AMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANY INC

CONFERENCES: THE ACG ORGANIZES POLICY CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, JOURNALISTS, AND ANALYSTS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE AND EXCHANGE PERSPECTIVES ON ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERN. THESE CONFERENCES PROMOTE TRANSATLANTIC UNDERSTANDING AND STRIVE TO FACILITATE MORE EFFECTIVE POLICY COORDINATION. THE CONFERENCES HAVE BOTH TAKEN A WIDE VIEW OF TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS AND HAVE FOCUSED ON A RANGE OF ISSUES. IN 2024, THE ACG HELD A CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON DC ON "THE NEW REALITIES FOR DEMOCRACY AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS IN AN ELECTION YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER AND A SYMPOSIUM IN NEW YORK ON THE TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMY AFTER THE U.S. ELECTION.

POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND NATIONAL OUTREACH:THROUGH A RANGE OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANY EXPOSES A BROAD AUDIENCE TO ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. THE ACG HOSTS REGULAR POLICY DISCUSSIONS VIRTUALLY, IN NEW YORK CITY, AND AT ITS ERIC M. WARBURG CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ACG WORKS ACROSS SECTORS AND GENERATIONS TO PROVIDE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, POLICYMAKERS, JOURNALISTS, AND ACADEMICS WITH DEEP AND NUANCED INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY, EUROPE, AND AROUND THE WORLD AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP. THE ERIC M. WARBURG CHAPTERS WERE LAUNCHED IN 1992 TO OFFER ACG MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES A DYNAMIC FORUM FOR GERMAN AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS, POLICY ANALYSTS, ACADEMICS AND STUDENTS, BUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONERS TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES ON THE TRANSATLANTIC AGENDA. IN ADDITION, WARBURG CHAPTERS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXAMINE HOW GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS ON TRADE, FOREIGN POLICY, AND DEFENSE, TO NAME JUST A FEW, IMPACT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.