Konferenz in Berlin (19. – 20. März, 2024)
Die German-American Trade and Tech Conference wird vom 19. – 20. März 2024 in der Landesvertretung Baden-Württembergs stattfinden. Unter dem Titel „Trade, Tech, and Transformation: Transatlantic Visions in Action“ zielt die Konferenz darauf ab, Diskussionen zur deutsch-amerikanischen und europäisch-amerikanischen Zusammenarbeit auf eine breitere Ebene zu heben und eine Vielzahl von Perspektiven und Interessenvertreter*innen zusammenzubringen. Darüber hinaus bietet sie eine Gelegenheit, die Beziehung zwischen den hochrangigen Teilnehmer*innen der Workshops zu vertiefen.
Die Veranstaltung wird aufgezeichnet und findet in englischer Sprache statt, um ein internationales Publikum und eine vielfältige Gruppe von Redner*innen und Teilnehmenden anzusprechen.
Das Anmeldeformular für die Teilnahme an der Konferenz (in Person oder online) finden Sie hier. Wir freuen uns Sie auf der German-American Trade and Tech Conference (2024) begrüßen zu dürfen!
Eine Liste der Sprecherinnen und Sprecher werden zu gegebener Zeit hier veröffentlicht
Agenda
Day 1: March 19, 2024
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Small Lunch Reception and Registration |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Welcome Remarks from Hosting Partners Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing of the State of Baden-Württemberg (Video Message) Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Opening Keynote by Amy Gutmann, Ph.D., United States Ambassador to Germany |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Panel Discussion 1: „A Race to the Top? IRA, EU Green Deal, and the Competition for Green Tech“ Andreas Audretsch, Member of the German Bundestag, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN Sushan Demirjian, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness Matthias Jorgensen, Head of the U.S. and Canada Unit, European Commission, Directorate General for Trade Hildegard Müller, President, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) Claes-Mikael Ståhl, Deputy General Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation, ETUC Moderator TBA |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Two-on-one Conversation: Prepared for the Worst? Transatlantic Cyber Relations Claudia Plattner, President of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) Brandon Wales, ExecutiveDirector of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) (virtual participation) Moderated by Johannes Steger, Tagesspiegel Background |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Panel Discussion 2: Good Tech – Good Democracy? Technology, Elections and Democracy Benjamin Brake, Director General, Digital and Data Policy, German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport Hanna Müller, Head of Division, Political Systems, Hybrid Threats, and Disinformation at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) Tobias Bacherle, Member of the German Bundestag, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy, European Government Affairs at Microsoft Dr. Caroline King, Global Head Government Affairs Business Development, SAP Moderated by Terry Martin, Independent Journalist & TV News Anchor |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Spotlight Talk: One-on-One |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Short Break |
| 17:15 – 18:30 | Oxford Style Debate: New Emerging Technologies – Panecea or Peril for Democracy and Peace? Team 1: New technologies (such as AI, quantum computing, and drone technology) have great potential and will enhance open, just, and democratic societies. Lorenz Lehmhaus, Associate Partner, IBM Consulting Ana Chubinidze, CEO & Founder, AdalanAI Caroline Lindekamp, Project Lead noFake CORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft Juri Schnöller, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Cosmonauts & Kings GmbH Team 2: Team 2: New technologies (such as AI, quantum computing, and drone technology) pose a risk to open, just, democratic societies and could easily undermine them. Dr. Francesca Palmiotto, Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School Mauritius Dorn, Senior Digital Policy and Education Manager, ISD Germany Doug Kriner, Clinton Rossiter Professor in American Institutions in the Department of Government, Cornell University Moderated by Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Senior Advisor, Program Europe’s Future, Bertelsmann Stiftung |
| 19:00 | Closing Remarks Day 1 |
Day 2: March 20, 2024
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Coffee and Registration |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Fishbowl Discussion: Transatlantic Relations before and after the EU & U.S. Elections Anna LeVine Winger, American writer, producer, screenwriter, and photographer Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, The New York Times Moderated by Henning Hoff, Executive Editor, Internationale Politik Quarterly |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Spotlight Talk |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Short Break |
| 11:15 – 12:30 | In-depth Sessions: (in-person participation only) 1. Sustainable Trade: Planet, People, Profit? Kristina Hatas, Advocacy Officer for Human Rights in the Digital Age, Amnesty International Jörn Holtmeier, Managing Director of the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) Dr. Melanie Müller, Head of Project Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Lars Purkarthofer, Director of Public Affairs, UPS Dr. Nicola Brandt, Head of the OECD Berlin Centre Anne-Kathrin Roethemeyer, Head of the German National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (NCP), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) Moderated by Prof. Dr. Galina Kolev-Schaefer, Professor for Economics at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and Senior Economist at the German Economic Institute 2. The Trade-Security Nexus: Sanctions, Export Controls, and Investment Protection Christina Decker, Head of Foreign Trade Law & Export Controls Division at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) Scot Gonzalez, Regional Export Control Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce Dr. Nikolas Keßels, Senior Manager External Economic Policy, BDI – Federation of German Industries Dr. Janis Kluge, Deputy Head and Senior Associate, Eastern Europe, Eurasia Research Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Moderated by Dr. Claudia Schmucker, Head of the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) 3. The Future of Competition: Digital Platforms, Patent Protection, and Market Dominance Dr. Martin Andree, Expert for Digital / Media / Marketing, Author of “Big Tech muss Weg” Christina von Busch, Case Handler, Digital Platforms (DMA Task Force), DG Competition, European Commission Thorsten Käseberg, Head of Competition Policy, BMWK Dr. Julia Pohle, Research Fellow of the Research Group “Politics of Digitalization” at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) Christian Sommer, Country Representative Germany, Austria and Switzerland bei Motion Picture Association Felix Styma, Managing Partner, iconomy Moderated by Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Panel Discussion 3: North & South, East & West: A Dialogue on the Transatlantic Relationship with the Global South Valeria Moy, General Director, Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) Ghanshyam Tiwari, National Spokesperson of Samajwadi Party Additional Speakers TBA Moderated by Sascha Tamm, Head of the Transatlantic Dialogue and Latin America Division at the FriedrichNaumann Stiftung |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion 4: Geopolitics and the Future of the Global Financial Order Mark Copelovitch, Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison Arne Holzhausen, Economic Research, Allianz SE Dr. Rüdiger von Kleist, Director of the IMF and International Financial Architecture Division, Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) Johannes Pockrandt, Managing Director & Head of Government Affairs for Europe, Citigroup Niels Tomm, Representative of the Board, Deutsche Börse Moderated by Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Spotlight Talk |
| 16:45 – 17:45 | Panel Discussion 5: Thinking Outside the Box: Towards a Sustainable Global Economy Sybille Gabler,Member of the Management Board, External Relations Division, DIN e.V. Dr. Christina Gommlich, Head of Berlin Office Corporate Government Relations, BASF SE Dr. Nathalie Martin-Hübner, Head of Government Affairs at Robert Bosch GmbH Hubertus Paetow, President, German Agricultural Society Peter Pedersen, Chief of Trade Monitoring Section, World Trade Organization Sebastian Schäfer, Member of the German Bundestag, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN Moderator TBA |
| 17:45 – 18:00 | Closing Remarks |
