The spread of COVID-19 and the ensuing global lock-down as governments try to slow the spread of the corona virus has tested individuals and institutions around the world. Since March of 2020, the ACG has stepped up its digital programming by hosting webinars and video discussions which bring together policy makers and thought leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss some of the key issues shaping transatlantic relations in an unprecedented time. In addition to organizing events on its own, the ACG has also partnered with other organizations such as 1014 and Atlantik-Brücke to launch new series designed to reach beyond the ACG community.
On November 16, the ACG, in collaboration with 1014, held a virtual discussion with Steffen Kampeter, Chief Executive Officer of the Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (Confederation of German Employers‘ Associations (BDA)), and Roberto Suárez Santos, Secretary-General of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), on the future of work.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On November 13, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Petra Pinzler, Berlin Correspondent for Die Zeit and 2010 Kellen Fellow.
On November 9, the ACG talked with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer about the mood in Germany following the violence in Gaza.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On November 6, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski, Germany Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.
On November 1, the ACG hosted a virtual discussion about the broader implications of the conflict with Middle East expert Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz, Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and Professor for Contemporary History and Politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg.