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SUMMARY:NYC: A Misaligned Alliance? How Germans and Americans Think about Today's Common Global Challenges
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany\, the Pew Research Center\, and the Körber Stiftung\, will host a discussion and reception on March 1\, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  \nPresentations by Richard Wike\, the Global Attitudes Research Director at the Pew Research Center\, and Nora Müller\, the Executive Director of International Affairs at the Körber Stiftung\, will be followed by a discussion with Jeff Rathke\, the Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies\, Ambassador Jürgen Schulz\, the Deputy Permanent Representative at the German Mission to the United Nations\, and Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, President of the American Council on Germany\, who will moderate. \nThere is no charge for this event. RSVPs are required.\nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany\nat 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]With special thanks to:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4523″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4525″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-a-misaligned-alliance-how-germans-and-americans-think-about-todays-common-global-challenges/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T180000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Innovation and Digitalization:  Technology Is the Key to Transforming the Future
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Reinhard Ploss\, Chief Executive Officer and Member of Management Board of Infineon Technologies AG.  \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany\nat 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Reinhard Ploss has been a member of the Management Board of Infineon Technologies AG since 2007 and CEO since October 1\, 2012. Dr. Ploss began his career at Infineon in 1999 as President and Head of the Industrial Power Business Unit at eupec GmbH Co. KG\, a subsidiary of Infineon. From that position\, Dr. Ploss took over the Automotive and Industrial Business Division\, followed by the development\, production\, and operational management of the Automotive\, Industrial\, and Multimarket Segment. In June 2007\, he was appointed to the Executive Board of Infineon for the Manufacturing Division. Later\, he also became Labor Director and took over the Research and Development Department. He studied process engineering at the Technical University of Munich and received his doctorate in 1986.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-innovation-and-digitalization-technology-is-the-key-to-transforming-the-future/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180312T120000
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SUMMARY:NYC: International Value Chains in an Age of Protectionism: Productivity\, Employment\, and Spillover Effects
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany\, vbw – the Bavarian Industry Association\, and bayme vbm – the Bavarian Employers’ Associations for the Metalworking and Electrical Industries\, will host a discussion and luncheon with Professor Dr. Michael Hüther\, Director of the German Institute\, with remarks also by Bertram Brossardt\, CEO of bayme vbm and Executive Vice President and CEO of vbw. \nThere is no charge for this event. RSVPs are required.\nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany\nat 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nProfessor Dr. Michael Hüther is a German economist who has been the Director of the German Economic Institute since July 2004. Since August 2001\, Dr. Hüther has also been an Honorary Professor at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel. In the academic year 2016-17\, he was Gerda Henkel Adjunct Professor in the Department of German Studies at Stanford University. In 1999\, he joined DekaBank as Chief Economist and\, starting in 2001\, additionally served as Division Manager of economics and communication. In 1995\, he was appointed Secretary General of the German Council of Economic Advisers. Upon completion of his Doctorate in Economics\, in 1991\, Dr. Hüther became a member of the research staff of the Council of Experts for the Evaluation of Macroeconomic Development. From 1982 to 1987\, he studied economics as well as medieval and modern history at the Justus-Liebig University in Gießen. Dr. Hüther and his team carry out research on pressing issues including the eurozone’s future governance design\, digitalization\, German Ordnungspolitik\, the past economic crisis\, and capital market supervision. He is a member of the Board of Atlantik-Brücke. He was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-international-value-chains-in-an-age-of-protectionism-productivity-employment-and-spillover-effects/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180316T083000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Role of Women in Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the German Consul General David Gill will host a breakfast briefing with Elke Ferner\, State Secretary for the German Federal Ministry for Families\, Seniors\, Women and Youth.  \nThis discussion is invitation only.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-role-of-women-in-germany/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180321T120000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Is the International System Broken? Multilateralism in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will hold a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador Jeffrey D. Feltman\, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations.  \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nAmbassador Jeffrey D. Feltman (1986 Young Leader) assumed the post of Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations on July 2\, 2012. He was appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He will conclude his tenure at the UN on March 29\, 2018. As Under-Secretary-General and head of the Department of Political Affairs\, Ambassador Feltman advises the Secretary-General on peace and security issues globally\, while overseeing “good offices” initiatives and field-based political missions carrying out peacemaking\, preventive diplomacy\, and peace-building activities in Africa\, Europe\, the Middle East\, Central and Southeast Asia\, and the Americas. He also oversees the United Nations electoral assistance provided to dozens of its member states each year. The Under-Secretary-General regularly briefs the Security Council and travels extensively on behalf of the UN’s peace and security agenda. In December\, Ambassador Feltman went on a widely reported mission to North Korea. \nBefore joining the United Nations\, Ambassador Feltman served for nearly 30 years in the U.S. Foreign Service\, focused especially on the Middle East and North Africa. His last position was as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs\, from which he retired at the rank of Career Minister. He served previously as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon and held earlier diplomatic postings in Baghdad\, Erbil\, Jerusalem\, Tunis\, Tel Aviv\, Budapest\, and Port-au-Prince\, as well as with responsibility for coordinating U.S. assistance to countries of Eastern and Central Europe. Earlier\, he was a staff member at the American Council on Germany. Ambassador Feltman received his Bachelor’s degree in History and Fine Arts from Ball State University and his Master’s degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. \nWith special thanks to DZ BANK AG for sponsoring this event[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-is-the-international-system-broken-multilateralism-in-the-21st-century/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180322T121500
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SUMMARY:NYC: The New German Government and Challenges to German Democracy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the European Union Studies Center at the CUNY Graduate Center will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Heidi Tworek\, Assistant Professor of International History at the University of British Columbia\, Visiting Fellow at the Center for History and Economics at Harvard University\, and Non-resident Fellow at The German Marshall Fund. \nThere is no charge for this event. RSVPs are required.\nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Heidi Tworek is an Assistant Professor of International History at the University of British Columbia\, a Visiting Fellow at the Center for History and Economics at Harvard University\, and a Non-resident Fellow at The German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. She is working with the Alliance for Securing Democracy project at GMF on issues related to media. Dr. Tworek is the author or co-editor of three books forthcoming in 2018 on the history of news\, business\, and international organizations. Dr. Tworek has published in academic venues including Journal of Policy History\, Business History Review\, International Journal of Communication\, Journal of Global History\, Journalism Studies\, and German History. She has also published in newspapers and magazines including Foreign Affairs\, The Atlantic\, Politico\, Wired\, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. She previously held the position of Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies and Lecturer on History in the History Department at Harvard University. Dr. Tworek has held visiting fellowships at Birkbeck\, University of London and the Centre for Contemporary History\, Potsdam\, Germany. She was a fellow at the Transatlantic Academy at GMF in 2016–17. Dr. Tworek received her bachelor degree in modern and medieval languages from the University of Cambridge and earned her Ph.D. in history from Harvard University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-new-german-government-and-challenges-to-german-democracy/
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