Program
Thursday, October 21
Dress Code: Casual
| 2:00 – 4:00 pm | Participants arrive in Washington, DC
 Meet Alina at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Meeting location: Terminal B, Baggage Claim If you arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), please use a cab or rideshare to get to the hotel directly and keep the receipt for reimbursement.  | 
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Transfer to Grand Hyatt for check-in (shuttles leave from DCA at 3:00 and 4:00 pm) | 
| 6:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Transfer to the home of Michael Werz  | 
| 7:00 pm | Dinner & Drinks at the Home of Michael Werz Atlantik-Brücke Board Member Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress  | 
| 9:30 pm | Transfer to Grand Hyatt | 
Friday, October 22
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 8:30 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Transfer to The Gathering Spot  | 
| 9:00 – 11:00 am | Brunch & Introductions | 
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Free time | 
| 12:00 pm | Meet outside The Gathering Spot
 Transfer to the Residence of the German Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Emily Haber  | 
| 12:30 – 2:00 pm | Lunch Roundtable on Diversity in Transatlantic Relations with
 Dr. Emily Haber, German Ambassador to the United States Transatlantic Guests of Honor: · Jeffrey Anderson, Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University NBP Advisory Board Members: · Representative Sarah Anthony, State Representative D-MI (Lansing); Advisory Board Member NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM Representatives of NBP Partner Organizations: · Charles DeBow, Vice President Business Development & Programs, National Black Chamber of Commerce  | 
| 2:15 pm | Transfer to Grand Hyatt
 Penn Quarter Room  | 
| 2:45 – 3:45 pm | Transatlantic Relations Continued: Meeting with
 John Ashworth  | 
| 4:00 pm | Transfer to ARD Studio Washington Georgetown 3132 M St NW Washington, DC 20007  | 
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Tour of the ARD Studio in Washington & 
 Discussion on U.S. News from a German Perspective with · Verena Bünten, Journalist  | 
| 5:30 pm | Transfer to Grand Hyatt | 
| 5:45 pm | Fill out German registration form | 
| 6:45 pm | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Walk to Farmers & Distillers (10 minutes)  | 
| 7:00 pm | Dinner with
 State Representative Sarah Anthony, D-MI (Lansing) Member of the NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM Advisory Board  | 
| 9:00 pm | Walk to Grand Hyatt | 
Saturday, October 23
Dress Code: Casual
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast at the Grand Hyatt | 
| 8:30 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Transfer to Heurich House Museum  | 
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Not-Your-Standard Walking Tour through Washington, DC
 Tracing German Footprints in the U.S. Capital  | 
| 12:00 – 2:00 pm | Optional:
 Join Alina at Panera Bread (800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052) Free time  | 
| 2:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Check-out Transfer to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)  | 
| 5:55 pm – 8:15 am +1 | LHA 419 from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Frankfurt International (FRA) | 
Sunday, October 24
Dress Code: Casual
| 9:45 – 10:55 am | LH 178 from Frankfurt International (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) | 
| 10:55 am | Transfer to Westin Grand
 Check-in  | 
| 1:00 pm | Snack at the Westin Grand | 
| 3:00 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Walk to Spree und Havelschiffahrt  | 
| 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Berlin by Boat | 
| 5:00 pm | Walk to Dada Falafel (10 minutes)
 Linienstraße 132  | 
Monday, October 25
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 6:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast at The Westin Grand | 
| 8:30 am | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Walk to the Brandenburg Gate (10 minutes)  | 
| 9:00 – 11:00 am | Walking Tour of Berlin | 
| 11:00 am | Transfer from Checkpoint Charlie to U.S. Embassy
 Pariser Platz 2, 10117 Berlin  | 
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Meeting with Chargé d‘Affaires Clark Price | 
| 12:30 pm | Optional:
 Join Alina for a Currywurst at Wurst 🙂  | 
| 2:00 – 4:00 pm | Tour of the German Bundestag | 
| 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Discussion on Diversity in Politics with
 Ye-One Rhie  | 
| 4:45 pm | Walk to Pforte Paul-Löbe-Haus, Eingang West | 
| 5:00 pm | Discussion on Current Debates in German Politics with
 Cem Özdemir  | 
| 5:30 pm | Transfer to Westin Grand | 
| 6:30 pm | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Transfer to silent green MARS | Küche & Bar  | 
| 7:00 pm | Dinner on Climate & Environment with
 · Helena Marschall, Fridays for Future Activist  | 
| 9:00 pm | Transfer to Westin Grand | 
Tuesday, October 26
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 8:00 – 10:00 am | Breakfast Roundtable “Diversity and Intersectionality” at The Westin Grand with
 · Cindy Groenke, Member of the Board GRUNDFOS  | 
| 10:00 – 11:30 am | Free time | 
| 11:30 am | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Walk to Magnus-Haus (10 minutes)  | 
| 12:30 – 2:30 pm | NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM Kick-Off & Lunch Reception with
 · Sigmar Gabriel, Former German Vice Chancellor and Chair of Atlantik- Brücke  | 
| 2:30 pm | Walk to the German Federal Foreign Office (10 minutes)
 Besucherzentrum  | 
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | Meeting at the German Federal Foreign Office | 
| 4:00 pm | Walk to the Westin Grand (10 minutes) | 
| 4:45 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Transfer to Würth Residence  | 
| 5:30 pm | Reception and Fireplace Chat on “Würth: A Responsible Family Business” with
 · Daniela Schily, Head of Representative Office  | 
| 9:00 pm | Transfer to Westin Grand | 
Wednesday, October 27
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 6:30 – 7:15 am | Breakfast at Westin Grand | 
| 7:15 am | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Transfer to Berlin Hauptbahnhof  | 
| 7:46 – 8:52 am | Train to Wolfsburg Hbf
 Walk to Volkswagen AG  | 
| 10:00 – 12:30 pm | Tour through Volkswagen AG
 Discussion on German Work Life and the Social Partnership Model Lunch  | 
| 12:30 pm | Walk to Wolfsburg Hbf | 
| 1:05 – 2:14 pm | Train to Berlin Hauptbahnhof | 
| 2:15 pm | Transfer to Krisenchat Potsdamer Straße 146 10783 Berlin  | 
| 2:45 – 4:45 pm | Visit at Krisenchat and Discussion on Healthcare, Mental Health, and Digitalization with
 · Dr. Gottfried Ludewig, Director General “Digitalization and Innovation”, German Federal Ministry of Health  | 
| 5:00 pm | Transfer to Westin Grand | 
| 6:30 pm | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Transfer to Einstein Stammhaus  | 
| 7:00 pm | Dinner on “Remembrance Culture: A Comparison between the US and Germany” with
 Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman  | 
| 9:30 pm | Transfer to Westin Grand | 
Thursday, October 28
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 8:00 – 9:00 am | Breakfast Roundtable on “Migration in Germany” at The Westin Grand with
 Dr. Gunilla Fincke, Head of Unit “Foundations on Migration and Integration,” German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs  | 
| 9:15 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
 Walk to Munich Security Conference (3 minutes)  | 
| 9:30 – 10:30 am | Visit of Munich Security Conference with
 · Lisa Marie Ulrich, Director of Programs  | 
| 10:30 am | Walk to
 Deutsches Historisches Museum (10 minutes)  | 
| 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Multaka Project meets DOCUMENTA. Exhibit
 A Tour of German History with Refugee Guides  | 
| 1:30 pm | Transfer to
 Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft  | 
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Briefing on “Social Market Economy” with
 Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther  | 
| 3:30 pm | Transfer to
 Axel Springer  | 
| 4:00 – 5:30 pm | Visit to the WELT Newsroom and Discussion with
 Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard  | 
| 5:30 pm | Transfer to the home of David Deißner
 Schloßstraße 66  | 
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Wine in Politics, Tasting and Discussion with
 Dr. Knut Bergmann, Author of “Mit Wein Staat machen. Eine Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland” (Governing with Wine. A History of the Federal Republic of Germany) Dinner  | 
| 8:00 pm | Transfer to Westin Grand | 
Friday, October 29
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 4:30 am | Meet at the hotel lobby
 Transfer to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)  | 
| 7:00 – 8:25 am | SN 2592 from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU) | 
| 9:00 am | Transfer to Hotel Renaissaince | 
| 10:30 – 11:30 am | Briefing on the European Union with
 Roland Freudenstein, Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels office  | 
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch with Staffers from the European Parliament and the European Commission | 
| 1:30 pm | Transfer to Brunswick Group Advisory Ltd
 27 Avenue Des Arts, 1040 Brussels (7th floor)  | 
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Discussion on Current Challenges of the EU: 
 Brexit, Digitalization, Health, and the Green Deal  | 
| 3:00 pm | Transfer to Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place | 
| 5:30 pm | Walk to Fritland Rue Henri Maus 49 1000 Bruxelles  | 
| 6:00 pm | Take-away fries from Fritland | 
| 8:00 pm | Walk to Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place | 
Saturday, October 30
Dress Code: Casual
| 8:00 – 10:00 am | Breakfast at Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place | 
| Video statements by appointment
 Free time  | 
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| 7:00 pm | Farewell Dinner at Restaurant Vincent Rue des Dominicains 8 1000 Bruxelles  | 
| 9:00 pm | Walk to Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place | 
Sunday, October 31
Dress Code: Casual
| 7:00 am | Breakfast at Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place | 
| 7:30 am | Transfer to Brussels Airport
 COVID-19 Tests  | 
| Departure | 

