Program
Thursday, October 6
Dress Code: Casual
| 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Participants arrive in Washington, DC
Meet Alina and Lisa at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) If you arrive at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) or at Washington Union Station (WAS), please use a cab or rideshare to get to the hotel directly and keep the receipt for reimbursement. If you are already in DC, please meet us at the hotel for check-in. |
| 5:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to Grand Hyatt
Check-in |
| 6:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to the home of Michael Werz |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Dinner & Drinks at the Home of Michael Werz Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progresswith Guests of Honor:
and NBP Alumni:
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| 9:15 pm | Shuttle transfer to Grand Hyatt |
Friday, October 7
Dress Code: Business
| 7:00 – 7:45 am | Breakfast at Grand Hyatt (on your own) |
| 7:45 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to The Gathering Spot |
| 8:00 am – 12:30 pm | Predeparture Briefing
8:00 – 9:45 am 10:00 am – 12:30 pm |
| 12:30 pm | Walk to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab (10 minutes) 750 15th St NW Washington, DC 20005 |
| 1:00 – 3:00 pm | Luncheon on “Diversity in Transatlantic Relations” at the invitation of Axel Dittmann, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the U.S. with Spencer Boyer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy, U.S. Department of Defense |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Free time Meet back at Joe’s |
| 4:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to ZDF German Television 1077 31st St NW Washington, DC 20007 |
| 4:30 – 6:00 pm | Discussion on U.S. News from a German Perspective with
Tour of the ZDF Studio |
| 6:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to Rasika West End 1190 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington, DC 20037 |
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner at Rasika with NBP Alumni:
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| 8:45 pm | Shuttle transfer to Grand Hyatt |
Saturday, October 8
Dress Code: Casual
| 7:00 – 9:15 am | Breakfast at Grand Hyatt (on your own)
Check-out Put luggage on shuttle |
| 9:30 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum with
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| 12:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to German Historical Institute Washington 1607 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 |
| 12:30 – 2:30 pm | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: A Debrief with Alyssa Kurth Lunch |
| 2:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) |
| 5:35 pm – 7:15 am +1 | UA 950 from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) |
Sunday, October 9
Dress Code: Casual
| 7:15 am | Arrival at Brussels Airport (BRU) |
| 8:15 am | Shuttle transfer to Hotel Novotel Brussels City Centre
Check-in (once rooms are ready) |
| Optional: Cultural Program led by Carlos Carrillo |
Monday, October 10
Dress Code: Business
| 7:00 – 8:00 am | Breakfast at Hotel Novotel Brussels City Centre (on your own) |
| 8:00 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Meeting with
Dr. Nicole de Moor |
| 9:15 am | Shuttle transfer to European Parliament
Paul-Henri Spaak Building |
| 10:00 – 11:30 am | Meeting with
Henrike Hahn |
| 11:45 am | Shuttle transfer to Atrio Restaurant & Bar Rue Stevin 132 1000 Bruxelles |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Briefing on the Conflict in Ukraine and NATO’s Involvement led by Eric Lee
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to NATO Headquarters Avenue Leopold III 1110 Bruxelles |
| 2:30 – 5:30 pm | 2:30 – 4:00 pm Tour through NATO Headquarters with Nick Nguyen NATO Archives Unit4:00 – 4:30 pm Greeting and Introduction to NATO’s Strategic Concept by Richard Holtzapple Deputy Permanent Representative and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Mission to NATO4:30 – 5:30 pm Discussion on NATO’s Role and Activities with
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| 5:45 pm | Shuttle transfer to Fritland Rue Henri Maus 49 1000 BruxellesEat fries |
| 7:30 pm | Walk to Hotel Novotel Brussels City Centre (5 minutes) |
Tuesday, October 11
Dress Code: Business
| 6:45 – 7:00 am | Breakfast at Hotel Novotel Brussels City Centre (on your own) |
| 7:00 am | Meet in the hotel lobbyShuttle transfer to Brussels Airport (BRU) |
| 9:25 – 10:50 am | SN2581 from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) |
| 11:30 am | Shuttle transfer to Westin GrandCheck-in |
| 12:30 – 1:15 pm | Briefing on Norbert Röttgen led by Whitney Terrill
Snack |
| 1:15 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to Bundestag |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | Meeting with
Norbert Röttgen |
| 3:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to Westin Grand |
| 3:15 – 4:30 | Free time |
| 4:30 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to Würth Haus Berlin |
| 5:30 – 9:00 pm | The World Order in Transition A joint event with International Education Abroad5:30 – 6:00 pm Reception6:00 – 6:30 pm Welcoming Remarks by Daniela Schily Head of Würth Representative Offices Berlin & Brussels Keynotes by
6:30 – 7:45 pm
7:45 – 9:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm | Shuttle transfer to Westin Grand |
Wednesday, October 12
Dress Code: Business
| 6:30 – 7:30 am | Breakfast at Westin Grand (on your own) |
| 7:30 – 9:00 am | Meet outside breakfast room Briefing on Germany’s Parliamentary Democracy and its Multi-Party System led by Malik Brown Briefing on Jens Spahn and Germany’s COVID-19 Response led by Devon Adams |
| 9:00 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Shuttle transfer to Besuchereingang Reichstagsgebäude |
| 9:30 – 10:15 am | Tour of the Reichstag Dome |
| 10:30 am | Walk to Jakob-Kaiser-Haus (5 minutes) Dorotheenstraße 100 10117 Berlin |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm | Meeting with
Jens Spahn |
| 12:00 pm | Walk to Wurst 🙂 (5 minutes) Ebertstraße, Ecke, Scheidemannstraße 10117 BerlinEat Currywurst |
| 1:30 pm | Shuttle from Wurst 🙂 to C/O Berlin Foundation Amerika Haus Hardenbergstraße 22 – 24 10623 Berlin |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Guided Tour of “Queer in Photography” Exhibit |
| 3:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to Brandenburg Gate Pariser Platz 10117 Berlin |
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Walking Tour of Berlin |
| 6:00 pm | Shuttle transfer from Checkpoint Charlie to Eastside Gallery Ecke Mühlenstraße / Marianne-von-Rantzau-Straße |
| 6:15 – 7:00 pm | Stroll along the Eastside Gallery to Michelberger Restaurant Warschauer Str. 39-40 10243 Berlin |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Dinner on Climate & Environment with
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| 9:15 pm | Shuttle transfer to Westin Grand |
Thursday, October 13
Dress Code: Business / Festive
| 9:00 – 10:15 am | Breakfast with Cherrie Daniels Cultural Attaché to the U.S. Embassy in BerlinWestin Grand |
| 10:15 pm | Walk to Munich Security Conference (5 minutes) Friedrichstr. 154 10117 Berlin |
| 10:30 – 11:30 pm | Meeting with
Ambassador Boris Ruge |
| 11:30 pm | Walk to LAWRENCE berlin mitte (15 minutes) Oranienburger Str. 69 10117 Berlin |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch Discussion on Diversity and Anti-Discrimination in Germany and Europe with
Juliana Kolberg |
| 1:30 pm | Walk to Ernst & Young GmbH (10 minutes) Friedrichstraße 140 10117 Berlin |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Discussion on Social Mobility with
Natalya Nepomnyashcha |
| 3:15 pm | Walk to Westin Grand (15 minutes) |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm | Reflection Session led by Berenice Rodriguez |
| 4:15 – 5:30 pm | Free time |
| 5:30 pm | Shuttle transfer to Große Orangerie im Schloss Charlottenburg Spandauer Damm 22 14059 Berlin |
| 6:00 – 10:00 pm | 70th Anniversary Celebration of Atlantik-Brücke |
| 10:15 pm | Shuttle transfer to Westin Grand |
Friday, October 14
Dress Code: Business Casual
| 6:30 – 8:00 am | Breakfast at Westin Grand (on your own) |
| 8:00 – 8:45 am | Meet outside breakfast room
Briefing on Germany’s Social Partnership Model led by Khalid Sarsour |
| 9:00 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Grab a lunch box Public transportation to Berlin Hauptbahnhof |
| 9:46 – 10:52 am | Train to Wolfsburg Hauptbahnhof
Walk to Tor 17 (15 minutes) |
| 11:30 am – 2:00 pm | Discussion on Germany’s Social Partnership Model with Vito Garippo Officer in the General Secretariat of the Global Works CouncilVolkswagen Factory Tour |
| 3:04 – 4:14 pm | Train to Berlin Hauptbahnhof |
| 4:30 pm | Public transportation to Westin Grand |
| 4:45 – 6:45 pm | Free time |
| 6:45 pm | Meet in the hotel lobby
Walk to TERAS Döner Kebap (10 minutes) |
| 7:00 pm | Farewell Döner |
| Optional: Pub Crawl led by Maria Montes Mora |
Saturday, October 15
Dress Code: Casual
| 5:15 am | Meet in the hotel lobby
Check-out Grab a breakfast box Shuttle transfer to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) |
| 7:45 am – 11:45 am | Departure |