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SUMMARY:NYC: How Stable Is Europe? A Stock-Taking of the Latest Developments in Politics and Financial Markets
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Joachim Wuermeling\, Member of the Executive Board\, Deutsche Bundesbank. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nJoachim Wuermeling took office as a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank on November 1\, 2016. He is responsible for the Directorates General Markets and Information Technology. Prior to taking on his current position\, Mr. Wuermeling\, who has a Ph.D. in Law\, held a variety of executive-level posts in the financial and insurance industries as well as in politics. From 2011 until his departure for the Bundesbank\, Mr. Wuermeling was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Sparda-Banken in Frankfurt am Main. Prior to that\, he was a member of the Executive Board of the German Insurance Association (Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft) for around three years. From 2005 to 2008\, Mr. Wuermeling was State Secretary for European Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology\, where he was also responsible for coordinating European policy matters. Prior to this\, he was a member of the European Parliament (CSU) from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Wuermeling also is a lecturer on European politics at the Universities of Bayreuth and Potsdam.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-how-stable-is-europe-a-stock-taking-of-the-latest-developments-in-politics-and-financial-markets/
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SUMMARY:NYC: Taking on Development Policy in Light of Today's Challenges: Germany\, the United Nations\, and Multilateral Organizations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung will host a Political Salon with Matthias Meis\, Political Analyst in the Strategic Planning Department of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Consultant on Development Policies and the United Nations at the Federal Chancellor’s Office from 2012 to 2014. \nYou must register through Eventbrite in order to attend. Eventbrite Registration \npolitical salon: promoting dialogue across generations. This series brings together a diverse group of younger and mid-career professionals for informal\, open discussions on a range of current political\, economic\, and social topics in an increasingly interconnected global environment – with an emphasis on issues of concern for the transatlantic agenda. Speakers share brief remarks and engage in a dynamic discussion with participants. Each salon includes refreshments and networking opportunities. \nThis event is timed to coincide with a visit by a delegation of 15 German influencers who hail from various professional backgrounds within the public sector (e.g.\, European Parliament\, the German Bundestag\, and the Junge Union) and private sector (e.g.\, Daimler\, Airbus\, and MAN). Networking opportunities before and after the discussion will give participants ample opportunity to engage with members of the delegation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-taking-on-development-policy-in-light-of-todays-challenges-germany-the-united-nations-and-multilateral-organizations/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Economic Relations:  Current Challenges and Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Matthias Machnig\, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.  \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nMatthias Machnig has served as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy since October 2014. Prior to this\, he was Minister for Economics\, Labor\, and Technology in the Free State of Thuringia (2009-2013)\, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment\, Nature Conservation\, Building\, and Nuclear Safety (2005-2009)\, and State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transportation\, Building\, and Housing (1998-1999). Mr. Machnig was involved in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as a campaign manager for the 2014 European elections\, as Chief of Staff to the General Secretary of the SPD and coordinator of the campaign headquarters from 1995 to 1998\, and as Deputy Head of Division at the SPD Parliamentary Group from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Machnig studied Sociology in Münster. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-economic-relations-current-challenges-and-perspectives-2/
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SUMMARY:NYC: Covering Politics in a ‘Post-Truth’ World: European Elections\, Populism\, and Fake News
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host the annual Garrick Utley Memorial Lecture on Global Media Issues with Tom Buhrow\, Director General of WDR\, and Jörg Schönenborn\, Television Director\, WDR and Television Film Coordinator\, ARD.  \nThere is a $45 charge for members to attend this event. (No-shows and cancellations after May 24 will be billed.) \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nTom Buhrow has been the Director General of WDR since 2013. Mr. Buhrow holds a Master’s degree in History and Political Science from the University of Bonn. In 1978\, he worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985\, he volunteered at the largest television station in North Rhine-Westphalia\, WDR. Since 1986\, he was the Reporter\, Editor\, and Bureau Chief of the shows “Aktuelle Stunde” and “West 3 Aktuell.” After that\, he worked as a Reporter and Editor for Germany’s leading newsmagazine\, “Tagesschau.” In the run-up to the 1992 Presidential Election\, Mr. Buhrow became the ARD correspondent in Washington\, DC. Between January 2000 and 2002\, Mr. Buhrow worked as a correspondent at the ARD bureau in Paris. In July 2002\, he took over from Claus Kleber as chief of the ARD bureau in Washington. In September 2006\, he replaced Ulrich Wickert as the host of ARD’s flagship newsmagazine\, “Tagesthemen.” Also in 2006\, Mr. Buhrow published a book with Sabine Stamer about his years in the United States titled Mein Amerika\, Dein Amerika (My America\, Your America). \nJörg Schönenborn has been Television Director of WDR and Coordinator of Television Film at ARD since May 2014. Mr. Schönenborn studied Journalism and Politics. From 1997 to 2002\, he headed the WDR TV Current Affairs editorial group. From 2002 to 2014\, he was WDR Television Editor-in-Chief and Director of the Politics and Current Affairs program group. Under his direction\, a series of successful formats were developed\, including “hart aber fair\,” “Markencheck\,” “Wahlarena\,” and “Sport inside” on WDR Television. Mr. Schönenborn regularly presented election broadcasts on the 1st channel and the “ARD Presseclub.” For his reporting on the arson attack in Solingen\, he was recognized in 1993 and 1994 with the Telestar Prize and the Axel Springer Prize for Television Journalism. In 2005 and 2009\, as presenter of the ARD program “Wahlarena\,” he was nominated for the German Television Prize. In 2011\, as presenter of “Die Lange Obama Nacht – Halbzeit für den Präsident” he received the RIAS Television Prize. \nWith special thanks to Dr. Richard M. Hunt for making this lecture series possible[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-covering-politics-in-a-post-truth-world-european-elections-populism-and-fake-news/
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