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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, March 3\, at 9:00 a.m. ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger\, Editor for Der Spiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3017405905162%2FWN_vQHKK1ggT4OAahm1GT337Q” css=”.vc_custom_1740590581001{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Paul-Anton Krüger has been an Editor at SPIEGEL’s capital city office since January 2025. He was the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from September 2021 to December 2024. He previously reported on political affairs and served as Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department\, focusing on the Middle East and international security for three years. Before that\, he spent four years in Cairo as a correspondent covering large parts of the Arab world and Iran. \nAfter graduating from the Alte Landesschule in Korbach\, he studied journalism in Berlin and Munich. In August 2005\, he joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a volunteer\, worked as an editor from 2008\, and as head of the foreign policy department from 2011. In the fall of 2007\, Mr. Krüger was a guest editor at the Chicago Tribune as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship\, the German-American journalism scholarship of the International Journalism Programs e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-113/
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SUMMARY:After the Elections in Germany and the United States:  The Path Forward in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Annett Meiritz\, Washington Correspondent\, Handelsblatt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Facgusa.mystagingwebsite.com%2Fmarch-3-discussion-with-annett-meiritz%2F” css=”.vc_custom_1740160417769{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Annett Meiritz is the Washington Correspondent for Germany’s leading business\, trade\, and finance daily Handelsblatt. She covers the U.S. Administration and Congress\, usually from an economic angle. Previously she worked as Parliamentary Correspondent for Germany’s leading news portal Spiegel Online\, based in Berlin. She holds a B.A. degree in Modern History and Media Science and was educated to be a Journalist at the Berlin Journalism School.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/after-the-elections-in-germany-and-the-united-states-the-path-forward-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T120000
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SUMMARY:What German Leadership Means for Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Lt. General Ben Hodges\, former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Europe. \nThis event is only open to ACG members. \nLt. Gen. Ben Hodges is the former Commanding General of US Army Europe (2014-2017).  He is a Distinguished Fellow with GLOBSEC and consults for several companies on Europe\, NATO\, and the European Union. He is co-author of the book\, Future War and the Defence of Europe. Lt. Gen. Hodges has a regular presence in US and international media where he offers insight and analysis on NATO\, US and European security\, the Russian War against Ukraine\, the greater Black Sea and Baltic Sea Regions\, the Israel-Hamas war\, the U.S. Election and its implications for Transatlantic Security\, human rights\, and other related geostrategic topics. \nHe most recently served as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Prior to that\, he was an Advisor to Human Rights First\, a non-profit\, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in the United States.  Before to joining Human Rights First\, Lt. Gen. Hodges held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). \nA native of Quincy\, Florida\, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry. He lives in Frankfurt\, Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/what-german-leadership-means-for-europe/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T120000
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SUMMARY:Analyzing the German Elections: What Comes Next?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join the ACG and the Pacific Council for a virtual event analyzing the implications of Germany’s federal election on February 23\, 2025. This election\, prompted by the collapse of Chancellor Scholz’s coalition government\, is poised to reshape German politics. Our expert speakers\, Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller\, Director of the Center on the United States at Brookings\, and Peter S. Rashish\, Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program at the American-German Institute will examine what the election means for Germany\, the United States\, and the global community. ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol will moderate the discussion.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_Nj2tjRXjQvCOXfLRjKF3Eg%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1740424598069{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller is an expert on German\, European\, and transatlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. She is the director of the Center on the United States and Europe and the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at Brookings. She held the Kissinger Chair on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress from October 2019 to March 2020\, and served as the inaugural Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at Brookings from 2014 to 2019. \nDr. Stelzenmüller is the former director of GMF’s Berlin office. From 1994 to 2005\, she was defense and international security editor in the political section of the German weekly DIE ZEIT; previously\, she had covered human rights issues\, war crimes tribunals\, and humanitarian crises. From 1988 to 1989\, she was a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School. She has also been a GMF campus fellow at Grinnell College in Iowa\, a Woodrow Wilson Center public policy scholar in Washington\, D.C.\, and a member of the Remarque Forum — a conference series of the Remarque Institute at New York University. \nShe has worked in Germany and the United States\, and speaks English\, French\, German\, and Spanish. Dr. Stelzenmüller holds a doctorate in law from the University of Bonn (1992)\, a master’s degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1988)\, and a law degree from the University of Bonn (1985).\nPeter S. Rashish is Vice President and Director of the Geoeconomics Program at AGI. He also is the author of The Wider Atlantic blog. Before joining AGI\, Mr. Rashish has served as Vice President for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce\, where he spearheaded the Chamber’s advocacy ahead of the launch of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Previously\, Mr. Rashish was a Senior Advisor for Europe at McLarty Associates\, Executive Vice President of the European Institute\, and a staff member and consultant at the International Energy Agency\, the World Bank\, UNCTAD\, the Atlantic Council\, the Bertelsmann Foundation\, and the German Marshall Fund. \nMr. Rashish has testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade and the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia and has advised three U.S. presidential campaigns. He has been a featured speaker at the Munich Security Conference\, the Aspen Ideas Festival\, and the Salzburg Global Seminar and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jean Monnet Institute in Paris and a Senior Advisor to the European Policy Centre in Brussels. His commentaries have been published in The New York Times\, the Financial Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, Foreign Policy\, and The National Interest\, and he has appeared on PBS\, CNBC\, CNN\, and NPR. \nHe earned a BA from Harvard College and an MPhil in international relations from Oxford University. He speaks French\, German\, Italian\, and Spanish.\nDr. Steven E. Sokol (moderator) has been the President and CEO of the American Council on Germany since 2015. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Prior to this\, Dr. Sokol served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmbH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Earlier in his career\, he also was a Program Manager at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and was a paralegal at Fulbright & Jaworski. \nHe holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. Dr. Sokol serves on several non-profit boards and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was awarded a Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit) for his work to strengthen German-American relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/analyzing-the-german-elections-what-comes-next/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:The Road Ahead:  Implications of Germany's Federal Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Atlanta Council on International Relations will host a discussion and luncheon  with Dr. Steven E. Sokol\, President & CEO of the American Council on Germany. \nThe cost to attend this event is $40 for ACG/ACIR members\, and $55 for non-members of either organization.  \nPlease REGISTER HERE by March 3[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dr. Steven E. Sokol has been the President and CEO of the American Council on Germany since 2015. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Prior to this\, Dr. Sokol served as the Deputy Director of the Aspen Institute Berlin\, was the Head of the Project Management Department at the Bonn International Center for Conversion GmBH (BICC)\, and a Program Officer in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Earlier in his career\, he also was a Program Manager at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and was a paralegal at Fulbright & Jaworski. \nDr. Sokol holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Free Universität in Berlin. Dr. Sokol serves on several non-profit boards and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was awarded a Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit) for his work to strengthen German-American relations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-road-ahead-implications-of-germanys-federal-election-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, March 17\, at 9:00 a.m. ET for a Kaffeepause with Marc Felix Serrao\, Editor-in-Chief in Germany for the Neue Züricher Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4917419602595%2FWN_MB69nCRPRBeWyKfRUTruIg” css=”.vc_custom_1741960298410{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Marc Felix Serrao has been the Head of the Berlin office since July 2017 and Editor-in-Chief of the Neue Züricher Zeitung in Germany since 2021. After military service\, he studied political science in Berlin. In 2004/05\, he was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University in New York. He graduated in 2006.  Mr. Serrao worked for the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 2007 to 2016 – first as a trainee\, then as deputy head of the society and style department. In 2015\, he began a part-time Executive MBA at the Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung (WHU) and the Kellogg School of Management. From 2016 to 2017\, he served as the Business editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-114/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T180000
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SUMMARY:Innovators and Investors Stammtisch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The NYC “Innovators and Investors Stammtisch” series is a new initiative bringing together German and U.S. professionals for informal\, engaging conversations over dinner. Inspired by the German tradition of the Stammtisch\, this regular gathering fosters networking\, knowledge sharing\, and transatlantic exchange in a relaxed setting. Each event will feature rotating guest speakers offering unique insights\, creating a space for meaningful connections between leaders and innovators from both countries. The Launch Event will be a larger gathering to kick-off to the series.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/innovators-and-investors-stammtisch/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T120000
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SUMMARY:Rising Global Trade Tensions: China and the German-American Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion with Thomas König\, Director China at the German Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DIHK) and 2024 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends. \n  \nThomas König is Director China at the German Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DIHK)\, Europe’s largest trade association. He is co-author of the book “How to make it in China / “So Schafft Man China” (now in its third edition” and “China – Mastering business and everyday life / China – Business & Alltag meistern.” He has years of hands-on experience in China\, including work at the European Chamber of Commerce in China and the world’s largest German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai\, which serves over 1\,600 member companies. Previously\, Mr. König served as Asia Program Coordinator at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in London and Paris and developed training programs for Chinese UN diplomats-in-waiting at the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva. \nMr. König is currently a Taiwan-US-Europe Policy Program Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and a McCloy Fellow on Global Trends from the American Council on Germany and is researching the nexus of US relations with China and Germany in Washington D.C. in Spring 2025. He holds degrees from Yale University and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and completed a bilingual semester at Peking University. Mr. König is currently teaching as a guest lecturer at the Center for Cultural Studies on Science and Technology in China at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/rising-global-trade-tensions-china-and-the-german-american-relationship/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T110000
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SUMMARY:The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Technology
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join the ACG and the Aspen Institute for an insightful virtual discussion on March 20 between German and U.S. state legislators to highlight the role of states\, cities\, and local governments in fostering innovation\, addressing AI-related challenges\, and promoting cross-border cooperation. The conversation will include Senator Lashrecse Aird (D)\, Senate of Virginia\, Nina Eisenhardt (Alliance 90/The Greens)\, State Parliament of Hesse\, and Franziska Müller-Rech (FDP)\, State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register” style=”classic” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_9Dgm61gBTIGic-ncx5qY-A%3Fmc_cid%3D92d3d2f3a7%26mc_eid%3D0cb490be7a%23%2Fregistration”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nSenator Lashrecse D. Aird (D) was sworn into the Virginia State Senate in 2024. She previously served three terms (2016-2022) in the Virginia House of Delegates where she held the distinction as the youngest woman ever elected to that body. Senator Aird helped Virginia make history with the passage of Breonna’s Law\, prohibiting the use of no-knock search warrants. Her legislation also led Virginia to become the first southern state to declare racism a public health crisis\, to declare access to water a human right\, and to make Virginia a leading state in combating maternal and infant mortality. She currently serves on the Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee\, the Joint Commission on Technology and Science\, the Behavioral Health Commission\, the Fentanyl and Heroin Enforcement Task Force\, and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. \nShe earned her undergraduate degree from Virginia State University and was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Political Leadership Program\, and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Minority Political Leadership Institute. As a result of her policy efforts\, in 2020 Senator Aird was invited to serve as a Congressional European Parliament Initiative (CEPI) Fellow with the Bertelsmann Foundation. \n\n\nA tireless and trusted community leader\, Lashrecse Aird is actively engaged in numerous civic boards and organizations. She is the Virginia State Social Action Coordinator for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Inc. She serves on the Global Advisory Board for the Presidential Precinct. She also serves on the boards for Chippenham Johnston-Willis Hospital\, the Sorensen Political Leadership Institute\, Sports Backers\, and the Virginia League of Planned Parenthood. She is also a member of the Responsible Leaders Network for the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt. Professionally\, Lashrecse works in higher education administration at Virginia State University. \nNina Eisenhardt (Alliance 90/The Greens) is a member of the Hessian State Parliament and the spokesperson for universities\, science\, and artificial intelligence for the BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN parliamentary group. She studied political science at the Technical University of Darmstadt and later earned a master’s degree in International Studies: Peace and Conflict Research at Goethe University Frankfurt. She also worked at KfW Development Bank\, focusing on international cooperation. \nHer political journey started early—she was elected to the city council of her home town Renningen at the age of 19. A member of BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN since 2012\, she has been active in various committees pushing for fairer education and science policies. She had various leading positions in her party\, including serving her party’s board as state treasurer for BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN in Hesse. \nOn January 18\, 2019\, she was elected to the Hessian State Parliament\, representing Groß-Gerau County and Main-Taunus County. She is member of the parliamentarian committees for science and art as well as digitalization and data protection. She focuses on future-oriented policies in science\, digitalization\, and higher education. \nFranziska Müller-Rech (FDP) has been a member of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Parliament since 2017. She joined the Free Democrats in 2006 during her studies. In 2015\, she became deputy district chairwoman of the FDP. Since March 2018\, she has succeeded Joachim Stamp as district chairwoman of the FDP in Bonn. In March 2018\, she was elected to the Cologne district executive committee at the district party conference in Leverkusen. \nIn Bonn\, Ms. Müller-Rech is a member of the school committee of the city of Bonn as an expert citizen and has been the spokesperson for school policy there since 2014. She was also a spokesperson for school policy in the FDP state parliamentary group. In the 2017 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia\, Ms. Müller-Rech won a seat on her party’s state list. On January 27\, 2023\, she replaced Joachim Stamp in the State Parliament after leaving it in 2022 due to loss of FDP seats. \nAfter graduating from the Erzbischöfliche Liebfrauenschule in Bonn in 2003\, she studied at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (specializing in insurance). She successfully completed an apprenticeship as an insurance saleswoman and a degree in business administration (FH). Before she entered the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament\, she worked as a team manager in customer service for company pension schemes at Talanx. Ms. Müller-Rech studied “Communication & Leadership” at Quadriga University Berlin and graduated with a Master of Arts in summer 2024. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-future-of-artificial-intelligence-and-technology/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\nThe ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, March 24\, at 12:00 p.m. ET for a Kaffeepause with Vladimir Balzer\, an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_P8h1ZsTPT92BsYJdJTGQvg%3Fmc_cid%3D71a9abf32f%26mc_eid%3D0cb490be7a%23%2Fregistration”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023 he started as a correspondent at the Capital Studios of Deutschlandfunk in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the U.S.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-115/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T120000
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SUMMARY:Rising Above or Lagging Behind? Inequality in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of the Transatlantic Tandem Talks\, join the ACG\, University of Cologne NY Office\, DAAD North America\, DWIH NY\, & partners for a discussion with experts from both sides of the Atlantic as they compare the higher education systems in the U.S. and Germany\, analyze the current state of inequality in higher education\, and explore its causes\, consequences\, and potential pathways toward greater equity. Speakers include Prof. Dr. Claudia Buchmann\, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor in Sociology at The Ohio State University and Prof. Dr. Marita Jacob\, Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Management\, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo) at the University of Cologne; and moderated by Peter R. Kerrigan\, Deputy Director of the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) Regional Office in New York office[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Frising-above-or-lagging-behind-inequality-in-higher-education-registration-1224986550749%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator%26mc_cid%3D1bd68617c8%26mc_eid%3D0cb490be7a”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Prof. Dr. Claudia Buchmann is a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor in Sociology at The Ohio State University. She is internationally known for her research on gender inequalities in education\, with a focus on how women have come to attain more education than men in much of the world today. Her award-winning book The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What it Means for American Schools (2013\, Russell Sage Foundation). Her prior research includes cross-national and comparative studies of the impact of economic policies and educational systems on educational outcomes and social well-being as well as case studies of stratification and mobility in Africa. A theme uniting her varied research projects is a concern for the intersection of institutional factors with family- and individual-level processes in determining social inequalities. Dr. Buchmann’s influential scholarship has been published in many top journals and has received widespread attention from the academic community and the news media\, including The New York Times\, Washington Post\, National Public Radio\, and the BBC. She is a recipient of the Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowship\, and her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health\, the Spencer Foundation\, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She has served as deputy editor of the American Sociological Review and on the editorial boards of Sociology of Education and Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. More recently\, she served on the Wissenschaft Zentrum Berlin (WZB) advisory board in Germany and on the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee on Social Stratification (RC28). Dr. Buchmann is an advisory board member of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi)\, Germany. Buchmann received her BA in German from the University of Wisconsin and her PhD in Sociology and African Studies from Indiana University. \nProf. Dr. Marita Jacob is a Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Management\, Economics\, and Social Sciences (WiSo) at the University of Cologne and is actively involved in the WiSo-Key Research Initiative Demography and Social Inequality. Additionally\, she serves as the Faculty’s Vice Dean for Academic Careers. After her studies in social sciences\, mathematics\, and economics\, she worked as a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and received her PhD at the Free University of Berlin. She then continued as a Postdoc at the Institute for Employment Research in Nuremberg. Before joining the University of Cologne\, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Mannheim. Her research focuses on social inequalities in education\, employment\, and family dynamics. She is particularly interested in how factors such as family background\, gender\, and ethnic origin influence educational decisions\, with a recent emphasis on strategies to mitigate social inequalities in higher education. Her work also explores the relationship between gender equality in the labor market and family dynamics. In her latest research on enrollment disparities\, she examined how intensive counseling can help reduce social inequalities in enrollment\, specifically among native and immigrant students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. She also investigated the role of gendered risk and return preferences and gender differences in the choice of academic majors in higher education. \nPeter R. Kerrigan (moderator) is the Deputy Director of the German Academic Exchange Service’s (DAAD) Regional Office in the New York office and is the Director of Marketing and Outreach for DAAD in North America. He is responsible for all areas of marketing German higher education and research and DAAD’s scholarship programs in the U.S. and Canada. Peter served as Vice President of Membership Development and Services at The Forum on Education Abroad; Assistant Director of the Higher Education Resource Group at the Institute of International Education (IIE); and Senior Program Coordinator in the Work Abroad Division of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Peter is an active speaker in the field of international education and has presented at conferences and workshops around the world. He has served in various volunteer governance positions for the European Association for International Education (EAIE)\, NAFSA: Association of International Educators\, and The Forum on Education Abroad. He is helping EAIE restructure its mentorship program and serves as the Chair of EAIE’s Social Responsibility Thematic Committee. Peter helped found and grow the Rainbow Scholarship at the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA). This scholarship enables financially disadvantaged LGBTQI students to study abroad.  In September 2016\, Peter received EAIE’s Transatlantic Leadership Award. Peter was awarded an M.A. in Political Science by the Freie Universität\, Berlin\, Germany\, and a B.A. in Political Science and German by Bates College\, Maine\, USA.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/rising-above-or-lagging-behind-inequality-in-higher-education/
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics\, Cold Realities: The Green Energy Transition – Dead in its Tracks?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources has been unfolding over decades. While the idea of sustainable energy emerged in the 20th century\, it accelerated in the new millennium\, driven by rising environmental concerns\, growing awareness of climate change\, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under President Biden and his signature climate legislation and the European Green Deal aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050\, the global momentum for a green transition gained significant momentum. \nHowever\, the war in Ukraine and new governments in the United States and Germany have ushered in a political shift from clean energy to more secure and affordable energy sources. President Trump’s push to “Drill Baby\, Drill” and the priorities of Germany’s incoming Chancellor Merz on defense capabilities over climate concerns in a new geopolitical era\, raise questions about the future of the green energy transition. \nJoin 1014 and the ACG on March 27 to discuss this development with Cameron Abadi\, Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy and Co-Host of FP’s Ones and Tooze podcast\, and Dr. Kira Vinke\, Head of Center for Climate and Foreign Policy at the German Council on Foreign Relations.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_uq23Zi30QkOvpwfwh3oe6Q” css=”.vc_custom_1743088520214{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cameron Abadi is a deputy editor at Foreign Policy and co-host of FP’s Ones and Tooze podcast. He previously worked at the New Republic and Foreign Affairs and as a correspondent in Germany and Iran. His writing has appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek\, the New Yorker\, the New Republic\, and Der Spiegel. \nDr. Kira Vinke is head of the Center for Climate and Foreign Policy at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). She is also a member of the Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding\, which she co-chaired from 2018 to January 2025. From 2014-2022\, she worked at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Before joining DGAP\, she headed the East Africa Peru India Climate Capacities (EPICC) project there. \nShe completed her doctoral dissertation (summa cum laude) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin on the subject of climate change and migration; her studies were funded by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-cold-realities-the-green-energy-transition-dead-in-its-tracks/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Germany’s Investment in Defense and Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion with Heiko Thoms\, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Heiko Thoms is State Secretary in the German Ministry of Finance. He oversees European policy\, international financial policy\, financial market policy as well as government holdings and privatization. His responsibilities include serving as the Deputy of the German Minister of Finance at the G7\, the G20 and the IMF. He is Alternate Governor of the World Bank Group and the EBRD\, as well as Vice President of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union (EFC) and Member of the Board of Directors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Furthermore\, he is Chairman of the Board of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics (BIG). \nAt the national level\, State Secretary Thoms is Chairman of the Board of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)\, Chair of the Financial Stability Committee (Ausschuss für Finanzstabilität)\, and Member of the Supervisory Board of KfW IPEX Bank. During his tenure\, State Secretary Thoms negotiated the new EU fiscal rules\, contributing significantly to the establishment of policies aimed at fostering fiscal stability across the European Union. He played a pivotal role in securing the establishment of the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in Frankfurt\, strengthening Germany’s position as a financial hub. He also spearheaded the Growth and Innovation Capital Initiative for Germany (WIN Initiative)\, introducing a comprehensive package of measures designed to improve the framework conditions for growth and venture capital in the country. \nState Secretary Thoms is a trained lawyer and diplomat. He started his public service career in 1999 in the Federal Foreign Office and previously served as German Ambassador to Brazil and to the United Nations in New York and as Deputy Ambassador to NATO.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-investment-in-defense-and-infrastructure/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, March 31\, at 9:00 a.m. ET for a Kaffeepause with ACG Fellowship alumna Miriam Hollstein\, Chief Political Reporter for Stern[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8717431054416%2FWN_7YHdqtXQSGSWsxWdN656DA” css=”.vc_custom_1743105471338{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Political Reporter for Stern. Before this\, she was the Chief Report from January 2022 to Septepmber 23 atT-Online in Berlin. Prior to this position\, she served as the Chief Political Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion from November 2020 to December 2021. She wrote for the Berliner Zeitung while still a student and worked as an editor for Internationale Politik. She worked as a foreign reporter for the Welt am Sonntag\, and from 2006-2014 was a WELT-Gruppe’s domestic policy editor and reporter. From 2015 to 2020\, she worked for the Bild am Sonntag\, first as a domestic policy and then from 2018 as chief reporter of politics. Her reporting brought her into regular contact with the office of the German Chancellor. Since March 2020\, she has worked as a freelance writer and moderator. \nIn 2009\, she published the first graphic biography of Angela Merkel\, entitled “Miss Tschörmanie\,” together with illustrator Heiko Sakurai. She appears regularly on the German news program “Phoenix\,” where she speaks on political and societal issues. She regularly travels internationally for reporting assignments. In addition\, she was a 2005 Marshall Memorial Fellow\, a 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow\, and was recognized in 2015 by the DEFA Stiftung (German Film Corporation Foundation) for her contribution to preserving German film heritage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-116/
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