On October 2, the ACG hosted a virtual discussion with Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Presidium at the Cologne Institute for Economic Research. He has written extensively about German and European industrial policy against the backdrop of the Zeitenwende and about the need for investment in infrastructure and transformation – and the pressures that are putting on Germany’s debt brake. The conversation was moderated by Tara Hariharan. She is Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP, a New York-based global macro hedge fund.
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.