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.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On May 13, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Henrike Roßbach, Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Office for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
In 2022-2023 the American Council on Germany implemented a series of immersive study tours to Germany to learn about Germany’s dual vocational education system. On May 9 during the U.S. Department of Labor’s first National Youth Apprenticeship Week, the ACG held a conversation with professionals who participated in these programs to hear about the lessons learned and best practices and what they are now striving to implement as a result in their states and communities.
As part of the virtual series Superwahljahr 2024, on May 8, the ACG held a discussion on the elections in India with the Süddeutsche Zeitung South-East Asia Correspondent, David Pfeifer.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On May 6, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Bojan Pancevski, Germany Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
On May 1, the American Council on Germany and the Global Coalition on Aging hosted the first in a series of online webinars in the run-up to the Silver Economy Forum in Berlin. Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, and Prof. Dr. Andrea Maier, Professor of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, discussed the trends, challenges, and opportunities of the demographic megatrend that is our aging population.