Once a year, AmCham Germany’s members gather for the Annual Membership Meeting (AMM). The AMM brings together members and representatives from politics, media and the transatlantic business community and offers a platform for interdisciplinary exchange and networking. On July 5 & 6, 2023, the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V. will hold its 119th Annual Membership Meeting (AMM) in Berlin.

• On July 5, 2023, the meetings of AmCham Germany’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors, as well as Chairpersons (Regional Chapter Chairs, Policy Committee Chairs, Senior Advisors) will take place in Berlin. After these meetings, a Recognition Dinner for our leadership will be hosted on the eve of the AMM.
   
• On July 6, 2023, the Membership Meeting will take place in the morning. In the afternoon, a half-day business conference will take place, offering insights from government and industry experts in various formats including keynote speeches and a panel discussion in an effort to actively foster discourse and best practice exchange on the most relevant transatlantic topics. Please find the program and selected speakers below.

The official invitation and possibility to register for the membership meeting and business conference was sent out to all members on June 6, 2023. We kindly ask all members to check their inbox and register via the link in their personal invite.

All non-members may register for the business conference part of the AMM in the afternoon of July 6, 2023 via the following link.

DATE & TIME

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

Please note: AmCham Germany’s pre-reserved contingent at the Hotel de Rome expired on June 8, 2023. However, guests interested in staying at the conference locations may reserve rooms upon availability via:

Phone: +49 (0) 30 460 609 1430
Email: reservations.derome@roccofortehotels.com

Other hotels in close proximity to the conference venue include the ARCOTEL John F. Berlin and the Titanic Gendarmenmarkt Berlin.

Please note: AmCham Germany will not cover any hotel accommodation costs and reservations need to be made individually with the respective hotels.

The 118^th Annual Membership Meeting took place on June 2, 2022, as an in-person event in Düsseldorf. On June 1, 2022, our internal Executive Committee, Board of Directors as well as Chairpersons’ Meetings took place.

With Germany's G7 presidency in 2022 and the geopolitical shifts occurring as a result of the war in Ukraine and beyond, opportunities to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on a multitude of topics are vast: Ramping up transatlantic security, overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and discussing future pandemic preparedness, deepening transatlantic cooperation in the healthcare sector and jointly working on sustainability and the global challenge of climate change, as well as advocating for a joint digital transatlantic economic zone: AmCham Germany's 118th Annual Membership Meeting in Düsseldorf highlighted and addressed these and other critical topics of importance for the transatlantic business community ahead of the G7 summit in late June 2022 at Schloss Elmau.

Click here to read our Event Report.

PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Meeting of AmCham Germany's Executive Committee (Current ExCo members only)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Meeting of AmCham Germany's Board of Directors (Current BoD members only)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 
Chairpersons Meeting (Regional Chairs, Policy Chairs and Senior Advisors only)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Recognition Dinner (AmCham Germany Leadership only)

Guests of Honor: 

• Pauline Kao, Consul General , U.S. Consulate Düsseldorf
• Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Digitization, Innovation and Energy, North-Rhine Wesfalia

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
MEMBERSHIP MEETING

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
Virtual Address by Christian Lindner, Federal Minister of Finance, German Federal Ministry of Finance (Live via Webex)

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BUSINESS CONFERENCE

1:00 PM
Start of Business Conference & Opening by Katie Gallus, Moderator

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Introductory Remarks
Simone Menne, President, AmCham Germany

1:05 PM - 1:15 PM
Welcome Remarks
Andreas Gerber, Chairman of the Management Board, Janssen Germany

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Keynote Speech by Dr. Amy Gutmann, U.S. Ambassador to Germany

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion including Q&A: "Germany's G7 Presidency: Evaluating Priorities for Transatlantic Cooperation"

• Tim Cranton, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Europe
• Andreas Gerber, Chairman of the Management Board, Janssen Germany
• Agnes Michalik, Managing Director, Global Solutions Initiative Foundation
• Dr. Katrin Suder, Board Member, Senior Advisor, former State Secretary
• Roland Werner, Director Government Relations, Uber DACH & Southern Europe 

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Moderated Discussion including Q&A between Dr. Hans-Christian Wirtz, Head of Government Affairs and Policy, Johnson & Johnson Germany, and Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Digitization, Innovation and Energy, North Rhine-Westfalia, on Germany and North Rhine-Westfalia as a Business Location

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Simone Menne, President, AmCham Germany

4:30 PM
End of Business Conference