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SUMMARY:Atlanta: Cyber Security Challenges Need a Global Approach
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Atlanta Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion and luncheon with Quirin Blendl\, Director of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at VdTUV. \nThere will be no charge for ACG and GACC members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend. RSVP here by March 30. \nQuirin Blendl is currently the Director of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at VdTUV (Association of TUVs). Previously\, he worked for the Federation of German Industries (BDI)\, where he oversaw “Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0” for over a year\, and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Bonn. He received his MA in International Political Economics and Psychology from the University of Bonn in 2012. \nAbstract: Knowledge is power. This old saying determines the current digital paradigm shift. Digital business models and information technology drive innovation and global growth: Around 20\,000 new jobs in Germany every year. Access to data and competitive software coding has become key to market success. Nevertheless\, the overall societal relevance of the digitization predominates its economic potential. Resilient digital architectures and sustainable privacy standards are a fundamental challenge to protect citizens from technology and technology from citizens and itself. Cyber-attacks\, data infringements and mass surveillance challenge these pillars and boosts national security policies around the globe. Particularly\, the internet of things requires higher security standards and innovative regulation to maintain trust within this new technological environment. But how do global policy makers in Europe\, China and USA react? What are their approaches to strengthen security\, privacy and safety while leveraging existing market potentials?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/atlanta-cyber-security-challenges-need-a-global-approach/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles: Tour of the Getty Research Institute
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter tour and luncheon of the Getty Research Institute with Professor Thomas W. Gaehtgens\, Director.  \nThere is a $10 charge for members and a $20 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.\nRSVP here by March 27. \nProf. Thomas W. Gaehtgens is Director of the Getty Research Institute. Previously\, he was Director of the Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte/Centre allemand d’histoire de l’art in Paris\, an institution he founded in 1997\, and Professor at the Department of Art History at the Free University of Berlin. He is an art historian of eighteenth- to twentieth-century German and French art as well as broader fields of art and intellectual history. He organized the XXVIIIth International Congress of Art History in Berlin in 1992 and served as President of the Comité International d’histoire de l’art from 1992 to 1996. For his accomplishments and contributions to art history\, he received numerous awards and honors\, including an honorary doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2004\, the Grand Prix de l’Académie Française pour la Francophonie in 2009\, and an honorary doctorate from the Paris-Sorbonne in 2011. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011. In 2015\, Thomas W. Gaehtgens was awarded the Prix Mondial Cino del Duca by the Institut de France.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/los-angeles-tour-of-the-getty-research-institute/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180403T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
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SUMMARY:Phoenix: Cyber Security Challenges Need a Global Approach
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Phoenix Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Quirin Bendl\, Director of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at VdTUV.  \nThere will be a $15 charge to attend.\nRSVP here by March 30. \n Quirin Blendl is currently the Director of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at VdTUV (Association of TUVs). Previously\, he worked for the Federation of German Industries (BDI)\, where he oversaw “Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0” for over a year\, and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Bonn. He received his MA in International Political Economics and Psychology from the University of Bonn in 2012. \nAbstract: Knowledge is power. This old saying determines the current digital paradigm shift. Digital business models and information technology drive innovation and global growth: Around 20\,000 new jobs in Germany every year. Access to data and competitive software coding has become key to market success. Nevertheless\, the overall societal relevance of the digitization predominates its economic potential. Resilient digital architectures and sustainable privacy standards are a fundamental challenge to protect citizens from technology and technology from citizens and itself. Cyber-attacks\, data infringements and mass surveillance challenge these pillars and boosts national security policies around the globe. Particularly\, the internet of things requires higher security standards and innovative regulation to maintain trust within this new technological environment. But how do global policy makers in Europe\, China and USA react? What are their approaches to strengthen security\, privacy and safety while leveraging existing market potentials?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-cyber-security-challenges-need-a-global-approach/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180406T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180406T140000
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SUMMARY:Washington\, DC Area: Cyber Security Challenges Need a Global Approach
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Greater Washington Warburg Chapter and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission will host a discussion and luncheon with Quirin Blendl\, Director of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at VdTUV.  \nFor questions\, please contact Dale Medearis at dmedearis@novaregion.org or via telephone at (703) 642-4630.\nThere will be no charge to attend. RSVP here by March 30. \nQuirin Blendl is currently the Director of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at VdTUV (Association of TUVs). Previously\, he worked for the Federation of German Industries (BDI)\, where he oversaw “Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0” for over a year\, and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) in Bonn. He received his MA in International Political Economics and Psychology from the University of Bonn in 2012. \nAbstract: Knowledge is power. This old saying determines the current digital paradigm shift. Digital business models and information technology drive innovation and global growth: Around 20\,000 new jobs in Germany every year. Access to data and competitive software coding has become key to market success. Nevertheless\, the overall societal relevance of the digitization predominates its economic potential. Resilient digital architectures and sustainable privacy standards are a fundamental challenge to protect citizens from technology and technology from citizens and itself. Cyber-attacks\, data infringements and mass surveillance challenge these pillars and boosts national security policies around the globe. Particularly\, the internet of things requires higher security standards and innovative regulation to maintain trust within this new technological environment. But how do global policy makers in Europe\, China and USA react? What are their approaches to strengthen security\, privacy and safety while leveraging existing market potentials?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/washington-dc-area-cyber-security-challenges-need-a-global-approach/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180409T133000
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SUMMARY:Charlotte: Toward Resilient Migration Governance in Europe?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Regina Paul\, Political Scientist at Biefeld University and JFK Memorial Fellow a the Center for European Studies at Harvard University.  \nThere will be no charge for ACG Members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by April 6. \nDr. Regine Paul is a political scientist at Bielefeld University and a JFK Memorial Fellow for 2017-18 at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Bath/UK (2012) with a comparative study of labor migration regimes in Britain\, France\, and Germany. Her current research focuses on risk regulation and public management reforms in Europe. Dr. Paul co-chairs the European Integration & the Global Political Economy Research Network at the Council for European Studies. \nAbstract: Resilience is a new buzzword in the European Union’s external governance approach and is currently being probed as a new paradigm for migration governance\, too. During the refugee crisis\, efforts have been redoubled to carve out an approach that could ostensibly help address root causes of migration while also improving integration outcomes of new residents in host countries. Yet\, policy analysts and researchers are yet to elaborate on whether and how resilience assessments prominent in natural disaster relief or development aid can\, and indeed should\, be applied in migration governance. The talk addresses three questions: 1. What could resilience mean in the migration context? 2. How could resilience be assessed and improved? 3. What implications\, both for migration governance and for the position of migrants themselves\, would a shift to a resilience paradigm entail? \nThis program was made possible by a generous grant through the European Recovery Program – Transatlantic Encounters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-toward-resilient-migration-governance-in-europe/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T114500
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SUMMARY:Dallas: The German Dual Vocational and Training System
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Dallas Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the Rotary Club of Dallas will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Karsten Hess\, Counsellor for Science and Technology at the German Embassy\, on “The German Dual Vocational and Training System.” \nThere will be a charge of $25 at the door. RSVP here by April 10. \nDr. Karsten Hess currently serves as Counselor for Science and Technology at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington\, D.C. Prior this position\, he served as the Deputy Head of Division Basis Energy Research from 2011-2014 and Desk Officer for Earth System Science from 2008 -2011 at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Bonn. Dr. Hess has held positions in the German Space Agency in Bonn and the German Mining Museum in Bochum. Dr. Hess is a minerologist and journalist by education. He holds a Ph.D. in Mineralogy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dallas-the-german-dual-vocational-and-training-system/
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CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180411T193000
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SUMMARY:Chicago: Germany and the United States: An Indispensable Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Chicago Warburg Chapter and Dentons will host a discussion and reception with Ambassador John B. Emerson\, Chairman of the ACG and Vice Chairman of Capital Group International.  \nThere will be no charge to attend. RSVP here by April 10. \n  \nAmbassador John B. Emerson was named Chairman of the American Council on Germany on January 17\, 2018. He is Vice Chairman at Capital Group International. Previously\, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany\, from 2013 to 2017. Serving at a particularly challenging time\, in 2015 Ambassador Emerson was awarded the State Department’s prestigious Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service\, which is given annually to a non-career Ambassador who has used private-sector leadership and management skills to make a significant impact on bilateral or multilateral relations through proactive diplomacy. Upon his departure from the post\, he was also awarded the highest civilian awards given by the Navy and the CIA\, respectively. \nBefore going to Berlin\, he was the President of Capital Group Private Client Services from 1997 to July 2013. Previously\, he served on President Clinton’s senior staff\, from 1993 to 1997\, as Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel\, and subsequently as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. Ambassador Emerson also coordinated the Economic Conference of the Clinton-Gore transition team and led the Administration’s efforts to obtain congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement in 1994\, and the extension of China’s Most-Favored-Nation trading status in 1996. In 2010\, President Obama appointed Ambassador Emerson to serve on the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. \nEarlier in his career\, Ambassador Emerson served as the Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney (1987-1993). In 1988\, he traveled to Germany on an ACG Political Exchange Fellowship\, carried out in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Before that\, he was a Partner at Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips\, specializing in business and entertainment litigation and administrative law. Ambassador Emerson graduated from Hamilton College (AB\, 1975) and University of Chicago (JD\, 1978).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/chicago-germany-and-the-united-states-an-indispensable-relationship/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T140000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Forging the 'China Solution' as a Challenge for the West: How the Chinese Communist Party Tries to Win Influence in Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer\, Director of the Research Area of Public Policy and Society at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). This is discussion is part of the 2018 Transatlantic Global Agenda Series. \nThere will be no charge for this event. Space is extremely limited.\nYou must register in order to attend. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer heads MERICS’ research on politics\, society\, and the media. She is an expert on media policy\, civil society\, religious policy\, and ideology in China. Dr. Shi-Kupfer previously worked as a Research Associate at the University of Freiburg’s Institute for Sinology. She earned her Ph.D. from Ruhr University Bochum with a thesis on spiritual and religious groups in China after 1978. From 2007 to 2011\, she was the China correspondent for the Austrian newsmagazine Profil\, the German Protestant Press Agency epd\, and Südwest Presse in Beijing. She also worked as a freelance contributor for other media\, such as ZEIT Online\, tageszeitung (taz)\, and Deutsche Welle in China. In May 2017\, Dr. Shi-Kupfer was appointed a member of the expert committee of the German-Chinese platform on innovation under the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-forging-the-china-solution-as-a-challenge-for-the-west-how-the-chinese-communist-party-tries-to-win-influence-in-europe/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180416T133000
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh: Germany and the EU's China Policy: Analysis\, Assessment and Areas for Competition and Cooperation with the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Pittsburgh Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion and Luncheon with Dr. May-Britt Stumbaum\, Director of the NFG Research Group on Asian Perceptions of the EU at the Free University of Berlin.  \nThere will be no charge to attend. RSVP here by April 15. \nDr. May-Britt Stumbaum is Director of the NFG Research Group “Asian Perceptions of the EU” at the Free University of Berlin\, and Team Leader of the EU’s Asia Pacific and Research Network (#APRAN) by Konrad Adenauer Foundation\, Chatham House and Clingendael. #APRAN provides tailor-made briefings by Asian experts for EU policy-makers. Dr. Stumbaum previously served as Executive Director of the China and Global Security Program at SIPRI\, Fritz Thyssen Fellow at WCFIA Harvard\, and in senior positions at the German Council on Foreign Relations and at Berlin Partner. Bridging policy and academia\, she worked at renowned think tanks in Europe\, the United States and Asia (CHN\, TWN\, AUS\, NZL)\, the EU Delegation to China\, and still serves regularly at the German Ministry of Defense as a Reserve Officer (Air Force Major) in the political unit. She is Editor of the Blog “The SPEAR – Security and Politics in Europe-Asia Relations” and Associate Editor of European Geostrategy Blog. She is the co-founder and former president of Women in International Security Deutschland (WIIS.de)\, served as the first female President of the Tönissteiner Kreis e.V. and is a full member at the CSCAP EU Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific. Dr. Stumbaum graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc) and the Free University Berlin (PhD). She frequently comments in the media (CNN\, Al-Jazeera\, N24\, and others) and testified before the U.S. Congress’ U.S.-China Economic and Security Committee on EU-China security in 2012. \nAbstract: The talk will provide a short overview of the current state of play of Germany’s and the EU’s policy vis-á-vis China as a global actor and a rising military power\, and analysis and assessments of China’s foreign and security policy from a European/German perspective and discuss with the audience possible areas for cooperation and competition when dealing with China – on China and on cooperation/competition with China on regional and global challenges. \nThis program was made possible by a generous grant through the European Recovery Program – Transatlantic Encounters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/pittsburgh-germany-and-the-eus-china-policy-analysis-assessment-and-areas-for-competition-and-cooperation-with-the-u-s/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
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SUMMARY:Washington\, DC: Germany and the EU's China Policy: Analysis\, Assessment\, and Areas of Competition and Cooperation with the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Greater Washington\, DC Warburg Chapter and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. May-Britt Stumbraum\, Director of the NFG Research Group on Asian Perceptions of the EU at the Free University of Berlin and Team Leader of the EU’s Asia Pacific and Research Network by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung\, Chatham House\, and Clingendael.  \nFor questions\, please contact Dale Medearis at dmedearis@novaregion.org or via telephone at (703) 642-4630.\nThere is no charge to attend this event. RSVP here by April 19. \nDr. May-Britt Stumbaum is Director of the NFG Research Group “Asian Perceptions of the EU” at the Free University of Berlin\, and Team Leader of the EU’s Asia Pacific and Research Network (#APRAN) by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung\, Chatham House and Clingendael. #APRAN provides tailor-made briefings by Asian experts for EU policy-makers. Dr. Stumbaum previously served as Executive Director of the China and Global Security Program at SIPRI\, Fritz Thyssen Fellow at WCFIA Harvard\, and in senior positions at the German Council on Foreign Relations and at Berlin Partner. Bridging policy and academia\, she worked at renowned think tanks in Europe\, the United States and Asia (CHN\, TWN\, AUS\, NZL)\, the EU Delegation to China\, and still serves regularly at the German Ministry of Defense as a Reserve Officer (Air Force Major) in the political unit. She is Editor of the Blog “The SPEAR – Security and Politics in Europe-Asia Relations” and Associate Editor of European Geostrategy Blog. She is the co-founder and former president of Women in International Security Deutschland (WIIS.de)\, served as the first female President of the Tönissteiner Kreis e.V. and is a full member at the CSCAP EU Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific. Dr. Stumbaum graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc) and the Free University Berlin (PhD). She frequently comments in the media (CNN\, Al-Jazeera\, N24\, and others) and testified before the U.S. Congress’ U.S.-China Economic and Security Committee on EU-China security in 2012. \nAbstract: The talk will provide a short overview of the current state of play of Germany’s and the EU’s policy vis-á-vis China as a global actor and a rising military power\, and analysis and assessments of China’s foreign and security policy from a European/German perspective and discuss with the audience possible areas for cooperation and competition when dealing with China – on China and on cooperation/competition with China on regional and global challenges. \nThis program was made possible by a generous grant through the European Recovery Program – Transatlantic Encounters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/washington-dc-germany-and-the-eus-china-policy-analysis-assessment-and-areas-of-competition-and-cooperation-with-the-u-s/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180418T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
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SUMMARY:Denver: Germany and the EU's China Policy: Analysis\, Assessment\, and Areas for Competition and Cooperation with the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Denver Warburg Chapter and the Denver Council on Foreign Relations (DFCR) will host a discussion and reception with Dr. May-Britt Stumbaum\, Director of the NFG Research Group on Asian Perceptions of the EU at the Free University of Berlin and Team Leader of the EU’s Asia Pacific and Research Network by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung\, Chatham House\, and Clingendael.  \nThere is a $15 charge for members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.\nThere will be a cash bar.\nRSVP here by April 15. \n Please note that cell phone usage\, jeans\, and commercial sales are not permitted at the Denver Country Club. \nDr. May-Britt Stumbaum is Director of the NFG Research Group “Asian Perceptions of the EU” at the Free University of Berlin\, and Team Leader of the EU’s Asia Pacific and Research Network (#APRAN) by Konrad Adenauer Foundation\, Chatham House and Clingendael. #APRAN provides tailor-made briefings by Asian experts for EU policy-makers. Dr. Stumbaum previously served as Executive Director of the China and Global Security Program at SIPRI\, Fritz Thyssen Fellow at WCFIA Harvard\, and in senior positions at the German Council on Foreign Relations and at Berlin Partner. Bridging policy and academia\, she worked at renowned think tanks in Europe\, the United States and Asia (CHN\, TWN\, AUS\, NZL)\, the EU Delegation to China\, and still serves regularly at the German Ministry of Defense as a Reserve Officer (Air Force Major) in the political unit. She is Editor of the Blog “The SPEAR – Security and Politics in Europe-Asia Relations” and Associate Editor of European Geostrategy Blog. She is the co-founder and former president of Women in International Security Deutschland (WIIS.de)\, served as the first female President of the Tönissteiner Kreis e.V. and is a full member at the CSCAP EU Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific. Dr. Stumbaum graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc) and the Free University Berlin (PhD). She frequently comments in the media (CNN\, Al-Jazeera\, N24\, and others) and testified before the U.S. Congress’ U.S.-China Economic and Security Committee on EU-China security in 2012. \nAbstract: The talk will provide a short overview of the current state of play of Germany’s and the EU’s policy vis-á-vis China as a global actor and a rising military power\, and analysis and assessments of China’s foreign and security policy from a European/German perspective and discuss with the audience possible areas for cooperation and competition when dealing with China – on China and on cooperation/competition with China on regional and global challenges. \nThis program was made possible by a generous grant through the European Recovery Program – Transatlantic Encounters.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/denver-germany-and-the-eus-china-policy-analysis-assessment-and-areas-for-competition-and-cooperation-with-the-u-s/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T200000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Regional Visioning: Transforming City Regions and Public Participation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany\, the German Center for Research and Innovation\, and the University Alliance Ruhr will hold panel discussion Ullrich Sierau\, Mayor of the City of Dortmund; Jamie Bemis\, Mechanical Engineer and City Planner and Account Manager at Bright Power\, Inc. (2017 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends); Wolfram Hoefer\, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Rutgers\, The State University of New Jersey; James G. Koth\, Director of Parks & Recreation for the County of Bergen; and moderated by Bettina Oberhauser\, Editor for the European public television channels ARTE and 3sat (2017 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends). \nPlease RSVP by April 17. Registration is required to attend. \nBy 2050\, more than two thirds of the world’s population is expected to live in city regions and contribute to an ever-increasing percentage share of the global GDP. While cities are often associated with higher levels of literacy and education\, better access to health care and social services as well as enhanced opportunities for cultural and political participation\, growing urban environs pose significant risks to economic\, social and environmental sustainability. Likewise\, formerly heavily industrialized regions such as the Ruhr area and parts of New Jersey face similar challenges as they stake out a new future for themselves as new technology and research hubs. Given the growing complexity of urban growth and the transformation of city regions\, integrated planning approaches are needed to more equitably and inclusively set policy priorities. The success of sustainable urban development depends to a large extent on the participation of local actors. But how does top-down planning meet bottom-up planning\, what forms of public participation in decision-making processes seem particularly promising? What works in New Jersey\, what works in Dortmund\, Germany? Join an international panel of experts and city officials who will discuss the future of sustainable urban development.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-regional-visioning-transforming-city-regions-and-public-participation/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180507T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180507T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180307T220156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180503T144108Z
UID:10000212-1525680000-1525705200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Washington\, DC: The Alliance in Question? The Transatlantic Relationship in an Era of Disruption
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Atlantik-Brücke will host the annual German-American Conference in Washington\, DC.  \nOver the past year\, the strong alliance between the United States and Germany has weakened as both countries have been more inwardly focused. Finding common ground to address common concerns has become more challenging. In an era of disruption\, it makes transatlantic dialogue on a range of issues of mutual concern all the more important. This year’s joint conference will address the challenges facing the German-American partnership with a focus on foreign and security policy\, trade and economic policy\, as well as the socio-political challenges of digital disruption and the dissemination of fake news and alternative facts. \nRegistration has ended for this event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/washington-dc-the-alliance-in-question-the-transatlantic-relationship-in-an-era-of-disruption/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180417T192618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180417T192618Z
UID:10000229-1526149800-1526162400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Phoenix: 2018 White Asparagus Gala Dinner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Phoenix Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host the 2018 White Asparagus Gala Dinner. \nThere is a $129 charge to attend. RSVP here by May 5. \n This exclusive event showcases a German delicacy\, white asparagus\, harvested at Spargelhof Schulze in Germany. The white asparagus will make its way over to Phoenix with the help of our logistics partners\, Emotrans and Lufthansa cargo. We will have an authentic German cuisine experience. A selection of beer (Warsteiner) and wine will be available. Please select you choice of side dish (Beef or Ham ) when purchasing the tickets. We will also have an exclusive raffle for 2 premium economy tickets for our new non-stop connection to Frankfurt with Condor Airlines.\nYour ticket will automatically qualify as entry to our raffle! \nAdditional raffle tickets can be purchased at the event. \nSchedule:\n6:30 | welcome reception\n7:30 | dinner\n9:00 | dessert and raffle \nTicket price includes the follwowing items:\nReception: Sparkling wine\, orange juice\, and orange juice mimosas\nDinner: 3 courses plus wine or beer. For the main you can choose between white asparagus with ham or with a filet\nRaffle: Each event ticket automatically participates in the raffle of two premium tickets for a non-stop flight PHX-FRA with Condor\nDresscode: Business Casual[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-2018-white-asparagus-gala-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180516T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180516T074755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180516T074755Z
UID:10000231-1526468400-1526472000@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: Impact of the Trump Administration’s Decision to Pull out of the JCPOA on EU-US Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hot Topics Call with Cornelius Adebahr\, Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe\, who will discuss the impact of the Trump Administration’s decision to pull out of the JCPOA on EU-US relations and how Europe is likely to proceed. Mr. Adebahr is the author of the book “Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond.” He is an Associate Fellow at the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations as well as a member of Team Europe\, an experts’ network of the European Commission. In 2012 and 2013\, Adebahr taught political science at the University of Tehran in Iran.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-impact-of-the-trump-administrations-decision-to-pull-out-of-the-jcpoa-on-eu-us-relations/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180521T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180516T082119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180516T082119Z
UID:10000232-1526904000-1526911200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: Is Democracy Dying?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Yascha Mounk\, Lecturer at Harvard University and Author of The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It. \nThere will be no charge for this event. Space is extremely limited.\nYou must register in order to attend. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Yascha Mounk is a writer\, academic\, and public speaker known for his work on the rise of populism and the crisis of liberal democracy. Born in Germany to Polish parents\, Dr. Mounk received his Bachelor’s in History from Trinity College\, Cambridge\, and his Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University. He is now a Lecturer on Government at Harvard University\, a Senior Fellow in the Political Reform Program at New America\, and Executive Director at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Dr. Mounk has written three books: Stranger in My Own Country – A Jewish Family in Modern Germany\, a memoir about Germany’s fraught attempts to deal with its past; The Age of Responsibility – Luck\, Choice\, and the Welfare State\, which argues that a growing obsession with the concept of individual responsibility has transformed Western welfare states; and The People vs. Democracy – Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It\, which explains the causes of the populist rise and investigates how to renew liberal democracy. \n@Yascha_Mounk \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-is-democracy-dying/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180524T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180517T191653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180517T191653Z
UID:10000233-1527164100-1527170400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: The Future of European Security Cooperation  and the Dangers Facing the Liberal Order
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Nikolas Löbel\, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU/CSU) \nThere will be no charge for this event. Space is extremely limited.\nYou must register in order to attend. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nNikolas Löbel has been a member of the German Bundestag since October 2017. He sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and serves as the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s rapporteur on development policy. Mr. Löbel has been involved in politics since early in his professional career in his hometown of Mannheim. He is currently a member of the Mannheim local council; a member of the regional executive of the CDU Baden-Württemberg; Chairman of the Junge Union\, the youth organization of the CDU\, for Baden-Württemberg; District Chairman of the CDU Mannheim; and Deputy Chairman of the CDU district branch in Mannheim. From 2008 to 2014\, Mr. Löbel was the Deputy District Chairman of the CDU in Mannheim\, and he was a member of the 15th Federal Assembly of Germany in 2012. \nMr. Löbel is the Managing Partner of Löbel Project Management and Immosites Project Development. He holds a law degree from the University of Mannheim and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Steinbeis University in Berlin. \n@NikolasLoebel[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-future-of-european-security-cooperation-and-the-dangers-facing-the-liberal-order/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180530T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180530T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180524T170327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T170327Z
UID:10000237-1527703200-1527710400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: Media in a Society in Crisis: How Can Media Serve as a Control on Power and as a Social Adhesive?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the European Union Studies Center at the CUNY Graduate Center will host a Political Salon with Peter Weissenburger\, Editor at Die Tageszeitung.  \nYou must register through Eventbrite in order to attend.  Eventbrite Registration \nPeter Weissenburger is an Editor at Die Tageszeitung in Berlin and is currently an ACG Anna-Maria and Stephen M. Kellen Fellow researching media in the United States. Mr. Weissenburger is the editor of the Society and Media sections focusing on media politics\, new media\, public discourse\, and LGBT politics. He graduated from Humboldt-Universität Berlin with a Master of Arts in Gender Studies and the Freie Universität Berlin with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. \npolitical salon: promoting dialogue across generations. This series brings together a diverse group of younger and mid-career professionals for informal\, open discussions on a range of current political\, economic\, and social topics in an increasingly interconnected global environment – with an emphasis on issues of concern for the transatlantic agenda. Speakers share brief remarks and engage in a dynamic discussion with participants. Each salon includes refreshments and networking opportunities. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-media-in-a-society-in-crisis-how-can-media-serve-as-a-control-on-power-and-as-a-social-adhesive/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180601T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180601T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180524T170014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180524T170014Z
UID:10000234-1527870600-1527877800@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Berlin: Fake News and Alternative Facts: Media's Role in Shaping U.S. Politics
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Oliver Bilger\, Journalist and 2017 ACG Kellen Fellow.  \nThere is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at events@acgusa.org. \nOliver Bilger (2017 Kellen Fellow) is a freelance journalist based in Berlin. He regularly works for the political department of Der Tagesspiegel. His reports have appeared in publications including Neue Zürcher Zeitung\, Zeit Online\, Die Welt\, Cicero\, and Handelsblatt. In 2017\, he spent eight weeks as a visiting journalist at the Philadelphia Inquirer. He studied political science and communications in Mainz\, Zurich\, Berlin\, and London and completed a two-year journalistic training at the Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Munich. During his Kellen Fellowship\, he researched how media can protect against fake news and misinformation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/berlin-fake-news-and-alternative-facts-medias-role-in-shaping-u-s-politics/
LOCATION:Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
GEO:51.165691;10.451526
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180607T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180607T093000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180601T193019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T193019Z
UID:10000130-1528358400-1528363800@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: National Security and the Transatlantic Partnership in a Post-Truth World
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will be hosting a breakfast briefing with General Michael V. Hayden\, Principal at the Chertoff Group\, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)\, and Author of The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies \nThere is not charge for this event. Space is limited. You must register to attend. \n  \nGeneral Michael V. Hayden (@GenMhayden) has devoted his life to public service. As Director of the Central Intelligence Agency\, General Hayden was responsible for overseeing the collection of information concerning the plans\, intentions\, and capabilities of America’s adversaries; producing timely analysis for decision-makers; and conducting covert operations to thwart terrorists and other enemies of the U.S. He has received scores of honors from the U.S. and around the world\, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany\, Commander’s Cross. Before becoming Director of the CIA\, General Hayden served as the country’s first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence and was the highest-ranking intelligence officer in the armed forces. Earlier\, he served as Commander of the Air Intelligence Agency\, Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center\, Director of the National Security Agency\, and Chief of the Central Security Service. At the Chertoff Group\, General Hayden uses his broad geographic and political knowledge to brief clients on intelligence matters worldwide – including developments in cybersecurity – that may affect their businesses. General Hayden graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelor’s Degree in History in 1967 and a Master’s Degree in Modern American History in 1969. He also did postgraduate work at the Defense Intelligence School conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University. General Hayden has authored two books\, The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies (2018) and Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror (2016).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-national-security-and-the-transatlantic-partnership-in-a-post-truth-world/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180608T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180608T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180601T191845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T191845Z
UID:10000238-1528460100-1528466400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: End of an Era? Transatlantic Relations in the Age of Trump
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and Deutsches Haus at NYU will host a discussion and lunch with James Kirchick\, Journalist\, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution\, and Author of The End of Europe: Dictators\, Demagogues\, and the Coming Dark Age \nThere is no charge to attend this event. You must register in order to attend \nJames Kirchick (@jkirchick) is a Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe and Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. A widely published journalist\, he is author of The End of Europe: Dictators\, Demagogues\, and the Coming Dark Age (Yale\, 2017)\, a correspondent for The Daily Beast\, and a columnist for Tablet. Mr. Kirchick’s writing has appeared in The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Times\, The Los Angeles Times\, Ha’aretz\, Newsweek\, Time\, Foreign Policy\, Foreign Affairs\, Slate\, and National Review\, among other publications. His writing appears regularly in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He is a frequent commentator on television and radio. For more than three years\, Mr. Kirchick worked at The New Republic\, where he covered domestic politics\, lobbying\, intelligence\, and American foreign policy. Following The New Republic\, he moved to Prague to become writer-at-large for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty\, where he wrote about the politics and cultures of the 21 countries in RFE/RL’s broadcast region. Mr. Kirchick previously worked for The New York Sun\, the New York Daily News\, and The Hill. A leading voice on American gay politics and international gay rights\, he is a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year Award. Mr. Kirchick has been a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Berlin\, a Hoover Institution Media Fellow\, and a Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellow. Born and raised in Boston\, he is a graduate of the Roxbury Latin School and Yale College.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-end-of-an-era-transatlantic-relations-in-the-age-of-trump/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180618T114000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180618T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180612T202508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180612T202508Z
UID:10000135-1529322000-1529328600@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Charlotte: Developing Advanced Work-Based Higher Education – What Germany and the U.S. Can Learn from Each Other
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Prof. Dr. Lukas Graf\, Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.  \nThere will be no charge for ACG Members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by June 14. \n\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Lukas Graf is Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Until August 2017 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Economics and Political Science at the University of St. Gallen\, Switzerland\, and Managing Director of the Swiss Leading House “Governance in Vocational and Professional Education and Training” – an international research cluster on the governance and inclusiveness of skill formation in Austria\, Denmark\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, and Switzerland. At the nexus of political economy\, sociology\, and educational science\, his research combines comparative and historical institutional and organizational approaches to analyze questions of educational governance and institutional change\, as well as of social inequality\, in Europe and beyond. He has published in leading journals in all three disciplines. His book The Hybridization of Vocational Training and Higher Education in Austria\, Germany\, and Switzerland (Budrich UniPress 2013) builds upon his dissertation\, which received the Best Dissertation Award from the Comparative and International Education Society (Higher Education Section) and the Ulrich-Teichler-Prize of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung. Previously\, Lukas has held research posts at the University of Luxembourg and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center\, and he has been a visiting scholar at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington D.C.\, the University of Vienna\, and the University of Berne. He holds a BA in Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics from the University of East Anglia\, an MA in Global Political Economy from the University of Kassel\, and a PhD in Sociology from Freie Universität Berlin. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract: In both Germany and the United States\, employers search for new strategies to recruit and train people in times of a dynamically evolving economy and rising educational expectations. In this context\, we observe the proliferation of work-based higher education programs in both countries. This development challenges the common classification found in the political economy and educational policy literature that distinguishes between collectively governed dual apprenticeships in Germany and market-driven on-the-job training in the US. This presentation proposes an alternative that identifies significant similarities in the governance mode of work-based higher education across the two countries. Based on expert interviews and document analysis\, this discussion focuses on complex multi-actor governance at the nexus of vocational training and higher education and explores consequences for contemporary policy-making in advanced skill formation. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis program was made possible by a generous grant through the European Recovery Program –Transatlantic Encounters. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-developing-advanced-work-based-higher-education-what-germany-and-the-u-s-can-learn-from-each-other/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180619T093000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180612T201518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180612T201518Z
UID:10000131-1529395200-1529400600@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Atlanta: Developing Advanced Work-Based Higher Education – What Germany and the U.S. Can Learn from Each Other
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Atlanta Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce – South will host a breakfast discussion with Prof. Dr. Lukas Graf\, Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. \nThere will be no charge for GACC and ACG members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by June 14. \n\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Lukas Graf is Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Until August 2017 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Economics and Political Science at the University of St. Gallen\, Switzerland\, and Managing Director of the Swiss Leading House “Governance in Vocational and Professional Education and Training” – an international research cluster on the governance and inclusiveness of skill formation in Austria\, Denmark\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, and Switzerland. At the nexus of political economy\, sociology\, and educational science\, his research combines comparative and historical institutional and organizational approaches to analyze questions of educational governance and institutional change\, as well as of social inequality\, in Europe and beyond. He has published in leading journals in all three disciplines. His book The Hybridization of Vocational Training and Higher Education in Austria\, Germany\, and Switzerland (Budrich UniPress 2013) builds upon his dissertation\, which received the Best Dissertation Award from the Comparative and International Education Society (Higher Education Section) and the Ulrich-Teichler-Prize of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung. Previously\, Lukas has held research posts at the University of Luxembourg and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center\, and he has been a visiting scholar at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington D.C.\, the University of Vienna\, and the University of Berne. He holds a BA in Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics from the University of East Anglia\, an MA in Global Political Economy from the University of Kassel\, and a PhD in Sociology from Freie Universität Berlin. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract: In both Germany and the United States\, employers search for new strategies to recruit and train people in times of a dynamically evolving economy and rising educational expectations. In this context\, we observe the proliferation of work-based higher education programs in both countries. This development challenges the common classification found in the political economy and educational policy literature that distinguishes between collectively governed dual apprenticeships in Germany and market-driven on-the-job training in the US. This presentation proposes an alternative that identifies significant similarities in the governance mode of work-based higher education across the two countries. Based on expert interviews and document analysis\, this discussion focuses on complex multi-actor governance at the nexus of vocational training and higher education and explores consequences for contemporary policy-making in advanced skill formation. \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/atlanta-developing-advanced-work-based-higher-education-what-germany-and-the-u-s-can-learn-from-each-other/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180619T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180601T192437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T192711Z
UID:10000127-1529409600-1529416800@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Dissonance:  Reporting from Both Sides of the Atlantic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will be hosting a discussion and luncheon as part of the Garrick Utley Memorial Lecture Series on Global Media Issues with Dr. Christoph von Marschall\, 2017/2018 Helmut Schmidt Fellow and Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel (1999 ACG Kellen Fellow) \nThere is a $45.00 charge for members to attend. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany. \nDr. Christoph von Marschall is the inaugural Helmut Schmidt Fellow of the German Marshall Fund and the ZEIT Foundation. He is currently working on a book on the future of transatlantic relations with a special focus on the question of what Germany’s immediate neighbors France and Poland\, the EU as a whole\, and the U.S. are expecting from Germany. Dr. von Marschall serves as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel\, the leading daily newspaper in Berlin. From 2005 to 2013\, he was the U.S. Correspondent\, Washington Bureau Chief\, and White House Correspondent. Beginning when Barack Obama took office in 2009\, Dr. von Marschall was the only German newspaper correspondent in the White House Press Corps. He studied East European history and political science in Freiburg\, Mainz\, and Krakow and received his Ph.D. from Freiburg University in 1988. From 1998 to 1990\, he was a reporter for the Süddeutsche Zeitung\, where he reported on the mass exodus of GDR refugees through Hungary to the West and the revolutions in Romania and Bulgaria. From 1995 to 2005\, he served as the Editor of the Editorial Page. Dr. von Marschall interviewed nearly all of the Presidents of the Central and Eastern European reform countries during integration into the EU and NATO. In addition to his role at Der Tagesspiegel\, he is a guest at ARD-Presseclub and a commentator at Deutschlandfunk and WDR\, and he writes for Zeit Online\, Cicero\, Atlantic Times\, and Das Parlament. Dr. von Marschall is the Vice-Chairman of the Berlin Presse Club e.V. and the author of many books.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-garrick-utley-memorial-lecture-series-on-transatlantic-dissonance-reporting-from-both-sides-of-the-atlantic/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180621T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180621T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180618T172430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180618T172641Z
UID:10000137-1529578800-1529582400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call With Stefan Kornelius
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To register for the Hot Topics Call with Stefan Kornelius\, please fill in the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-with-stefan-kornelius/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180622T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180622T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T173342
CREATED:20180612T201921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180612T201921Z
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SUMMARY:San Francisco: Developing Advanced Work-Based Higher Education – What Germany and the U.S. Can Learn from Each Other
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The San Francisco Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Prof. Dr. Lukas Graf\, Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.  \nThere will be no charge for members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by June 20. \n\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Lukas Graf is Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Until August 2017 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Economics and Political Science at the University of St. Gallen\, Switzerland\, and Managing Director of the Swiss Leading House “Governance in Vocational and Professional Education and Training” – an international research cluster on the governance and inclusiveness of skill formation in Austria\, Denmark\, Germany\, the Netherlands\, and Switzerland. At the nexus of political economy\, sociology\, and educational science\, his research combines comparative and historical institutional and organizational approaches to analyze questions of educational governance and institutional change\, as well as of social inequality\, in Europe and beyond. He has published in leading journals in all three disciplines. His book The Hybridization of Vocational Training and Higher Education in Austria\, Germany\, and Switzerland (Budrich UniPress 2013) builds upon his dissertation\, which received the Best Dissertation Award from the Comparative and International Education Society (Higher Education Section) and the Ulrich-Teichler-Prize of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hochschulforschung. Previously\, Lukas has held research posts at the University of Luxembourg and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center\, and he has been a visiting scholar at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington D.C.\, the University of Vienna\, and the University of Berne. He holds a BA in Philosophy\, Politics\, and Economics from the University of East Anglia\, an MA in Global Political Economy from the University of Kassel\, and a PhD in Sociology from Freie Universität Berlin. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract: In both Germany and the United States\, employers search for new strategies to recruit and train people in times of a dynamically evolving economy and rising educational expectations. In this context\, we observe the proliferation of work-based higher education programs in both countries. This development challenges the common classification found in the political economy and educational policy literature that distinguishes between collectively governed dual apprenticeships in Germany and market-driven on-the-job training in the US. This presentation proposes an alternative that identifies significant similarities in the governance mode of work-based higher education across the two countries. Based on expert interviews and document analysis\, this discussion focuses on complex multi-actor governance at the nexus of vocational training and higher education and explores consequences for contemporary policy-making in advanced skill formation. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis program was made possible by a generous grant through the European Recovery Program –Transatlantic Encounters. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/san-francisco-developing-advanced-work-based-higher-education-what-germany-and-the-u-s-can-learn-from-each-other/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Relations After the G7 Summit
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador Emily M. Haber\, German Ambassador to the United States.  \nAmbassador Emily M. Haber has been German Ambassador to the United States since June 2018. Immediately prior to this\, Ambassador Haber\, a career Foreign Service Officer\, was deployed to the Federal Ministry of the Interior\, serving as State Secretary overseeing security and migration at the height of the refugee crisis in Europe. In this capacity\, she worked closely with the U.S. administration on topics ranging from the fight against international terrorism to global cyberattacks and cybersecurity. In 2009\, she was appointed Political Director and\, in 2011\, State Secretary at the Foreign Office\, the first woman to hold either post. Earlier in her career\, she served at the German Embassy in Ankara; in Berlin\, she has served as Deputy Head of the Cabinet and Parliamentary Liaison Division\, as Director of the OSCE Division\, and as Deputy Director-General for the Western Balkans. She has extensive knowledge of the Soviet Union and Russia\, having worked both in the Soviet Union Division at the German Foreign Office and on various occasions at the German Embassy in Moscow\, where she served as Head of the Economic Affairs Section and Head of the Political Affairs Department. \nAmbassador Haber attended schools in New Delhi\, Bonn\, Paris\, Brussels\, Washington\, Bonn\, and Athens. From 1975 to 1980\, she studied history and ethnology in Cologne\, earning her Ph.D. with a dissertation on German foreign policy during the Morocco crisis on the eve of World War I. During her time as State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior\, Ambassador Haber spoke at the ACG’s American-German Young Leaders Conference.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-relations-after-the-g7-summit/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: Planning for the Future: Current Environmental Challenges Facing Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a political salon with Klaus Mindrup\, Member of the German Bundestag (SPD).  \nYou must register in order to attend. Eventbrite Registration \nKlaus Mindrup has been a member of the German Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2013. He is a member of the Bundestag’s Committee on the Environment\, Nature Conservation\, and Nuclear Safety\, as well as the Committee on Building\, Housing\, Urban Development\, and Local Government. Prior to being elected to the Bundestag\, Mr. Mindrup worked freelance as a biologist and was the Founder and Managing Director of a project development business. He was a district Council Member in Berlin-Pankow from 1999 to 2014\, and since 2002 he has also served as a Board member for a residential building cooperative in Berlin. Mr. Mindrup is a strong advocate of cooperatives and the ecological movement\, and has been active in various organizations supporting environmental protection and sustainability throughout his life. He studied biology and received his diploma from the University of Osnabrück\, Germany\, in 1988. \n\npolitical salon: promoting dialogue across generations. This series brings together a diverse group of younger and mid-career professionals for informal\, open discussions on a range of current political\, economic\, and social topics in an increasingly interconnected global environment – with an emphasis on issues of concern for the transatlantic agenda. Speakers share brief remarks and engage in a dynamic discussion with participants. Each salon includes refreshments and networking opportunities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-planning-for-the-future-current-environmental-challenges-facing-germany/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:Berlin: 40th American-German Young Leaders Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will hold the 40th American-German Young Leaders Conference\, “Business Unusual: Setting a Transatlantic Agenda for Challenging Times\,” in Berlin. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/berlin-40th-american-german-young-leaders-conference/
CATEGORIES:Other Programs
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SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Stammtisch for Young Professionals
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Transatlantic Stammtisch which brings together young professionals for informal networking opportunities with individuals interested in transatlantic relations\, Germany\, and the German language.  \nFor more information\, please email rcammarota@acgusa.org.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-stammtisch-for-young-professionals/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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