American Council On Germany

NYC: Governing in Uncertain Times: New Leadership in the United States and at the United Nations
2017-01-25 12:15 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | New York City
The ACG will host a luncheon with Ambassador Harald Braun, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations. Ambassador Braun will speak about the new administration in the White House and in the United Nations.
There will be a charge of $45 for members to attend this event.
(No-shows and cancellations after January 23 will be billed.)
RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org.
Ambassador Harald Braun has been the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in New York since March 2014. Prior to his nomination, Ambassador Braun was State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office from 2011 to 2014. Between 2009 and 2011, he served as the Director-General for Management of the German Foreign Office. From 2003 to 2005, he was Deputy Foreign and Security Adviser to the Federal Chancellor. Former diplomatic postings include Beirut, London, Bujumbura, Washington, and Paris. He also served as the Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister from 1992 to 1994. From 2005 to 2008, he was on a leave of absence from the diplomatic service as Corporate Senior Vice President for policy and external relations of Siemens AG. In March 2008, Ambassador Braun was named Research Professor for Global Studies and Diplomacy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Ambassador Braun studied Economics and History in Tübingen and New York and completed a doctorate at SUNY Stony Brook before entering the Foreign Service in 1981. Ambassador Braun was awarded an Honorary Citizenship of Washington, DC, in 2002. He is Grand Officer of the National Order of the French Legion D’Honneur, bearer of the Grand Cross of the Italian Order of Merit and further international distinctions, as well as a member of the Knights of the Order of St. John.

Hot Topics Call: Rise of Populism and the European Elections
2017-02-03 11:30 - 12:30
In Germany, 2017 has been dubbed the “Superwahljahr,” or “super election year” – with major elections across Europe in Austria, France, Holland, Germany, and Norway. Join us on February 3 at 11:30 am (EST) for a Hot Topics Call on rising populism, growing political polarization, and elections in Europe – and specifically Germany. We will be joined by Dr. Sergey Lagodinsky, Head of the EU/North America Department at the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Berlin.

Atlanta: Why the Euro-Atlantic Alliance is More Important Than Ever to Master Geopolitical Challenges
2017-02-07 12:00 - 14:00
The Atlanta Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S. will host a discussion and luncheon with Jan F. Kallmorgen, CEO of Berlin Global Advisors.
There is no charge for ACG and GACC South members and a charge of $25 for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP for this event by Friday, February 3.
Jan Kallmorgen is the Founder and CEO of Berlin Global Advisors, combining a background in international policy and finance to advise clients worldwide on political risk and government relations. He is also a Partner at Interel Group, a global public affairs firm based in Brussels. Mr. Kallmorgen worked as a business consultant and the World Bank before he joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 in New York, London, and Frankfurt. In 2003, he moved to Berlin, where he launched the think tank Atlantic Initiative, which is dedicated to strengthening European-American relations among a new generation of leaders. He then joined the German Council on Foreign Relations, where he headed the transatlantic program. Concurrently, Mr. Kallmorgen was appointed Managing Director of the European Group for Investor Protection. In 2008, he launched his own public affairs firm, Bohnen Kallmorgen & Partner (BKP). From there he was recruited by Interel to help build the Interel Global Partnership in 2014. He holds a Master’s in History and Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. He is a committed transatlanticist and an alumnus of several Young Leader programs, including those of Atlantik-Brücke and BMW Foundation, as well as the American Council on Germany’s multilateral Young Leaders Conference.

Boca Raton: Why the Euro-Atlantic Alliance Is More Important Than Ever to Master Geopolitical Challenges
2017-02-08 12:30 - 14:00
The Boca Raton Warburg Chapter and the Florida Atlantic University Department of Political Science will host a discussion with Jan F. Kallmorgen, CEO of Berlin Global Advisors.
There is no charge to attend this event. RSVPs are not required.
Jan Kallmorgen is the Founder and CEO of Berlin Global Advisors, combining a background in international policy and finance to advise clients worldwide on political risk and government relations. He is also a Partner at Interel Group, a global public affairs firm based in Brussels. Mr. Kallmorgen worked as a business consultant and the World Bank before he joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 in New York, London, and Frankfurt. In 2003, he moved to Berlin, where he launched the think tank Atlantic Initiative, which is dedicated to strengthening European-American relations among a new generation of leaders. He then joined the German Council on Foreign Relations, where he headed the transatlantic program. Concurrently, Mr. Kallmorgen was appointed Managing Director of the European Group for Investor Protection. In 2008, he launched his own public affairs firm, Bohnen Kallmorgen & Partner (BKP). From there he was recruited by Interel to help build the Interel Global Partnership in 2014. He holds a Master’s in History and Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. He is a committed transatlanticist and an alumnus of several Young Leader programs, including those of Atlantik-Brücke and BMW Foundation, as well as the American Council on Germany’s multilateral Young Leaders Conference.

NYC: The Euro Area: The Current Economic Situation and the Ongoing Need for Institutional Reforms
2017-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Dentons US LLP
The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Johannes Beermann, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Bundesbank.
Dr. Johannes Beermann has been a Member of the Executive Board of the German Bundesbank, responsible for human resources, administration and premises, and the procurement center, since January 2015. Prior to that, from September 2009 to November 2014, he was Minister of State and Chief of the State Chancellery of the Free State of Saxony. From June 2008 to September 2009, he was Chief of the State Chancellery and Minister of State for Federal and European Affairs of Saxony. He served as Secretary of State for Federal and European Affairs at the Hessian State Chancellery and Commissioner (Bevollmächtigter) of the State of Hesse to the Federation from 1999 to 2003 and as State Councillor to the Senator of Finance of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen from 1995 to 1999. Before that, he held miscellaneous functions in the public sector. He holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Münster and has spent time as an associate partner of a law firm and a practicing lawyer when not in the public sector, especially between 2003 and 2008.
Please note Dr. Beermann’s address will be off the record.
RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org.

Denver: The Doomsday Clock
2017-02-09 18:00 - 21:00
The Denver Warburg Chapter and the Denver Council on Foreign Relations will host a discussion and dinner Dr. Rachel Bronson, Executive Director and Publisher of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
There is a $20 charge for ACG members and a $35 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
The “cash bar” is cash only. No credit cards will be accepted.
Reservations are required here by Monday, February 6.
Please note that cell phone usage, jeans, or commercial sales are not permitted at the Denver Country Club.
Dr. Rachel Bronson is the Executive Director and Publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, where she oversees the publishing programs, the management of the Doomsday Clock, and a growing set of activities pivoting around nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, climate change, and emerging technologies. Before joining the Bulletin, she served for eight years at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs in a number of capacities, including Vice President of Studies, Vice President of Programs and Studies, and Senior Fellow, Global Energy. She also taught “Global Energy” as an Adjunct Professor at the Kellogg School of Management. Prior to moving to Chicago, Dr. Bronson served as Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. Earlier positions include Senior Fellow for International Security Affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. Ms. Bronson is a Board member of the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani and the Truman National Security Program. She has served as Co-Chair of Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Producers’ Guild, and as a Board member of the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Dr. Bronson was named by Today’s Chicago Woman magazine as one of 100 Women to Watch (2012), 20 Women to Watch by Crain’s Chicago Business (2008), a Carnegie Corporation Scholar (2003), and a Glamour magazine “Wow Woman” (2002). She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of Chicago, and the Pacific Council. She earned a BA in History at the University of Pennsylvania and an MA and Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1997.

Dallas: Why the Euro-Atlantic Alliance Is More Important Than Ever to Master Geopolitical Challenges
2017-02-10 11:30 - 13:30
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The Dallas Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Jan F. Kallmorgen, CEO of Berlin Global Advisors.
There is no charge to attend this event, but RSVPs are required. RSVP (acceptances only) to Nici Bremer at 214-369-2563 or email ACGTexas@international-capital.com
Jan Kallmorgen is the Founder and CEO of Berlin Global Advisors, combining a background in international policy and finance to advise clients worldwide on political risk and government relations. He is also a Partner at Interel Group, a global public affairs firm based in Brussels. Mr. Kallmorgen worked as a business consultant and the World Bank before he joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 in New York, London, and Frankfurt. In 2003, he moved to Berlin, where he launched the think tank Atlantic Initiative, which is dedicated to strengthening European-American relations among a new generation of leaders. He then joined the German Council on Foreign Relations, where he headed the transatlantic program. Concurrently, Mr. Kallmorgen was appointed Managing Director of the European Group for Investor Protection. In 2008, he launched his own public affairs firm, Bohnen Kallmorgen & Partner (BKP). From there he was recruited by Interel to help build the Interel Global Partnership in 2014. He holds a Master’s in History and Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. He is a committed transatlanticist and an alumnus of several Young Leader programs, including those of Atlantik-Brücke and BMW Foundation, as well as the American Council on Germany’s multilateral Young Leaders Conference.

NYC: Germany in the Super Election Year 2017: Implications for Germany’s Standing in Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship
2017-02-27 12:00 - 14:00
The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, Former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and Former Federal Minister for Education, Science, Research, and Technology
RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org
Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers is the former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the most populous state of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was the first Christian Democrat to serve as Minister-President of NRW since 1966, a position he held from 2005 to 2010. He was also a Member of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2012 and Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the CDU from 2000 to 2005. As Minister-President, he coped successfully with the onset of the global financial crisis by gradually reducing subsidies for the coal industry, preventing the closure of an automobile plant in his state, and committing to job-saving measures. Before focusing his political work on North Rhine-Westphalia, Dr. Rüttgers held various posts in German federal politics. Between 1987 and 2000, he was a Member of the German Bundestag. From 1991 to 1994, Dr. Rüttgers was the First Secretary of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group. In 1994, he was appointed Federal Minister for Education, Science, Research, and Technology by then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Dr. Rüttgers currently serves on the Boards of several foundations, including the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. He is Chairman of the Board of Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus and President of the German branch of the Jerusalem Foundation. He is also an attorney and a lecturer at the University of Bonn.

Los Angeles: The Transition to a Climate-Friendly and Prosperous Wolrd
2017-02-27 12:00 - 14:00
The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.
There is a $50 charge for ACG members and a $55 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. Registration is required by Thursday, February 23.
Dr. Barbara Hendricks has been the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building, and Nuclear Safety since December 2013. Before that, she served as the Federal Treasurer of the Social Democratic Party, beginning in 2007. From 1998 to 2007, she was a Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance. Since 1994, Dr. Hendricks, who has a doctorate in History, has represented her home district of Kleve in the German Bundestag. Prior to that, she had gained political and professional experience working for the Deutsches Studentenwerk (National Association for Student Affairs) and in the administration of the Land North Rhine-Westphalia. From 2001 to 2013, she was a member of the Executive Committee of the SPD.

Seattle: Immigration in Germany
2017-02-27 15:00 - 16:30
The Seattle Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council of Seattle will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR) and Director of the Expert Council’s Research Unit.
There is a $25 charge for ACG and World Affairs Council members and a $35 charge for nonmembers to attend the event.
Dr. Cornelia Schu serves as the SVR’s Managing Director as well as the Director of its Research Unit. Before joining the SVR, Dr. Schu led Stiftung Mercator’s thematic cluster on integration, where she gained extensive expertise in integration policy. She also worked as a Personal Assistant to the Secretary General and the Chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities. Dr. Schu holds a Ph.D. in German Studies.
Please register here by February 24.

San Francisco: Germany as an Immigration Country: Labor Migration and the Refugee Influx
2017-02-28 19:00 - 20:00
The San Francisco Warburg Chapter and the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley will host a discussion with Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director and Director of the Research United of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR).
There is no charge to attend this event. Reservations are not required.
Dr. Cornelia Schu serves as the SVR’s Managing Director as well as the Director of its Research Unit. Before joining the SVR, Dr. Schu led Stiftung Mercator’s thematic cluster on integration, where she gained extensive expertise in integration policy. She also worked as a Personal Assistant to the Secretary General and the Chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities. Dr. Schu holds a Ph.D. in German Studies.

Indianapolis: Germany as an Immigration Country: Labor Migration and the Refugee Influx
2017-03-02 19:00 - 21:00
The Indianapolis Warburg Chapter and Butler University will host a discussion with Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director and Director of the Research Unit at the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR).
There is no charge to attend this event. Reservations are not required.
Dr. Cornelia Schu serves as the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration’s (SVR’s) Managing Director as well as the Director of its Research Unit. Before joining the SVR, Dr. Schu led Stiftung Mercator’s thematic cluster on integration, where she gained extensive expertise in integration policy. She also worked as Personal Assistant to the Secretary General and the Chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities. Dr. Schu holds a Ph.D. in German Studies from the University of Bonn.

Atlanta: Germany as an Immigration Country: Labor Migration and the Refugee Influx
2017-03-03 12:00 - 14:00
The Atlantic Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc. will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Cornelia Schu, Managing Director and Director of the Research Unit at the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (SVR).
There is a no charge for ACG and GACC members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. Reservations are required here by March 3.
Cornelia Schu serves as the SVR’s Managing Director as well as the Director of the SVR’s Research Unit. Before joining the SVR, Dr. Schu led Stiftung Mercator’s thematic cluster on integration, where she gained extensive expertise in integration policy. Dr. Schu also worked as Personal Assistant to the Secretary General and the Chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities. Dr. Schu holds a PhD in German studies from the University of Bonn.

Nashville: Europe in the Era of Trump
2017-03-07 12:00 - 14:00
The Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Hans Kundnandi, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
There is a $15 charge for ACG members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by Friday, March 3.
Hans Kundnani is a Senior Transatlantic Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Europe program, based in Berlin. He previously worked as the Research Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, where he worked for five years. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for German Studies at Birmingham University. His research focuses on German power within Europe, German foreign policy, European integration and dis-integration, European foreign policy, and relations between Europe and Asia. He is the author of two books, Utopia or Auschwitz. Germany’s 1968 Generation and the Holocaust (2009) and The Paradox of German Power (2014). His articles and papers have been published in journals such as Foreign Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, and Internationale Politik and newspapers such as the Financial Times, Le Monde, and Die Zeit. Mr. Kundnani studied German and Philosophy at Oxford University and Journalism at Columbia University in New York, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

Minneapolis: Europe in the Era of Trump
2017-03-08 11:30 - 13:00
The Minneapolis Warburg Chapter will host two events with Hans Kundnandi, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
Luncheon and Discussion
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Dinner and Discussion
5:45 – 8:45 p.m.
Hans Kundnani is a Senior Transatlantic Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Europe program, based in Berlin. He previously worked as the Research Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, where he worked for five years. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for German Studies at Birmingham University. His research focuses on German power within Europe, German foreign policy, European integration and dis-integration, European foreign policy, and relations between Europe and Asia. He is the author of two books, Utopia or Auschwitz. Germany’s 1968 Generation and the Holocaust (2009) and The Paradox of German Power (2014). His articles and papers have been published in journals such as Foreign Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, and Internationale Politik and newspapers such as the Financial Times, Le Monde, and Die Zeit. Mr. Kundnani studied German and Philosophy at Oxford University and Journalism at Columbia University in New York, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

Dallas: The Election of Donald Trump: Implications for U.S.-German Relations
2017-03-08 18:30 - 20:30
The Dallas Warburg Chapter and the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas will host a panel discussion with Dr. James Hollifield, Director of the Tower Center for Political Studies; Boris Ruge, Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of Germany; and Gerrit Zwergel, SVP Finance and CFO for KBA North America Inc. The panel will be moderated by ACG Board Member Lee Cullum.
RSVP by March 1, 2017 at https://utdallas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_af689dzywgBvPGR
(Please also note that seating is limited.)

Madison: Europe in the Era of Trump
2017-03-09 16:00 - 17:30
The Madison Warburg Chapter and the Center for German and European Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host a discussion with Hans Kundnani, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
There is no charge to attend this event.
Hans Kundnani is a Senior Transatlantic Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Europe program, based in Berlin. He previously worked as the Research Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, where he worked for five years. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for German Studies at Birmingham University. His research focuses on German power within Europe, German foreign policy, European integration and dis-integration, European foreign policy, and relations between Europe and Asia. He is the author of two books, Utopia or Auschwitz. Germany’s 1968 Generation and the Holocaust (2009) and The Paradox of German Power (2014). His articles and papers have been published in journals such as Foreign Affairs, The Washington Quarterly, and Internationale Politik and newspapers such as the Financial Times, Le Monde, and Die Zeit. Mr. Kundnani studied German and Philosophy at Oxford University and Journalism at Columbia University in New York, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

New York: Efforts at the UN and in Germany to Promote Gender Equity in a Changing Work Environment
2017-03-14 08:00 - 09:30
The ACG and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung will host a breakfast briefing with Ursula Groden-Kranich, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU).
RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org.
Ursula Groden-Kranich has served as a member of the German Bundestag for the CDU since 2013. She is a member of the Bundestag Committee on the Affairs of the European Union and the Committee on Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth. She also serves as a substitute member of the Committee on Cultural and Media Affairs. Mrs. Groden-Kranich originally trained as a bank clerk at Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz, now known as Rheinland-Pfalz Bank (LBBW Group), and worked as an investment advisor at the bank from 1987 to 2013. Since 1994, she has been a member of the Mainz-Hechtsheim local council in an advisory capacity and a member of the Mainz City Council since 1999. She was a local representative for Mainz-Hechtsheim from 2004 to July 2014. Mrs. Groden-Kranich is Deputy Chairwoman of the Mainz-Bingen County branch of the German Red Cross, Chairwoman of the Mainz-Hechtsheim local branch of the German Red Cross, Chairwoman of the St. Pancratius Community and Church Building Association, and a member of the Mainz Cathedral Building Society and of the Board of Trustees of the Ingelheim Further Education Centre (WBZ) at the Fridtjof Nansen Academy.

Charlotte: Money, Trust, and Central Banking Legitimacy in the Age of Quantitative Easing
2017-03-16 08:00 - 10:00
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the Minda de Ginzburg Center for European Studies at Havard University will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Benjamin Braun, JFK Memorial Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Havard University.
There will be a no charge for ACG members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here no later than Monday, March 13.
Benjamin Braun is a Political Economist who was previously based at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne. He holds degrees in Political Science and Economics from the University of Munich and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Warwick and the Université Libre de Bruxelles. For his work on the European Central Bank he received the Sir Walter Bagehot Prize for Best Dissertation in Government and Public Administration, awarded by the Political Studies Association in the UK. During his time at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, Dr. Braun will start a new research project on “asset manager capitalism.” Through the lens of comparative political economy he will study how the rise of asset management companies transforms the investment chain, with a focus on the ability of this emerging configuration to provide long-term capital to firms. In addition, he will continue to work on central banking, including as a member of the research team on a Transparency International project on the transparency and accountability of euro-area governance.

Seattle: Data - The #1 Natural Resource of the 21st Century
2017-03-17 09:00 - 10:30
The Seattle Warburg Chapter will host a breakfast briefing with Benjamin Rohé, Co-Founder of Germantech Digital and Founding Managing Director of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC).
There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP’s are required. Please register here by March 16.
Benjamin Rohé is an entrepreneur who has worked in the tech, renewable energy, and digital space since 1997. He started his first company at the age of 17 and has co-founded a public company, among other startups. Since January 2015, he is head of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) in Berlin. Mr. Rohé has been investing time and money into startups throughout Europe since 2007. In 2011, his business angel investment activities became more structured by forming angelfund.vc and bringing in an advisory board of industry experts. Mr. Rohé also served as a Partner in the Venture Capital Funds of Redalpine Venture Partners AG in Switzerland. Mr. Rohé co-authored with Gütt Olk Feldhaus Rechtsanwälte “Angel Syndicates: Efficient Investment in Startups with Syndication and Sub-Share Agreements” for the book Guide for Business Angels, published by the Business Angel Network Germany and GoingPublic Media AG in December 2012. He was an ACG Young Leader in 2011 and an Entrepreneur Fellow in 2014.

Phoenix: Data - The New Oil: (Em-)Powering the 21st Century and Radical Economic Change
2017-03-17 18:00 - 20:30
The Phoenix Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and dinner with Benjamin Rohé, Co-Founder of Germantech Digital and Founding Managing Director of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC).
There is a $25 charge to attend the event. Please register here by March 17

Benjamin Rohé is an entrepreneur who has worked in the tech, renewable energy, and digital space since 1997. He started his first company at the age of 17 and has co-founded a public company, among other startups. Since January 2015, he is head of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) in Berlin. Mr. Rohé has been investing time and money into startups throughout Europe since 2007. In 2011, his business angel investment activities became more structured by forming angelfund.vc and bringing in an advisory board of industry experts. Mr. Rohé also served as a Partner in the Venture Capital Funds of Redalpine Venture Partners AG in Switzerland. Mr. Rohé co-authored with Gütt Olk Feldhaus Rechtsanwälte “Angel Syndicates: Efficient Investment in Startups with Syndication and Sub-Share Agreements” for the book Guide for Business Angels, published by the Business Angel Network Germany and GoingPublic Media AG in December 2012. He was an ACG Young Leader in 2011 and an Entrepreneur Fellow in 2014.

Boston: Reform of the UN Security Council - The Boulder of Sisyphus?
2017-03-20 13:30 - 15:00
The Boston Warburg Chapter and Northeastern University’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Center for International Affairs and World Cultures will host a discussion with Dr. Thomas Seidel, First Secretary of Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations.
There is no charge to attend this event. Reservations are not required. Dessert and light refreshments will be served.

Dr. Thomas Seidel is a German career diplomat who has been working in the political section of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York since 2014. He covers the issues of UN Security Council reform and the selection process of the UN Secretary General as well as the prevention and countering of violent extremism and terrorism. Before going to New York City, he served as Political Counsellor at the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, for two years. On a prior posting in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, he covered the rapprochement with Cuba and political, humanitarian, and development support for Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. Prior to his career in diplomacy, Dr. Seidel worked as a management consultant in the European automotive and logistics industry for four years. He is an industrial engineer by training and holds a Doctorate from Technical University of Dortmund, a Master’s Degree (Diplom) from Technical University of Berlin, and a Bachelor (Vordiplom) from Technical University Kaiserslautern. He also studied at University of Calgary and University of Western Sydney. His Doctorate presents a process model for the design of global production and logistics networks. He recently coauthored an article in the Berlin Policy Journal on the reform of the UN Security Council together with Ambassador Dr. Harald Braun, Germany’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

St. Louis: Soccer Without Borders
2017-03-20 16:00 - 17:30
The St. Louis Warburg Chapter, the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and the International and Area Studies Program at Washington University will host a discussion with Erik Kirschbaum, Journalist and Author.
There is no charge to attend this event, reservation is not required.
Erik Kirschbaum is a foreign correspondent based in Germany. Mr. Kirschbaum has worked for Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, and other newspapers from Europe since 1989. A native of New York, he grew up in Connecticut and studied History and German at the University of Wisconsin. He has covered the World Cup and Olympics, and is the author of Rocking the Wall: Bruce Springsteen, the Berlin Concert That Changed the World; and Swim and Bike and Run: Triathlon – The Sporting Trinity.

San Francisco: Data - The New Oil: (Em-)Powering the 21st Century and Radical Economic Change
2017-03-20 18:00 - 21:00
The San Francisco Warburg Chapter, the German American Business Association of Northern California, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP will host a discussion and reception with Benjamin Rohé, Co-Founder of Germantech Digital and Founding Managing Director of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC).
There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP here by Friday, March 17.
Benjamin Rohé is an entrepreneur who has worked in the tech, renewable energy, and digital space since 1997. He started his first company at the age of 17 and has co-founded a public company, among other startups. Since January 2015, he is head of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) in Berlin. Mr. Rohé has been investing time and money into startups throughout Europe since 2007. In 2011, his business angel investment activities became more structured by forming angelfund.vc and bringing in an advisory board of industry experts. Mr. Rohé also served as a Partner in the Venture Capital Funds of Redalpine Venture Partners AG in Switzerland. Mr. Rohé co-authored with Gütt Olk Feldhaus Rechtsanwälte “Angel Syndicates: Efficient Investment in Startups with Syndication and Sub-Share Agreements” for the book Guide for Business Angels, published by the Business Angel Network Germany and GoingPublic Media AG in December 2012. He was an ACG Young Leader in 2011 and an Entrepreneur Fellow in 2014.

Charlotte: German Foreign Policy at the UN - Championing Mulitlateralism
2017-03-22 12:00 - 14:00
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Thomas Seidel, First Secretary of Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations.
There is a $25 charge for ACG and WACC members and a $35 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by Monday, March 20
Dr. Thomas Seidel is a German career diplomat who has been working in the political section of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York since 2014. He covers the issues of UN Security Council reform and the selection process of the UN Secretary General as well as the prevention and countering of violent extremism and terrorism. Before going to New York City, he served as Political Counsellor at the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, for two years. On a prior posting in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, he covered the rapprochement with Cuba and political, humanitarian, and development support for Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. Prior to his career in diplomacy, Dr. Seidel worked as a management consultant in the European automotive and logistics industry for four years. He is an industrial engineer by training and holds a Doctorate from Technical University of Dortmund, a Master’s Degree (Diplom) from Technical University of Berlin and a Bachelor (Vordiplom) from Technical University Kaiserslautern. He also studied at University of Calgary and University of Western Sydney. His doctorate presents a process model for the design of global production and logistics networks. He recently co-authored an article in the Berlin Policy Journal on the reform of the UN Security Council together with Ambassador Dr. Harald Braun, Germany’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

Raleigh: Data - The New Oil: (Em-)Powering the 21st Century and Radical Economic Change
2017-03-23 07:30 - 09:30
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter , the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc., and Wake County Economic Development, will for a breakfast briefing in Raleigh, NC with Benjamin Rohé , Co-Founder of Germantech Digital and Founding Managing Director of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC).
Benjamin Rohé is an entrepreneur who has worked in the tech, renewable energy, and digital space since 1997. He started his first company at the age of 17 and has co-founded a public company, among other startups. Since January 2015, he is head of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) in Berlin. Mr. Rohé has been investing time and money into startups throughout Europe since 2007. In 2011, his business angel investment activities became more structured by forming angelfund.vc and bringing in an advisory board of industry experts. Mr. Rohé also served as a Partner in the Venture Capital Funds of Redalpine Venture Partners AG in Switzerland. Mr. Rohé co-authored with Gütt Olk Feldhaus Rechtsanwälte “Angel Syndicates: Efficient Investment in Startups with Syndication and Sub-Share Agreements” for the book Guide for Business Angels, published by the Business Angel Network Germany and GoingPublic Media AG in December 2012. He was an ACG Young Leader in 2011 and an Entrepreneur Fellow in 2014.

Dallas: German Foreign Policy at the UN - Championing Multilateralism
2017-03-23 11:45 - 13:30
The Dallas Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Thomas Seidel, First Secretary of Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations.
There is no charge to attend this event, but reservation in necessary by 3/20/2017. RSVP (acceptances only) to Nici Bremer at 214-369-2563 or email ACGTexas@international-capital.com.
Dr. Thomas Seidel is a German career diplomat who has been working in the political section of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York since 2014. He covers the issues of UN Security Council reform and the selection process of the UN Secretary General as well as the prevention and countering of violent extremism and terrorism. Before going to New York City, he served as Political Counsellor at the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, for two years. On a prior posting in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, he covered the rapprochement with Cuba and political, humanitarian, and development support for Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010.
Prior to his career in diplomacy, Dr. Seidel worked as a management Consultant in the European automotive and logistics industry for four years. He is an industrial engineer by training and holds a Doctorate from Technical
University of Dortmund, a Master’s Degree (Diplom) from Technical University of Berlin and a Bachelor (Vordiplom) from Technical University Kaiserslautern. He also studied at University of Calgary and University of Western Sydney. His doctorate thesis presents a process model for the design of global production and logistics networks. He recently co-authored an article in the Berlin Policy Journal on the reform of the UN Security Council together with Ambassador Dr. Harald Braun, Germany’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.

Los Angeles: Soccer Without Borders
2017-03-23 12:00 - 13:30
The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter and LA84 Foundation will host a discussion and luncheon with Erik Kirschbaum, Journalist and Author.
There is no charge for ACG members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by March 21.
Erik Kirschbaum is a foreign correspondent based in Germany. Mr. Kirschbaum has worked for Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, and other newspapers from Europe since 1989. A native of New York, he grew up in Connecticut and studied History and German at the University of Wisconsin. He has covered the World Cup and Olympics, and is the author of Rocking the Wall: Bruce Springsteen, the Berlin Concert That Changed the World; and Swim and Bike and Run: Triathlon – The Sporting Trinity.

Boston: 60 Years after the Treaty of Rome: Reimagining the Future of Europe
2017-03-23 17:00 - 19:00
The future of Europe feels uncertain with the approach of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. On March 25, 2017, the European Union will hold a summit in Rome, celebrating the treaty that laid the foundations for the EU as we know it today. Yet even as this celebration draws near, Great Britain is negotiating its departure from the European Union. EU supporters are anxiously awaiting electoral outcomes in the Netherlands in March, France in May, and Germany in September. At a time of rising nationalism and Euroscepticism across Europe and growing populist movements in the United States, the challenge for Europe – to stay united and to remain an anchor of peace, stability and prosperity in the world – is greater than ever.
In light of these events, the German Consulate General in Boston, the Center for the Study of Europe at Boston University, and the American Council on Germany invite you to join us for a panel discussion on the continuing importance of the European Union for prosperity, peace and stability. In particular, the panel will address the future of Europe and how the Bratislava Roadmap, to be adopted during the EU Summit in Rome, will address these challenges. The panelists will also consider the question whether the world is (again) on the brink of a new bilateralism.
The panelists will be Ambassador ret. Dr. Klaus Scharioth (former State Secretary at the German Foreign Office and German Ambassador to Washington, D.C.); Christian Feld (former Head of Office of ARD German Television in Brussels); Prof. Kaija Schilde (Professor of International Relations at the Center for the Study of Europa at Boston University). The discussion will be moderated by Steve Sokol, Executive Director of the American Council on Germany in New York.

Charlotte: Data - The New Oil: (Em-)Powering the 21st Century and Radical Economic Change
2017-03-24 07:30 - 09:30
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter, the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, and Wake County Economy Development will host a breakfast briefing with Benjamin Rohé, Co-Founder of Germantech Digital and Founding Managing Director of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC).
There is no charge for ACG, GACC and WCED members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by Wednesday, March 22.

Benjamin Rohé is an entrepreneur who has worked in the tech, renewable energy, and digital space since 1997. He started his first company at the age of 17 and has co-founded a public company, among other startups. Since January 2015, he is head of the German Tech Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) in Berlin. Mr. Rohé has been investing time and money into startups throughout Europe since 2007. In 2011, his business angel investment activities became more structured by forming angelfund.vc and bringing in an advisory board of industry experts. Mr. Rohé also served as a Partner in the Venture Capital Funds of Redalpine Venture Partners AG in Switzerland. Mr. Rohé co-authored with Gütt Olk Feldhaus Rechtsanwälte “Angel Syndicates: Efficient Investment in Startups with Syndication and Sub-Share Agreements” for the book Guide for Business Angels, published by the Business Angel Network Germany and GoingPublic Media AG in December 2012. He was an ACG Young Leader in 2011 and an Entrepreneur Fellow in 2014.
