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Washington, Berlin, & Brussels October 21 – 31, 2021

© Yiri Vanroy

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
1837 California St NW
Washington, DC 20009

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
1720 I St NW
Washington, DC 20006

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
1800 Foxhall Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007

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
· Julianne Smith, designated U.S. Ambassador to NATO

NBP Advisory Board Members:

· Representative Sarah Anthony, State Representative D-MI (Lansing); Advisory Board Member NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM
· Majid Sattar, Correspondent Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Washington DC; Advisory Board Member NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM
· Ambassador Richard Verma, General Counsel and Head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard; Advisory Board Member NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM

Representatives of NBP Partner Organizations:

· Charles DeBow, Vice President Business Development & Programs, National Black Chamber of Commerce
· Roi Ewell, Principal, Public Affairs Council
· A’lice Myers-Hall, President of the American Indian Society of Washington, DC
· Dian Herrmann, Chief Administrative Officer, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS)
· Jennifer Manise, Executive Director, Longview Foundation for Education in Global Education and International Understanding
· Layla Zaidane, President & CEO, Millenial Action Project

2:15 pm Transfer to Grand Hyatt

Penn Quarter Room

2:45 – 3:45 pm Transatlantic Relations Continued: Meeting with

John Ashworth
Senior German Desk Officer
U.S. Department of State

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
· Torsten Teichmann, 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)
600 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

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
1307 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

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
Schiffbauerdamm 12, 10117 Berlin (10 minutes)

3:30 – 5:00 pm Berlin by Boat
5:00 pm Walk to Dada Falafel (10 minutes)

Linienstraße 132
10115 Berlin
Take-out


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
Back entrance: Behrenstraße / Ebertstraße

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Meeting with Chargé d‘Affaires Clark Price
12:30 pm Optional:

Join Alina for a Currywurst at Wurst 🙂
Ebertstraße/Scheidemannstraße,
10117 Berlin (behind Brandenburg Gate)

2:00 – 4:00 pm Tour of the German Bundestag
4:00 – 4:45 pm Discussion on Diversity in Politics with

Ye-One Rhie
Member of the German Parliament (SPD)

4:45 pm Walk to Pforte Paul-Löbe-Haus, Eingang West
5:00 pm Discussion on Current Debates in German Politics with

Cem Özdemir
Member of the German Parliament (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)

5:30 pm Transfer to Westin Grand
6:30 pm Meet at the hotel lobby

Transfer to silent green MARS | Küche & Bar
Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin

7:00 pm Dinner on Climate & Environment with

· Helena Marschall, Fridays for Future Activist
· Henrike Cremer, Fridays for Future Activist
· Markus Vollmar, Executive Director Communications and Campaigns, WWF Germany

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
· Tannaz Falaknaz, Politician (SPD) and Diversity Expert, EAF Berlin
· Lena Wagner, Junior Chair, Society of Hertie School for Inclusion, Equity, Liberty and Diversity (SHIELD)
· Eduardo Alberto Campbell Bethancourt, Junior Chair, Society of Hertie School for Inclusion, Equity, Liberty and Diversity (SHIELD)

10:00 – 11:30 am Free time
11:30 am Meet at the hotel lobby

Walk to Magnus-Haus (10 minutes)
Am Kupfergraben 7
10117 Berlin

12:30 – 2:30 pm NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM Kick-Off & Lunch Reception with

· Sigmar Gabriel, Former German Vice Chancellor and Chair of Atlantik- Brücke
· Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and Member of the NEW BRIDGE PROGRAM Advisory Board
· Michael Werz, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and Atlantik-Brücke Board Member

2:30 pm Walk to the German Federal Foreign Office (10 minutes)

Besucherzentrum
Werderscher Markt 1
10117 Berlin

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
Inselstraße 16
14129 Berlin

5:30 pm Reception and Fireplace Chat on “Würth: A Responsible Family Business” with

· Daniela Schily, Head of Representative Office
· Verena Rau, Public Affairs Manager

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
· Hans Raffauf, Co-Founder at Krisenchat and Clue
· Lynae Braeboy, Chief Medical Officer at Clue

5:00 pm Transfer to Westin Grand
6:30 pm Meet at the hotel lobby

Transfer to Einstein Stammhaus
Kurfürstenstraße 58
10785 Berlin

7:00 pm Dinner on “Remembrance Culture: A Comparison between the US and Germany” with

Prof. Dr. Susan Neiman
Director of Einstein Forum
Author of “Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil”

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)
Friedrichstraße 154
10117 Berlin

9:30 – 10:30 am Visit of Munich Security Conference with

· Lisa Marie Ulrich, Director of Programs
· Dr. Julian Voje, Head of Policy

10:30 am Walk to

Deutsches Historisches Museum (10 minutes)
Unter den Linden 2
10117 Berlin

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
Hauptstadtbüro
Georgenstraße 22
10117 Berlin

2:00 – 3:30 pm Briefing on “Social Market Economy” with

Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther
Director of the German Economic Institute
Vice Chairman of the Board of Atlantik-Brücke

3:30 pm Transfer to

Axel Springer
Zimmerstraße 50
10117 Berlin

4:00 – 5:30 pm Visit to the WELT Newsroom and Discussion with

Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard
Editor-in-Chief, WELT TV

5:30 pm Transfer to the home of David Deißner

Schloßstraße 66
14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg

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

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