- September 24, 2025
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- September 24, 2025
As agriculture and renewable energy compete for space, how can transatlantic partners work together to balance food and fuel in the future? At a pivotal moment for transatlantic relations, this public event brought together voices from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss national-level policy initiatives and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation related to agriculture, energy, and land use. The event explored the policy recommendations developed by the third cohort of the U.S.-German Forum Future Agriculture and put them in the broader context of national and subnational policy and the transatlantic agricultural relationship. Please find a complete agenda with speakers below.
Please register to participate here: https://forms.office.com/e/us0JNRbxD9
Agenda
*Times are listed below as CEST (Berlin).
Final Event
| 4:00 p.m. |
Welcome Remarks with Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Germany and Dr. Mary Arends-Kuenning, Professor; Acting Associate Dean of International Programs, ACES Office of International Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 4:15 p.m. |
From Washington to Berlin to Brussels: Policy Challenges and Chances in Transatlantic Agriculture and Energy with Anna Aeikens, Member of German Parliament (CDU/CSU) and Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, Karl Bär, Member of German Parliament (Alliance 90/ The Greens) and Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, William Hohenstein, Director of the Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Joschka Knuth, State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature, Schleswig-Holstein, and Dr. Andreas Täuber, Head of Division, Division of Energy, Bioeconomy and Renewable Resources, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity. Moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner. |
| 5:05 p.m. | Virtual Farm Tours |
| 5:10 p.m. | Practical Perspectives on Policy: Lessons and Recommendations for the Future with Genevieve Byrne, Professor of Law and Interim Director of Energy Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School, Arne Guttulsröd, Crop Manager, Agrargesellschaft Neunheilingen mbH, Angela Heinssen, CEO, An der Lühe Law Firm, Sylvia Lauer, Farmer, Maientalerhof, Benjamin Riensche, Owner and Manager, Blue Diamond Farming Company, and Joel Tatum, Senior Solar Specialist, American Farmland Trust. Moderated by Eden Vardy, Founder & Executive Director, The Farm Collaborative. |
| 5:55 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
| 6:00 p.m. | End of Event |
