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SUMMARY:NYC: What Does the World Expect of Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Frances A. Devlin\, ACG Board Member and Director of Global Policy & International Public Affairs at Pfizer Inc\, and Paul Ziemiak\, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU) and Federal Chairman of the Junge Union.  \nThere is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \n\nMultilateralism and international governance systems are increasingly challenged by populist voices emphasizing nationalism over shared goals and common values. The value systems developed after the Second World War and taken as universal achievements cannot be taken for granted anymore; the next generation of leaders on both sides of the Atlantic is grappling with a new world order. In the run-up to Germany’s non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2019\, join us for a discussion about multilateralism and Germany’s global engagement. \nFrances A. Devlin is Director of Global Policy & International Public Affairs at Pfizer Inc. In this capacity\, she leads development and implementation of public policy and government relations strategies in Europe\, Africa\, and the Middle East. Ms. Devlin’s previous position was the Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives & External Engagement\, and she has served in various Corporate Affairs roles since joining the company in 2008. Prior to working at Pfizer\, she was a fundraising and public affairs consultant for major national political and charitable campaigns. She serves on the ACG’s Board of Directors and was an ACG Young Leader in 2012. \nPaul Ziemiak assumed his duties as Federal Chairman of the Junge Union in September 2014. During the German federal election in 2017\, he successfully ran for a seat in the electoral district of Herne-Bochum II and is now a member of the Bundestag. He has served in various roles within the CDU\, including Chairman of the CDU Iserlohn\, a member of the CDU Federal Board\, and a member of the state executive board of CDU NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia). During his trip to New York\, he is joined by the Chairmen of the Junge Union from the Federal States of Baden-Württemberg\, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania\, North Rhine-Westphalia\, Thuringia\, and Saarland.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-what-does-the-world-expect-of-germany/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: Authoritarianism\, Populism\, and Challenges to Democracy: A German Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a Political Salon with Annalena Baerbock\, Co-Chair of Alliance 90/The Greens and Member of the Bundestag.  \nThere is no charge to attend this event. You must register in order to attend. Eventbrite Registration \n\nAnnalena Baerbock is a member of the German Bundestag and was appointed Co-Chair of Alliance 90/The Greens on January 27\, 2018. In this capacity\, she has led the Green Party to a surge in the polls She has been instrumental in developing strategies to reach out to new voters and strengthen progressive politics in the age of authoritarian challenges. \nMs. Baerbock is a member of the Committee on Family\, Senior Citizens\, Women\, and Youth\, as well as a deputy member of the Economic and European Committee. From 2013 to 2017\, she served as spokeswoman on climate policy and was a member of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy\, the European Affairs Committee\, and the German-Polish Parliamentary Group. After the 2017 election\, Ms. Baerbock was part of the coalition negotiation team for her party. Prior to joining the Bundestag\, she was Chairman of Alliance 90/The Greens Brandenburg from 2009 to 2013. She was also a Board member of the European Green Party (2009-2012) and a member of the party council of Alliance 90/The Greens (2012-2015). She graduated in 2005 with an LLM degree in International Law from the London School of Economics. She previously worked as a journalist for the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. \n\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. \nWith special thanks to the German Consulate and Heinrich Böll Foundation for supporting this event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-authoritarianism-populism-and-challenges-to-democracy-a-german-perspective/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180913T180000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Stammtisch for Young Professionals
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Transatlantic Stammtisch with Kai Hennig\, Deputy Chief of Mission of the German Embassy in Romania. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nTransatlantic Stammtisch brings together young professionals for informal networking opportunities with individuals interested in transatlantic relations\, Germany\, and the German language.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-stammtisch-for-young-professionals-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Cooperation:  Indispensable for American Prosperity\, Freedom in Europe\, and Global Security
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Peter Beyer\, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Office and Member of the German Bundestag (CDU).  \nThere is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \n\n\n\nPeter Beyer serves as the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Office. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009 and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 1996. Mr. Beyer is also a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, where he serves as Special Rapporteur on Transatlantic Relations. He is Executive Vice President of the Southeast Europe Association. Prior to his current roles\, he served as Managing Chairman of the Heiligenhaus town branch of the CDU and a member of the Heiligenhaus town council from 2008 to 2009. In addition\, he was an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Mettmann county branch of the CDU. Before joining the public sector\, he worked as an attorney specializing in industrial property law in the Cologne office of Mayer Brown LLP\, the Los Angeles office of Murchison & Cumming LLP\, and the Chicago office of Brinks\, Hofer\, Gilson & Lione LLP. Mr. Beyer completed his undergraduate studies at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bonn\, and received his Master in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville. \nWith special thanks to Penguin Random House for hosting this event \n \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-cooperation-indispensable-for-american-prosperity-freedom-in-europe-and-global-security/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: The Opportunities and Challenges of Digitalization in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Reiner Hoffmann\, Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB). \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nReiner Hoffmann was elected Chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund)\, one of the biggest national confederations of trade unions worldwide\, in 2014 and re-elected this year. He became a member of the Executive Board of the DGB in 2014. Prior to this\, he was a Regional Director of IG BCE – Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau\, Chemie\, Energie (the Industrial Mining\, Chemistry\, and Energy Union) of North Rhine. Mr. Hoffmann served as Deputy Secretary-General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) from 2003 to 2009 and Director of the European Trade Union Institute (EGI) in Brussels from 1994 to 2003. Prior to that\, he worked at the Hans Böckler Foundation in Düsseldorf from 1983 to 1994. Mr. Hoffmann started his career as a trainee at Hoechst and continued his education studying at the Bergische Universität-Gesamthochschule Wuppertal. He completed his studies in 1982 as a graduate economist and worked for a limited time as an assistant to the Economic and Social Committee of the European Community in Brussels. Mr. Hoffmann has been a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 1972. He serves on numerous Boards\, including those of Bayer AG and Atlantik-Brücke. \n  \nWith special thanks to Morgan Stanley Foundation & Endowment Services for hosting this event \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-opportunities-and-challenges-of-digitalization-in-the-workplace/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180927T120000
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SUMMARY:NYC: The Reality Behind Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel\, CEO of the Hasso Plattner Institut and Dean of the Digital Engineering Faculty at Potsdam University.  \nThere is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nProf. Dr. Christoph Meinel is CEO of the Hasso Plattner Institut and Dean of the Digital Engineering Faculty at Potsdam University. He is also a Professor of Computer Science at HPI and holds the Chair of Internet Technologies and Systems. He teaches courses on IT Systems Engineering in HPI’s Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree programs and on the MOOC (massive open online courses) platform developed by his team openHPI. He supervises numerous Ph.D. projects and is a teacher at the HPI School of Design Thinking. \n  \nProf. Dr. Meinel’s current research focuses on security engineering\, knowledge engineering\, and Web 3.0/Semantic Web. He is also scientifically active in Design Thinking research. His earlier scientific work concentrated on efficient algorithms and complexity theory. Prof. Dr. Meinel is the author or coauthor of more than 25 books and anthologies\, as well as numerous conference proceedings. He has had more than 550 (peer-reviewed) papers published in scientific journals and at international conferences and holds a number of international patents. He is a member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)\, Director of the HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Research Program\, Honorary Professor at the TU Beijing and at the Dalian University of Technology\, Visiting Professor at Shanghai University\, Concurrent Professor at the University of Nanjing\, and a member of numerous scientific committees and Supervisory Boards. \nWith special thanks to NORD/LB for hosting this event[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-reality-behind-artificial-intelligence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180928T083000
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SUMMARY:NYC: The Future of the German-American Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion with Dr. A. Wess Mitchell\, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.  \nThere is a $35 charge for members to attend this event.\nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212‐826‐3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. A. Wess Mitchell took the oath of office as Assistant Secretary of State on October 12\, 2017. As Assistant Secretary\, he is responsible for diplomatic relations with 50 countries in Europe and Eurasia\, and with NATO\, the EU\, and the OSCE. Prior to joining the State Department\, Dr. Mitchell spent 12 years at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)\, a think tank dedicated to the study of Central Europe. A co‐founder of CEPA\, he served as President and CEO from 2009 to 2017 and Director of Research from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Mitchell played an instrumental role in CEPA’s growth to become a leading transatlantic think tank with offices in Washington\, DC\, and Warsaw\, Poland.\nFrom 2013 to 2016\, Dr. Mitchell  chaired the  Europe Working  Group for the John Hay Initiative.  He  also served on  advisory boards for several U.S. and European institutes\, including the Zbigniew Brzezinski Institute for Geostrategy\, the  Slovak  Atlantic  Commission\,  the  Prague  Center  for  Transatlantic  Relations\,  Atlantic  Initiative  Berlin\,  and  the  Alexander Hamilton Society.\nDr. Mitchell is the author of numerous articles and reports on transatlantic relations and international security. His work has been  translated into  10 languages and  appeared in  major  publications  such  as  the  Washington  Post\,  Washington Times\, International Herald Tribune\, American Interest\, National Interest\, Orbis\, and Internationale Politik. He is the coauthor of two books on geopolitics\, including most recently Unquiet Frontier: Vulnerable Allies\, Rising Rivals and the Crisis of American Power (with Jakub J. Grygiel).\nDr. Mitchell holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Otto Suhr Institut für Politikwissenschaft at Freie Universität in Berlin; an M.A. from the Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service\, where he was awarded the 2004 Hopper Award; a certificate in EU Studies from the American Consortium on European Union Studies; and a B.A. in History from Texas Tech University. Dr. Mitchell participated in the ACG’s Young Leaders Study Group on the Future of Europe: Demographic Trends\, Migration\, and Social Cohesion in 2009 and 2010. He speaks German and has studied Dutch and Czech.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-future-of-the-german-american-relationship/
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