Germany’s Response to Current Crises

The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer, Member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board and Author of Krisenzeit - Sicherheit, Wirtschaft, Zusammenhalt – Was Deutschland jetzt tun muss (September 2023). Please email events(at)acgusa.org for more information. Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer joined the Executive Board of the Bertelsmann Stiftung in...

Bridging Borders: Navigating Open Scientific Collaboration with China

The American Council on Germany, the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, and the University of Cologne New York Office cordially invite you to a breakfast briefing on “Bridging Borders: Navigating Open Scientific Collaboration with China” with Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee, President of the DAAD and Rector of the University of Cologne, and Christopher Walker, Vice President for Studies and...

A Decisive Decade: Addressing the Transformative Challenges facing Europe

On May 29, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Stefan Wintels, CEO of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau. Stefan Wintels as been CEO of KfW since November 2021. He joined KfW as Co-CEO in October 2021. Prior to joining KfW, Mr. Wintels worked at Citigroup for 20 Years (2001 - 2021) in various leadership...

From Anti-War to Climate Justice: What’s Driving the Left in Germany and the United States?

The ACG and the Goethe Institut in New York will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Sheri Berman, Political Scientist and Author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancient Regime to Present Day; and Lukas Hermsmeier, Journalist and Author of Uprising - Amerikas neue Linke. This event is part of our series Foreign Correspondent Unplugged and will be available...

Beyond the Ballot: Parsing the Results of the EU’s Parliamentary Election and Anticipating What Lies Ahead

The American Council on Germany will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver...