The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a lunch discussion with Tamar Shapiro, Author of the Novel Restitution and Urban Development Expert (2009 ACG McCloy Fellow). Tamar Shapiro’s debut novel Restitution tells the story of two American siblings who return to their mother’s East German hometown, from which their...
The American Council on Germany and the Hanns Seidel Stiftung will host a breakfast briefing with Christian Schmidt, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, President of the German Atlantic Society, and Deputy Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, on “Transatlantic Relations in Times of Geopolitical Challenges”. Christian Schmidt has served as the High Representative for Bosnia...
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, October 27, at 9:00 am for a Kaffeepause with Gordon Repinski, Executive Editor for Politico in Germany.Gordon Repinski is the Executive Editor for Germany. He joins from The Pioneer, where he served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief...
In the current era of multiple crises such as climate change, receding drinkable ground water pools, and geopolitical upheavals threatens food supplies, the rethinking of agri-food systems – encompassing the steps of producing, processing, and distributing food from farms to consumers – is especially urgent. How can we deal with shocks to the food system...
The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Bernd Spalt, Chief Risk Officer, Commerzbank AG. Bernd Spalt has been the Chief Risk Officer at Commerzbank AG since January 1, 2024. He is responsible for Group Model Risk Management, Group Compliance, Group Credit Risk Management, Group Cyber Risk & Information Security, and Group Risk Control....