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    • Digital Program
      • Digitalization and Democracy
        • Democracy 2.0 – Strengthening Liberal Values in the Ages of Digital Disruption
        • Digital Dish Series
        • Disinformation and the Role of Influencers in Times of Conflict  
        • ENGAGING GERMAN INFLUENCERS INITIATIVE
        • COVID-19 and Tech Virtual Conversation Series
        • Media Literacy Initiative
        • Tech and the Worker Series: Overcoming the Conundrums of the “Great Decoupling”
        • #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo
      • Digitalization and Ethics
        • AITech Dialogues Series
        • Aspen Berlin AI Conference 2021
        • Aspen Berlin AI Conference 2020
        • Aspen Berlin AI Conference 2019
        • Aspen Berlin AI Conference 2018
      • Digitalization and European Sovereignty
        • A Transatlantic Perspective on Digital Sovereignty
      • Digitalization and Geopolitics
      • Digitalization and Transatlantic Relations
        • German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue
    • Europe Program
      • Aspen Initiative for Europe
      • The Future of Europe
      • Western Balkans Background Discussions
      • Western Balkans Regional Dialog
      • Aspen Southeast Europe Foreign Minister Conference
      • Berlin Policy Hub for Think Tanks from the Western Balkans
      • Civil Society & Think Tank Forum Berlin
      • Solidarity in Action
      • Visegrad 4 – Germany Forum
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      • Leadership in Times of Crisis
      • Philosophy and Practice
      • Socrates Seminars
    • Public Program
      • 50 Years Aspen Germany
      • Ambassadors‘ Talk
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      • Event Series Road to Election Night & Beyond
      • Future of Food and Farming
      • Global Threats Series
      • International Press Roundtable
      • Publication Series Transatlantische Impulse
      • The Future of Ukraine
    • Transatlantic Program
      • Laboratories of Democracy Initiative
      • U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture
      • Future Cities Go Glocal
      • America’s Choice – Der USA-Podcast
      • Election Speaker Series
      • Election Night in Berlin 2024
      • Road to Election 2024
      • State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue
      • Future Cities – A Transatlantic Townhall Project
      • Global Health
      • Transatlantic Agriculture Dialogue Tour
      • Berlin Transatlantic Forum
      • Bundestag and Congress Staffers Exchange Program
      • German-American Dialog
      • Trilateral Dialog with Parlamentarians from Germany, Russia, and the U.S.
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Management Board

The Management Board of The Aspen Institute Germany represents the Institute legally and advises the Executive Director on legal matters, fundraising, the program, finance and accounting, and strategic communication.

Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner

(Chairwoman of the Management Board)
Executive Director
Aspen Institute Germany

Britt Eckelmann

Managing Shareholder
Silver Construction Engineering GmbH

Prof. Dr. Gunther Hellmann

Professor of Political Science
Goethe-University

Margit Lehwalder

Group Head of HR
Union Asset Management Holding AG

Ulrich Plett

(Treasurer)
Auditor
UPW7 GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees supervises the Management Board of the Aspen Institute Germany. It elects Management Board members and the Executive Director and advises on program planning. Many of the Members of the Board of Trustees support the Institute not only through their counsel, but also through major donations.

Eckart von Klaeden

(Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
Vice President, Head of External Affairs
Daimler AG

Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann

(Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees)
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
Dussman Group

Elliot Gerson

(Ex-Officio non-voting member)
Executive Vice President
The Aspen Institute

Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert

(Chairman of the Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany; Ex-Officio voting member)
Partner, Lawyer and Notary
Görg Attorneys at Law

William Klein

Consultant Partner
FGS Global, Berlin Office

David Knower

Partner and General Manager
Cerberus Germany Investment Consulting GmbH

Kim Larsen

(President, Friends of Aspen Germany; Ex-Officio voting member)
Partner, Stinson, LLP

Rüdiger Lentz

(Ex-Officio voting member)
Founder & CEO
BerlinDialogue

Cecilie Rohwedder

Contributor
Wall Street Journal

Dr. Karsten Voigt

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Former Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation
German Federal Foreign Office

Britta Weber

Vice President Global Learning and Development
UPS U.S.A.

Dr. Peter Wittig

Senior Advisor Global Affairs
Schaeffler AG

Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

Contact

Corinna Bolz

  • Boards and Membership Officer
  • Phone: +49 (0) 30 804 890 13
  • bolz@aspeninstitute.de
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