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SUMMARY:Cancelled - German Defense Policy and the Zeitenwende: Perspectives on European and Transatlantic Security
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with H.E. Boris Pistorius\, German Federal Minister of Defense. \nThis event is by invitation only. \n  \nH.E. Boris Pistorius is the German Federal Minister of Defense\, a position he has held since January 2023. In this capacity\, he serves as the Commander in Chief of the armed forces in peacetime and heads the Bundeswehr administration\, where he is responsible for the entire civilian staff of the Bundeswehr and the Defense Ministry. In the decade before his appointment\, he was Minister for Domestic Policy and Sports in Lower Saxony. From 2006 to 2013\, he was Mayor of the City of Osnabrück. He completed his military service before studying law at the University of Osnabrück and Münster.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/german-defense-policy-and-the-zeitenwende-perspectives-on-european-and-transatlantic-security/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T200000
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting of the Members
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will hold the Annual Meeting of its Members on May 4\, followed by a discussion and reception in connection with the ACG’s Annual Meeting with special guest speaker Ambassador Emily Haber\, German Ambassador to the United States[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/annual-meeting-of-the-members-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T120000
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics and the Future of Transatlantic Relations:  A View from the Free State of Saxony
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with H.E. Michael Kretschmer\, Minister-President (CDU) of the Free State of Saxony \nMichael Kretschmer (CDU) has been the Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony since 2017. Mr. Kretschmer began his political career as a City Councilor in his hometown of Görlitz from 1994 to 1999. From 1993 to 2002\, he was on the Regional Executive Committee of the Young Union (Junge Union) of Saxony and Lower Silesia. In 2005\, Mr. Kretschmer was elected Secretary General of Saxony’s CDU Party and was re-elected several times thereafter. He has been the leader of Saxony’s CDU Regional Association since December 2017. He was first elected to Germany’s Bundestag in 2002 as a direct candidate to represent the Görlitz district and remained a member until 2017. From 2005 to 2009\, he was the Deputy Chair of the CDU/CSU Education and Research Working Group in the Bundestag. Mr. Kretschmer was Deputy Party Leader\, with portfolios in education and research\, art\, culture\, and media from 2009 to 2017. From 2013 to September 2017\, Mr. Kretschmer was also the leader of the Saxony Regional Group within the CDU/CSU Party in the Bundestag. In August 2017\, he was elected President of the Sächsischer Volkshochschulverband e.V. He is also involved with the Fürst-Pückler-Park Bad Muskau development association.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/geopolitics-and-the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-a-view-from-the-free-state-of-saxony/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T093000
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SUMMARY:The Transatlantic Economy 2023: U.S.-EU Trade and Investments Are Number One
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a breakfast briefing with Joseph P. Quinlan\, Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. \nJoseph Quinlan is Managing Director and Head of Market & Thematic Strategy for the Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) division of Bank of America\, which includes Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and U.S. Trust\, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. He serves as Chief Market Strategist providing economic and market insights and guiding overall investment strategy\, both domestically and globally. In this role\, Mr. Quinlan leads a team responsible for global market analysis and thematic research in support of asset allocation and portfolio construction among portfolio managers and other investment associates. \nMr. Quinlan began his career with Merrill Lynch and served as a Senior Global Economist/Strategist for Morgan Stanley. He lectures on finance and global economics at Fordham University and regularly lectures at various universities around the world\, including Wuhan University in China\, where he is a Visiting Professor. In 1998\, he was nominated as an Eisenhower Fellow. He is a Senior Fellow at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University in Washington\, DC\, and a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels\, Belgium. In 2006\, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union awarded Mr. Quinlan the 2006 Transatlantic Business Award for his research on U.S.-Europe economic ties. In 2007\, he was a recipient of the European-American Business Council Leadership Award for his research on the transatlantic partnership and global economy. \nMr. Quinlan regularly debriefs policymakers and legislators on Capitol Hill on global trade and economic issues. He has testified before the European Parliament. He is the author\, co-author\, or contributor to over 20 books. He has published over 125 articles on economics\, trade\, and finance that have appeared in such venues as Foreign Affairs\, the Financial Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and Barron’s. He regularly appears on CNBC\, as well as Bloomberg television\, PBS\, and other media venues. He earned his B.A. in Political Science/International Affairs from Niagara University and his M.A. in International Political Economics and Development from Fordham University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-transatlantic-economy-2023-u-s-eu-trade-and-investments-are-number-one/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T173000
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SUMMARY:Common Challenges: What Is Necessary to Protect and Defend Democracy?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG\, 1014\, and the Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Ricarda Lang Co-Chair of Alliance 90/The Green Party and Member of the Bundestag. \nRicarda Lang became Co-Chair of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) in February 2022. In September 2021\, she was elected as a Member of the German Bundestag\, where she sits on the Committee for Family Policy and is Vice-Chair of the Committee for Labor and Social Policy.\nMs. Lang joined the youth wing of the Green Party at 18. From 2015 to 2017\, she served as Member of the Board and from 2017 to 2019 as Speaker of the Board of the Green Youth. She co-led the successful campaign for the European Parliamentary elections for the German Green Party in 2019 and went on to serve as Vice-Chair and Speaker for Women’s Policy of the Party.\nAt 29\, Ms. Lang is the youngest chair in the German Green Party’s history.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/common-challenges-what-is-necessary-to-protect-and-defend-democracy/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230601T080000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Role in Europe in Times of Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Hann-Seidel-Stiftung will host a Breakfast Briefing with Florian Hahn\, Member of the Bundestag (CSU) and Defense Policy Spokesperson for the CDU/CSU. \nFlorian Hahn was elected as a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election. He serves as the Defense Policy Spokesperson for the CDU/CSU and sits on the Bundestag’s Defense Committee and the Committee on European Union Affairs. \nSince 2019\, Mr. Hahn has served as the Deputy Secretary General of the CSU under the leadership of chairman Markus Söder. That year\, he co-chaired the CSU’s party convention in Munich alongside Markus Blume and Thomas Silberhorn. In addition to his roles in the Bundestag and within the CDU/CSU faction\, Mr. Hahn is the Vice Chair of the International Democrat Union – a global alliance of center-right political parties under the leadership of former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper – and represents the CSU in external affairs as its International Secretary.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-role-in-europe-in-times-of-crisis/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230608T200000
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SUMMARY:AI: Transatlantic Business and Policy Implications
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Harry Rubin\, Partner and Chair\, Technology and IP Transactions\, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; and Oliver Süme\, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry. \nHarry Rubin is a globally recognized authority in his field and former Chair of the Technology Committee of the International Bar Association. He represents leading companies and private equity funds in Technology and IP-centric transactions\, global IP protection and commercialization. Mr. Rubin’s experience includes software\, fintech\, trading platforms\, e-commerce analytics\, big data\, and artificial intelligence. He has published and lectured extensively on international business transactions\, technology and intellectual property. From 1978 to 1980\, Mr. Rubin served as Staff Sergeant\, Assistant Chief of Operations\, in the External Relations Department of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence. Mr. Rubin is fluent in German\, French\, and Hebrew and is routinely involved in cross-border matters with Europe\, Asia\, and the Middles East. He is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia law School. \nOliver Süme is a Partner and Technology Lawyer at Fieldfisher\, and advises his clients on all legal issues in the areas of IT and digitalization\, especially IT contract law\, data protection law\, and legal issues relating to IT security and e-commerce. In addition\, he advises companies from a wide range of industries in connection with digitalization processes and the use of new technologies such as blockchain\, data analytics\, artificial intelligence\, and the establishment of data spaces. He most recently spent more than 18 months advising the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) on the establishment of Gaia-X\, working with a international team of more than 17 lawyers on legal issues relating to corporate law\, antitrust law\, data protection law\, and IP law. Mr. Süme is also Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heads the data protection working group of EuroISPA\, the European umbrella organization of internet service providers.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fjune-8-in-nyc-ai-transatlantic-business-and-policy-implications-tickets-643088213157″ css=”.vc_custom_1685984093768{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/ai-transatlantic-business-and-policy-implications/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230609T100000
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SUMMARY:Business Cycles\, Inflation\, and Economic Developments in Germany and Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Burkhard Balz\, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank\, Former Member of the European Parliament. \nBurkhard Balz has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2018. Prior to this\, he was a member of the European Parliament (CDU) and served as the EPP Group’s Coordinator on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs starting in 2014. Before his time in the European Parliament\, Mr. Balz was Head of the Department for Institutional Clients at Commerzbank AG from 2004 to 2009. He has also held the positions of Corporate Customer Advisor at Commerzbank AG (2002-2004) and Desk Officer at the Commerzbank AG Liaison Office to the European Union in Brussels (2001-2002). Mr. Balz graduated from the University of Göttingen with a degree in Law and Political Science[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/business-cycles-inflation-and-economic-developments-in-germany-and-europe/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T180000
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SUMMARY:German-American Young Professionals Networking Reception
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany is delighted to partner with Alston & Bird LLP to host an evening of networking and drinks for young professionals. \nJoin us on the evening of June 22. \nParticipation is free; however\, you must register to attend. \n [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fjune-22-german-american-young-professionals-networking-reception-tickets-650821824597″ css=”.vc_custom_1686585098691{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/german-american-young-professionals-networking-reception/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230626T133000
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic Military and Security Cooperation  in Times of Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Based on recent public opinion polls\, most Americans and Germans continue to see each other as partners in protecting their respective national security interests. The general public in both countries appear to be willing to support using military action to protect themselves and their allies – as we are seeing play out in the war in Ukraine. But what does this look like in practice – especially in times of crisis? \nOne tangible form of cooperation is Air Defender 2023 – which will take place from June 12 to 23 and is billed as the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history. Planned well before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, the exercise is hosted by Germany with strong support from the United States. Some 250 aircraft from 25 nations will respond to a simulated attack on a NATO member. The United States alone is sending 100 aircraft and some 2000 U.S. National Guard personnel. \nJoin 1014 and the American Council on Germany (ACG) on June 26 for a discussion and lunch with Colonel Jörg Dronia\, Commander of the German Armed Forces Command in Reston\, Virginia\, about military cooperation in times of crisis. \nColonel Jörg Dronia assumed command of the German Armed Forces Command\, United States and Canada on 18 November 2021. From November 2016 until recently\, Colonel (GS) Jörg Dronia served as Branch Chief of Pol II 3 (Political Directorate) at the Federal Ministry of Defense in Berlin\, where he was responsible for capacity building in support of security and development in the Near/Middle East and Sahel-Region in Africa. Between 2013 and 2016\, Colonel (GS) Dronia served at the Ministry of Defense as Branch Chief of Plg I 4 (Strategic Management of Planning)\, where he oversaw capability development for air\, space and cyberspace for the German Armed Forces. As Branch Chief of Pol II 5 (Political Directorate)\, he was in charge of space and cyber policy and hybrid conflicts for the German Armed Forces. His previous roles include Joint Branch Head at the NATO Standardization Agency in Brussels\, Deputy Senior Military Representative and Chief of Staff at NHQ Skopje in North Macedonia\, and two assignments at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg\, where he served as Professor and Tutor focusing on aerospace warfare. After joining the German Air Force in 1979\, Colonel (GS) Dronia was trained and deployed as an Air Surveillance and Control Officer at the tactical\, operational and strategic level between 1981 and 2005. Colonel (GS) Dronia graduated from the German General Staff Officers Course in 1994 and he is a 2005 alumni of the NATO Defense College in Rome \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ftransatlantic-military-and-security-cooperation-in-times-of-crisis-tickets-657623959967″ css=”.vc_custom_1687354515022{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/transatlantic-military-and-security-cooperation-in-times-of-crisis/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230711T093000
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SUMMARY:Breakfast Briefing with Bundestag Members
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join the ACG for a breakfast briefing with members of the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs on Germany\, Europe\, and the USA.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/breakfast-briefing-with-bundestag-members/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230823T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230823T203000
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SUMMARY:Education and Workforce Preparedness:  Keys to Strengthening Transatlantic Relations and  Meeting 21st Century Challenges
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 23\, the ACG will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Jens Brandenburg\, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research and Member of the German Bundestag (FDP). \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Jens Brandenburg (2019 ACG Young Leader) has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Education and Research since December 2021. He has been a Member of the German Bundestag representing the constituency of Rhein-Neckar since 2017. In the 19th legislative term\, he was spokesperson of the Free Democratic Party’s Parliamentary Group for vocational training\, lifelong learning\, and LGBTI rights. He also served as spokesperson of his parliamentary group on the Committee on Education\, Research and Technology Assessment and on the Study Commission “Vocational Training in the Digital Work Environment.” \n  \nDr. Brandenburg has volunteered for better educational opportunities and diversity in society\, including on the Board of Trustees of the Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung (since 2019)\, on the Board of Trustees of the Bundesstiftung Magnus Hirschfeld (since 2018)\, as chairman of the Baden-Württemberg branch of the Young Liberals (2010-2013)\, in the Free Democratic Party (since 2006)\, with the Liberal Students Groups from 2005 to 2009\, and in the SchLAu information campaign on gender diversity and identity issues at schools in North-Rhine Westphalia (2001-2005). He also spent a year in Little Rock\, AR as a high school student. \n  \nDr. Brandenburg has a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Mannheim and an M.A. in Political Science. He finished his Doctorate in 2015 at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Mannheim. During his studies he worked at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) and in various departments at the University of Mannheim. Prior to becoming a member of the German Bundestag\, he worked for a global management consulting firm (2014-2017). \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/education-and-workforce-preparedness-keys-to-strengthening-transatlantic-relations-and-meeting-21st-century-challenges/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230825T140000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Zeitenwende and Defense Spending
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On August 25\, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Thomas Hitschler\, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense and Member of the German Bundestag (SPD). \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nThomas Hitschler has been Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense since December 2021. He has been a Member of the German Bundestag (SPD) since 2013\, representing the Südpfalz in Rhineland-Palatinate.  \n  \nIn the run up to the 2021 election\, Mr. Hitschler was elected to lead the SPD’s campaign in Rhineland-Palatinate. During the negotiations to form the “traffic light” coalition of Social Democrats\, Greens\, and Free Democrats\, he was a member of his party’s delegation in the working group on homeland security\, civil rights\, and consumer protection.  \n  \nFrom 2014 to 2021\, Mr. Hitschler served on the Bundestag’s Defense Committee\, where he was the SPD parliamentary groups rapporteur on the infrastructure of the Bundeswehr. From 2018 to 2021\, he was also a member of the Committee on Home Affairs. In 2020\, he joined the Parliamentary Oversight Panel (PKGr)\, which provides parliamentary oversight of Germany’s intelligence services BND\, BvF\, and MAD. In addition to his committee assignments\, Mr. Hitschler has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2019.  \n  \nMr. Hitschler began his career in local politics\, serving as a senior staff member to the Mayor of Landau. He studied Political Science\, Public Law\, and History in Mannheim and Würzburg. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-zeitenwende-and-defense-spending/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T180000
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SUMMARY:Europe’s New Disorder and Germany’s Zeitenwende
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the evening of September 13\, the ACG will host the inaugural Dr. Richard M. Hunt Memorial Lecture with Dr. Josef Joffe\, Professor of International Politics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. \nDr. Josef Joffe teaches international politics at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Previously he taught at Stanford and Harvard\, where he earned his Ph.D. in Government. A renowned journalist and author\, Dr. Joffe has served as Editorial Page Editor of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and Executive Editor and Co-Publisher of Die Zeit. His essays have appeared in the New York Review of Books\, New York Times Book Review\, Times Literary Supplement\, Commentary\, New York Times Magazine\, New Republic\, Politico\, and Prospect (London). His op-ed pieces have appeared in The New York Times\, Financial Times\, the Times of London\, The Guardian\, and The Wall Street Journal. He has authored and co-authored ten books in English and German. His scholarly articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs\, The National Interest\, International Security\, The American Interest\, American Purpose\, and Foreign Policy. Dr. Joffe is a Founding Member of the American Academy in Berlin. He serves on the Boards of Ben Gurion University\, Bard College Berlin\, the Hamburg Symphony\, Youth for Understanding\, the Leo Baeck Institute\, and the Editorial Boards of American Interest (Washington) and International Security (MIT). Dr. Joffe holds Honorary Degrees from Swarthmore College (2002) and Lewis and Clark College (2005) and was awarded the German Federal Order of Merit in 1996. \nThe Dr. Richard M. Hunt Memorial Lecture Series honors late ACG Vice Chairman Dr. Richard M. Hunt\, who was deeply committed to strengthening ties between Germany and the United States and gave exceptional support to the ACG for 50 years. He was the first and longest-serving President in the organization’s history\, from 1972 to 1988\, and subsequently served as Vice Chairman until his passing on April 10\, 2020. During his tenure\, Rick Hunt worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help create the American-German Young Leaders Conference\, launched in 1973\, and the McCloy Fellowship program\, launched in 1975 – both of which remain central to our work today. He also helped shape the biennial German-American Conference. These programs are just a fraction of his lasting legacies to the Council. His wise counsel\, keen knowledge of German-American relations\, faith in younger generations\, and warm\, unassuming manner are sorely missed. We will be joined for this special evening by Rick and Pricilla Hunt’s three children\, Dr. Helen Hunt Bouscaren\, Susan Hunt Hollingsworth\, and William (Bill) Edwards Hunt.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/europes-new-disorder-and-germanys-zeitenwende/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T190000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s New Security Outlook: Key Elements of the National Security Strategy and the China Strategy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Minister of State Tobias Lindner of the Federal Foreign Office. \n\nDr. Tobias Lindner has been a State Minister at the German Federal Foreign Office since 2021 and a member of the Bundestag since 2011. Dr. Lindner has dedicated his career to issues of defense\, security\, and foreign affairs. He has served as a member of the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) since 1998 and has been actively involved in shaping defense policy and promoting transparency within the armed forces. From 2018 to 2021\, he was the speaker for the Green Party’s positions on defense policy\, Chairman of the Parliament’s Defense Committee\, as well as a member of the Budget Committee.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-new-security-outlook-key-elements-of-the-national-security-strategy-and-the-china-strategy/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231004T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20230926T151707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T151707Z
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SUMMARY:The Implications of the EU’s AI Act:  A View from Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Paula Cipierre\, Head of Privacy and Public Policy for Palantir Technologies and 2023 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends. \n\nPaula Cipierre is the Head of Privacy and Public Policy at Palantir Technologies. She advises the company and its customers on strategic and ethical questions about developing and deploying Palantir software. She has researched and worked at the intersection of data protection\, data ethics\, and the digital world for over a decade. A vocal proponent of interdisciplinary thinking and lifelong learning\, she holds several humanities and social sciences degrees from universities in Europe and the United States\, including an LLM in Information Technology Law from the University of Edinburgh. She recently co-wrote a book about what we can learn from art to shape the future with software.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-implications-of-the-eus-ai-act-a-view-from-germany/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T093000
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SUMMARY:Science Diplomacy\, Academic Freedom\, and the New Role of Universities
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On October 5\, the ACG\, the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, and the German Center for Research and Innovation will host a breakfast briefing with Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal\, President of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. \n\nProf. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal has been the President of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since October 1\, 2022. From 1989 to 1996\, she studied Political Sciences\, Law\, and Slavonic Studies (Russian Studies) in Heidelberg and Hamburg. She received her Doctorate in 2001 and her Habilitation in Political Sciences in 2007 from the University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (today the Helmut Schmidt University). \nAfter a visiting fellowship in Canberra and a deputy professorship at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg\, she held a fixed-term professorship for German and comparative politics at the Justus Liebig University Giessen. Prof. Dr. von Blumenthal has been a Professor of German Politics at the Department of Social Sciences of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since 2009. She has served as Dean of Studies and afterwards as Dean of the Faculty of Arts III. In 2014\, she became the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. From October 2018 to October 2022\, she was President of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). As a political scientist\, she has researched German politics\, especially on federalism and parliaments and on the role of higher education institutions in integrating refugees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/science-diplomacy-academic-freedom-and-the-new-role-of-universities/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T140000
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CREATED:20231013T143648Z
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SUMMARY:How has the War in Ukraine Changed Germany’s  Energy and Climate Policy?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung\, Washington DC will host a discussion and luncheon with Sascha Müller-Kraenner\, Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (Environmental Action Germany). \nSascha Müller-Kraenner has served as Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.\, DUH (Environmental Action Germany) since January 2015. Environmental Action Germany is an independent non-profit organization that was founded in 1975 and is focused on environmental and consumer protection. It is a leading environment and consumer advocacy organization that works mostly at the German state and national and on the European level. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner is also a founding partner and board member of Ecologic Institute\, a non-profit applied environmental policy research institute with offices in Berlin\, Brussels\, and Washington\, DC. Before assuming his current role\, he held various positions with The Nature Conservancy between 2007 and 2014\, and earlier in his career\, he worked for the Heinrich-Böll Foundation. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner studied Philosophy in Munich and graduated with honors in Biology and Public Law from the University of Bayreuth.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/how-has-the-war-in-ukraine-changed-germanys-energy-and-climate-policy/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231101T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20231030T171201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T171201Z
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SUMMARY:German-American Economic Relations: A German Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Julia Klöckner\, Member of the German Bundestag\, Spokeswoman on Economic Policy for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group\, and Former Federal Minister. \nJulia Klöckner has been a member of the German Parliament (Bundestag) since 2021\, representing the constituency of Kreuznach. She serves as the Spokeswoman on Economic Policy for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and as a Deputy Member of the Committee on Culture and the Media. She previously served as the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture under the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. \nAfter training as a journalist\, Ms. Klöckner’s was among other things an Editor at the Meininger Verlag publishing house\, and later Editor-in-Chief of Sommelier magazine\, which she co-founded.  During this time\, she also remained active in local politics. She made her first foray into national politics in 2002\, when she first entered the Bundestag. In 2011\, she went to serve in the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate and as Chairwoman of its CDU parliamentary group from 2011 to 2018. Throughout her career\, Ms. Klöckner has held several senior leadership roles within the CDU\, including as federal treasurer since 2022 and deputy federal chairwomen from 2012 to 2022.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/german-american-economic-relations-a-german-perspective/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20231019T151554Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating Crises\, Conflict\, and Competition:  A European Perspective on the Future of Transatlantic Relations\, Multilateralism\, and the World Order
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a Breakfast Briefing with Klaus Welle\, Chairman of the Academic Council at the Martens Centre for European Studies (Brussels) and Former Secretary-General of the European Parliament. \nKlaus Welle served as the Secretary-General of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2022. He is currently the Chairman of the Academic Council at the Martens Centre for European Studies (Brussels) and the inaugural ‘Leader in Residence’ at the Moynihan Center at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York. \nEarlier in his career\, Mr. Welle served in various roles at the European Parliament including Head of the Cabinet of the President (2007-2009)\, Director-General for Internal Policies (2004-2007)\, and Secretary-General for the European People’s Party (EPP) in Parliament (1999-2003). He also served as the Secretary-General for the EPP and the European Union of Christian Democrats (EUCD) and the Head of the European and Foreign Policy Department at the CDU Central Office. \nMr. Welle holds a degree in Economics from the University of Witten/Herdecke and is the recipient of grants from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Academic Scholarship) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/navigating-crises-conflict-and-competition-a-european-perspective-on-the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-multilateralism-and-the-world-order/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231114T193000
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SUMMARY:Can AI Be Creative?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 14\, the ACG\, DWIH\, and HPI will host a discussion and reception with Professor Gerard de Melo\, Full Professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering and Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems at the University of Potsdam. \nWhile creativity is often considered a uniquely human trait\, there have recently been notable advances in Generative AI systems that readily produce increasingly convincing pictures\, literature\, as well as music. This raises important debates about the role of humans and machines in the creative process. This presentation will delve into fundamental concepts of creativity and how they relate to AI\, highlighting how machines are trained to generate new content based on massive amounts of human data. In addition\, this talk will address the ongoing debate surrounding authorship\, and intellectual property. \nGerard de Melo is a full professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute and the University of Potsdam in Germany\, where he leads the AI and Intelligent Systems research group. Previously\, he was an assistant professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey as well as at Tsinghua University in Beijing and a post-doctoral research scholar at ICSI/UC Berkeley.\nProfessor de Melo has published over 200 academic papers on various aspects of AI\, covering technical issues as well as societal and philosophical issues such as bias\, transparency\, and knowledge.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/can-ai-be-creative/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20231120T143852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T143852Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy vs. Autocracy:  Threats to Western Democracies through Autocratic Regimes
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Thomas Haldenwang\, President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV)). \nThomas Haldenwang currently serves as the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV))\, a key domestic intelligence agency in Germany with the mission of fighting extremist adversaries of the federal constitution. \nMr. Haldenwang started working at the BfV in 2009\, became Vice President in 2013\, and then President in 2018. Prior to working for the BfV\, he worked as a legal officer for the Federal Ministry of Interior and the Federal Office of Administration. He studied Law at the University of Marburg. He is a prominent German civil servant and intelligence officer who has dedicated his career to national security and counterintelligence.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/democracy-vs-autocracy-threats-to-western-democracies-through-autocratic-regimes/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20231208T160609Z
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SUMMARY:The Shifting Geo-Economic Landscape: A German Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Christian Forwick\, Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nChristian Forwick has served as the Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since July 2018. Prior to this\, he was head of the Ministry’s budget division. After starting his career in the public administration in 1994\, he worked for many years in the area of foreign economic relations\, starting with bilateral relations with South Africa\, followed by export financing and export promotion\, and finally specializing in trade policy. He spent several years at the German Mission to the WTO in Geneva and in the department of Foreign Economic Relations in the Federal Chancellery.\nMr. Forwick grew up in Spain and began his academic career in Ecuador (Quito). He studied law in Germany (Saarbruecken\, Muenster\, and Hamburg) and Switzerland (Geneva). He holds a PhD from the University of Muenster and spent a year as a visiting scholar at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, TX.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-shifting-geo-economic-landscape-a-german-perspective/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20231208T160801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T160801Z
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SUMMARY:German Politics Against the Backdrop of  Open Conflict in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Stephan Detjen\, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and Director of the Berlin Studio. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nStephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and heads the station’s capital city studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as Deutschlandfunk’s Editor-in-Chief in Cologne and as a legal policy correspondent in Karlsruhe\, among other positions. Mr. Detjen is a member of the board of the Bundespressekonferenz and was a member of the foundation board for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade from 2013 to 2018. He studied Law and History in Munich\, Aix-en-Provence\, and Speyer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/german-politics-against-the-backdrop-of-open-conflict-in-the-middle-east/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20231220T162326Z
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SUMMARY:30th John J. McCloy Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 31\, the ACG will hold the 30th John J. McCloy Awards Dinner honoring Dr. Belén Garijo\, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA\, Darmstadt\, Germany\, and Alexander C. Karp\, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Palantir Technologies Inc. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Information” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Facgusa.mystagingwebsite.com%2Fsupport-the-acg%2F30th-john-j-mccloy-awards-dinner%2F” css=”.vc_custom_1703089398868{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/30th-john-j-mccloy-awards-dinner/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20240118T150936Z
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SUMMARY:Germany in the World:  A Global Outlook
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 7\, the ACG and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s New York Office will host a discussion and reception with Metin Hakverdi\, Member of the Bundestag (SPD). \nMetin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget Committee. He is the Chairman of the USA/North America Working Group within the SPD Parliamentary Group and a member of the German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group in the German Bundestag. Before being elected to the Bundestag\, Mr. Hakverdi was a member of the Parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 2008 to 2013\, where he was on the Budget Committee and the Committee of Public Companies and Assets. \nMr. Hakverdi attended high school in Simi Valley\, California\, in 1985/86 and studied law at the Christian-Albrecht University in Kiel and at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. He was a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in 2019 and a 2020 John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies (CES). He is a member of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-in-the-world-a-global-outlook-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
CREATED:20240122T145859Z
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SUMMARY:The Digital Revolution in Health Care:  Challenges\, Opportunities\, and the Need for Policy Innovation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 8\, the American Council on Germany\, Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, the German Center for Research and Innovation New York\, and the Hasso Plattner Institut will host a discussion and reception with Professor Ariel D. Stern\, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Digital Health\, Economics\, and Policy at the Hasso Plattner Institute\, Full Professor at the University of Potsdam\, and Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; and moderated by Dr. Thomas J. Fuchs\, Co-Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai\, Dean of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Health\, and Professor of Computational Pathology and Computer Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. \nNew medical technologies have saved and improved millions of lives in recent decades. Yet the digital technologies that are transforming contemporary health care\, such as digital medical devices\, applications of medical software\, and artificial intelligence tools to diagnose and treat patients\, would be unrecognizable to the 20th-century architects of our regulatory and healthcare delivery institutions. For example\, many digital health applications (apps) meet the formal definition of a medical device\, yet their fully software-based nature means that established practices for evaluating their safety and efficacy are incompatible with the dynamic nature of the apps themselves. The quickly transforming scientific and technological foundations of medical invention—combined with the rapid pace of innovation—no longer fit our existing institutional structures. This mismatch underlies many of today’s challenges in commercializing new products and creates significant bottlenecks for incorporating new innovations into care delivery. Professor Stern’s presentation will focus on how the development and adoption of healthcare technology are shaped by the interaction between healthcare innovators\, regulators\, and healthcare delivery institutions. She will also present policy and business model innovations that address key challenges to technology adoption in this setting. \n\nDr. Ariel Dora Stern is the Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School and a Faculty Member of the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science. Her research focuses on technology management and innovation in health care\, using methods from econometrics and data science to curate and analyze novel datasets. Her projects consider the regulation\, strategy\, and economics of healthcare\, focusing on emerging healthcare technologies and delivery modalities. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard\, where she was a National Bureau of Economic Research Predoctoral Fellow in the Economics of Health and Aging. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Dartmouth College\, where she was a Presidential Scholar. From 2020 to 2021\, Dr. Stern served as the Director for International Health Care Economics at the Health Innovation Hub\, an independent think tank of the German Federal Ministry of Health focused on digital transformation projects. In April 2024\, she is slated to assume a chair at the Hasso Plattner Institute\, where she has been named an Alexander von Humboldt Professor. \nDr. Stern’s research focuses on technology management and innovation in health care. Her projects consider the regulation\, strategy\, and economics of health care\, focusing on understanding the drivers of new product development among firms and the determinants of how new medical technologies are adopted and used in practice. Stern is particularly interested in the intersection of the regulation\, firm strategy\, and economics of healthcare. She also researches the digital transformation of medical technology and healthcare delivery\, investigating the policy\, business\, and managerial questions raised by the growth of digital health and the digital transformation of medicine. Her research has been cited by Bloomberg\, the New York Times\, and National Public Radio. \n  \nDr. Thomas J. Fuchs is a scientist in the groundbreaking field of Computational Pathology\, focused on using artificial intelligence to analyze images of tissue samples to identify disease\, recommend treatment\, and predict outcomes. In October 2020\, he was appointed Co-Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai\, Dean of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Health\, and Professor of Computational Pathology and Computer Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In this role\, he leads the next generation of scientists and clinicians using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop novel diagnostic tools and treatments for acute and chronic diseases. \nDr. Fuchs’s work includes developing novel methods for the analysis of digital microscopy slides to better understand genetic mutations and their influence on changes in tissues. He has been recognized for developing large-scale systems for mapping the pathology\, origins\, and progress of cancer. This breakthrough was achieved by building a high-performance computer cluster to train deep neural networks at petabyte scale. \nBefore joining Mount Sinai\, Dr. Fuchs was Director of the Warren Alpert Center for Digital and Computational Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Graduate School for Medical Sciences. At MSK\, he led a laboratory focused on computational pathology and medical machine learning. Dr. Fuchs co-founded Paige\, in 2017\, which\, under his tenure\, became a leader in the field of digital pathology. He is a former research technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a visiting scientist at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Fuchs holds a Doctor of Sciences in Machine Learning from ETH Zurich and an MS in Technical Mathematics from the Graz Technical University in Austria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-digital-revolution-in-health-care-challenges-opportunities-and-the-need-for-policy-innovation/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T152521
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SUMMARY:Supervisory Priorities for the European Central Bank in 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 26\, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Thomas Gstaedtner\, Head of Division in the Banking Supervisory Arm of the European Central Bank. \nDr. Thomas Gstaedtner works as a Head of Division in the banking supervisory arm of the European Central Bank. He is responsible for supervising the French banks and Commerzbank. In this function\, he also leads the Country Coordination Team France and is a member of a Task Force of the Basel Committee on Counterparty Credit Risk. \nBefore joining the ECB\, Dr. Gstaedtner worked for ten years at Deutsche Bank in London\, where he held several managerial positions. In his last function at Deutsche Bank\, he was the Head of Legal/Regulatory Change Management and was in charge of implementing regulatory changes in Deutsche Bank’s operations. Dr. Gstaedtner started his career at an Asset Management company in Munich as the Head of Legal\, Tax\, and HR. He is the founder and President of the European Banking Institute (EBI)\, which is based in Frankfurt. The EBI is a pan-European joint venture for research and policy advice in the area of banking\, banking regulation\, and banking supervision. Dr. Gstaedtner studied Law in Munich\, Saarbrucken\, and London and is a qualified lawyer in Germany (Rechtsanwalt) and in England/Wales (solicitor).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/supervisory-priorities-for-the-european-central-bank-in-2024/
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SUMMARY:Europe's New AI Act: What does it mean for Europe and the U.S.?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 29\, the American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a breakfast briefing with Oliver Süme\, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association\, eco. \n\nThe European Parliament just passed the AI Act\, which forms the world’s first legal framework for artificial intelligence and also applies to U.S. providers if they offer AI systems in the European Union. What exactly does the AI Act regulate? What impact is it expected to have on providers and users in the United States and Europe\, and what consequences does the new European legal framework have for investments and transactions in the tech sector? \n\n Oliver Süme is a Partner at the European law firm Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association. He advises his clients on all legal issues in the areas of IT and digitalization\, in particular\, IT contract law\, data protection law\, and legal issues relating to IT security and e-commerce. In addition\, he advises companies from a wide range of industries in connection with digitalization processes and the use of new technologies such as blockchain\, data analytics\, artificial intelligence\, and the establishment of data spaces. Mr. Süme is also Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heads the data protection working group of EuroISPA\, the European umbrella organization of internet service providers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/europes-new-ai-act-what-does-it-mean-for-europe-and-the-u-s/
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Energy Policy:  A Mid-Term Report Card and an Outlook for the Remaining 18 Months
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On March 28\, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Sascha Müller-Kraenner\, Executive Director/CEO of the Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (Environmental Action Germany). \nPlease email events@acgusa.org for more information. \nSascha Müller-Kraenner has served as Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.\, DUH (Environmental Action Germany) since January 2015. Environmental Action Germany is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1975 that focuses on environmental and consumer protection. It is a leading environmental and consumer advocacy organization that works mostly at the German state\, national\, and European levels. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner is also a founding partner and board member of Ecologic Institute\, a non-profit applied environmental policy research institute with offices in Berlin\, Brussels\, and Washington\, DC. Between 2007 and 2014\, he held various positions with The Nature Conservancy\, and earlier in his career\, he worked for the Heinrich-Böll Foundation. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner studied Philosophy in Munich and graduated with honors in Biology and Public Law from the University of Bayreuth.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-energy-policy-a-mid-term-report-card-and-an-outlook-for-the-remaining-18-months/
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