On February 22, the ACG and the Pittsburgh Committee on Foreign Relations will host a discussion and reception with David Gill, Consul General of Germany in New York. David Gill has been the German Consul General in New York since August 20217. He grew up in a protestant minister’s family in Herrnhut, Saxony, in former...
On February 26, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Thomas Gstaedtner, Head of Division in the Banking Supervisory Arm of the European Central Bank. Dr. Thomas Gstaedtner works as a Head of Division in the banking supervisory arm of the European Central Bank. He is responsible for supervising the French banks and...
On February 29, the American Council on Germany and the American Business Forum on Europe will host a breakfast briefing with Oliver Süme, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the Board of the Internet Industry Association, eco. The European Parliament just passed the AI Act, which forms the world's first legal framework for artificial intelligence...
Around the world, the rise of populist movements is contributing to the spread of conspiracy narratives. Social media platforms and messengers provide a fertile ground for conspiracy narratives that mobilize people, reinforce anti-Semitic and anti-pluralist thinking, and also destabilize and divide societies. In a time of fake truth and alternative facts, how much impact do...
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, March 4 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Journalist Miriam Hollstein, Chief Reporter for Stern in Berlin and 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow.Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Reporter for Stern in Berlin....