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 September 17, the American Council on Germany and the Global Coalition on Aging hosted the fourth and final webinar in “The Road to Silver Economy Forum” virtual series with Michael Devoy, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance for the Pharmaceuticals Division of Bayer AG and Cynthia Hutchins, Director of Financial Gerontology for Bank of America. The conversation was moderated by Melissa Mitchell, Executive Director of Global Coalition on Aging.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On September 16, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer.
On September 12, the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion with German and American state legislators including Michael Lee (BC United), Dr. med. Heide Richter-Airijoki (SPD), State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, and Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R), Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On September 9, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Anja Wehler-Schöck, Head of International Politics for Der Tagesspiegel.
On September 4, the ACG hosted a virtual discussion with German journalist Nadine Lindner on the election results from Saxony and Thuringia. Ms. Lindner has been a correspondent with Deutschlandradio since 2016 and covers the AfD, among other things. Before that, she was a state correspondent in Saxony and covered political developments there.