Registration & Breakfast
 
Welcome and Introduction

• Mark Tomkins, CEO, AHK USA-Chicago

• Detlef Daues, Chairman of the Foreign Trade Committee of the IHK Hannover and Founder of the V-LINE Group

• Matthias Amberg, Partner at Rödl Langford de Kock LLP & AHK USA-Chicago Chairman

Update from the USA / Current Business Opportunities in the USA
 

Opening Panel: US Open for Investment – A Gateway to New Opportunities after the IRA

Moderator: Dr. Christoph Schemioneck, President & CEO, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Washington DC, LLC

• Dr. Robert Hermann, CEO, Germany Trade & Invest

• Melanie Vogelbach, Head of International Economic Policy and Foreign Trade Law, DIHK

• Antje Abshoff, President, Council of American States in Europe

 

Company Panel: German Companies in the USA – Best Practices Moderator: Mark Tomkins, President and CEO, GACC Midwest

• Erik Eifert, Vice President Global Sales, Janitza electronics GmbH

• Daniel Zimmer, Senior Director, Head of Engagement, SAP Labs US

• Manja Greimeier, EVP, Head of Business Area OE Tires, Continental

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U.S. State Pitches

Moderator: Sara Franke, Germany Office, AHK USA
Iowa, JobsOhio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama
 

 

Lunch Break & Networking

 

Workshops/Panels, Session 1 (2 Parallel Workshops, 60 minutes each) – 4 Companies per Panel

Legal Framework for Entering the US Market

Moderator: Susanne Gellert, President & CEO, GACC New York

• Jaan Brunken, Co-Founder and General Manager, Wingfield GmbH

• Matthias Amberg, Partner, Rödl Langford de Kock LLP

• Nicolas Abé, CEO, LANCO GROUP GmbH

• Maximilian Conrad, Legal Advisor, Statista Group
   

Success Strategies for German Companies in Manufacturing and Logistics Moderator: Jona Rowold, Director, Consulting Services, GACC Atlanta

• Stefan Schäfer, CEO, Expectus GmbH

• Christoph Wesner, Head of Sales Americas, WAGNER Group GmbH

• Christoph Lienemann, Managing Director, PEM Motion

 

 

Short Coffee & Networking Break

 

Workshops/Panels, Session 2 (2 Parallel Workshops, 60 minutes each)
 

Futures Leadership (Future Literacy) with a Focus on Developing an AI Strategy

Moderator: Mirko Wutzler, Vice President, Delegation of German Industry in San Francisco

• Sabine Remdisch, Professor of Human Resources and Organizational Psychology & Head of the Institute for Performance Management, Leuphana University Lüneburg

 

Marketing and Sales in the USA: Opportunities and Challenges in a Digital World

Moderator: Gerrit Ahlers, Vice President & Director of Consulting Services, GACC Midwest

• Stefan Leitz, Director of Global Business Development & Sales, Cherry Digital Health

• Nina Berger, Managing Director, Peakboard America

• Frank Petrolli, Vice President of Strategic Market Development & Managing Director, Plasmatreat USA, Inc.

• Nur H. Nezir, Managing Director, ABRAMS Industries Inc.
   

Short Coffee & Networking Break
 

Unlocking International Market Opportunities: Strategies of Sports Clubs to Expand Their Fanbase, Sponsorship, and Merchandise Opportunities by Enhancing Transatlantic Relationships

Moderator: Gerrit Ahlers, Vice President & Director of Consulting Services

• Annika Bahl, Director of Government & Public Affairs, WILO SE

• Benedikt Scholz, Director of Internationalization & Commercial Partnerships, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA

 

Happy Hour with Networking
 

End of the Event

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