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 |