Schedule

Note: Event times and speaker lineups are subject to change

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Oct 27

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Registration

Oct 27

2:00 pm - 2:25 pm

GAC Opening and Harvard Welcome

Oct 27

2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Keynote: Transatlantic Ties: Exploring the State of the Friendship

Oct 27

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Coffee Break

Oct 27

4:00 pm - 4:40 pm

Panel: What’s Going On in the Land of the Free?

Oct 27

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Panel: Hype or Hope: Can ESG transform the world of business?

Oct 27

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Workshop: Music and Management

Oct 27

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Fireside Chat: Democracy and Journalism in Challenging Times

Oct 27

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm

Keynote: How AI and Innovation Shape the Future of Business

Oct 27

5:20 pm - 5:30 pm

Remarks: Dr. Mark Elliott

Oct 27

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Keynote: Ambassador Andreas Michaelis

Oct 28

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Oct 28

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Keynote: Germany, the US and Zeitenwende – Policy Making in Trying Times

Oct 28

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Keynote: A World in Flux: How Do Companies Address Societal Challenges with Innovation?

Oct 28

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Panel: Civic Eloquence – The Future of Digital Advocacy

Oct 28

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Fireside Chat: Making Industrial Policy Work for Decarbonization

Oct 28

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Fireside Chat: Dare to Care – Our Future Is Built on Courage

Oct 28

10:15 am - 11:00 am

Panel: German Mittelstand: From Local Business to International Success

Oct 28

11:00 am - 11:15 am

Coffee Break

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Panel: Inflation – the known, the unknown, and what to do about It

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Panel: Geopolitical Paradigms – how do innovations shape today’s security landscape?

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Panel: Transatlantic Collaboration in the Sciences

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Panel: Career Paths Beyond Sectors – Ways In and Out of the Public Sector

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Panel: The Need for Speed: Transforming Mobility in Times of Rapid Change

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Workshop: Why is making progress so hard? An interactive intro to Climate & Negotiations

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Panel: Local is the New Global? The Role of Cities in Reviving Democracy

Oct 28

11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Workshop: Sustainability in Fashion with BCG

Oct 28

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Break

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Panel: Rebuilding Ukraine, already now?

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Panel: Born in Germany, raised in the US: Do all unicorns gallop into the Valley?

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Panel: Future of Biotech, Pharma and AI in Medicine

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Workshop: Innovation in Media

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Food / Drink

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Fireside Chat: Climate Now: Climate, Sustainability, and Decarbonization

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Workshop: The Future of Sustainable Logistics with DHL Consulting

Oct 28

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Workshop: From All Hell to Oh Well. How to Build Resilience

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Food / Drinks

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Panel: Conflict and Consequence: Assessing the Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on NATO and the EU

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Panel: Why haven’t we cured cancer?

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Panel: Land of the Free? Home of Bureaucracy? Building Transatlantic Environments for Innovation

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Workshop: Innovation in Science Communication

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Workshop: Pixels to Progress

Oct 28

3:00 pm - 5:45 pm

Workshop: Humanize Work with Deloitte

Oct 28

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Coffee Break

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Fireside Chat: Students as Diplomats? – On the History and Future of Transatlantic Student Exchange

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Panel: Trade Technology Council

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Panel: Regulating AI

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Panel: Young Voices Driving the Change in the World

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Fireside Chat: Navigating Heights: A Manager’s Journey in Career, Parenthood, and Leadership

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Fireside Chat: Transatlantic Sounds: The Art and Science of Music Creation

Oct 28

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm

Discussion: On the Current Situation in Israel and Gaza