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SUMMARY:New York: Multilateralism in a Changing World:  The Future of Transatlantic Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Robert Bosch Fellowship Alumni Association will host a discussion and luncheon with La Neice Collins\, (2004-2005 Robert Bosch Fellowship Alum) Program Manager\, Advocacy and Social Impact for the United Nations; Ambassador Florian Laudi\, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations; and Rafael Peralta\, North American Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. \nThis event is only open to members. \nLa Neice Collins is responsible for Public Information and Multimedia at the United Nations\, currently serving as the Program Manager\, Advocacy and Social Impact. Ms. Collins brings over 20 years of experience in communications\, advocacy\, and development\, having served in several UN offices including New York\, Geneva\, Bangkok\, and Vienna\, most recently serving as the Spokesperson for the 80th President of the UN General Assembly. She has also worked as a gender focal point for the Department of Global Communications (DGC) and has experience with issues related to youth engagement\, sustainable development\, human rights\, and peacebuilding. Prior to joining the UN\, Ms. Collins was an award-winning television and radio producer in New York\, Washington\, DC\, Los Angeles\, Berlin\, Türkiye and Iraq. She has also worked as a strategic partner manager for news partnerships at Facebook\, where she focused on news integrity\, news literacy\, and building sustainable revenue models for media organizations. Ms. Collins holds a Master of Science degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a degree in political science and mass communications from the University of California\, Berkeley. \nAmbassador Florian Laudi has served as Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations since July 2026. Ambassador Laudi joined the Federal Foreign Office in 2002. Before taking up his new post\, Ambassador Laudi served as the Director for the United Nations and Counterterrorism at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin since 2022. From 2003 to 2005\, Ambassador Laudi served at the German Embassy Kabul\, Afghanistan and was in charge of constitutional reform and police reconstruction. From 2005 to 2008\, Ambassador Laudi worked on Middle East issues (Iraq\, Iran\, sanctions) at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Between 2008 and 2012\, he was assigned Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York\, covering non-proliferation and disarmament issues\, including the Iranian nuclear file. From 2012 to 2016\, Ambassador Laudi was Deputy European Correspondent at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. From early 2017 to 2019 he Laudi led the Brexit team at the German Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels\, serving as Brexit Delegate of the Federal Government. From 2019 to 2020 Ambassador Laudi was the Special Envoy for Ukraine and Head of the Ukraine Task Force in the Federal Foreign Office\, from 2020 to 2021 Head of Division for the United Nations Security Council\, General Assembly\, Peacekeeping\, incl. while Germany was a non-permanent member. Ambassador Laudi obtained his law degree at the University of Passau\, Germany and the Universidade Católica Portuguesa\, Portugal. His practical legal traineeship led him to courts\, public authorities and law firms in Hamburg\, Germany; Lisbon\, Portugal and Milano\, Italy. He is married\, with two children. \nRafael Peralta is the Director for the New York Office and North America from July 2026. Mr. Peralta previously served as UNEP’s Regional Director for North America from July 2023\, and as UNEP’s Chief of Staff from April 2021\, having previously worked as Acting Chief of Staff and as Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Peralta has over 20 years’ experience at the United Nations and beyond\, working at the intersection of sustainable development\, peace and security. Prior to joining UNEP\, Mr. Peralta served as Senior Political Affairs Officer in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York from 2015 to 2018\, working in support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. Earlier\, he worked in West Africa and the Sahel supporting political process in the region\, as well as on post-conflict stabilization in Somalia and Haiti. His expertise includes international diplomacy\, inter-agency UN coordination\, environmental management and management of large organizations. Before joining the United Nations\, Mr. Peralta worked with international organizations in Amman\, Pristina and Sarajevo in different capacities. A Spanish national\, Mr. Peralta holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Brussels School of International Studies-University of Kent at Canterbury and a degree in Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-york-multilateralism-in-a-changing-world-the-future-of-transatlantic-cooperation/
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SUMMARY:New York: The Anatomy of a Mirage: Wirecard and  the Vulnerability of Modern Financial Systems
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Robert Bosch Fellowship Alumni Association will host a discussion with James Freis\, Founder of Market Integrity Solutions and former CEO of Wirecard. \nJames H. Freis\, Jr. has pursued a career dedicated to promoting the integrity of the global financial markets.  He currently leads Market Integrity Solutions\, a consulting firm providing executive advice on global financial regulation\, good governance\, and innovative technology solutions; and is Chairman of CRINDATA\, a fintech startup providing risk management solutions for outsourcing and incident reporting by financial institutions. \nFrom 2014 through 2020 Mr. Freis was Managing Director\, Chief Compliance Officer\, and Group Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the Deutsche Börse Group\, Europe’s largest provider of systemically significant financial market infrastructures.  In June 2020\, he was asked to join the management board of the FinTech payments services provider\, Wirecard AG\, to professionalize the company and oversee its regulated businesses.  Within his first day\, he exposed internal fraud\, was promoted to CEO\, and then initiated a global restructuring and eventual insolvency proceedings of what had been a blue-chip company.  From 2007 to 2012\, Mr. Freis was Director (CEO) of the United States Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)\, the lead U.S. Government official for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements\, and head of the country’s financial intelligence unit (FIU).  Earlier in his career\, he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York\, the Bank for International Settlements in Basel\, Switzerland\, and the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Mr. Freis is a graduate of Georgetown University\, earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard University\, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. He was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Germany in 1995-96. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-york-the-anatomy-of-a-mirage-wirecard-and-the-vulnerability-of-modern-financial-systems/
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SUMMARY:New York: Germany's Foreign and Security Policy Today:  Navigating the Polycrisis and a  Fractured Transatlantic Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will host a discussion and reception with Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer\, Chairwoman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and former Federal Minister of Defense of Germany. \nThe international environment is very different today than it was in the immediate post-World War II era as Konrad Adenauer was navigating myriad challenges. Today\, the international order faces pressures on more fronts than at almost any point since then. Armed conflicts have reached a record level as Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine rages on\, military conflict intensifies in the Middle East\, and instability continues to spiral in Sudan\, the Sahel\, and elsewhere. At the same time\, the international community is struggling to address the effects of climate change\, the risk of future pandemics\, energy and economic insecurity\, and rapid technological change – including advances in artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons. Any of these challenges alone would put significant pressure on the multilateral system. Their combination raises a broader question about whether an order designed in the twentieth century is still equipped to meet the demands of the twenty-first. \nTensions are also playing out in the transatlantic relationship – which for decades has been a central pillar of the Western security order in general and for Germany in particular. Since returning to office\, the Trump administration has challenged several long-standing assumptions about the transatlantic partnership. For one\, Washington has put renewed pressure on European allies to increase defense spending and has raised questions about the extent of future American security commitments. More broadly\, the administration has taken a more transactional approach to alliances. Meanwhile in Europe\, far-right\, nationalist\, and Euroskeptic parties are gaining ground\, and their growing electoral support is increasingly influencing mainstream political debate. \nAs the United Nations’ second-largest contributor\, Europe’s largest economy\, and NATO’s most significant European member\, inter alia\, Germany’s decisions on multilateralism\, defense\, security\, and European integration have far-reaching repercussions. In this time of crisis and geopolitical recalibration\, how can – and should – Germany and Europe respond? What lessons from Konrad Adenauer’s leadership can be applied to today’s challenging times?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-york-germanys-foreign-and-security-policy-today-navigating-the-polycrisis-and-a-fractured-transatlantic-relationship/
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SUMMARY:New York: Book Reading "Farewell to America"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and Deutsches Haus at NYU will host a book reading and discussion with Marc Pitzke\, Correspondent for Der Spiegel and Author of „Abschied von Amerika\,“ and moderated by Gudrun Engel\, Washington Bureau Chief for ARD. \nIn Farewell to America (2026\, DVA)\, long-time Der Spiegel journalist Marc Pitzke writes about a country he no longer recognizes: Suddenly\, his adopted homeland feels foreign to him\, incomprehensible\, almost frightening. He’s spent half his life in the United States\, as a reporter and a private citizen\, but today it is no longer the country where he sought and ultimately found his happiness. Life\, liberty\, and the pursuit of happiness: the values that once drew Marc to the U.S. have lost their meaning. \nMarc Pitzke has been reporting from New York for more than three decades. He reported on major news stories\, Bush vs. Gore\, and six other U.S. presidential races\, the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11\, hurricanes “Katrina” and “Sandy\,” Obama’s inauguration\, as well as from gay pride parades and nightclubs with Madonna. But now his future in America is at stake—as is the future of his Black U.S. husband. His personal reflections are also political. What remains of a country whose dreams have been shattered? And what if these were his dreams too? \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffarewell-to-america-an-evening-with-marc-pitzke-and-gudrun-engel-tickets-2002171678387%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1792156190860{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nGudrun Engel studied journalism and political science at the universities of Dortmund\, Gothenburg\, Sweden\, and Kaunas\, Lithuania. At Westdeutscher Rundfunk\, she worked as an editor and reporter for several local newspapers\, WDR aktuell\, Aktuelle Stunde\, and Phoenix. Starting in 2012\, she reported from North Rhine-Westphalia as a correspondent for Tagesschau and Tagesthemen\, as well as their online formats. In addition\, she worked as a correspondent for ARD’s Morgenmagazin and Weltspiegel and served as a studio correspondent in Nairobi\, New York\, and Paris. From 2019 to 2022\, she worked as a correspondent at ARD Europe Studio in Brussels\, covering the European Union\, NATO\, and the Netherlands. Since July 2022\, she has headed the ARD studio in Washington. \nMarc Pitzke studied at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich\, the German School of Journalism (DJS)\, and Columbia University’s School of Journalism in New York City. He worked at Bayerischer Rundfunk as a correspondent for Reuters in Berlin during the years leading up to and following the fall of the Berlin Wall\, as a reporter and later as U.S. correspondent for Die Woche\, and as a freelance contributor for GEO\, Merian\, and other publications. From 2003 until 2026\, he was the U.S. correspondent for Der Spiegel in New York. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-york-book-reading-farewell-to-america/
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