Program
Thursday, June 6
Recommended Dress Code: Business Casual
12:50 – 3:25 pm | Fellows arrive in Berlin
Meet Alina, Lisa, and Laura at The Social Hub Berlin Check-in When you arrive at Berlin Hauptbahnhof, you can use the S3, S5, S7, or S9 to Jannowitzbrücke and walk from there (5 minutes). Tickets will be reimbursed if necessary. If you are already in Berlin, please meet us at the hotel for check-in. |
5:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Walk to Jannowitzbrücke (5 minutes) Take the S3, S5, S7, or S9 to Warschauer Straße Walk from Warschauer Straße to Michelberger Hotel (10 minutes) Room Whiskey |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception with New Bridge Partners and Alumni
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8:30 pm | Walk from Michelberger Hotel to Warschauer Straße (10 minutes)
Take the S3, S5, S7, or S9 to Jannowitzbrücke Walk to The Social Hub Berlin (5 minutes) |
Friday, June 7
Recommended Dress Code: Business
6:30 – 7:45 am | Breakfast at The Social Hub Berlin (on your own) |
7:45 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to Auswärtiges Amt (German Federal Foreign Office) |
8:30 – 9:30 | Meeting with
Dr. Tobias Lindner |
9:30 am | Shuttle transfer to Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V. (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Rauchstraße 17 |
10:00 am – 12:30 pm | Predeparture Briefing: Introduction to Transatlantic Relations with
Dr. Dominik Tolksdorf |
12:45 am |
Shuttle transfer to Restaurant Lutter & Wegner am Gendarmenmarkt Charlottenstraße 56 10117 Berlin |
1:15 – 2:30 pm | Lunch Discussion with
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2:30 pm |
Walk to Atlantik-Brücke (15 minutes) Magnus-Haus Am Kupfergraben 7 10117 Berlin |
3:00 – 4:30 pm | Rules, Roles, and Expectations with Alina, Lisa, & Laura |
5:00 – 7:00 pm | Atlantik-Brücke Happy Hour Dinner and Drinks with
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7:30 pm |
Walk from Atlantik-Brücke to Hackescher Markt (10 minutes)
Take the S3, S5, S7, or S9 to Jannowitzbrücke Walk to The Social Hub Berlin (5 minutes) |
Saturday, June 8
Recommended Dress Code: Casual
6:30 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Grab a breakfast box Check out Put luggage on shuttle Shuttle transfer to Berlin Airport (BER) |
9:50 am – 7:10 pm |
9:50 am – 12:50 pm Flight UA 963 from Berlin Airport (BER) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) 5:35 – 7:10 pm |
11:10 am – 2:30 pm | Flight UA 235 from Berlin (BER) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) |
Shuttle transfer to the Lyle | |
8:00 pm | Check-in
Free time |
Sunday, June 9
Recommended Dress Code: Casual
7:30 – 9:00 am | Breakfast at the Lyle (on your own) |
9:00 am |
Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to the White House Visitor Center |
9:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Walking Tour: Washington Monuments with
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12:00 pm | Shuttle transfer from Lincoln Memorial or MLK Memorial (depending on pace)
to Nationals Park |
1:30 – 4:00 pm | Baseball Game: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves Buy your own lunch at one of the many food stands. |
4:15 pm/td> | Shuttle transfer to the Lyle |
4:30 – 5:30 pm | Free time |
5:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Walk to Mission Dupont Circle (10 minutes) |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Happy Hour with NBP Alumni
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8:30 pm | Walk back to the Lyle (10 minutes) |
Monday, June 10
Recommended Dress Code: Business
7:00 – 8:15 am | Breakfast at the Lyle (on your own) |
8:15 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to the U.S. Capitol Please leave laptops and larger electronic devices on the shuttle. |
9:00 – 9:30 am | Conversation on Federal and State Politics with
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10:00 am | Shuttle transfer to the Residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Unites States 1800 Foxhall Rd, NW Washington, DC 20007 Please leave laptops and larger electronic devices on the shuttle. |
10:30 – 11:30 am | “Elections & Political Trends – A Transatlantic Analysis”: A Conversation with
moderated by Mario Futh |
11:40 am |
Shuttle transfer to WeWork Office Space & Coworking 1701 Rhode Island Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 |
12:00 – 1:45 pm | Roundtable on “Technology, Disinformation, & Democracy” with
moderated by Enver Cetin |
2:00 – 3:00 pm | Discussions on U.S. Elections and the Partisan Divide with
moderated by Joseph Langner |
3:15 pm | Shuttle transfer to ARD Studio Washington 3132 M St NW Washington, DC 20007 |
4:00 – 5:00 pm | The USA – from a German Journalist’s Perspective with
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5:10 pm |
Shuttle transfer to Bertelsmann Foundation North America 1108 16th Street, NW Washington, DC Floor 1 |
5:30 – 7:30 pm | Bertelsmann Networking Reception: Young Professionals in DC |
7:40 pm |
Shuttle transfer to Zaytinya 701 9th St NW Washington, DC 20001 |
8:00 – 9:30 pm | Dinner |
9:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to the Lyle |
Tuesday, June 11
Recommended Dress Code: Business & Casual
7:00 – 9:00 am | Breakfast at the Lyle (on your own) |
9:00 am | Check out
Put luggage on shuttle Shuttle transfer to the Pentagon Please leave laptops and larger electronic devices on the shuttle. |
10:00 – 11:00 am | Discussion on the Transatlantic Security Alliance with
Alton Buland |
11:30 am | Shuttle transfer to Tatte Bakery & Cafe | Clarendon (Virginia) 2805 Clarendon Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 |
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Tour of the U.S. Capitol |
1:00 pm | Lunch |
1:00 pm |
Shuttle transfer to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 2401 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Rd Arlington, VA 22202 |
3:48 – 5:01 pm | Flight AA5148 from Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) to Montgomery Dannelly Field (MGM) |
5:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center
Check in |
6:00 pm | Meet in Meeting Room Riverview II |
6:00 – 7:00 pm | Dinner and Debrief with Mario Futh |
7:00 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby |
7:00 – 8:30 pm | Historic Evening Walk with
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8:30 pm | Return to the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center |
Wednesday, June 12
Recommended Dress Code: Business Casual
6:00 – 8:30 am | Breakfast at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center (on your own) |
8:30 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Walk to the Legacy Museum (10 minutes) |
9:00 am – 12:15 pm | Visit of the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration |
12:30 – 1:15 pm | Lunch at Pannie-George’s Kitchen Inc
Overflow Space |
1:15 pm | Shuttle transfer to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park Equal Justice Initiative 831 Walker St Montgomery, AL 36104 |
1:30 – 2:15 pm | Visit of the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park |
2:15 pm |
Shuttle transfer to Montgomery Interpretive Center Alabama State University 1521 Harris Way Montgomery, AL 36106 |
2:45 – 3:45 pm | Debrief with Anoja Perinpanathan |
4:00 – 5:00 pm | Discussion on “Infrastructure & Civil Rights” with Dr. Maurice Robinson Assistant Professor of History, Alabama State University Book Review Editor, Journal of African American History |
5:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to Central Restaurant 129 Coosa St Montgomery, AL 36104 |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Dinner Discussion with
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8:00 pm | Walk to the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center (5 minutes) |
Thursday, June 13
Recommended Dress Code: Business Casual
6:00 – 8:45 am | Breakfast at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center (on your own) |
8:45 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Check out Put luggage on shuttle Shuttle transfer to National Memorial for Peace and Justice |
9:00 – 9:40 am | Visit of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice |
9:40 am | Shuttle transfer to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) 400 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104 |
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | The Southern Poverty Law Center: A Catalyst for Racial Justice in the South and Beyond with
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12:30 – 4:00 pm | Grab a lunch box
Shuttle transfer to the Joachim Herz House |
4:00 – 4:45 pm |
Welcome by the Joachim Herz Foundation with
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5:00 – 5:45 pm | Welcome by the Joachim Herz Foundation with Loubna Doudouh |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Dinner |
8:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to The Whitley 3434 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30326 Check in |
Friday, June 14
Recommended Dress Code: Business
6:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast at The Whitley (on your own) |
9:00 – 10:30 amm | “Global Health & Pandemic Preparedness”
9:00 – 9:05
9:05 – 9:40 9:40 – 9:50 9:50 – 10:00 10:00 – 10:30 10:30
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10:30 am | Shuttle transfer to Atlanta City Hall 55 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta, GA 30303 |
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Atlanta Pride: A Conversation on LGBTQIA+ Affairs with
Lunch |
1:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to The Coca-Cola Company 1 Coca Cola Pl SE Atlanta, GA 30313 |
1:30 – 3:00 pm | Transatlantic Business and Trade with
moderated by Maycaa Hannon |
3:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to The Whitley
Free time |
5:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to the Halle Haus |
6:00 – 9:00 pm |
Farewell Reception
at the invitation of The Halle Foundation
with
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9:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to The Whitley |
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Saturday, June 15
Recommended Dress Code: Casual
6:30 – 11:00 am | Breakfast at the Whitley (on your own) |
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Free time |
1:00 pm | Check out
Put luggage on taxi Shuttle transfer to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) |
124:05 pm | Departure
Flight UA8830 from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) Flight and train tickets to final destination as booked |