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SUMMARY:Demographic Megatrends and the Challenge of Aging Societies
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Global Coalition on Aging are launching a series of virtual events called “The Road to Silver Economy Forum\,” which will take place in the run-up to the Forum itself on October 15 and 16 in Berlin. The series will focus on a range of issues building on the theme of this year’s Forum\, which is titled “Leading the Future in an Aging World.” \nDuring the Forum\, we will investigate the challenges facing healthcare\, finance\, technology\, transportation\, and consumer businesses; what they can learn from one another; what countries must do to stay competitive in a rapidly aging and rapidly changing society; and how generations can work together to succeed as our workplace demographics shift. This virtual series will lay the foundation for the Forum by exploring what government\, business\, civil society\, and academia can do to effectively respond to demographic trends; sustainably finance our healthcare and pension systems; prepare our workforce\, optimize technology for the entire population\, including older adults; and address other areas where we need innovative solutions to navigate the megatrend of aging. \nThe global population passed the milestone of eight billion people in November 2022 – with the jump from seven to eight billion taking only 12 years. However\, this rapid population growth is not the greatest demographic challenge the world faces today. It is\, rather\, the aging of society. Globally\, societies are aging at rapid and transformational rates and the number of older people is growing faster than the number of young people. Longer life expectancy and more old than young are twin pillars of this tectonic shift in demographics.  Global aging reflects significant medical\, social\, and economic advancements over disease and illness\, but it also presents societal challenges that require leadership from government and the private sector. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Global Coalition on Aging on May 1 at 11:00 AM ET / 5:00 PM CET for the first in a series of online webinars in the run up to Silver Economy Forum in Berlin. Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt\, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute\, and Prof. Dr. Andrea Maier\, Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore\, will discuss the trends\, challenges\, and opportunities of the demographic megatrend that is our aging population.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4617137936796%2FWN_UeP7oSlkQDCBrZhh5mK9zw” css=”.vc_custom_1713891260544{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)\, where he researches and writes extensively on demographics and economic development generally and\, more specifically on international security in the Korean peninsula and Asia. Domestically\, he focuses on poverty and social well-being. Dr. Eberstadt is also a senior adviser to the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). \nHis many books and monographs include “Poverty in China” (IDI\, 1979); “The Tyranny of Numbers” (AEI Press\, 1995); “The End of North Korea” (AEI Press\, 1999); “The Poverty of the Poverty Rate” (AEI Press\, 2008); and “Russia’s Peacetime Demographic Crisis” (NBR\, 2010). His latest book is “Men Without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis” (Templeton Press\, 2016). \nDr. Eberstadt has a Ph.D in political economy and government\, an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government\, and an AB from Harvard University. He also holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. In 2012\, Dr. Eberstadt was awarded the prestigious Bradley Prize. \nProf. Dr. Andrea Maier is a Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP).   She graduated in Medicine (MD) in 2003 from the University of Lübeck (Germany)\, was registered in 2009 in The Netherlands as a Specialist in Internal Medicine-Geriatrics\, and was appointed Full Professor of Gerontology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 2013. She was the head of Geriatrics at the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center from 2012 to 2016. From 2016 to early 2021\, Professor Maier served as Divisional Director of Medicine and Community Care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital\, Australia\, and Professor of Medicine and Aged Care at the University of Melbourne\, Australia. Professor Maier’s research focuses on unraveling the mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. During the last 10 years\, she has conducted multiple international observational cohort studies and intervention trials and has published more than 350 peer-reviewed articles\, achieving an H index of 63\, spearheading the significant contributions of her highly acclaimed innovative\, global\, multidisciplinary @Age research group. She is a frequent guest on radio and television programs to disseminate aging research and an invited member of several international academic and health policy committees\, including the WHO. She is the past president of The Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research\, the founding president of the Healthy Longevity Medicine Society\, and serves as an elected Member of The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/demographic-megatrends-and-the-challenge-of-aging-societies/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, May 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski\, Germany Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2817144876079%2FWN_2w-je3w9Q_Cd6lf9dTHF0Q” css=”.vc_custom_1714487642454{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s Germany correspondent\, covering all aspects of Europe’s largest economy and its influence on the rest of the continent and beyond. He also covers Europe at large across major themes. \nBefore joining the WSJ\, he covered Europe for the Times and the Sunday Times of London from Brussels and Vienna\, focusing on a wide range of subjects\, including the war in eastern Ukraine\, the 2015 migration crisis\, the rise of the Islamic State in Europe\, Russian meddling in Europe\, and Britain’s departure from the European Union.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-93/
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: Parsing the Electon in India
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From April 19 to June 1\, general elections are being held in India to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha (the House of the People\, India’s lower house) and the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is running for a third consecutive term. This is the biggest election in history – and lasts 44 days in a country where approximately 970 million people are eligible to vote (out of a population of 1.4 billion)\, including some 18 million first-time voters. \nIndia’s elections are massive in scale\, involving hundreds of millions of voters spread across diverse geographical\, cultural\, and linguistic regions. The country’s vast population and diverse demographics make it a unique electoral challenge. With the election in full swing\, Modi seems positioned to be reelected – but his campaign is divisive. Relatively low turnout so far has rattled his campaign\, raising questions whether his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies can achieve the landslide victory predicted by opinion polls just one month ago. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for the next event in the virtual series Superwahljahr 2024. We’ll be joined by the Süddeutsche Zeitung South-East Asia Correspondent\, David Pfeifer\, who is in India covering the elections.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1017146802016%2FWN_LzBIWHsQRAGqdLkJJQdjiQ” css=”.vc_custom_1714680233749{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]David Pfeifer\, born in 1970\, is a correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung in Southeast Asia and lives in Bangkok. In the 1990s and 2000s\, he was\, among other things\, chief of staff at Tempo magazine and head of the culture and digital department at Stern. He has written several non-fiction books and novels. He joined the Süddeutsche in 2014 to develop the new weekend edition. In 2020\, he moved to Thailand and reports from 14 countries\, from India to Indonesia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-parsing-the-electon-in-india/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T140000
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SUMMARY:Engaging Youth: Lessons from the German Dual System of Apprenticeships
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2022-2023 the American Council on Germany implemented a series of immersive study tours to Germany – three with America Works (an initiative of the MEP National Network) and another in collaboration with the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness and the State Economic Development Executive network – to learn about Germany’s dual vocational education system and to identify elements\, approaches\, and strategies that could contribute to the expansion of apprenticeship programs in communities in the United States. \nDuring the U.S. Department of Labor’s first National Youth Apprenticeship Week\, the ACG\, the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness\, and Amerca Works invite you to join us on May 9 at 2:00 pm ET for a conversation with professionals who participated in these programs to hear the lessons learned and best practices in Germany and what they are now striving to implement as a result in their states and communities. We will be joined by Shonda Anderson\, Director of Internships and Apprenticeships for the Kansas Office of Apprenticeship; Matthew Fieldman\, Executive Director of America Works; Heather McKay\, Senior Vice President of Employer Engagement and Executive Director of the Strada Institute for the Future of Work; and Rahim Nichols\, Early College Early Career Director\, MAGNET Ohio.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2717145938855%2FWN_NcFfPDDJSrKXsaPqM0S27w” css=”.vc_custom_1714593921853{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthew Fieldman is the Executive Director of America Works\, a nationwide initiative to coordinate the American manufacturing industry’s training efforts\, generating a more capable\, skilled\, and diverse workforce. Based at MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network\, headquartered in Cleveland\, Ohio\, Matt works across the nation’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network to increase collaboration\, efficiency\, and impact of local and regional workforce development efforts. Previously\, he was Vice President of External Affairs for MAGNET\, a nonprofit that helps Northeast Ohio’s small- and medium-sized manufacturers grow locally while competing globally. In this role\, he launched the annual Ohio Manufacturing Survey; MSPIRE\, a regional startup pitch competition; manufacturing apprenticeships for inner-city youth; and oversaw the organization’s fundraising\, legislative relations\, media relations\, and more. In his volunteer work\, Originally from Orlando\, Florida\, Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology\, cum laude\, from the University of Florida\, a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University\, and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Case Western Reserve University. He is a former Ariane de Rothschild and American Council on Germany Transatlantic Fellow and was also a Civil Society Fellow at the Aspen Institute. \nRahim Nichols\, the Director of the Early College Early Career Program at MAGNET Ohio\, raises awareness about life-changing manufacturing careers aimed at Northeast Ohio’s underserved populations. Rahim joined MAGNET in 2020\, bringing with him an enthusiasm for helping individuals with substance abuse\, mental health\, and educational challenges. A Cleveland State Graduate\, Rahim loves collaborating with his ECEC team on projects that can transform the fortunes of the region’s underrepresented youth. His passion has even taken him overseas\, where he worked among young leaders in the African nation of Zambia. Rahim has been fortunate to work for several non-profits in the city while also previously working in public service for Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court for eight years. \nShonda Anderson is the Director of Internships and Apprenticeships for the Kansas Department of Commerce. She grew up in Colorado\, earning an undergraduate degree in agriculture and resource economics and agricultural education from Colorado State University. Over 20 years ago\, life brought her to Kansas\, where she earned a master’s in agricultural economics from Kansas State University. Previously\, she was the director of the apprenticeship for Kansas City’s Metropolitan Community College.  She is a proud mother of two and will never forget she started her career driving dump trucks for her dad’s asphalt business. \nHeather A. McKay is the Senior Vice President of Employer Engagement and Executive Director of the Strada Institute for the Future of Work. Prior to joining the Strada Institute\, she served as the Executive Director of the Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE)\, a newly formed office in the Commonwealth housed at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership charged with examining linkages between education and the labor market.  Before coming to VOEE Heather was the founding director of the Education and Employment Research Center at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers\, The State University of New Jersey. At Rutgers\, Heather researched and evaluated community college programs\, state and federal workforce development systems\, and education and workforce policies. Heather completed her bachelor’s degree at Bryn Mawr College. She has a master’s degree in history and a master’s degree in global affairs from Rutgers University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/engaging-youth-lessons-from-the-german-dual-system-of-apprenticeships/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, May 13 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Henrike Roßbach\, Deputy Head and Correspondent for the Parliamentary Office for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8917151752267%2FWN_Cvk0HLV2TZyInmanT85FgQ” css=”.vc_custom_1715175261413{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Henrike Roßbach is the Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Office for the Süddeutsche Zeitung. She has been a correspondent in the parliamentary office since the beginning of 2018. She reports on the FDP and the federal government’s financial and tax policies\, and (together with her colleagues) observes and describes the political landscape. Prior to this\, she was an economics correspondent in the parliamentary editorial department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung for eight years\, as well as the economics editor of the FAZ in Frankfurt. She studied economics at the University of Cologne and is also a graduate of the Cologne School of Journalism. During her studies\, she spent a year in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Colorado in Boulder\, CO.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-94/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240520T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, May 20 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with ACG Alumna Sonja Gillert\, Head of Audio and Podcaster for Die Welt.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_QxwMt7PiQce89QU6fZ386g%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1716210515651{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sonja Gillert (2019 ACG Young Leader) is the head of audio for Welt. Previously\, she served as an editor in the paper’s foreign policy department in Berlin. In 2015\, she spent three months in China with the Media Ambassador China Germany Program. In 2017 she was selected to attend the two-month Arthur F. Burns Fellowship for Journalists to conduct research in the United States. In 2023\, she completed an ACG Kellen Fellowship during which researched the influence of school boards and politics. \nShe attended the journalist training program at Axel Springer Academy in Berlin and formerly worked as a freelance journalist at three of Germany’s major radio stations. She studied in Bonn and St. Andrews\, Scotland\, and earned her MA in Political Science and German Literature in 2009 at Bonn University. She currently sits on the Board of the Freunde des American Council on Germany e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-95/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T110000
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: Elections Under the Influence?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year elections are being held all around the world. In addition to concerns about free and fair elections\, disinformation spread by state and non-state actors via social media or messengers has become a threat to electoral integrity. For example\, compared to the last election cycle in Germany\, people are much more concerned about the deliberate dissemination of false information online. Many fear that mis- and disinformation is being used to destabilize democracies as a long-term goal. This is not unique. Disinformation poses a major challenge that politicians\, civil society\, and the media have to contend with. Is the extent of concern exaggerated? Are our institutions and tech companies prepared to fend off targeted attacks? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York on Wednesday\, May 22\, at 11 am ET for the next installment of the virtual series “Dealing with Disinformation.” In the run-up to European elections next month and U.S. elections in November\, experts Cathleen Berger and Dr. Claire Wardle will join us to talk about foreign and home-grown information manipulation and elections\, the role and responsibility of tech companies\, as well as the dangers posed by disinformation campaigns[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6817152616545%2FWN_UThQtsmrRbSFv-aQqO4Fbg” css=”.vc_custom_1715263123311{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cathleen Berger is a highly experienced strategist who has built up and managed multiple globally distributed\, environmental\, and social impact programs. Her professional experience spans across sectors: academia\, government\, non-profit\, advocacy\, corporate\, and early-stage startups. She currently works with the Bertelsmann Stiftung as Co-Team Lead for Upgrade Democracy and Research Director on future technologies and sustainability. In addition\, she occasionally advises and works with social purpose companies and organizations on their climate and social impact strategies. Previously\, she directed the B Corporation certification process of a pre-seed climate tech startup. Prior to taking on her current role\, she launched and headed up Mozilla’s environmental sustainability program. \nDr. Claire Wardle is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Information Futures Lab and Professor of Practice at Brown University’s School of Public Health. She is considered a leader in the field of misinformation\, verification\, and user generated content\, and co-authored the foundational report Information Disorder: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Research and Policy for the Council of Europe. In 2015\, Dr. Wardle co-founded the non-profit First Draft\, a pioneer in innovation\, research\, and practice in the field of misinformation. Over the past decade\, she has developed an organization-wide training program for the BBC on eyewitness media\, verification\, and misinformation; led social media policy at UNHCR; been a Fellow at the Shorenstein Center for Media\, Politics\, and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School; and been the Research Director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-elections-under-the-influence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T110000
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SUMMARY:Citizen Engagement and Building Trust in Government
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have not been able to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlock. In the next German-American State Legislator\, legislators will discuss the common challenge of waning public trust and citizen engagement. \nTrust in government is an essential element of a functioning democracy. In both the United States and Germany\, governments face declining trust in political institutions that have been influenced by perceived corruption\, lack of transparency\, ineffective governance\, partisan polarization\, media\, dis- and misinformation\, and overall feelings of voter disenfranchisement. Systemic inequalities can further contribute to widespread mistrust among marginalized communities or regions and economic instability can exacerbate doubts in the government’s ability to adequately address citizen’s needs. Moreover\, responses to recent crises\, such as the COVID-19 pandemic\, can either bolster or diminish trust\, depending on the perceived effectiveness and transparency of governmental actions. A climate of distrust in institutions can also lead to radicalization and the proliferation of conspiracy beliefs. With important elections on the horizon on both sides of the Atlantic\, these issues are of particular interest during this “Super Election Year.” How can legislators at the state level contribute to building trust in government? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany on May 23 for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators\, including State Senator Roger Niello (R)\, California State Senate; Marion Schiefer (CDU)\, State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein; and State Senator Cindy Winckler (D)\, Iowa State Senate.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8017162106169%2FWN_cN1TL8E-SuO7huUgR3BoGw” css=”.vc_custom_1716210648247{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Senator Roger Niello (R) was elected to represent portions of South Placer\, suburban Sacramento\, and Sutter and Yuba counties in the California State Senate in 2022. He first began his career as a Certified Public Accountant and then joined his family business\, the Niello Auto Group\, running retail automobile dealerships. Senator Niello has previously served as a Sacramento County Supervisor and a member of the California State Assembly. Following his time in the Assembly\, he accepted the appointment as President and CEO of the Sacramento Metro Chamber. \nIn the State Senate\, Senator Niello is the Vice Chair of the Budget and Fiscal Review\, Banking and Financial Institutions\, Insurance\, and Transportation Committees. He is a member of the Business\, Professions\, and Economic Development\, Judiciary\, Legislative Ethics\, Joint Fairs Allocation and Classification\, Joint Legislative Budget\, and Joint Rules Committees. \nThroughout his career\, Senator Niello has been a dedicated community and civic volunteer\, serving in various capacities. He and his wife\, Mary\, live in Fair Oaks. \nRepresentative Marion Schiefer (CDU) was born in 1975 in Wiesbaden\, is married\, and has three children. She studied law in Mainz and Castellón\, Spain. After completing her first and second state law examinations\, she initially worked as a research assistant in finance and tax law at the University of Mainz before being appointed as a judge in Hesse. In 2007/2008\, she was a Member of the Hessian State Parliament. She worked for several years in the Hessian ministerial administration and changed careers to the executive branch as a Ministerial Councilor. During her parental leave\, she moved to Schleswig-Holstein. From 2014 to 2023\, she worked as a judge at the local court in Hamburg\, including as a family and juvenile court judge and as head of enforcement at the Hamburg Youth Detention Center. \nRepresentative Schiefer has been a Member of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament since 2023\, Chairwoman of the CDU parliamentary group’s specialist working group on internal affairs and law\, as well as Spokeswoman for justice\, victim protection\, the protection of the constitution\, and extremism. Furthermore\, she is a member of the Committee on Internal Affairs and Legal Affairs\, the Committee on Cooperation between Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg\, the Committee on the Election of Judges\, the Parliamentary Control Committee\, and chairwoman of the G10 Commission. Representative Schiefer has been a CDU member since 1997. \nSenator Cindy Winckler (D) was born in Des Moines\, Iowa. She moved to Davenport when she was young and has continued to be a part of the Davenport community throughout her adult years. Senator Winckler was elected to her first term in the Iowa Senate in 2022 after serving 11 terms in the Iowa House. She is a Ranking Member of both the Ethics and Education Appropriations Subcommittees and serves on the Appropriations\, Local Government\, State Government\, Transportation\, and Ways and Means Committees. She represents Senate District 49\, which includes Davenport as well as Buffalo and Buffalo Township. Senator Winckler is currently serving as a commissioner on the Education Commission of the States. She is a member of the Davenport Schools Network for Community and School Partnerships. \nCindy has been a family and consumer science teacher in small and large school districts in Iowa – Davis County\, Pleasant Valley\, Calamus\, and Davenport. She retired as a Quality Learning Consultant with the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency in Bettendorf and continues her work on education equity issues. In her capacity as a Quality Learning Consultant\, she worked with teachers\, administrators\, and school districts to plan and implement student achievement initiatives. Cindy was named to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers in February 2000. \nShe graduated from West High School in Davenport. She earned a BSE in Home Economics from Northeast Missouri State University and her master’s degree in Educational Technology from the University of Northern Iowa. Cindy and her husband\, Joe\, were married in 1973 and have two adult children.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Tuesday\, May 28 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Dr. Daniel Friedrich Sturm\, Head of the Berlin Office for Der Tagesspiegel..[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8117164791095%2FWN_4AEuLlMeQ3i2XJHYV3EpwA” css=”.vc_custom_1716479141784{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Daniel Friedrich Sturm has been the head of the Tagesspiegel’s Berlin office since April 2023 and reports primarily on the German Chancellor and the SPD. Previously\, he was an Editor for Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag and was their U.S. Correspondent from 2018 to 2023. Mr. Sturm began his journalistic career at the age of 15 as a local reporter for the Münstersche Zeitung. He studied political science at the University of Bonn. He was awarded the Willy Brandt Prize for his dissertation on the SPD and the unification of Germany in 1989/90. He has been observing and describing the Social Democrats for many years and has written several books about them.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Financing of Healthcare Systems in Aging Societies
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Global Coalition on Aging have launched a series of virtual events called “The Road to Silver Economy Forum\,” which will take place in the run-up to the Forum on October 15 and 16 in Berlin. The series will focus on a range of issues building on the theme of this year’s Forum\, which is titled “Leading the Future in an Aging World.” \nOur rapidly aging societies force us to consider whether current healthcare funding models are sustainable and can continue providing innovations that have helped us realize our increased longevity. This webinar will explore how countries deal with the challenge of funding their healthcare systems as their population ages and healthcare grows exponentially. We will investigate the differences and similarities between healthcare systems in the United States and Europe and discuss how to finance and improve them to safeguard the medical discovery and innovation essential to healthy aging. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Global Coalition on Aging on May 28 at 11:00 am ET for the second webinar in our series\, which will focus on “Sustainable Financing of Healthcare Systems in Aging Societies.” We are privileged to have Grace-Marie Turner\, President of the Galen Institute\, and Kristian Niemietz\, Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs\, who will discuss what is needed to finance healthcare systems in an aging society sustainably. This event will be moderated by GCOA‘s Head of Advocacy Initiatives\, Michiel Peters.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4417163849382%2FWN_-2OEVFuXTiCNrDUF4vCO9Q” css=”.vc_custom_1716384969087{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Michiel Peters (moderator) leads the advocacy initiatives at the Global Coalition on Aging and is a Senior Director at High Latner Group\, a strategic consulting firm that helps position organizations\, their leaders\, and their ideas in the public arena. \nHe is an expert communications professional and strategist with over a decade of experience in the public and private sectors. He worked on local\, state\, and national campaigns before serving as a senior press officer in the Dutch Parliament. After eight years of working in the public sector\, he transferred to the private sector to build up the corporate and public affairs functions for a large family-owned multinational in the agricultural industry. \nAt GCOA\, he leads advocacy initiatives on various topics\, from bone health to biopharmaceutical innovation. Additionally\, he helps GCOA members with strategic positioning on issues related to our changing demography and its impact on our communities\, from healthy aging to financial longevity and our changing workforce. \nDr. Kristian Niemietz is the IEA’s Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He studied Economics at the Humboldt University Berlin and the University of Salamanca\, graduating in 2007 as Diplom-Volkswirt (≈MSc in Economics). During his studies\, he interned at the Central Bank of Bolivia (2004)\, the National Statistics Office of Paraguay (2005)\, and at the IEA (2006). In 2013\, he completed a Ph.D. in Political Economy at King’s College London. \nDr. Niemietz previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Berlin-based Institute for Free Enterprise (IUF) and at King’s College London\, where he taught Economics throughout his postgraduate studies. He is the author of the books A New Understanding of Poverty (2011)\, Redefining the Poverty Debate (2012)\, Universal Healthcare Without The NHS (2016)\, and Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies (2019). \nGrace-Marie Turner founded the Galen Institute\, a public policy research organization\, in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform. She has been instrumental in developing and promoting public policy ideas to transfer power over healthcare decisions to doctors and patients. \nShe writes extensively about incentives to promote a more competitive\, patient-centered marketplace in the health sector\,  testifies regularly before Congress\, and advises senior government officials\, governors\, and state legislators on health policy. \nShe is the founder and facilitator of the Health Policy Consensus Group\, which serves as a forum for analysts from market-oriented think tanks around the country to analyze and develop reform recommendations. She was also a leader in developing the Health Care Choices proposal. She is the editor of “Empowering Health Care Consumers through Tax Reform\,” peer-reviewed and published by the University of Michigan Press\, and has authored and contributed to numerous other books and white papers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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