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  • Business After Hours with Tishman Speyer
    Tishman Speyer welcomed AmCham Germany members for an exclusive visit to the construction site "TaunusTurm" in Frankfurt on June 13, 2013. Mr. Florian Reiff (Regional Head Germany & Managing Director, Tishman Speyer) presented the new development and gave insights into the challenges of a high-rise building.
    Number of images: 24
    Directory: gal100_BAH_Frankfurt_TishmanSpeyer
    Date: 18.06.2013 17:06
  • Executive Luncheon with Philip D. Murphy
    On June 4, 2013, AmCham Germany Regional Committee North Rhine-Westphalia hosted an Executive Luncheon featuring a keynote speech by Philip D. Murphy, US Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
    Number of images: 33
    Directory: gal099_Patron_Executive_Luncheon_Murphy
    Date: 18.06.2013 16:06
  • US-German Internship Program 2013 Welcome Ceremony
    On May 28, 2013 AmCham Germany welcomed 32 students from US universities for the beginning of the 4th round of the US-German Internship Program. Interns were greeted at FrankfurtRheinMain Marketing GmbH by various speakers, including Dr. Dierk Müller (AmCham Germany), Eric Menges (FrankfurtRheinMain Marketing GmbH), Sebastian Meis (BridgehouseLaw), Uwe Detering (UPS Deutschland) and US Consul General Kevin Milas.
    Number of images: 37
    Directory: gal098_WelcomeCeremony_2013
    Date: 05.06.2013 15:06
  • Executive Forum with Bryan Marsal & Dr. Christopher Pleister
    On May 22, 2013, AmCham Germany hosted this Executive Forum featuring a panel discussion on the topic of "crisis management mechanisms and prospects for sustainable growth in the US and Europe". Panelists Bryan Marsal (CEO, Alvarez & Marsal) and Dr. Christopher Pleister (Bundesanstalt für Finanzmarktstabilisierung) shared insights on the current situation on both sides of the Atlantic in a discussion moderated by Heike Goebel (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).
    Number of images: 26
    Directory: gal097_Executive_Forum_Marsal
    Date: 27.05.2013 10:05
  • Parliamentary TIM Breakfast "TIM Milestones 2013"
    The AmCham Telecommunications, Internet, and Media (TIM) Committee presented its new position paper "TIM Milestones 2013" at a Parliamentary Breakfast on May 14, 2013. The ten major issues for Germany as an ICT location were discussed with Martin Dörmann, MdB, Dr. Tobias Lindner, MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary Hans-Joachim Otto, MdB, and Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer, MdB.
    Number of images: 21
    Directory: gal096_TIM_Milestones
    Date: 22.05.2013 12:05
  • Business Luncheon with Prof. Dr. Ing. Stephan Reimelt
    President & CEO of GE Energy Germany, Prof. Dr. Ing. Stephan Reimelt, gave a speech entitled “Energiewende und Innovation” at this Business Luncheon on May 7, 2013 in Frankfurt/M. In it, he presented the main challenges to efficiently and effectively integrating renewable energy into the current energy grid and called for techological innovation in order to solve these challenges. His speech was followed by a lively Q&A session, further engaging the 100 guests.
    Number of images: 16
    Directory: gal095_BusinessLuncheon_Reimelt
    Date: 10.05.2013 10:05
  • Business Luncheon with Oliver Bussmann
    On April 16, 2013, AmCham Germany hosted a Business Luncheon in Frankfurt. This event featured Oliver Bussmann, Chief Information Officer of SAP AG who spoke on the topic "SAP - Successful Transformation through Innovation".
    Number of images: 19
    Directory: gal094_Business_Luncheon_Bussmann
    Date: 18.04.2013 11:04
  • Business Luncheon with Prof. Dr. Andreas Schlüter
    On March 20, 2013 AmCham Germany Regional Chapter Düsseldorf hosted this Business Luncheon featuring Prof. Dr. Andreas Schlüter, Generalsekretär des Stifterverbandes, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. He spoke on the topic of "Innovation in Deutschland - Der Standort Deutschland im Vergleich".
    Number of images: 26
    Directory: gal093_Business_Luncheon_Schlueter_Ddorf
    Date: 25.03.2013 12:03
  • Business Luncheon with Dr. Klaus Engel
    On February 21, 2013 AmCham Germany Regional Chapter Düsseldorf hosted this Business Luncheon which featured Dr. Klaus Engel, Vorsitzender des Vorstands, Evonik Industries AG. Dr. Engel spoke about "Leadership im globalen Dorf - Worauf es für Unternehmer heute ankommt".
    Number of images: 14
    Directory: gal092_Business_Luncheon_Engel_Ddorf
    Date: 25.03.2013 12:03
  • AmCham Forum with René Schuster, Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG
    On February 20, 2013 AmCham Germany Regional Chapter Berlin Brandenburg hosted a Forum with René Schuster, CEO, Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG. Mr. Schuster spoke about "All Things Digital - Business Prospects in the Mobile Revolution".
    Number of images: 39
    Directory: gal092_AmChamForum_Berlin
    Date: 05.03.2013 18:03
  • New Year's Reception Frankfurt 2013
    On January 25, 2013, AmCham Germany hosted it's Frankfurt New Year's Reception, featuring a welcome speech by Staatsminister Jörg-Uwe Hahn (Stellvertretender Ministerpräsident Hessen, Hessischer Minister der Justiz, für Integration und Europa).
    Number of images: 45
    Directory: gal091_Neujahrsempfang_Frankfurt
    Date: 06.03.2013 11:03
  • New Year's Reception Hamburg 2013
    On January 15, 2013 AmCham Germany's Regional Chapter Northern Germany hosted a New Year's Reception featuring a keynote speech by US Ambassador Philip D. Murphy.
    Number of images: 113
    Directory: gal090_Neujahrsempfang_Hamburg
    Date: 05.03.2013 17:03
  • New Year's Reception Düsseldorf 2013
    On January 18, 2013 AmCham Germany's Regional Chapter Düsseldorf hosted a New Year's Reception featuring a speech by Dirk Elbers, Oberbürgermeister of Düsseldorf.
    Number of images: 129
    Directory: gal089_Neujahrsempfang_Duesseldorf_2013
    Date: 22.02.2013 15:02
  • New Year's Reception Dresden 2013
    On January 25, 2013 AmCham Germany Chapter Saxony, Dresden hosted a New Year's Reception featuring a keynote speech by Prof. Anthony Hyman, Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Fellow of the Roal Society (FRS), and Leibniz Prize Laureate in 2011.
    Number of images: 32
    Directory: gal088_Neujahrsempfang_Dresden
    Date: 22.02.2013 15:02
  • Business Luncheon with Ambassador Dr. Peter Ammon
    At this Business Luncheon on February 4, 2013 in Stuttgart, German Ambassador to the United States of America, Dr. Peter Ammon, spoke about the "Herausforderungen für die transatlantische Wirtschaftspartnerschaft" ("Challenges for the transatlantic economic partnership").
    Number of images: 12
    Directory: gal087_Stuttgart_Business_Luncheon
    Date: 05.02.2013 14:02
  • Business After Hours with Vodafone in Düsseldorf
    On January 23, 2013 AmCham Germany's Business After Hours Committee NRW welcomed guest speaker Stephan Schneider, of Vodafone. Mr. Schneider spoke on the topic "Smart X – vernetzt denken, vernetzt handeln" and gave demonstrations in the Vodafone Enterprise Showroom.
    Number of images: 47
    Directory: gal086_BAH_Ddorf_23012013
    Date: 30.01.2013 16:01
  • New Year's Reception Munich 2013
    On January 22, 2013 AmCham Germany regional chapter Munich hosted its annual New Year's Reception. This year featured speeches by Staatsministerin Christine Haderthauer (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung, Familie, Frauen), Dr. Andreas Dinger (Partner & Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group) and Consul General William E. Moeller (U.S. Consulate General Munich).
    Number of images: 37
    Directory: gal085_Neujahrsempfang_Muenchen
    Date: 28.01.2013 15:01
  • New Year's Reception Hannover 2013
    AmCham Germany Regional Chapter Lower Saxony hosted this event on January 15, 2013 to ring in the new year in Hannover with guest of honor Jörg Bode, Niedersächsischer Minister für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr.
    Number of images: 50
    Directory: gal084_Neujahrsempfang_Hannover
    Date: 22.01.2013 11:01
  • New Year's Reception Nuremberg 2013
    On January 15, 2013 AmCham members and guests met at the Feuerbachsaal of the Industrie- und Handelskammer, Nürnberg to celebrate the traditional New Year’s Reception with Generalkonsul Moeller as keynote speaker.
    Number of images: 32
    Directory: gal083_Neujahrsempfang_Nuernberg
    Date: 18.01.2013 11:01
  • Board of Directors' Meeting in Düsseldorf
    This Board of Directors' Meeting, hosted by Accenture, took place on December 4th, 2012 at Campus Kronberg. It included a presentation by Frank Riemensperger, Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung, Accenture Deutschland on “The Digital Revolution and Future Business Growth” followed by a panel discussion regarding “The Digital Revolution and Future Business Growth”.
    Number of images: 53
    Directory: gal082_Board_of_Directors_Meeting_4Dez2012
    Date: 10.01.2013 17:01
  • US Transatlantic Jazz Meets AmCham in Stuttgart
    Featuring Ernie Watts and his European Quartet, AmCham Germany and the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum (DAZ) hosted this exclusive AmCham top act at the BIX. The event was moderated by Professor Mini Schulz.
    Number of images: 36
    Directory: gal081_2012_Stuttgart_Jazz
    Date: 17.12.2012 10:12
  • Thanksgiving Dinner Frankfurt 2012
    Photos from the AmCham Germany Thanksgiving Day Feast on November 22, 2012 in Frankfurt.
    Number of images: 40
    Directory: gal080_2012_Thanksgiving_FFM
    Date: 06.12.2012 14:12
  • Transatlantic Partnership Award 2012
    Dirk Nowitzki, NBA basketball player and philanthropist, was awarded the AmCham Germany Transatlantic Partnership Award on October 5th in Berlin.
    Number of images: 41
    Directory: gal079_2012_Transatlantic_Partnership_Award
    Date: 23.10.2012 13:10
  • Business Luncheon with Dr. Kurt Bock
    Dr. Bock, Chairman of the Board, BASF SE spoke about “Hauptsche nachhaltig” in the Hilton Hotel at this AmCham Business Luncheon on September 13th in Frankfurt.
    Number of images: 21
    Directory: gal078_2012_Luncheon_Bock
    Date: 11.10.2012 10:10
  • German-American Friendship Dinner in Frankfurt
    On the evening of June 22, 2012, AmCham Germany members and guests got together at The Westin Grand Hotel Frankfurt to hold another German-American Friendship Dinner, honoring Petra Roth, Mayor of the City of Frankfurt and Fred B. Irwin, AmCham President, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Minister President of Hesse, Volker Bouffier, held a speech about Fred B. Irwin and honored him with the Hessian Order of Merit.
    Number of images: 42
    Directory: gal077_2012_German-American-Friendship_Dinner Frankfurt
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • Business After Hours Deutsches Filmmuseum Frankfurt
    On June 18, 2012, AmCham Germany members and guests met at Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt for an interesting Business After Hours event with Christian Voigt, COO, Pixomondo Germany speaking about "Academy award-winning VFX made in Germany". Pixomondo was awarded an OSCAR (in 2012) for its work on the visual effects on Martin Scorsese's "Hugo Cabret".
    Number of images: 11
    Directory: gal076_2012_BAH Filmmuseum
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • German-American Friendship Dinner in Berlin
    On the evening of June 13, 2012, over 300 distinguished guests from the fields of business, politics and media gathered at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin to hold the first annual German-American Friendship Dinner, honoring AmCham Germany President Fred B. Irwin on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
    Number of images: 100
    Directory: gal075_2012_German-American-Friendship_Dinner
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • Patron Member Roundtable with Dr. Thomas Mayer
    On May 31, 2012, AmCham Germany’s Patron & Executive members met at this special event hosted by K&L Gates LLC at OpernTurm Frankfurt. Dr. Thomas Mayer, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank AG held a speech about “Willkommen in der Zentralbankgeldwirtschaft”.
    Number of images: 7
    Directory: gal074_2012_Patron Member RT Mayer
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • Global Business Dialogue 2012
    On May 25, 2012, AmCham Germany, the Thunderbird School of Global Management and the U.S. Commercial Service hosted the Global Business Dialogue in Berlin entitled "Beyond Uncertain Times: A Growth Agenda."
    Number of images: 88
    Directory: gal073_2012_GlobalBusDialogue
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • TIM Committee Spring Meeting 2012
    On May 24, 2012, members of the Telecommunications, Internet, and Media (TIM) Committee and various guests met for this year’s TIM Spring Meeting. The theme concerned "The Internet as an Economic Factor – Opportunities and Framework Conditions for ‘Innovation Made in Germany’."
    Number of images: 26
    Directory: gal072_2012_TIM_Spring
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • 2012 Transatlantic Media and Communication Award
    On May 11, 2012, in Hamburg, AmCham Germany President Fred B. Irwin presented John Neumeier, Chief Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Hamburg Ballet with the 2012 Transatlantic Media and Communication Award.
    Number of images: 5
    Directory: gal071_2012_TAMCA
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • 109th Annual Membership Meeting
    AmCham Germany held its 109th Annual Membership Meeting on May 11 and 12 in Hamburg. The theme of this year's meeting was "The Future of Transatlantic Trade."
    Number of images: 243
    Directory: gal070_2012_Annual_Membership_Meeting
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • AmCham Business Luncheon with Karl-Heinz Streibich
    Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO, Software AG spoke about "Digitales Unternehmen – Effizienz, Flexibilität und Agilität" in the Hilton Hotel Frankfurt at this Business Luncheon.
    Number of images: 23
    Directory: gal069_2012_Luncheon Streibich 18.04.12
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • Parliamentary Reception 2012
    On March 28, 2012, AmCham Germany held its annual Parliamentary Reception, presenting the IX AmCham Business Barometer at the Allianz Foundation Forum in Berlin.
    Number of images: 37
    Directory: gal068_2012_ParlAbend
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • New Year's Reception Frankfurt 2012
    AmCham Germany members in Rhein-Main celebrated the traditional New Year’s Reception at the Steigenberger Hotel Frankfurter Hof on January 27, 2012 with a welcome speech by Staatsminister Michael Boddenberg.
    Number of images: 28
    Directory: gal067_2012_NYR FFM
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • New Year's Reception Munich 2012
    Staatsministerin Dr. Beate Merck and Eckhard Späth (PWC) greeted AmCham members and friends at Munich’s New Year’s Reception on January 26, 2012, hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
    Number of images: 27
    Directory: gal066_2012_NYR Munich
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • New Year's Reception Düsseldorf 2012
    On January 20, 2012 AmCham members and guests met at the Hilton Düsseldorf to celebrate the traditional New Year’s Reception with a speech by Oliver Wittke (CDU Generalsekretär).
    Number of images: 48
    Directory: gal065_2012_NYR Duesseldorf
    Date: 19.07.2012 17:07
  • Patron Member Roundtable with Roland Koch
    On February 27, 2012, Patron & Executive members met at this Roundtable at the UBS Opernturm featuring Roland Koch as speaker.
    Number of images: 3
    Directory: gal063_PatronMember_Roundtable_RolandKoch_022712_FFM_KM
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • 5th_Annual_Transatlantic_Business_Conference
    On November 8-9, 2011, the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, the largest bilateral business association in Europe, the F.A.Z.-Institut, the Federation of German Industries BDI and the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) Initiative hosted the Annual Transatlantic Business Conference, “The Transatlantic Marketplace: Challenges and Opportunities Beyond 2011” at the Marriott Hotel in Frankfurt for the fifth time.
    Number of images: 31
    Directory: gal062_5th_Annual_Transatlantic_Business_Conference
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • 6th Executive Roundtable in Frankfurt
    On September 8, 2011 Xerox Corporation and AmCham Germany hosted the 6th Executive Roundtable in Frankfurt.
    Number of images: 35
    Directory: gal061_2011_6th_Executive_Roundtable_Xerox
    Date: 25.06.2012 16:06
  • Summer BBQ Düsseldorf
    AmCham Germany members and their families gathered for this summer festival on July 22nd.
    Number of images: 141
    Directory: gal060_2011_BBQDdorf
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • Summer Festival Stuttgart
    Members of AmCham Germany brought their families out to the Waldklettergarten in Stuttgart on July 15, 2011, to take part in the annual summer festival. The Event, hosted by Lapp Holding AG, offered fun for participants of all ages.
    Number of images: 52
    Directory: gal059_2011_Sommerfest Stuttgart
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • TIM Committee Spring Meeting 2011
    On May 25, 2011, members of the Telecommunications, Internet, and Media (TIM) Committee and guests met for the TIM Spring Meeting "One year Enquete Commission 'Internet and digital society' - Interim assessment and outlook" at the BASE_camp in Berlin.
    Number of images: 17
    Directory: gal058_2011_TIM_Spring
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • Parliamentary Reception 2011
    On May 10, 2011, AmCham Germany held its annual Parliamentary Reception, presenting the VIII AmCham Business Barometer at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology in Berlin.
    Number of images: 38
    Directory: gal057_2011_Parlamentarischer_Empfang
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • Annual Membership Meeting 2011
    The 108th Annual Membership meeting took place on April 8 in Stuttgart. "Responsibility and Sustainability in Transatlantic Relations" was the motto of this year's meeting.
    Number of images: 150
    Directory: gal056_2011_Annual_Membership_Meeting
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • Transatlantic Partnership Award 2011
    The AmCham Transatlantic Partnership Award 2011, honoring Bill Gates and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, took place within the framework of a gala luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin on April 6.
    Number of images: 78
    Directory: gal055_2011_AmCham_Transatlantic_Partnership_Award
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • AmCham Forum Berlin 2011
    The Scarcity of Women Pursuing Ambitious Careers in Germany was the topic of this AmCham Discussion on March 21 in Berlin.
    Number of images: 57
    Directory: gal054_2011_ForumBerlin_21032011
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Düsseldorf 2011
    Guest Speaker Harry Voigtsberger, North Rhine-Westphalia Minister for Economics Affairs, celebrated the new year with AmCham Germany members in Düsseldorf.
    Number of images: 39
    Directory: gal053_2011_NYR_Ddorf
    Date: 23.09.2011 18:09
  • New Year's Reception Nürnberg 2011
    The US Embassy's Minister-Couselor for Economic Affairs Seth Winnick greeted AmCham Germany's members and guests at the New Year's Reception in Nürnberg.
    Number of images: 42
    Directory: gal053_2011_NYRNuernberg
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Frankfurt 2011
    AmCham Germany members in Rhein-Main celebrated 2011 at the Marriott Hotel in Frankfurt. Minister President of Hesse, Volker Bouffier greeted the guests as guest of honor.
    Number of images: 88
    Directory: gal052_2011_NYR_Frankfurt
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Hannover 2011
    Niedersachsen's Minister President David McAllister greeted AmCham Germany members at the this year's New Year's Reception at "Der Gartensaal", Neues Rathaus in Hannover.
    Number of images: 90
    Directory: gal051_2011_NYRHannover
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Berlin 2011
    AmCham' Berlin members and guests celebrated 2011 in AmCham's oldest Hotel member, the Kempinski Hotel Bristol. Guest speaker was Matthias Platzeck, Minister President of Brandenburg. Staatsekretär Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach received the AmCham Germany Silver Award for his dedication to Transatlantic Relations.
    Number of images: 55
    Directory: gal050_2011_NYRBerlin
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Munich 2011
    Staatsminister Martin Zeil greeted AmCham members and friends at Munich's New Year's Reception, hosted by Ernst & Young.
    Number of images: 66
    Directory: gal049_2011_NYRMuenchen
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Stuttgart 2011
    The L-Bank was the host of this year's AmCham Germany New Year's Reception in Stuttgart. Special guest Friedrich Merz joined members and friends for the celebration. On the occasion Prof. Dr. Roderich Thümmel received the AmCham Germany Service Excellence Award as he leaves his position of Regional Committe Chair Baden Württemberg
    Number of images: 12
    Directory: gal048_2011_NYRStuttgart
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07
  • New Year's Reception Hamburg 2011
    AmCham Germany's Members in Northern Germany celebrated the new year with Guest of Honor and Speaker, Senator Ian S. Karan at the Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg.
    Number of images: 27
    Directory: gal047_2011_NYRHamburg
    Date: 29.07.2011 14:07