The Implications of the EU’s AI Act: A View from Germany

The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Paula Cipierre, Head of Privacy and Public Policy for Palantir Technologies and 2023 ACG McCloy Fellow on Global Trends. Paula Cipierre is the Head of Privacy and Public Policy at Palantir Technologies. She advises the company and its customers on strategic and ethical questions about developing...

Science Diplomacy, Academic Freedom, and the New Role of Universities

On October 5, the ACG, the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the German Center for Research and Innovation will host a breakfast briefing with Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, President of the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal has been the President of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin since...

How has the War in Ukraine Changed Germany’s Energy and Climate Policy?

The ACG and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Washington DC will host a discussion and luncheon with Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (Environmental Action Germany). Sascha Müller-Kraenner has served as Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., DUH (Environmental Action Germany) since January 2015. Environmental Action Germany is an independent non-profit organization that was founded...

German-American Economic Relations: A German Perspective

The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a discussion and reception with Julia Klöckner, Member of the German Bundestag, Spokeswoman on Economic Policy for the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, and Former Federal Minister. Julia Klöckner has been a member of the German Parliament (Bundestag) since 2021, representing the constituency of Kreuznach. She serves as the Spokeswoman...