we have plenty to expect. 

Our last guest and you go way back- we are Live now with your Postdam life station (5 years) representative- Mr. Hubertus von Welck. Hi there."

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19:37-19:39

ZOOM 5- interviewee 5- Hubertus von Welck

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19:39-19:40

STUDIO

"So Uli- Is it true? Did you really talk your way in through a visa???"

(Uli's response)

Hubertus. you are most welcome to stay with us . We talked plenty about the past and will talk some more but first, Uli – Costa Rica is around the corner… right? Are you going to surf?"

 (Uli answers)

• Let’s watch the sendoff retirement video we made for you, will make us all laugh a bit"

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19:40-19:41

VTR

"Costa Rica Video"

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19:41-19:42

STUDIO

"That was quite funny… but in a more serious note-Do you have any plans for the future you want to share with us?"

(Uli's response)

"Now we laughed Uli, time to make us cry a bit.   For this next clip, We received so many videos, and unfortunately, we couldn’t fit all of them in, but you will see everything later on a dedicated website just for this farewell event.  Let’s watch some of the people that sent in their words"

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19:42-19:47

VTR

"People’s video"​

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19:47-19:49

STUDIO

Lea is a bit quite… (giving Uli some quite seconds to respond)

Uli, what do you think about what we saw right now? It seems you touched many lives.

(Uli's response)

As I said,  that was only a taste. You will get a link to a website with all the videos, pictures and different materials that were created for this special event. And now,  we move on.

(turning to the TV to watch the VTR)

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VTR

interlude video – ”Uli’s words”

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19:50-19:56

STUDIO

"Dear Uli, our viewers have heard all evening about your long wonderful career. Thank you, Uli. For your cooperation during this surprising farewell event and thank you for playing along. I’m sure there were many thoughts running through your head tonight. Please, is there anything you would like to say to all those who were with us tonight? Is there one moment that you remember specifically that meant a lot to you? Please, Uli, the floor is yours"

(Ulrich speaks – SPEECH)

 

 

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19:56-19:58

STUDIO

Lea stands When Uli finishes: "Thank you Uli, it seems that we have some guests here that came to continue this evening with you after the show ends

 

a live "breaking" by colleagues 

 

(Option-Lea turns to Suliman/ Anne: do you have something to say to Uli for this farewell event?)

Suliman/ Anne response

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19:58-20:00

STUDIO - End

Stands in front of everybody- turns to the camera:

 

We are about to end the show and say Good bye.   I want to Thank Liron Zuckerman – the creative director of the show and her team, thank you- Our guests- friends, colleagues, and of course- thank you Uli. On behalf of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom I wish you all the best on your new journey!

I invite you all to unmute yourselves and join me clapping Mr. Wacker legacy and future.   

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