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SUMMARY:The Future of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and Transatlantic Data Flows
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a discussion and luncheon with  Oliver Süme\, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association (eco).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Oliver Süme is a Partner at the European law firm Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association. He advises his international clients on all legal challenges in Technology Law\, in particular IT contract law\, data protection and legal issues relating to IT security. Mr. Süme is also Chair of the Board of eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heads the data protection working group of EuroISPA\, the European umbrella organization of internet service providers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-future-of-the-eu-u-s-data-privacy-framework-and-transatlantic-data-flows/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Washington?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. This Thursday\, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first trip to the United States as Chancellor to meet with President Trump. Join us the following morning for a special edition Kaffeepause as we reflect on their meeting with Deutsche Welle’s Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8017488794684%2FWN_rA1fFgDER9efA57bAEmjXA” css=”.vc_custom_1748879571759{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ines Pohl is the Washington Bureau Chief for Deutsche Welle. She served as the Editor in Chief of Deutsche Welle from 2017-2020. During her three-year tenure\, she focused on increasing DW’s social media presence and the exclusive content of all 30 language services. She joined DW in 2015 as a correspondent in the Washington Bureau. As a journalist\, she is particularly interested in questions of democratic legitimacy and transition and is passionate about human rights and the role of democratic structures in developing countries. Ms. Pohl strongly advocates using social media to enhance the connection between audiences and journalists in the digital age. \nShe was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 2005\, where she spent the year focused on immigration and the impact of religion and leadership. She currently serves on the board of trustees for Reporters without Borders and Youth Against AIDS. From 2009-2015\, Ms. Pohl was the editor-in-chief of Die Tageszeitung “taz\,” a national daily German newspaper\, where she launched a new weekend edition and restructured www.taz.de\, now one of Germany’s popular news sites.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-washington/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T110000
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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 Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday\, June 9 at 11:00 am 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%2F6817494199075%2FWN_Jgrl_82MSbCJsTwgbJUyUg” css=”.vc_custom_1749420169723{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-121/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T120000
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SUMMARY:U.S.-EU Trade and Investments are still at Top Levels: What will the Tariffs Do?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a discussion and luncheon with Joseph P. Quinlan Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and Co-Author of The Transatlantic Economy 2025 . \nJoseph Quinlan is Managing Director and Head of Market & Thematic Strategy for the Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) division of Bank of America\, which includes Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and U.S. Trust\, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. He serves as Chief Market Strategist providing economic and market insights and guiding overall investment strategy\, both domestically and globally. In this role\, Mr. Quinlan leads a team responsible for global market analysis and thematic research in support of asset allocation and portfolio construction among portfolio managers and other investment associates. \nMr. Quinlan began his career with Merrill Lynch and served as a Senior Global Economist/Strategist for Morgan Stanley. He lectures on finance and global economics at Fordham University and regularly lectures at various universities around the world\, including Wuhan University in China\, where he is a Visiting Professor. In 1998\, he was nominated as an Eisenhower Fellow. He is a Senior Fellow at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University in Washington\, DC\, and a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Brussels\, Belgium. In 2006\, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union awarded Mr. Quinlan the 2006 Transatlantic Business Award for his research on U.S.-Europe economic ties. In 2007\, he was a recipient of the European-American Business Council Leadership Award for his research on the transatlantic partnership and global economy. \nMr. Quinlan regularly debriefs policymakers and legislators on Capitol Hill on global trade and economic issues. He has testified before the European Parliament. He is the author\, co-author\, or contributor to over 20 books. He has published more than 125 articles on economics\, trade\, and finance that have appeared in such venues as Foreign Affairs\, the Financial Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and Barron’s. He regularly appears on CNBC\, as well as Bloomberg television\, PBS\, and other media venues. He earned his B.A. in Political Science/International Affairs from Niagara University and M.A. in International Political Economics and Development from Fordham University. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/u-s-eu-trade-and-investments-are-still-at-top-levels-what-will-the-tariffs-do/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T120000
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SUMMARY:Reflections on Reporting from Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany is hosting a Discussion and Reception with Clay Risen\, Reporter and Editor at The New York Times (2004 Young Leader) on “Reflections on Reporting from Germany” on Thursday\, June 12\, 2025. \nClay Risen\, reporter and editor at The New York Times\, is the author of Red Scare: Blacklists\, McCarthyism\, and the Making of Modern America. He reported for the Times from Berlin for the month of May. \nMr. Risen has been at The New York Times since 2010. Before writing obituaries\, he was a senior editor on the 2020 politics team\, and before that an editor on the Opinion desk\, most recently as the deputy Op-ed editor. Before joining the Times\, he worked at The New Republic and Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. He has written eight books\, some about U.S. history\, some about whiskey. They include “American Rye” and “The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt\, the Rough Riders\, and the Dawn of the American Century.” \nHe holds a degree in international relations from Georgetown University and a master’s in social science from the University of Chicago. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/reflections-on-reporting-from-germany/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T110000
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics / Cold Realities: Sovereign Debt Crisis - U.S. Out\, Germany In?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the United States\, the Trump administration is moving forward with a sweeping fiscal initiative – the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Introduced as fulfilling a campaign promise to rein in the national debt\, critics worry that the bill would instead add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Meanwhile\, in Germany\, Chancellor Merz has pushed through a landmark €500 billion public lending package in a dramatic departure from Germany’s strict fiscal tradition – even rewriting its constitutional debt rule – to revive its economy and military strength. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and 1014 for an insightful discussion with ACG Board Member Tara Hariharan\, Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management\, and Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther\, Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the German Economic Institute\, to explore how sovereign debt can serve as a valuable tool for financing government expenditures and necessary investments\, while also examining the risks of allowing debt to reach unsustainable levels.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” css=”.vc_custom_1749154157480{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1417491541124%2FWN_bPj676qzTseqqv82xzcYNQ”][vc_column_text]Tara Hariharan is Managing Director of Global Macro Research and Head of Macro Research at NWI Management LP\, a New York-based global macro hedge fund. She appears on CNBC and Bloomberg Television as an expert on China and emerging markets\, and regularly presents her assessments of China’s economy and U.S.-China relations to senior U.S. and international policymakers. She was named one of New York’s “40 Under 40” top business professionals by Crains New York Business in 2024.  \nMs. Hariharan is a board member of the American Council on Germany (ACG) and the German Marshall Fund of the United States\, and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations She was a 2014 German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial fellow\, a 2016 ACG young leader\, 2022 Economic Club of New York fellow and 2023 Millennium Leadership fellow at the Atlantic Council.  She is also a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Economists’ Committee. Elected to the Inter-American Dialogue in 2021\, she regularly contributes to its publications on trade flows and China’s influence on Latin America. Ms. Hariharan holds a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in anthropology from Princeton University and a graduate certificate in international relations from Harvard Extension School. \nProf. Dr. Michael Hüther has served as Director and Member of the Executive Committee of the German Economic Institute since 2004. He has previously worked in a number of important positions in research\, teaching\, and banking\, including at Stanford University\, the German Council of Economic Advisers\, and DekaBank. Since 2001 he has held the Honorary Professorship for Economics at the European Business School. He is also a member of the EU Commission‘s Refit Platform\, which advises the Commission on the efficient\, effective and practical implementation of EU legislation. He has a Ph.D. in Economics and History from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by the President of the Republic.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-cold-realities-sovereign-debt-crisis-u-s-out-germany-in/
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