Events
Field trips to destinations of geographical importance, conferences at focal points of world history, forums about issues with substance and relevant participants are the signature of our event calendar.
On Focus
Current
Program – Second Half of 2021
- XL Berlin Global Forum on November 29
Topic: Europe: What now? Speaker: John C. Kornblum, former US Ambassador to Germany; Consultant, Noerr LLP; Moderator: Simon Schütz, Press Spokesman, Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA);
- Second Global Bridges Climate Video Symposium (in German) on November 30
Topic: Climate-related Energy Policy and Security Policy; Speakers: Professor Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Federal Minister (ret.); Sigmar Gabriel, Vice Chancellor (ret.); Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.; Moderator: Professor Dr. Friedbert Pflüger, Managing Director, Bingmann Pflüger International GmbH
- Thanksgiving Dinner / XX Frankfurt Global Forum on November 30
In-person event at the invitation of the U.S. Consul General in Frankfurt, Norman Thatcher Scharpf.
- Video Conference (in German) “Singapore leaping forward – the new Hong Kong?” on December 9
Speaker: Dr. Norbert Riedel, German Ambassador to Singapore; Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff, former German Ambassador to Malaysia, former Consul General in Hong Kong; Moderator: Dr. Peter Strüven, Сhairman, StrüvenConsulting, Member of the International Advisory Board, Global Bridges
Past
- Video Conference “The Fall of Kabul: Lessons Learned?” on November 17
Speakers: Andreas von Brandt, Ambassador of the European Union to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Prof. Dr. Neamat Nojumi, Professor at George Mason University; Moderator: Dr. Angela Stanzel, Researcher at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- Video Conference (in German): “A new government: What does the economy expect?” on October 26
Speakers: Dr. Stefan Traeger, Chairman of the Board, Jenoptik AG; Martin Kind, Owner and Managing Director, Kind-Gruppe; Moderator: Michael Behrens, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Die Himmelsschreiber
- Global Bridges Day 2021 / Annual Membership Meeting
In-person, German-language event on September 7, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
- “Musée privé”: Exclusive Guided Tour of Exhibitions (meet in-person, in German) on September 6, 2021: Impressionism: The Hasso Plattner Collection & Impressionism in Russia: Dawn of the Avant-Garde
At the Museum Barberini, Potsdam, followed by dinner at Restaurant Waage (walking distance)
- Video Symposium on August 16 (Englisch-language event): “New Data Economy and its Consequences”
Speakers: Young Sohn, CEO, Harman / Kardon ; until recently President of Samsung Electronics and Alastair Buchan, Chair of Stroke Research and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Oxford University. Moderator: Ali Aslan, International TV Presenter, Conference Moderator, Journalist
How can South Africa gain more stability going forward?
/in Field Trips /by Global BridgesIn light of the planned Study Trip to South Africa in 2022, Global Bridges hosted a video conference on September 16, 2021, about the latest political and economic developments in South Africa. The guest speakers were Dr. Rüdiger Lotz, Deputy German Ambassador to South Africa and Mr. Matthias Boddenberg, Managing Director of the German Chamber […]
The Future of Artificial Intelligence: How Data Intelligence is Reshaping our World
/in Field Trips /by Global BridgesAs digitisation advances, artificial intelligence (A.I.) can use ever-growing sets of data to do anything from personalising advertisement placement to detecting depression using a person’s browsing habits. On August 16, 2021, Global Bridges hosted a video symposium about the future of artificial intelligence with the Silicon Valley entrepreneur Young Sohn, former Corporate President and Chief […]
Change of Power in Tanzania: Preserve the Old and Dare the New
/in Field Trips /by Global BridgesThe latest political development of great importance in Tanzania was the election of Samia Suluhu Hassan in March 2021. She is the country’s first Muslim president and currently the only female head of state in all of Africa. “Mama Samia”, as she is commonly known, has pursued ambitious goals, such as the revitalization of the Tanzanian democracy or (like her predecessor John Magufuli) the fight against corruption. Global Bridges organized a video conference on what the future holds for Tanzania: How will “Mama Samia” deal with the political legacy of her rather autocratic predecessor? And as a Zanzibari Muslim, can she lead a largely Christian country without conflict between ethnic and religious communities? The guest-speakers were H.E. Ambassador Regine Heß from the German Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania, Sanjay Rughani. The conference was moderated by Professor Dr. Edward G. Krubasik, former Siemens Central Board Member and ex-President of the German Physical Society.
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