On October 21, the Freunde des ACG and the ACG hosted a discussion on cybersecurity and the upcoming US election with Dr. Sandro Gaycken, Founder and Director of Digital Society Institute at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin, and Wolfram von Heynitz, Deputy Consul General of Germany in New York and former Head of Cyber Foreign Policy and Cyber Security at the Federal Foreign Office. The discussion was moderated by Young Leader alumna Kathryn Harrison, Founder and CEO of the DeepTrust Alliance.
The sister city relationship between Charlotte and Krefeld was established in 1986. Krefeld’s industrial economy and the common influence of the textile industries was one of the original reasons for the partnership. In the intervening years since then, both cities have undergone significant structural change. On October 20, the ACG talked with Julie Eiselt, Mayor Pro Tem in Charlotte, and Frank Meyer, Lord Mayor of Krefeld, about the current issues confronting their respective cities – and how they are preparing for the future.
This event is part of a series of [Virtual] Transatlantic Town Halls: German-American Mayors Forum, which is being organized by the American Council on Germany under the auspices of WunderbarTogether USA 2020, a comprehensive and collaborative initiative funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
Over the past 75 years, globalization and global governance have been strongholds of universal peace and prosperity. More recently, multilateral institutions struggle to enable shared, fair and effective solutions for crisis phenomena such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 16, 2020, the fourth #R2EN session “The Future of the Multilateral Order” featured Robert B. Zoellick, Former President of the World Bank, U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank. The virtual discussion was moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Head of External Policy at the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
This event is part of the virtual Road to Election Night & Beyond, which the ACG organizes in cooperation with several Berlin-based transatlantic institutions and political foundations.
When the pandemic struck, millions of people across the United States and in Germany were forced to work from home and attend school remotely. While for many, this was an easy transition; others were left without access to high-speed internet and computers or tablets. The digital divide broke down along economic and racial lines – showing that structural racism runs deeper than many previously thought. On October 12, the ACG hosted a discussion on how the digital divide results from racial and income inequality with Janina Kugel, former Siemens AG senior executive who has extensive experience in the fields of human resources and diversity; and Apjit Walia, Managing Director and the Global Head of Technology Investment Strategy at Deutsche Bank.
On October 9, 2020, the third event in the series Road to Election Night & Beyond – or #R2EN – was held. “Beyond the Campaign Trail: The Future of the American Presidency” featured Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, and David Frum, Staff Writer for The Atlantic, and was moderated by ACG Young Leader alumna Vendeline von Bredow, European Business and Finance Correspondent for The Economist.
Roughly four weeks ahead of Election Day, the world is focused on the U.S. No day passes without pollsters offering their latest take on the most recent numbers and data. But, looking beyond the election on November 3, invites a larger question: No matter whether the next President is named Biden or Trump, what will the future of the American presidency look like? And what role will Democrats and Republicans play in shaping the presidency for the years to come? This event is part of a series of events organized by a consortium of transatlantic organizations and German political foundations. More information on the series can be found here: https://landing.berlin-election-night.de.