Chicago: The Future of Liberal Democracy

The Chicago Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Metin Hakverdi, Member of the German Bundestag (SPD). There will be no charge for ACG members and a $15 charge for nonmembers to attend. RSVP at the member rate by calling 212-826-3636. RSVP at the nonmember rate here.   Metin Hakverdi joined the SPD...

NYC: Structural Change and Rising Populism: How Cities Manage these Trends

The ACG will host a Breakfast Briefing with Lord Mayor of Dortmund, Ullrich Sierau.  Ullrich Sierau is the Mayor of the City of Dortmund. After completing his degree in urban planning at Dortmund and Oxford, he worked in the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing, and Transportation of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1994...

Atlanta: The Rise of the German Right

The Atlanta Warburg Chapter, the World Affairs Councils of America, and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta will host a discussion and reception with Metin Hakverdi, Member of the German Bundestag (SPD).  There is a $15 charge for members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. Members of the ACG should use...

Charlotte: Do Populist Movements Threaten German Democracy?

The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a breakfast briefing with Metin Hakverdi, Bundestag Member (SPD). There will be no charge to attend. RSVP here by July 25. Metin Hakverdi joined the SPD in 2002, and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs...

Los Angeles: Transatlantic Politics: Why Flexitarianism is Essential for our Multilateral World Order

The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke will host a breakfast briefing with Sigmar Gabriel, Former Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister in his new role as Chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke. Sigmar Gabriel was Federal Minister for the Economy and Energy from 2013 to 2017 as well as Vice-Chancellor from 2013 to 2018 and...