the voice of transatlantic business 2021

2021the voice of

transatlantic business

AmCham Germany

Annual Report 2021

The American Chamber of Commerce in Germany

(AmCham Germany) is the voice of transatlantic

business. We enhance global economic and

trade relations built on a strong foundation of

the German-American partnership. We actively

support and promote our members’ interests

through our global network in business, politics

and AmChams worldwide and strengthen the

exchange between our members and political

decision makers. AmCham Germany enables

cross-cultural understanding, cooperation and

new investment. We stand for transparent

dialogue, unrestricted trade and a competitive

and open business climate.

AmCham Germany Annual Report 2021 1

Contents

Preface 2–3

Executive Committee and Board of Directors 4

Events

Signature Events 5–6

Transatlantic Evening 7

Chapters and Chairs 8

Virtual Events 9–13

Transatlantic Talks 14

Policy Activities 15–19

Business Services 20–23

Communication Activities 24–27

Staff and Departments 28–29

Interview with Messe Frankfurt GmbH (70-Year-Anniversary of Membership) 30

Selected Member Spotlights

Evonik – Engineering Process 31

Texas Instruments – Leading Beyond Chemistry 32

Membership Certificate Recipients U3

Imprint U4


Preface

The last year has been a special and challenging one. But it also serves as a prime example of how

we, as AmCham Germany, can deal with challenges through transatlantic cooperation.

The pandemic had us firmly in its grip and is still affecting all of our activities and interactions.

But the year has also set some other pioneering developments in motion – in the world as

well as in our organization. The US administration under President Joe Biden presents an

opportunity to rebalance the transatlantic partnership. The transatlantic economic ties are

on a stable footing and have been able to counter the recent turbulent years with robust

and trusting relations. Nevertheless, the success of the transatlantic economy should not

be taken for granted. We are building on a relaunch of cooperation by promoting a strong

partnership between the US, the EU, and Germany. It means emphasizing that the US is and

will remain Germany’s most important partner outside Europe with aligned values and interests.

Looking back, the last year has been characterized by many restrictions, especially in person-

to-person meetings. But AmCham Germany successfully developed virtual event formats to

bring our community together online with profound content and high-level speakers. Some

of our event highlights were our Female Founders Award Ceremony and the Transatlantic

Business Conference. Alongside the goal of revitalizing the transatlantic relationship,

we have launched a new virtual event series: Transatlantic Talks 2021: Paving the Path

Ahead. We also continued our top-level meetings with German political leaders, such as the

Federal Minister of Health, Jens Spahn, the Bavarian State Minister, Dr. Florian Herrmann,

and many other political decision makers. Lastly, the candidate for chancellor of the CDU/

CSU party, Armin Laschet, is a keynote speaker during this year's Annual Membership Meeting.

All of this is only possible through the generous engagement and loyalty from you, our members.

AmCham Germany is member-led and member-driven. It is the dedication of our regional chairs

and regional committee members that keeps us actively engaged across Germany. With the

expertise and commitment of our policy chairs and policy committee members, we can advocate

for a healthy business climate in Germany, represent our members’ interests and meet regularly

Simone MenneExecutive Vice President

Daniel AndrichGeneral Manager

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Preface

with top political leaders. Our board of directors is dedicated to setting the course for AmCham

Germany for the next years by making relevant decisions regarding the Chamber’s strategy. You

all drive the Chamber and ensure that the voice of transatlantic business – our voice – is being

heard. We are all AmCham Germany.

We have to thank Frank Sportolari, who made this possible with his dedication and outstanding

work as president over the last three years. Frank is one of the strongest advocates for transatlantic

business and, thanks to his ideas and commitment, the Chamber was able to extend its network

on both sides of the Atlantic and improve the transatlantic business partnership for our members.

At the Annual Membership Meeting 2021, the membership will elect a new president and new

members for the executive committee and the board of directors.

In the next year, we also want to use our network to talk with influencers and decision makers

to communicate AmCham Germany’s positions and to ensure that the voice of transatlantic busi-

ness is being heard. With many exciting projects and activities ahead, we will continue to offer

you, our members and the transatlantic business community, a variety of high-quality events

with political leaders, international trade experts and transatlantic stakeholders. We will keep

the business community updated on the latest developments in transatlantic business with our

various communication channels such as our podcast The Clue, our newsletters Chamber News

and The Navigator, and through our website. Take the opportunity to follow AmCham Germany

on social media so you won’t miss any updates.

Thank you, our members, for your dedication and support during these special times.

Simone Menne Daniel Andrich

Executive Vice President General Manager


Executive Committee

President

Frank SPORTOLARI

President

United Parcel Service LLC & Co. OHG

Executive Vice President

Simone MENNE

Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates

Deutsche Post AG

Treasurer

Warren MARINE

Partner Audit, Head of Country Practice USA

KPMG AG

Vice Presidents

Ralf BRINKMANN

President DACH, Central Europe, Italy, Israel &

Russia & Chairmann of the Board

Petra JUMPERS

President & General Manager Germany Hub

Lilly Deutschland GmbH

Frank RIEMENSPERGER

Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung

Accenture Dienstleistungen GmbH

Andreas SCHWAIGER

Vice President, Managing Director Germany

Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH

Honorary President

Fred B. IRWIN

Board of Directors

Peter ALBIEZ

Country Manager Germany

Pfizer Deutschland GmbH

Adel AL-SALEH

CEO of T-Systems and Member of the Board of

Management

Deutsche Telekom AG

Neil ARCHER

General Manager

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Uwe BARTMANN

CEO

Siemens AG

Klaus BÜRG

Managing Director & General Manager

Amazon Web Services Germany GmbH

Martin DAUM

Member of the Board of Management

Daimler AG

Susanne DEISSENBERGER

Managing Director Finance & Controlling

Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH

Ralf W. DIETER

CEO

Dürr AG

Dr. Hans-Ulrich ENGEL

Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive

Directors & CFO

BASF SE

Chantal FRIEBERTSHÄUSER

Managing Director Germany

MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH

Dr. Christoph GEHRIG

Vorstand Finanzen

McDonald’s Deutschland LLC

John GEROSA

Managing Director, Retail Markets Germany

Google Germany GmbH

Annette GREEN

Vice President DACH

SAS Institute GmbH

Dr. Klaus-Peter GUSHURST

Leader Industries and Innovation

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

Gabriele HÄSSIG

Managing Director Communication &

Sustainability DACH

Procter & Gamble Service GmbH & Co.

Dirk HOKE

CEO Airbus Defence and Space and Member of

the Airbus Group Executive Council

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Bjorn JENSEN

General Manager Germany, Denmark, Finland

Coca Cola GmbH

Dr. Christian KAMES

Head of Investment Banking Germany

J.P. Morgan Securities plc Frankfurt Branch

Hans Jörg KLEIN

Member of the Management Board

Ford-Werke GmbH

David KNOWER

Partner & Chief Operating Officer

Cerberus Deutschland Beteiligungsberatung

GmbH

Johannes KOCH

Managing Director HPE Germany

Hewlett-Packard GmbH

Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Roland KOCH

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

UBS Europe SE

Ambassador John C. KORNBLUM

Senior Counsellor

Noerr Consulting AG

Dirk LANGE

Managing Director Central European Region

3M Deutschland GmbH

James von MOLTKE

Member of the Management Board

Deutsche Bank AG

Remco NIELAND

Chief Financial Officer

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Stefan OELRICH

Member of the Board of Management

Bayer AG

Nicole REIMER

CFO IBM DACH

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Gordon RISKE

CEO

KION GROUP AG

Christine Mareen RUPP

Partner and Member of Consulting Executive

Committee at Deloitte Consulting Germany

Deloitte GmbH

Michael SCHREYÖGG

Chief Program Officer

MTU Aero Engines AG

Dr. Rob SMITH

President & CEO

Konecranes Plc

Han STEUTEL

President

Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e.V.

Hartmut THOMSEN

President Middle & Eastern Europe

SAP SE & Co. KG

Stefan B. WINTELS

Vice Chairmann & CCO

Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG

Ex Officio

John McCASLIN

Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs

Embassy of the United States

Virginia MURRAY

Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs

Embassy of the United States

Executive Committee and Board of Directors as of May 2021


Signature Events / Annual Membership Meeting

The membership

meeting will kick-off

with the President's

Report, the Report of

the General Manager,

and the Report of the

Treasurer and will

also include the Elections of the Executive

Committee and Board of Directors.

Since our Annual Membership Meeting also

serves as an important platform for transat-

lantic dialogue, it will conclude with a high-

profile Business Conference. The event will

be open to both AmCham Germany members

and the interested public.

Armin Laschet, Minister-President of North

Rhine-Westphalia, Head of Christian Demo-

cratic Union (CDU) and the CDU/CSU Candi-

date for Chancellor of Germany, will kick-off

the conference with a keynote speech.

Following the keynote, two high-calibre

panel discussions between AmCham Ger-

many Executive Committee and Board

Members as well as political decision makers

will provide insights and expertise. They

will engage in discussions on the present

and future of the transatlantic partnership,

and the economic policy framework shaping

Germany as a location for the transatlantic

business community.

Thank you to our event partners

Cooperation Partner:Accenture

Platinum Sponsor:BMW Group itemis AG

Gold Sponsors:KION Group AGTexas Instruments

Silver Sponsors:Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG Coca-Cola GmbHDelta Air Lnes Lilly Deutschland GmbH Microsoft Deutschland GmbH NRW Global Business GmbH Pfizer Deutschland GmbH

Platform for Transatlantic Dialogue

AMM 2020

Due to COVID-19, the 117th Annual

Membership Meeting that was

planned to take place on April 29–30,

2020, in Munich was cancelled.

Membership voting took place in

September and October 2020 through

circulation procedure with electronic

and paper voting.

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More information about the Annual Membership Meeting is available on our website.

“AmCham Germany is a much-needed and

highly regarded facilitator for the transatlantic

business dialogue and cooperation.

I value AmCham Germany and its members

for their strong contributions!”

A. Laschet

www.amcham.de/events/annual-membership-meeting


Signature Events / Transatlantic Business Conference

On November 12, 2020, the 14th Transatlantic

Business Conference took place – for the

first time in a virtual format. The conference

centered around the topic “The German-

American Transatlantic Partnership in the

Next Decade”. In addition

to transatlantic relations,

the outcome of the

recent US presidential

election and economic

recovery in the midst of

the COVID-19 pandemic

were at the forefront of the conference.

“Now, after Joe Biden has won the US elec-

tion,” Sportolari said, “I believe that rebuild-

ing trust on both sides of the Atlantic is the

key to successful transatlantic trade and

prosperity in Germany and the US.” The

US and Germany need to solve their trade

conflicts and the WTO needs to be reformed.

About 200 viewers on both sides of the

Atlantic joined the virtual discussions on

the implications of the US election and

the future of the transatlantic economic

partnership post COVID-19.

about the event

AmCham Germany’s Transatlantic Business

Conference is a unique forum to engage in

constructive dialogue and foster transat-

lantic collaboration on issues of relevance

for both Europe and the

US. It provides a platform

for exchange for our

members and top-level

speakers from business,

government, media, and

think tanks.

Federica Mogherini, Rector of College of Europe: “America and Europe share deep ties that connect our societies, economies, even families, beyond institutional relations.”

Ambassador Richard Burt emphasized the importance of German-American cooperation and gave the example of the joint invention of a vaccine against COVID-19 by the Ameri-can pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German company BionTech.

Constanze Stelzenmüller outlined that we need to find solutions for transatlantic trade issues.


Cooperation partners:BDI Commerzbank AG Deloitte GmbH

Supporters:FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH IBM Lilly Deutschland GmbH Microsoft Deutschland GmbH N RW.Global Business GmbH -

Trade & Investment Agency Pfizer Deutschland GmbH

“An investment in your transatlantic friends is an

investment in yourself”Federica Mogherini,

College of Europe

Peter Albiez, CEO of Pfizer Deutschland GmbH, stated in his remarks. “In this complex situation, the EU has an important role to play because it has the power to respond to this global crisis.”

Annette Green, Vice President DACH at SAS, stated: “We need to trust in politics and in business, so that we can invest in growth and gain market acceptance.”

14th

transatlantic business conferenceThe German-American Transatlantic Partnership in the Next Decade


As part of the Transatlantic Evening on April 27, 2021,

AmCham Germany honored two successful female founders

prevailed in the application process with their innovative

and successful business models.

business models for the future

In addition to the innovative strength of the business model,

financing and growth figures were also evaluated in the

selection process. “We are very pleased to award this year

two passionate founders whose business models are setting

signs for the future. With their ideas, both want to actively

shape the path towards more sustainability and the busi-

ness models have the potential to do so. It is precisely such

innovative ideas that we need in the fight against climate

change on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Simone Menne,

Executive Vice President of AmCham Germany.

Jury member Torsten Oltmanns, chairman of the Berlin-

Brandenburg Chapter, emphasized: “The two winners are

role models for women to become entrepreneurs themselves.

Far too few women start their own businesses. This has

to change and with

our award we want

to contribute to giv-

ing more visibility to

female founders.”

Events / Transatlantic Evening

Female Founders Award 2021


In cooperation withMicrosoft Germany

Award partners:PepsiCoTexas Instruments

Media partners:news aktuellDigital Media WomenSHE works!

Network partners:Berlin PartnerGERMANTECHherCAREERnushuTransatlantic Female Forum

The Winners ’21

Julia Piechotta; Hannah Helmke; Prof. Dr. Torsten Oltmanns, Regional Chapter Chair Berlin- Brandenburg; Kathryn Harrison, Magpie; Chelsea Spieker (moderator); Krista Pilot, PepsiCo; and Simone Menne, AmCham Germany Executive Vice President.

about the award

AmCham Germany’s Female

Founders Award promotes

and empowers female (co-)

founders in their visibility and

networking while inspiring and

motivating women to become

entrepreneurs. The award brings

together the values of American

entrepreneurial spirit and

German entrepreneurship as

well as the activities of AmCham

Germany in the context of entre-

preneurship and diversity/

women in leadership.

Hannah Helmke Founder & CEO, right. based on science

right. based on scienceGmbH (right.) is a provider of climate metrics and software. Founded in Frankfurt in 2016, right. developed the X-Degree Compatibility (XDC) Model to calculate the impact a com-pany, a portfolio or any other eco-nomic entity has on global warming (Temperature Alignment). The aim: to bring maximum transparency on cli-mate-related risks and opportunities to the market.

Julia Piechotta Founder & CMO, CFO, Spoontainable

Spoontainablehas developed a sustainable plastic alternative made from 100% natu-ral ingredients. Since 2019, Spoon-tainable has been on the market with the first sustainable ice cream spoon. With its sustainable prod-ucts, Spoontainable aims to imple-ment a holistic sustainable circular economy approach and to provide a true alternative for the upcoming EU plastic ban. Dr. Marianne Janik, Microsoft Germany


To coordinate AmCham Germany’s

regional activities, Germany is

subdivided into ten chapters.

The activities in the chapters are

organized by Regional Chairs and

Regional Committees.

saxony regional chapter

Prof. Dr. Heribert Heckschen

northern germany regional chapter

Dr. Henning C. Schneider

rhine-main regional chapter

David Knower

berlin-brandenburg regional chapter

Prof. Dr. Torsten Oltmanns

Prof. Dr. Kai C. Andrejewski Christian von Sydow

bavaria regional chapter

Matthias Koeplin

northern bavaria regional chapter

baden-württemberg regional chapter

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wegen

rhine-neckar triangle regional chapter

Axel Isele Dr. Thomas Keil

AmCham Germany Chapters and Chairs

lower saxony regional chapter

Niculae Cantuniar Dr. Christian Nordholtz

Dr. Herman J. Knott

(Contact for Cologne)

north rhine–westphalia regional chapter

Dr. Alexander Schröder-Frerkes


Events / Year in Review

July 6, 2020: Insights Webinar, Bavaria

speaker: Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, German

Economic Institute (IW)

topic: Every Man for Himself and God Against

All – The Search for European Orientation in the

Middle of the Corona Crisis

July 14, 2020: E-Business After Hours,

Baden-Württemberg

speaker: Viktor Schoner, Staatsoper Stuttgart

topic: Art and Culture – How Does Culture Work

in Times of Corona?

July 16, 2020: Insights Webinar, Saxony

speaker: Sonja Rauschütz, Vienna School of

Negotiation

topic: Re-Imagination of Cooperation

August 18, 2020: Insights Webinar, Northern

Germany

speaker: Rolf Habben Jansen, Hapag-Lloyd AG

topic: After the Pandemic: Where are World

Trade and Globalization Headed?

August 25, 2020: Insights Webinar,

North Rhine-Westphalia

speaker: Anthony L. Gardner, former US Ambas-

sador to the European Union

topic: US Policy Toward Europe Under a Biden

Administration

September 3, 2020: Summer Business Barbecue

(in-person), Saxony

speaker: Michael Kretschmer, Minister President

of the Free State of Saxony.

September 8, 2020: Insights Webinar, Bavaria

speaker: Prof. Dieter Kempf, Federation of

German Industries (BDI)

topic: The Role of the Transatlantic Relationship

in Overcoming the Corona Pandemic

September 10, 2020: Insights Webinar, North

Rhine-Westphalia

speaker: Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister of

Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and

Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

topic: Intensivierung der Deutsch-Ameri-

kanischen Beziehungen in NRW

September 22, 2020: Insights Webinar, Overseas

speaker: Tom Daschle, US Senator

topic: The 2020 US Presidential Election: A Closer

Look at the Biden Campaign and How Businesses

Might Prepare for a Potential Biden Presidency.

October 6, 2020: Insights Webinar, Bavaria

speaker: Johannes Koch, Hewlett Packard

Enterprise

topic: Der europäische Weg der Digitalisierung

– Digitale Souveränität als Erfolgsfaktor im

globalen Wettbewerb

October 7, 2020: Insights Webinar, Rhine-Neckar

Triangle

speaker: Annette Green, SAS Institute GmbH

topic: KI und Coronakrise – Beschleunigt Corona

die digitale Transformation?

October 7, 2020: Concert of the Stuttgart

Chamber Orchestra, Baden-Württemberg

topic: Händel meets Hendrix

October 14, 2020: Insights Webinar, Bavaria

speaker: Han Steutel, German Association of

Researching Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa)

topic: Manchmal ist die Wirtschaft die beste

Diplomatie: Wie wir zusammenhalten, was

auseinanderdriftet

October 15, 2020: Insights Webinar, North

Rhine-Westphalia

speakers: Barbara D. Linney, Baker Hostetler

(Washington, DC); Brian Egan, Steptoe (Washing-

ton, DC); Mike Hofmann, Melchers Group (Beijing)

topic: What Impact Will the US Sanctions

Against China Have on European Businesses –

Can Europe Stay Neutral?

October 22, 2020: Insights Webinar,

Berlin-Brandenburg

speaker: Cherno Jobatey, journalist and author.

topic: Medien in der Krise – was wird aus Presse

und TV?

November 18, 2020: E-Business After Hours,

Baden-Württemberg

speaker: Scott Horton, attorney and author

topic: America’s 2020 Elections: What Do

They Mean for Germany and the Atlantic

Relationship?

November 18, 2020: Insights Webinar,

Rhine-Main

speaker: Shane Spyak, Delta Air Lines, Inc.

topic: The New Normal – How Airlines Are Chart-

ing Safe Passage Through COVID-19

November 30, 2020: Insights Webinar, Northern

Bavaria

speakers: Daniel Reck, Johnson, Kendall & John-

son, Inc.; Horst Henschen and Peter Camesasca,

Covington & Burling LLP

topic: Transatlantic Investment During the

Pandemic

December 2, 2020: Insights Webinar, Overseas

speaker: risha Anderson, Covington & Burling

(Washington, DC);

Mark Young, Covington & Burling (London); Dr.

Moritz Hüsch, Covington & Burling (Frankfurt/M)

topic: Cybersecurity – Legal Trends to Cope With

Increasing Risks

December 7, 2020: Insights Webinar,

Berlin-Brandenburg

speaker: Prof. Marcel Fratzscher, DIW Berlin

topic: Economy 2021 – What to Expect and What

to Prepare For

December 15, 2020: Insights Webinar, Saxony

speaker: Dr. Norbert Röttgen, Member of the Ger-

man Bundestag, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

topic: The Impact of the US Election on Germany

and Europe

December 17, 2020: Insights Webinar, Northern

Germany

speakers: Vincent Warnery, Beiersdorf AG;

Michael Eggenschwiler, Flughafen Hamburg

GmbH

topic: Business Outlook: Current Pitfalls and

Opportunities. A View From Beiersdorf AG and

Flughafen Hamburg GmbH.

January 12, 2021: Insights Webinar, Bavaria

speaker: Dr. Alexander von Frankenberg, High-

Tech Gründerfonds

topic: How to Unlock the Power of Innovation

Through Startups

January 14, 2021: Insights Webinar, Northern

Bavaria

speakers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Falke, German-

American Institute Nuremberg; Wayne Lempke,

Democrats Abroad for North and Central Bavaria

topic: How Much Room for Maneuver for Biden’s

Presidency and What to Expect for Germany and

Europe?

January 26, 2021: Insights Webinar, Overseas

speakers: Dr. Moritz Hüsch, Covington & Burling

(Frankfurt/M); Yan Luo, Covington & Burling

(Beijing); Jennifer Johnson, Covington & Burling

(Washington, DC)

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topic: IoT – Recent Developments in the US, EU

and Asia

January 27, 2021: E-Business After Hours,

Baden-Württemberg

speaker: Scott Horton, attorney and journalist

topic: One Week Thereafter – The Way Forward

After Inauguration

February 10, 2021: Insights Webinar, Northern

Bavaria

speaker: Prof. Manfred Berg, Heidelberg Center

for American Studies

topic: A House Divided? Demografie, Ökonomie

und Rassismus im Amerika des 21. Jahrhunderts

February 11, 2021: Insights Webinar, Rhine-Main

speakers: Frank Petrolli, HP Germany and

Valentin Kurtovic, SolidPro GmbH

topic: The Company of the Future Talks Additive

– 3D Printing Possibilities

February 16, 2021: Insights Webinar,

Berlin-Brandenburg

speakers: Robin Quinville, US Embassy Berlin;

Krista Pilot, PepsiCo; Xenia Scholl, Aitonomi

TeleRetail

topc: Women in Leadership – Why Is This Still an

Issue for Debate?

February 17, 2021: Insights Webinar, Lower

Saxony

speaker: Helge Fuhst, ARD

topic: Fake News in COVID-19 Times – a

German-American Comparison


Berlin-Brandenburg

speakers: Prof. Dr. Johannes Beermann, Steuben-

Schurz Gesellschaft; Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook,

Future of Diplomacy Project and the Project on

Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at

Harvard Kennedy School.

topic: Ein Monat im Amt – erster Blick auf die

Regierung Biden

February 22, 2021: Finissage, Bavaria

speaker: Christopher Makos, American Photogra-

pher & Artist

topic: From A New Yorker's Perspective.

Photography by Christopher Makos


Baden-Württemberg

speakers: Peter Spiegel, Financial Times; Marika

Lulay, GFT Technologies; Wilfried Porth, Daimler

AG; Dr. Ralf Hofmann, MHP, A Porsche Company;

Magdalena Mook, International Coaching

Federation

topic: The Language of Leadership

March 9, 2021: Insights Webinar, Overseas

speakers: Peter Flanagan and Stephen Rade-

maker, both Covington & Burling (Washington,

DC)

topic: US Sanctions and Export Control Policy:

Key Developments and Prospects for Change in

the Biden Administration

March 15, 2021: Virtual Discussion, Lower

Saxony

speakers: Ambassador Boris Ruge. Munich

Security Conference; Prof. Dr. Christiane Lemke,

Leibniz University Hannover; Daniel Andrich,

AmCham Germany; Dr. Carsten Kuhlgatz,

Industrie-Club Hannover e.V; moderated by Nina

Englert, BMW

topic: Resetting the Transatlantic Partnership?

Opportunities and Challenges

March 24, 2021: Webcast in Cooperation with

Commerzbank AG, Saxony

speaker: Dr. Ralph Solveen, Commerzbank AG

topic: Outlook 2021: Where are the Global

Economy and Financial Markets Headed?

March 24, 2021: Insights Webinar, Bavaria

speaker: Stefan Hafke, Citigroup Global Markets

Europe AG

topic: Digital Currencies: Transformation of the

Banking and Monetary System?

April 8, 2021: Insights Webinar,


speaker: Peter Beyer, Coordinator of Trans-

atlantic Cooperation of the German Federal

Government

topic: The Transatlantic Alliance is back – wie

stehen die Chancen auf eine tiefe Zusammen-

arbeit mit der neuen Administration?

April 21, 2021: Insights Webinar, Northern

Bavaria

speaker: Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton, Johns Hopkins

University SAIS

topic: Transatlantic Economic Relations under

the Biden Administration

May 25, 2021: Insights Webinar, Saxony

speaker: Michael Kaiser, Smart Systems Hub

GmbH

topic: Digital Product Factory: Individuality,

Methodology and Agility – Central Building

Blocks in the Co-Innovation Process

June 15, 2021: Insights Webinar,


speaker: Fiona Evans, US Consul General, US

Consulate General Düsseldorf

topic: NRW & USA: Shaping the Future Together:

A Look ahead

Working Group:

Corporate & Business Law Committee

July 2, 2020

topic: The Committee on Foreign Investment in

the United States (CFIUS): Understanding the US

Foreign Investment Screening Process

speakers: Dr. Julia Pfeil, Dentons Europe LLP;

Joshua Jungman, US Department of the Treasury;

James Cerven, US Department of State

November 25, 2020

topic: Germany’s Corporate Sanctions Act and

Its Impact on Companies and Directors

speakers: Dr. Eike Bicker, Gleiss Lutz Hootz

Hirsch PartmbB Rechtsanwälte, Steuerberater;

Dr. Christoph Klahold, BCG Consulting Group and

German Institute for Compliance

June 2, 2021

topic: The Expansion of Collective Redress in

Germany

speakers: Representatives from the US Chamber

of Commerce in Brussels


For an overview of all upcoming events, please see:

>> www.amcham.de/events/upcoming-events

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http://www.amcham.de/events/upcoming-events



Virtual NextGen Day with Michael Werz, Center for American Progress

June 10, 2020

During the first Virtual NextGen Day, Michael Werz of the Center for

American Progress, brought interesting insights regarding the current

situation in the USA and its implications for the presidential election in

November 2020.

Virtual NextGen Workshop on Best Practices for Regional Chapter

Events

July 16, 2020

speaker: Bernhard Muthsam, Ernst & Young GmbH; Oliver Karpf, B.

Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. KGaA, NextGen Ulla Maren Kaeding, Ford Werke

GmbH.

NextGen-hosts Andreas Lohbeck and Meike Grisson welcomed Bernhard

Muthsam and Oliver Karpf as two longstanding members of AmCham

Germany’s Regional Committee Baden-Württemberg. Participating

NextGens gained insights into how to organize successful (digital)

regional chapter events themselves.

Virtual NextGen Alumni Get-Together with Carla Reemtsma,

Fridays for Future and Christian Weingärtner, Ford of Europe

December 10, 2020

Organized by the NextGen Steering Committee, participants were able

to get to know our new General Manager Daniel Andrich. Furthermore,

Carla Reemtsma and Christian Weingärtner shared their personal

opinion on the topic “Economic Freedom and the Fight against Climate

Change – Antipodes or Two Sides of the Coin” and engaged in a lively

discussion with NextGens.

Virtual NextGen Day with Cedrik Neike, Siemens AG

February 10, 2021

NextGen-hosts Olivier Tokple and Anna Wilcke welcomed Cedrik Neike,

Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Indus-

tries, Siemens AG. Neike gave insights into the impact of the COVID-19

crisis on businesses (and Siemens in particular) and the “new normal”

regarding digitization and global business.

The NextGen Initiative supports the

future of AmCham Germany by creat-

ing an enthusiastic, digitally driven

community that is attractive for com-

ing generations of diverse talent. Each

year, AmCham Germany’s corporate

members nominate young profes-

sionals to take part in the program.

Due to COVID-19, the program had to

be adjusted but is sought to continue

on its very successful path as soon as

possible.

Through the NextGen Initiative,

AmCham Germany connects young

professionals who have a strong

interest in fostering the transatlan-

tic partnership. In bringing together

this group of aspiring people from a

variety of sectors, it is our goal to sup-

port tomorrow’s decision makers and

transatlantic business leaders. By par-

ticipating in the NextGen Initiative,

our member companies profit from

employees with a transatlantic mind-

set and an enhanced professional net-

work that spans multiple industries.

After completion of the NextGen year,

participants benefit from the grow-

ing NextGen alumni network. The

initiative is overseen by a steering

committee consisting of NextGens.

>> www.amcham.de/next-gen

virtually together

Amcham Germany’s NextGen Initiative


>>>

Road to Election Night & BeyondThe transatlantic virtual event series

Road to Election Night & Beyond #R2EN

was jointly organized and hosted by

several transatlantic institutions and

political foundations.

More information on the virtual series

and the event videos can be found here:

https://transatlantische-impulse.de/r2en

Berlin, September 1, 2020

Virtual Launch of #R2EN / session 1

speakers: Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), Chair-

man of the Asia, Pacific, and Nonproliferation

Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs

Committee; Vice Chair of the House Committee

on Science, Space, and Technology, United States

House of Representatives and Congressman Jim

Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Member of the House

Foreign Affairs Committee; Ranking Member of

the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and

Administrative Law of the House Judiciary Com-

mittee, United States House of Representatives,

in a conversation with Rüdiger Lentz, Executive

Director of the Aspen Institute Germany.

topic: Transatlantic Town Hall: A Bipartisan

Congressional Perspective on the Future of the

Euro-American Bond

The two Congressmen provided a bipartisan

assessment of the current state of transatlantic

affairs.

Berlin, September 23, 2020

Virtual Discussion / session 2

speakers: Ambassador Dr. Emily Haber, Ambas-

sador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the

United States and Ambassador John B. Emerson,

Vice Chairman at Capital Group International,

Chairman of the American Council on Germany,

and former Ambassador of the United States to

the Federal Republic of Germany, moderated

by Dr. David Deißner, Executive Director of the

Atlantik-Brücke e.V.

topic: Knowing Each Other? Mutual Perceptions

Across the Atlantic

The two Ambassadors shared their assessment

of how Americans currently perceive their

German partners across the Atlantic—and vice

versa.

Berlin, October 9, 2020


speakers: Peter Baker, Chief White House

Correspondent for The New York Times and Co-

Author of “The Man Who Ran Washington: The

Life and Times of James A. Baker III” and David

Frum, Staff Writer for The Atlantic and Author of

“Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democ-

racy”, moderated by Vendeline von Bredow,

European Business and Finance Correspondent

for The Economist

topic: Beyond the Campaign Trail: The Future of

the American Presidency

Peter Baker and David Frum took a look beyond

the campaign trail during the final stretch

of a contested race for the White House and

discussed what the future of the American

presidency could look like.

Berlin, October 16, 2020


speakers: Robert B. Zoellick, Former President

of the World Bank, US Trade Representative &

US Deputy Secretary of State and Werner Hoyer,

President of the European Investment Bank,

moderated by Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner, Head

of External Policy at the Federation of German

Industries (BDI)

topic: The Future of the Multilateral Order

The moderated discussion provided an outlook

on the future of multilateralism.

Berlin, November 3, 2020


speakers: John B. Emerson, Daniel Benjamin,

Frank Sportolari, Dr. Benjamin Becker, Eckart

von Klaeden, Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Dr. Meike

Zwingenberger, Christian Schmidt, Metin

Hakverdi, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Thomas

Kleine-Brockhoff, Markus Ferber and Dr. Ellen

Ueberschär, moderated by Annette Riedel

topic: Election Day in America: A Pre-Analysis

from Berlin

On the eve of the US presidential election,

leading representatives of the transatlantic

community came together in Berlin, in order to

help make sense of the events unfolding across

the Atlantic.



speakers: Melissa Eddy, Berlin Correspondent

for The New York Times, Tina Hassel, Head and

TV Editor-in-Chief of ARD-Hauptstadtstudio in

Berlin, Tonia Mastrobuoni, Berlin Correspondent

for La Repubblica and Wojciech Szymański,

Berlin Correspondent for the Polish Section of

Deutsche Welle, moderated by Terry Martin,

Senior Anchor for Deutsche Welle News

topic: Beyond Election Day: Transatlantic Media

De-Brief

Events / Road to Election Night & Beyond

Kindly supported by

KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft


>>>

Ten days after the election an international

press club came together in Berlin to discuss

the aftermath of the 2020 US Presidential

Election. Five leading journalists representing

the United States, Germany, Italy, Poland, and

France commented on possible repercussions

on the Euro-American partnership and voiced

their expectations towards a Biden-Harris

administration.



speakers: Heather A. Conley, Senior Vice

President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic &

Director of the Europe Program at the Center

for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), and

Thomas Silberhorn, Parliamentary State Secre-

tary at the German Federal Ministry of Defence

and Member of Bundestag (CSU), moderated

by Andrea Rotter, Head of Division Foreign and

Security Policy at the Hanns Seidel Foundation

topic: Safeguarding Transatlantic Security: A

“New Deal” in Euro-American Relations?

Heather A. Conley and Thomas Silberhorn

discussed what we can expect from the incoming

Biden administration in terms of foreign policy,

how the US and its allies can safeguard transat-

lantic security cooperation and what Europeans

should be prepared to bring to the table.

Berlin, December 3, 2020


speakers: T. Alexander Aleinikoff, University Pro-

fessor and Director of the Zolberg Institute on

Migration and Mobility at The New School (NYC),

Roberto Suro, Professor of Journalism and Public

Policy at the University of Southern California,

moderated by Berit Ebert, Vice President of

Programs, American Academy in Berlin

topic: Migration, Flight, and US Immigration

Policy under President Biden

In this panel discussion, practitioners and

experts from the field discussed what post-

Trump immigration policy might look like, and

what challenges—political, bureaucratic, and

cultural—the Biden administration is likely to

face in the coming years.

Berlin, December 9, 2020


speakers: Daniel Andrich, General Manager,

American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V.,

Dr. Christina Gommlich, Deputy Head of Berlin

Office, Corporate Government Relations, BASF

SE, Dr. F.- Hans Grandin, CEO, HUESKER Synthetic

GmbH and HUESKER Group and Peter Riehle,

President & CEO, Head of Region AMERICAS,

WITTENSTEIN US, Welcome remarks by Frank

Sportolari, President, American Chamber of

Commerce in Germany e.V., moderated by Annett

Meiritz, US Correspondent in Washington, DC,

Handelsblatt

topic: Why Trade Matters! The Future of

Transatlantic Economic Relations

The speakers discussed the future of the trade

relationship between the United States and the

European Union and the challenges it faces.

Berlin, January 20, 2021


speakers: John B. Emerson, Chairman, American

Council on Germany Ambassador of the United

States to Germany (2013-17); Daniel Benjamin,

President, American Academy in Berlin,

Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Coun-

terterrorism, US Department of State (2009–12);

Warren Marine, Treasurer, American Chamber

of Commerce in Germany e.V., Partner & Head

of US Country Practice, KPMG Germany; Martin-

Sebastian Abel, Board Member, Freundeskreis

AmerikaHaus NRW e.V., Director, MSL Germany,

Tina Hassel, Head and TV Editor-in-Chief of ARD-

Hauptstadtstudio in Berlin; Prof. Dr. Michael

Hüther, Vice Chairman, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.;

Director and Member of the Presidium, German

Economic Institute; Dr. Meike Zwingenberger,

Executive Director, Bavarian Center for Transat-

lantic Relations; Prof. Dr. Stefan Fröhlich, Board

Member, German Atlantic Association, Chairman,

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Institute of

Political Science; Knut Dethlefsen, Representa-

tive to the US and Canada, Friedrich Ebert

Foundation; Michael Link, Board Member,

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom,

Member of the German Bundestag (FDP); Mareike

Ohlberg, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, German

Marshall Fund of the United States; Markus

Ferber, Chairman, Hanns Seidel Foundation,

Member of the European Parliament (CSU);

Bastian Hermisson, Executive Director North

America, Heinrich-Böll-Fundation, the discussion

was moderated by Terry Martin.

topic: Inauguration Day in America: Linking

Washington and Berlin

To conclude the Road to Election Night & Beyond,

leading representatives of the transatlantic

community came together in Berlin, in order to

help make sense of the inaugural process and its

implications across the Atlantic.

Events / Road to Election Night & Beyond

Publication Series

Transatlantic Impulses

The participating institutions will continue

to foster debate on a healthy and strong

Euro-American partnership by assessing Joe

Biden’s domestic and foreign policies from

a transatlantic perspective by means of the

publication series Transatlantische Impulse

(in German).

AmCham Germany has contributed a “Call for

Action” in March 2021: Both sides, the US and

Europe, must equally explore new ways to

define common interests and challenges.

>> https://transatlantische-impulse.de

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Über diese Reihe In Anknüpfung an die virtuelle Veranstaltungsreihe Road to Election Night & Beyond begleiten elf trans-atlantische Institutionen und politische Stiftungen Joe Bidens Innen- und Außenpolitik über seine ersten 100 Tage im Amt hinaus im Rahmen dieser Publikationsreihe. Wir möchten das hoffnungsvolle Momentum nach seiner Amtseinführung aufgreifen und Transatlantische Impulse für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den USA, Deutschland und Europa setzen. Mehr Informationen zur Reihe gibt es unter dem Hashtag #TransatlantischeImpulse und https://transatlantische-impulse.de. Partner: American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, American Council on Germany, Amerikahaus München, AmerikaHaus NRW, Aspen Institute Germany, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, The German Marshall Fund of the United Sta-tes, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.

Über die AutorInnen Daniel Andrich ist seit dem 1. November 2020 Geschäftsführer von AmCham Ger-many. Davor war er vier Jahre Geschäftsführer des Representative of German In-dustry and Trade, RGIT, in Washington, DC. In seiner dortigen Funktion hat er sich für die transatlantischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen eingesetzt und die Interessen der deutschen Wirtschaft in Washington, DC vertreten. Zuvor war Andrich in unter-schiedlichen Funktionen für den Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) tä-tig. Andrich studierte Politikwissenschaft an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster und schloss mit Magister Artium ab.

Katharina-Luise Kittler ist seit März 2019 für AmCham Germany tätig und leitet den Bereich Communications und Government Relations. Zuvor arbeitete sie als Referentin und Redakteurin für die Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion, ebenfalls mit dem Fokus auf Öffentlichkeits- und Politikarbeit. Kittler ist ausgebildete Journalistin und studierte Amerikanistik, Politikwissenschaften und Public Relations an der Uni-versität Leipzig und University of Houston und schloss mit Master of Arts ab.

Dieser Text stellt die persönliche Ansicht der Autorenschaft dar. Die Autorenschaft spricht ausdrücklich nicht im Namen der mit ihnen assoziierten Institution.

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gen finden kann, hat die Zusammenarbeit des deut-schen Biotechnologie-Unternehmens BioNTech und des US-amerikanischen Pharmakonzerns Pfizer be-wiesen. Vereinfacht beschrieben: BioNTech entwi-ckelte den Impfstoff gegen COVID-19; Pfizer stellt die Produktion. Nach eigenen Angaben planen die Unter-nehmen, bis Ende des Jahres weltweit bis zu zwei Milliarden Impfdosen herzustellen. Der wirtschaftliche Erfolg und der Wohlstand des transatlantischen Wirt-schaftsraums hängen also maßgeblich vom Koope-rationswillen zwischen beiden Seiten ab. Die deutsche Bundesregierung sollte sich ebenfalls in der EU dafür einsetzen, strategische Gespräche mit den USA über gemeinsame Maßnahmen im Umgang mit dem systemischen Wettbewerber und Wirt-schaftspartner China zu führen. Mit seinen Zöllen, der staatlich gelenkten Wirtschaftspolitik, seinem er-zwungenen Technologietransfer und dem mangel-haften Schutz geistigen Eigentums sorgt China für deutlich spürbare Spannungen im multilateralen Han-delssystem. Die EU und die USA sollten gemeinsam und selbstbewusst gegen Wettbewerbsverzerrungen und unfaire Handels-, Subventions- und Investitions-praktiken vorgehen. Darauf aufbauend sollte die EU Maßnahmen wie handelspolitische Schutzinstru-mente für einen fairen und transparenten Wettbewerb für alle Unternehmen vorantreiben.

Handels- und Klimapolitik zusammendenken Eine zentrale Anforderung an den transatlantischen Wirtschaftsraum im 21. Jahrhundert äußert sich im Klimawandel. In Zukunft müssen Handels- und Klimapolitik noch stärker zusammengedacht werden. Gemeinsam müssen die rasant fortschreitenden Kon-sequenzen des Klimawandels gestoppt werden. Die EU und USA müssen verantwortungsvoll mit den na-türlichen Ressourcen haushalten und innovative Lö-sungen für klimaneutrales Wirtschaften fördern. Die neue US-Administration bietet jetzt die einzigartige Chance, zu belastbaren Vereinbarungen zu kommen: Von einer effektiven CO2-Bepreisung über ein globa-les Level-Playing Field bis hin zu Investitionen in er-neuerbare Energien liegen großes Potential in der Zusammenarbeit beider Wirtschaftsräume. Überdies sollte die Bundesregierung darauf hinwirken, Heraus-forderungen und Chancen des EU Green Deals wett-bewerbsfreundlich in allen Wertschöpfungsstufen umzusetzen sowie eine effektive CO2-Bepreisung als Leitinstrument zu verankern. Gleichzeitig dürfen

staatlich erlassene Instrumente zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels die Entscheidungsfreiheit der Unter-nehmen nicht einschränken. Innovative Produkte und Dienstleistungen im Energie- und Klimabereich kön-nen nur durch die freie Wahl der Produktionsstan-dorte und der flexiblen Ausgestaltung der Wertschöp-fungsketten entwickelt werden. Eine Voraussetzung für die gemeinsame Arbeit zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels war das Bekenntnis der neuen US-Administration zum Pariser Klimaab-kommen. Auf der Grundlage dieses gemeinsamen Verständnisses können zukunftsweisende Energie-technologien entwickelt und eingesetzt werden. Inter-nationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit kann nur mit investi-tionsfreundlichen Rahmenbedingungen gelingen so-wie durch mutige Investitionen in Klimaschutztechno-logien.

Datentransfer rechtssicher gestalten Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt der transatlantischen Zu-sammenarbeit ist eine gemeinsame Digital-Agenda. Als Grundvoraussetzung für digitales Wirtschaften muss vor allem die digitale Infrastruktur in Deutsch-land deutlich verbessert werden. Das aktuelle Trans-atlantic Business Barometer, eine jährliche Umfrage durchgeführt von AmCham Germany mit Roland Ber-ger, gibt an, dass 57 Prozent der befragten US-Un-ternehmen mit Standorten in Deutschland die Quali-tät der digitalen Infrastruktur mit schlecht oder weni-ger gut bewerten. Nur mit der Verbesserung dieses Standortfaktors kann Deutschland wettbewerbs- und innovationsfähig bleiben.

Eine wichtige Maßnahme einer neuen Digital-Agenda ist die Schaffung eines „transatlantischen Daten-raums“ für europäische und US-Unternehmen, in dem internationale Datentransfers rechtssicher, nachhaltig und auf gleichwertigem Schutzniveau möglich sind. Kurzfristig muss Deutschland mit der EU-Kommission auf die US-Regierung zugehen, um organisatorische und technische Übergangsmaßnah-men zu vereinbaren. Perspektivisch braucht es einen „Digitalen Transatlantischen Wirtschaftsraum“ mit dem erklärten Ziel, die Wettbewerbs- und Innovati-onsfähigkeit der EU und der USA in einem extrem dy-namischen globalen Wettbewerbsumfeld zu erhalten.

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Cham Germany) ergeben, dass 80 Prozent der be-fragten deutschen Unternehmen mit Standort in den USA die allgemeine Verlässlichkeit der Politik als schlecht, beziehungsweise weniger gut bewerten. Zum Vergleich: 2018 waren es nur 50 Prozent. Das Vertrauen in die US-Politik ist demnach über die letz-ten Jahre immer weiter gesunken und beeinflusst In-vestitionsentscheidungen deutscher Unternehmen in den USA. Die Politik muss nun Vertrauen wiederher-stellen und verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen für die Wirtschaft schaffen, damit die transatlantischen Un-ternehmen aus dieser schweren Krise schnell und kraftvoll hervorkommen.

Die globalen Unsicherheiten sind groß, und es liegt in der Verantwortung politischer Entscheidungsträger-Innen, für Vertrauen und Stabilität zu sorgen. Die Mit-gliedsunternehmen von AmCham Germany sind sich einig: Deutschland sollte in der EU eine Führungsrolle einnehmen, um die transatlantischen Beziehungen wiederzubeleben und nach gemeinsamen Wegen der Kooperation zu suchen. Deutschland muss sich in Europa für eine Agenda der konsequenten Vertiefung der transatlantischen Partnerschaft einsetzen und proaktiv auf die amerikanischen Partner zugehen. Denn auf der anderen Seite des Atlantiks steht Präsi-dent Joe Biden vor der Herkulesaufgabe, die Corona-Pandemie zu bekämpfen und die heimische Wirt-schaft wiederaufzubauen. Trotz zahlreicher Bekennt-nisse zur internationalen Zusammenarbeit werden zunächst die Lösungen der heimischen Probleme Bi-dens politische Agenda bestimmen. Er muss Ver-trauen wiederherstellen – auch und besonders bei der eigenen Bevölkerung und gleichzeitig in politi-schen Institutionen und bei internationalen Verbünde-ten.

Abbau von Handelshemmnissen als Basis für Kooperation

Es wird jetzt entscheidend auf Europa ankommen, Impulse für Wachstum, Handel und Investitionen durch systematischen Abbau sämtlicher Handels-hemmnisse zu setzen. Die Bundesregierung sollte sich für ein Moratorium für alle Zölle und handelspoli-tischen Strafmaßnahmen der EU sowie für einen kla-ren Fahrplan der EU-Kommission zur notfalls einsei-tigen Reduzierung aller Zölle einsetzen. Ein deutli-ches Zeichen ist notwendig, um das Bekenntnis zur transatlantischen Kooperation zu untermauern und

damit die regelbasierte Liberalisierung des Welthan-dels voranzutreiben. Die US-Seite muss ihrerseits ei-nen konsequenten Abbau ihrer Zölle einleiten.

Nur ohne diese Hemmnisse können Lösungen für die Revitalisierung der transatlantischen Wirtschaftspart-nerschaft erfolgreich umgesetzt werden. Kürzlich konnten sich die EU und USA auf einen zeitlichen Burgfrieden im Subventionsstreit bei Airbus und Boeing verständigen: Die Zölle liegen für die nächs-ten vier Monate auf Eis. Die Einigung markiert einen guten ersten Schritt in Richtung eines verstärkten transatlantischen Kooperationswillens. Der seit Jahr-zehnten andauernde Streit sollte so schnell wie mög-lich beigelegt und die damit verbundenen Zölle end-gültig aufgehoben werden. Gleiches gilt für die sofor-tige Rücknahme der US-Zölle auf Stahl- und Alumini-umimporte aus der EU. Donald Trump hatte die Zölle mit der Begründung verhängt, dass Stahl und Alumi-nium aus dem Ausland die nationale Sicherheit in den USA gefährdeten. Die Biden-Administration sollte diese kostspieligen Handelsbarrieren zügig abschaf-fen.

Auch strengere Kontrollen von Exporten und Investi-tionen sowie Relokalisierungen von Lieferketten bauen Handelshemmnisse zwischen beiden Seiten auf und verhindern erfolgreiche, transatlantische Ko-operation. Wirtschaftlicher Erfolg und Resilienz kön-nen nur durch globale Zusammenarbeit und nicht nur kleinteilige nationale Lösungen erreicht werden. So forschen zum Beispiel die Unternehmen der industri-ellen Gesundheitswirtschaft an neuen und innovati-ven Produkten und produzieren diese in grenzüber-schreitenden Netzwerken. Hierfür ist die Funktionsfä-higkeit des europäischen Binnenmarktes und globa-ler Lieferketten essenziell. Die Bekämpfung der Pan-demie zeigt, dass im Pharma- und Medizintech-niksektor Lieferketten durch offene Grenzen, freien Handel und globale Kooperation wichtig sind und pro-tektionistische Maßnahmen abgebaut werden müs-sen, um die Versorgung mit Medikamenten und Me-dizinprodukten sicherzustellen.

Ziele und Herausforderungen definieren

Die EU und USA sollten mit einer neuen transatlanti-schen Agenda gemeinsame Herausforderungen und Ziele identifizieren. An erster Stelle ist hier die Bewäl-tigung der Corona-Krise zu nennen. Wie man in der gemeinsamen Krisenbewältigung innovative Lösun-

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A Call for Action: Eine neue Agenda für transatlantischen Handel und Investitionen

Daniel Andrich & Katharina-Luise Kittler

Die Beziehungen zwischen den USA und Deutsch-land bestehen nicht nur zwischen den staatlichen Akt-euren auf Bundesebene, sondern basieren beson-ders auf den Partnerschaften zwischen den jeweili-gen Bundesstaaten, Ländern und Kommunen. Mit den umfassenden Beziehungen einer Vielzahl an Un-ternehmen auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks ist die Wirtschaft eine besonders wichtige Säule der trans-atlantischen Beziehungen. Seit vielen Jahren wächst die wirtschaftliche Verflechtung und sorgt für Stabili-tät und gesellschaftlichen Wohlstand. Durch Ver-trauen und Innovationsgeist investieren europäische Unternehmen in den USA und US-amerikanische Un-ternehmen in der EU seit Jahrzehnten und haben so den größten Wirtschaftsraum der Welt geschaffen. Der transatlantische Handel sichert 15 Millionen Ar-beitsplätze und steht für etwa 30 Prozent des welt-weiten Handels. Über die Hälfte der globalen Investi-tionen in den USA kommen aus Europa und fast zwei Drittel der US-Investitionen gehen nach Europa.

Die Corona-Pandemie zeigt jedoch, wie verletzlich der Wohlstand in Europa und den USA ist, wenn beide Wirtschaftsräume in die größte Krise seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg geraten. Zu der gesundheitlichen Katastrophe, welche die Pandemie hervorgerufen

hat, kommen neue wirtschaftliche Herausforderun-gen, die sich – vor allem in den letzten Jahren – in einem politisch unzuverlässigen Umfeld abspielen.

Aktuell sind laut Statista rund zehn Millionen Men-schen in den USA arbeitslos – doppelt so viele im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Und auch an Deutschland ge-hen die wirtschaftlichen Folgen der Pandemie nicht spurlos vorbei. Besonders der Einzelhandel leidet un-ter den sogenannten Lockdowns. 50.000 Geschäfte sollen laut Handelsverband Deutschland im Frühjahr 2021 vor dem Aus stehen. Beide Seiten stehen vor ähnlichen Herausforderungen und müssen Lösungen finden, um die Pandemie zu überstehen und der Wirt-schaft wieder auf die Beine zu helfen. Es ist Zeit zu handeln.

Vertrauen als Grundvoraussetzung

Doch wie kann nun eine neue Agenda für die transat-lantische Handels- und Investitionspartnerschaft aus-sehen? Im ersten Schritt muss die Revitalisierung der transatlantischen Beziehungen angestoßen werden. Die Präsidentschaft Donald Trumps hat die Bezie-hungen zwischen der EU und den USA verändert: Vertrauen spielt hier eine zentrale Rolle. 2020 hat eine Befragung unter den Mitgliedsunternehmen der American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (Am-

Die transatlantische Wirtschaftspartnerschaft steht auf stabilen Füßen und konnte den turbulenten letzten Jahren und dem angespannten politischen Verhältnis mit robusten und vertrauensvollen Be-ziehungen entgegentreten. Trotzdem darf der Erfolg der transatlantischen Wirtschaft nicht als Selbst-verständlichkeit begriffen werden. Transatlantische Unternehmen erwarten eine neue Agenda für die Handels- und Investitionspartnerschaft zwischen EU, Deutschland und USA – und diese muss vor allem auf dem starken Kooperationswillen auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks fußen.

https://transatlantische-impulse.de


Transatlantic Talks 2021

Paving the Path Ahead

In light of the new US Administration and alongside

the goal of revitalizing the transatlantic relationship,

AmCham Germany has launched a new virtual event

series, Transatlantic Talks 2021: Paving the Path Ahead.

The series aims to offer insights on what to expect from

the Biden Administration and the 117th United States

Congress on transatlantic topics. This format provides

a platform for exchange between distinguished US

experts and decision makers, AmCham Germany

members, as well as the broader transatlantic business

community.

Discussions will focus around a number of AmCham

Germany’s policy areas, including trade; digital policy;

energy and climate; healthcare and life sciences; and

aerospace and defense, and highlight the importance

of transatlantic cooperation to address and overcome

mutual global challenges. The Transatlantic Talks

events will take place throughout the year and are

organized in cooperation with AmCham Germany’s

Regional Chapters.

KICKOFF EVENT

What to Expect for the Transatlantic Business Community from the New US Administration

March 16, 2021

speakers: Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Charles

Boustany

Both speakers provided insights into the expectations,

opportunities and challenges for the current US administra-

tion. They gave AmCham Germany members an extensive

and bipartisan overview on diverse policy areas of focus on

a national and international level. They identified possibili-

ties for transatlantic cooperation in areas such as trade,

digital policy and health. Overall, the statements of both

speakers highlighted the current window of opportunity for

the transatlantic community.

Thank you to our Regional Chapter Rhine-Main and Chapter

Chair David Knower for the organization of the event. Thank

you to our sponsor Cerberus Beteiligungsberatung GmbH.

Revitalizing the Transatlantic Relationship: Advancing Our Shared Economic Interests

May 11, 2021

speaker: Ambassador Philipp T. Reeker, Acting Assistant

Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, US

Department of State

Ambassador Reeker provided insights on diverse topics

of current relevance for the transatlantic community. He

outlined the importance of this moment in time, with

changes taking place in both the German and US admin-

istrations this year. He emphasized the challenges facing

the transatlantic community: In a globalized world, policy

issues are no longer limited to a single country or issue

area, but overlap and affect a multitude of countries and

stakeholders. These challenges, which are regarded by the

Biden administration as focal points, include the effects of

the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and China’s rise.

Ambassador Reeker provided an overview of areas in

which transatlantic cooperation is needed as a means to

strengthen mutual engagement: transatlantic security,

which involves climate change and its challenges, infra-

structure, the digital economy, and finding innovative

solutions together for a prosperous future.

Thank you to our Regional Chapter Baden-Württemberg and

Chapter Chair Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wegen for the organization

of this event.

Events / Transatlantic Talks


Chair James E. Monroe

Geschäftsführer/CEO

Monroe Atlantic GmbH

Chair Dr. Gerd Kräh

Senior Director Govern-ment Affairs

Lilly Deutschland GmbH

Chair Dorothee Stamm

Government Affairs Manager, Leiterin Haupt-stadtrepräsentanz

Medtronic GmbH

Chair Dr. Clemens Doepgen

Mitglied der Geschäftsfüh-rung für Europa- und Regie-rungsangelegenheiten

Ford-Werke GmbH

Chair Dr. Christina Gommlich

Senior Manager Economic P olicy & International Networks

BASF SE

The voice of transatlantic businessAmCham Germany’s public affairs and govern-

ment relations activities revolve around the

work of six specialized policy committees.

The policy committees constitute AmCham

Germany's forum for discussing and defining

policy recommendations on critical trans-

atlantic business and government issues.

They are the voice of transatlantic business

and foster the dialogue between AmCham

Germany’s member companies and decision

makers in Berlin, Brussels and Washington,

DC as well as other stakeholders in politics,

business and civil society. Position state-

ments and press releases are developed in

order to deliver members’ opinions to govern-

ment, the public and relevant stakeholders.

Two Policy Advisors coordinate all advoc-

acy activities beyond the committee-specific

issues.

policy committees:

• Aerospace & Defense• Digital Policy• Energy & Climate• Healthcare & Life Sciences• Tax• Trade

Aerospace and Defense Committee

Healthcare & Life Sciences Committee

Chair Ursula Menhart

Head of Government Relations Germany

Shell Deutschland GmbH

Chair Dr. Birgit Ortlieb

Director Governmental Affairs Germany

Dow Deutschland Inc.

Energy & Climate Committee

Chair Dr. Guido Brinkel

Leiter Regulierungspolitik/Director Corporate Affairs

Microsoft Deutschland GmbH

Chair Nina Keim

Director Government Affairs & Public Policy

Salesforce.com Germany GmbH

Chair Christine Wenzel

Head of Corporate Affairs DACH & Head of Berlin Office

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Digital Policy Committee

Advisor Dr. Wolfgang Dierker

Managing Director, Policy & Strategy

Apple GmbH

Advisor Philipp Braun

Director, Head Government Central Europe Region

3M

AmCham Germany Policy Advisors

Chair Felix Hierstetter

International Tax Director

General Electric Deutsch-land Holding GmbH

Chair Christof K. Letzgus

Partner, StB, RA

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs-gesellschaft

Tax Committee Trade Committee

Policy Activities / Overview of Policy Committees and Chairs


Standing up for transatlantic business

From keeping our members informed on what

matters most to promoting their dialogue with

political leaders – AmCham Germany’s advocacy

work is committed to supporting fair and free trade

between the US and Europe and promoting a regula-

tory framework that encourages investment and

fosters economic growth.

Currently, more than 180 of AmCham Germany’s

corporate members are actively engaged in our

six industry- and issue-specific policy committees.

Together, we devise positions and submit policy

recommendations to political decision makers in

Germany, the EU and the US. Our regular committee

meetings with political stakeholders serve as a

platform for our members to address their concerns

directly and simultaneously use the weight of a

unified voice.

February 22, 2021 Healthcare & Life Sciences Committee Meeting with Stephan Pilsinger, MdB, member of the Committee of Health, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group topic: Use of data for research and development; current health policy issues (COVID-19 vaccine production)

February 23, 2021 Joint Committee Meeting Energy & Climate Committee and Trade Committee with Thorsten Herdan, Head of Department II, Energy Policy – Heat and Efficiency, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energytopic: Transatlantic energy coopera-tion, CBAM, hydrogen

March 3, 2021 Aerospace & Defense Committee Meeting with Dr. Julia Monar, Export Control Officer at the Federal Foreign Office and Secretary of State Dr. Christina Decker at BMWi topic: German Government arms export report; future of transatlantic relations in security policy

July 6, 2020 Aerospace & Defense Committee Meeting with Dr. Peter Beyer, MdB, Transat-lantic Coordinator, Federal Foreign Office topic: Germany’s security priorities in the EU Council presidency

September 16, 2020 Joint Committee Meeting Trade Committee and Energy & Climate Committee with Bernd Westphal, MdB, Spokes-man for Economic and Energy Policy, SPD Parliamentary Group topic: Future trade relations of the EU, green recovery in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

October 13, 2020 Healthcare & Life Sciences Committee Meeting with Stephan Albani, MdB, Chair-man of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Committee on Edu-cation, Research and Technology Assessment topic: Research funding, current health policy issues

February 9, 2021 Trade Committee Meeting with Michael Klor-Berchtold, Head of Department for Economy & Sustain-able Development, Federal Foreign Office topic: New impetus for the trans-atlantic cooperation with the new administration

October 22, 2020 Energy & Climate Committee Meeting with Dr. Guido Wustlich, Head of Unit III B 2, Renewable Energy Act and General Energy Law, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy topic: Renewable energy act 2021

November 10, 2020 Digital Policy Committee Meeting with Andreas Mundt, President of the Federal Cartel Office topic: 10. GWB-Novelle; new compe-tition tool and gatekeeper-regula-tion

December 10, 2020 Tax Committee Meeting with Sebastian Brehm, MdB, Member Finance Committee, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group topic: ATAD Implementation act, extraterritorial taxation of royalty payments and IP transfers

Selected policy committee meetings (July 2020–June 2021)

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Policy Activities / Committee Meetings

policy committee activities

2020/2021

18 + Committee meetings

8+Papers and statements

4 +Top level meetings


Papers & Statements 2020/2021

Policy Activities / Committee Meetings / Papers & Statements

March 17, 2021 Trade Committee Meeting with L. Daniel Mullaney, Assistant US Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East at Executive Office of the President topic: President Biden’s 2021 trade agenda to Congress

June 3, 2021 Energy & Climate Committee Meeting with Norbert Gorißen, Deputy Direc-tor General International Policy, Fed-eral Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safetytopics: COP26 and multilateral cooperation in energy and climate policy, carbon border adjustment mechanisms, US-German energy partnership

June 8, 2021 Joint Committee Meeting Energy & Climate Committee and Trade with Dr. Winfried Horstmann, Head of Department for Industrial Policy, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energytopics: Carbon border adjustment mechanisms, regulation under the EU Green Deal, US-German cooperation on energy and climate issues

June 15, 2021 Healthcare & Life Sciences Committee Meeting with Gesa Miehe-Nordmeyer, Head of the Department Social, Health, Labor Market, Environment and Social Politics, German Federal Chancellerytopics: Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe, EU action plan against antimicrobial resistance, intellectual property rights

May 19, 2021 Healthcare & Life Sciences Committee Meeting with Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister for Economy, Science and Digital Society of Thuringia topic: Thuringia as a business loca-tion for the industrial health indus-try and intellectual property rights

June 3, 2021 Digital Policy Committee Meeting with Saskia Esken, MdB topic: Transatlantic data room, artificial intelligence, digital ministry, Schrems II

May 5, 2021 Trade Committee Meeting with David De Falco, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia/Global Markets, Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration) topic: Current transatlantic trade issues

April 28, 2021 Tax Committee Meeting with Dr. Rolf Möhlenbrock, Head of the Directorate-General for Taxation, Federal Ministry of Financetopic: Registerfälle, Hybride/4k EStG-E

July 2020

Open Letter to Wilbur Ross, US Secretary of Commerce on recent court ruling on the EU-US Privacy Shield

September 2020

Survey on the EU Pharmaceutical Strategy – Timely patient access to affordable medicines

June 2020

“Leadership through Recovery – Recom-mendations for the German Council Presidency of the European Union”

October 2020

Supplementary Statement on “Referen-tenentwurf eines Gesetzes zur Umset-zung der Anti-Steuervermeidungsricht-linie - § 4k EStG-E” (Federal Ministry of Finance)

December 2020

Statement on „Referentenentwurf eines Abzugsteuerentlastungsmodernisier-ungsgesetzes“ (Federal Ministry of Finance)

January 2021

Supplementary Statement on “Refer-entenentwurf eines Abzugsteuerentlas-tungs-modernisierungsgesetzes - § 49 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 Buchstabe f und Nr. 6 EStG – Entwurf eines BMF-Schreibens” (Federal Ministry of Finance)

March 2021

Position Paper on the German Federal Election 2021

https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Multi-Industry_Letter_Responding_to_Schrems.pdf

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https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Public-Affairs/Ergaenzung_Stellungnahme_AmCham_Germany_ATADUmsG_-____4k_EStG-E.pdf




https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Public-Affairs/Stellungnahme_AmCham_Germany_AbzStEntMoG_09_12_2020.pdf



https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Public-Affairs/Ergaenzung_Stellungnahme_AmCham_Germany_AbzStEntModG_25_01_2021.pdf





https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/AmCham_Germany_Positionspapier_zur_Bundestagswahl_2021.pdf

https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/AmCham_Germany_Positionspapier_zur_Bundestagswahl_2021.pdf


June 18, 2021

Top Level Meeting with Jens Spahn, Federal Minister of Health topic: Approval of medical devices, patent protection, security of supplychains and transatlantic research cooperation

Policy Activities / Top Level Meetings

In dialogue with political leaders

September 22, 2020

Top Level Meeting with Wolfgang Schmidt, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance topic: Recovery of the economy in the transatlantic context after the Corona-pandemic

December 16, 2020

Top Level Meeting with Bavarian State Minister, Dr. Florian Herrmann topic: Priorities with regard to Bavarian-American economic cooperation

October 1, 2020

High Level Discussion with Dr. Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) topic: The future of the multilateral trade system

Our Top Level Meeting series provides AmCham

Germany’s leadership exclusive access to the highest

political levels in Germany. In meetings with Federal

Ministers and the Minister-Presidents of German federal

states, we illustrate the particular importance of the

German-US trade relationship and free trade more

broadly as an important pillar of our shared economic

successes. In addition, we use these high-level forums to

advocate the improvement of Germany’s attractiveness

as a business location for foreign investors and promote

fair competition within Germany’s various markets.

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Policy Activities / Federal Elections in Germany – Position Paper

Expanding Germany’s Economic Strength through CooperationRecommendations for the next German government on the occasion of the 2021 Bundestag election

February 18, 2021

Virtual discussion with Jürgen Hardt, MdB

February 4, 2021

Virtual discussion with Peter Beyer, MdB

trade Promoting economic growth by

removing barriers

The German government should advo-

cate for a moratorium on all EU tariffs

and punitive trade measures and for a

clear roadmap by the EU Commission

to, if necessary, unilaterally reduce

all tariffs. A clear signal is needed to

advance the rules-based liberalization

of global trade.

healthcare Ensuring supply secu-

rity through resilient value chains

and strong research and innovation

In the healthcare sector, vaccine devel-

opment has just recently shown how

German and US companies can work

together quickly and effectively to

contain the pandemic. These innova-

tions are based on essential conditions

such as open borders, predictable supply

chains and clear commitment to intel-

lectual property rights. These require-

ments must be upheld also to foster a

high willingness of companies to invest.

tax Reduce the overall burden and

minimize bureaucracy

The way out of the current economic

crisis and the necessary digital and

ecological transformation will only

succeed if the framework conditions

for investments in forward-looking

technologies and jobs in Germany and

the EU are not significantly worse than

in other countries with which Germany

competes. Thus, corporate taxes should

not be allowed to exceed the 25% level.

digital policy Ensure legal certainty for

international data transfer and harness

the potential of artificial intelligence

One of the most important steps is the

creation of a “transatlantic data space”

for European and US companies, which

would provide a legal, secure, and sus-

tainable framework and ensure the

same level of protection. In the short

term, Germany, together with the EU

Commission, must approach the US gov-

ernment to agree on organizational and

technical interim measures. Looking

ahead, we need a “Digital Transatlantic

Economic Space” with the declared goal

of maintaining the competitiveness

and innovative capacity of the EU and

the US in an extremely dynamic global

competitive environment.

energy & climate Climate protection

as a transatlantic task

With regard to climate protection, there

is a unique opportunity with the new US

administration to reach tangible agree-

ments. From effective CO2 pricing, to

creating a worldwide level playing field

and investments in renewable energies,

our opportunities lie in the transatlantic

cooperation.

aerospace & defense Advance climate-

neutral aviation and harmonize exports

Steps toward transatlantic cooperation

are also needed in the field of aviation,

such as fair access to research funding

to enable innovation for climate-neutral

aviation.

Peter Beyer, MdB (above), and Jürgen Hardt, Mdb,

discussed with AmCham Germany members the

position paper (published in January 2021) by the

CDU/CSU parliamentary group “Breathing New

Life into the Transatlantic Relationship – For a

Future-Oriented, Comprehensive Partnership”.

>> download the entire position paper

The position paper was published in spring 2021.

It was a joint project of all policy committee

chairs under the lead of Dr. Wolfgang Dierker,

AmCham Germany Policy Advisor, and Philipp

Braun, AmCham Germany Policy Advisor

https://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Public-Affairs/04_Position_Papers/AmCham_Germany_Positionspapier_BTW_deutsch.pdf

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Business ServicesAmCham Germany offers its members a variety of customized member support services and

networking opportunities. Whether it is researching information and guidelines, or matching a

member with an expert from the AmCham Germany community, we believe that sharing knowledge

is the best way to achieve growth and success.

Regardless of the level of your membership, your

inquiry is never too small and is an exclusive AmCham

Germany membership benefit.

One benefit of AmCham Germany corporate member-

ship is the referral system. Each incoming inquiry is

likely to generate potential new business for your

company. AmCham Germany coordinates referrals

according to location, areas of expertise, and com-

pany size to provide the inquiring party with the most

appropriate contact. Inquiries which lead to member

referrals include topics such as legal matters, relating

to corporate and employment law; data protection;

tax issues; and notary services. Other member-related

inquiries are commonly referred to agencies and orga-

nizations which support market entry, real estate, and

business development.

Referral System

In recent months, the most commonly requested

inquiry topic was associated with requests for infor-

mation on transatlantic travel restrictions in addition

to a related topic of the issuance of US visas. AmCham

Germany supported several members with their inqui-

ries related to appointments with US Consulates across

Germany and provided reliable guidance in uncertain

times. Additionally, AmCham Germany also advised

member companies on the application process for

assistance loan programs resulting from COVID-19

pandemic, and connected them with respective subject

matter experts for further support.

Business Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic

AmCham Germany continues to make recommenda-

tions and guide its members when navigating the

process of identifying the correct business visa catego-

ries. In collaboration with the US Mission to Germany,

AmCham Germany organized a virtual discussion with

US Consular staff in late March 2021 to provide mem-

bers with the most current information regarding new

US travel regulations, the status of visa applications,

and how to obtain a National Interest Exception (NIE)

to enter the United States.

Advice on National Interest Exceptions and Visa Categories

business services in numbers

15+ inquiries per month

200+inquiries yearly


Business Services / Member Benefits

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Thought Leadership & Content

AdvocacyPolicy

Committees

Networking & Events

Regional Chapters

Business Services

We serve our members. The work of AmCham

Germany encompasses four competence areas,

all of which are reflected in the organization’s

structure.

Thought leadership,

publications, and

transatlantic expertise

Business and personal

relations through events,

workshops and conferences

Facilitator for

market entry, legal and

visa related inquiries

Government relations

on the federal and

state level


Business Services / Expert Briefings and Webinars

AmCham Germany’s Expert Webinars serve as a vital

networking platform and offer members customized

marketing support. This content-driven event format

allows companies to reach a captive audience while

sharing in-depth information on current develop-

ments in corporate, economic, and legal matters.

In this format, members benefit from one another’s

expertise while connecting and expanding their

networks. AmCham Germany plans, prepares, and

manages the joint event alongside its member.

Support with recruiting co-speakers, researching

venue locations, and identifying target audiences is

included in this sponsored event. AmCham Germany

Expert Briefings take place throughout our regional

chapters annually.

In 2020/21, events focused on a diverse range of

topics including antitrust law, Brexit, litigation,

digitalization in business, and digital leadership.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Expert Briefings

continue to be offered in a virtual format renamed

“Expert Webinar.” We look forward to returning to

the in-person format of this event.

Expert Briefings and Webinars US Sanctions & Export Controls in Europe – Understanding

Extraterritorial Requirements

Expert Webinar with Deloitte Legal (July 2020)

Experts highlighted the complexity of global US sanctions and export

controls enforcement policies and the increasing extraterritorial risk

facing European businesses.

speakers: Erika Trujillo, Attorney (NY), Manager Deloitte Legal Germany;

Philipp Weber-Lortsch LL.M. (SU), Senior Manager Deloitte Germany;

Bettina Mertgen, Partner Deloitte Legal Germany; Marc Lager LL.M.,

Partner Deloitte Austria

Creating Liquidity with the Company Fleet

Expert Webinar with ARI Fleet (July 2020)

Henning Schick examined how customers can best control costs,

generate liquidity, and manage challenges in response to the global

COVID-19 pandemic.

speaker: Henning Schick, Director Sales Europe, ARI Fleet Germany

GmbH

International Tax Highlights: Application of the Reporting

Requirements for Cross-Border Tax Arrangements – Germany

is Making Progress

Expert Briefing with PricewaterhouseCoopers (September 2020)

Speakers shared valuable insights into the Mandatory Disclosure Rules

(DAC6) and reviewed current German regulations on the reporting of

tax arrangements.

speakers: Christof K. Letzgus, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH;

Dr. Annette Rickert, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH;

Christina Köln-Schultz, Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH

Bridges and Walls: How Can German Companies Send Employees

to the US in This Time of Travel and Visa Bans?

Expert Webinar with CMS Hasche Sigle (September 2020)

In response to the pandemic, various speakers from Germany, the UK,

and the US examined the impact of US travel and visa bans on German

companies which require employees to travel across the Atlantic

including identifying strategies for staffing their local US operations.

speakers: Elaine M. Kumpula, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath,

US; Claire D. Nilson, Counsel, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, UK; Dr.

Maximilian Koschker, Counsel, CMS Hasche Sigle, Germany; Dr. Andreas

Lohbeck, Counsel, CMS Hasche Sigle, Germany

Employee Mobility in Times of Corona? – Practical Guidelines

on Employee Movements Between the US, Germany, and Within

Europe

Expert Webinar with KPMG (October 2020)

This event included discussion on employee flows across the Atlantic

and within Europe, with respect to short-term business trips and long-

term assignments alike, and what currently needs to be considered

when travelling resulting from the restrictions on both sides of the

Atlantic.

speakers: Sabine Paul, Partner, Employment, Global Immigration

Services, KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH; Dr. Sebastian

Klaus, Senior Manager, Employment, Global Immigration Services,

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH; Sachka Stefanova-Behlert,

Senior Manager, Employment, Global Immigration Services, KPMG Law

Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Employee Wellbeing: How Can German Companies Prepare for

the Next Crisis?

Expert Webinar with Willis Towers Watson (November 2020)

The speakers emphasized the value of employee well-being and its

strong influence on a company’s business success, in particular the

need to take a closer look at employee well-being with respect to the

current crisis in comparison to the varying approaches which US and

German companies are taking.

speakers: Tanja Löhrke, Head of Health & Benefits Germany and Austria,

Willis Towers Watson; Raymond M. Catudal, Senior Consultant Health

& Benefits Germany, Willis Towers Watson

International Data Transfers

Expert Webinar with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (January 2021)

Experts from the US, Germany, and the EU disclosed what companies

have to consider in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s

Schrems II ruling, providing practical guidance about how to adjust

international data transfers within this new landscape.

speakers: Andreas Sachs, VP and Head of Cyber, Data Protection

Authority of Bavaria, Ansbach; Alexander Filip, Head of International,

Data Protection Authority of Bavaria, Ansbach; Dr. Oliver Stiemerling,

Publicly Appointed and Sworn Expert and General Manager, ecambria

systems GmbH, Cologne; Shannon Yavorsky, Partner and Expert for US

Privacy, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco; Dr. Christian

Schröder, Partner and Head of EU Privacy Advisory, Orrick, Herrington

& Sutcliffe LLP, Düsseldorf


Business Services / Expert Briefings and Webinars

Expert Briefing Series with Warth & Klein Grant Thornton

(February 2021)

Part I: The Impact of COVID-19 on Accounting According to US GAAP

In the first webinar in a series of two, experts from Warth & Klein Grant

Thornton’s US Desk shed light on the particular challenges presented

to companies which need to prepare financial statements or reports in

accordance with US GAAP, while discussing relevant aspects resulting

from the pandemic.

speakers: Alina Murphy, Senior Manager Audit & Assurance, Warth &

Klein Grant Thornton AG, Düsseldorf; Arndt F. Krüger, Senior Manager

Audit & Assurance, Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG, Wiesbaden

Part II: US–German Tax Outlook 2021

In the second webinar of the series, specialists from both sides of the

Atlantic discussed major shifts in US tax policy objectives and new

developments in the German tax policy, which provided an overview

of how multinational taxpayers may be impacted by proposed legal

changes and how they can prepare for upcoming legislation and

regulatory changes.

speakers: David E. Sites, International Tax Partner, Grant Thornton LLP,

Washington, DC; Christina Busch, Partner and Head of International

Tax, Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG; Düsseldorf; Norbert Miethe,

Senior Manager International Tax, Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG,

Düsseldorf

The Future of Mobility

Expert Webinar with Enterprise Holdings (March 2021)

Speakers reviewed evolving mobility, emphasizing the need for today’s

mobility providers to meet consumers’ changing expectations, while at

the same time fostering innovation by integrating all mobility sectors

to deliver models that can make cities better places to live through

sustainable transport.

speakers: Jason Altman, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Holdings

Germany; Niels Rathsmann, Assistant Vice President, Member of the

Management Board, Enterprise Holdings Germany

International Tax Highlights: Current German Tax Challenges

for Non-Resident Taxpayers – To Register or Not to Register?

Expert Webinar with PricewaterhouseCoopers (April 2021)

Experts discussed old and new tax challenges in the context of

transatlantic investments in Germany. After providing introductory

remarks on “classical” cases of non-resident taxation which show a

genuine economic link either through a taxable presence or through

an outbound payment from Germany, the speakers discussed the

background for the new position of the tax authorities claiming

German withholding taxes on royalty payments between non-German

parties where the only link to Germany consists in a registration of

rights in a public German register. The panelists further examined

the practical implications and addressed critical questions while

utilizing sample case studies which reflected the current status of the

discussion and the current approach of the tax authorities.

speakers: Christof Letzgus, Partner, PwC Germany and Co-Chair

of AmCham Germany’s Tax Committee; Dr. Annette Rickert, Senior

Manager, PwC Germany; Christoph Richter, Senior Manager, PwC

Germany; Felix Hierstetter, International Tax Director, General Electric

Deutschland Holding GmbH and Chair of AmCham Germany’s Tax

Committee

Responsible Sourcing: Developments and Practical Implications

of Managing Global Supply Chains

Expert Webinar with CMS Hasche Sigle (May 2021)

This event involved discussion on human rights and environmental

responsibility in global supply chains and recent and upcoming legal

developments in this field in Germany, Europe and the US, in particular

what consequences companies have to expect and how such legis-

lation is converted into best practice.

speakers: Mollie Sitkowski, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chi-

cago; Daniel Crampton, business & human rights consultant and

former Human Rights Manager at Daimler AG, Stuttgart; Dr. Christoph

Schröder, CMS in Hamburg

moderator: Dr. Andreas Lohbeck, CMS in Stuttgart, and Member of

the Corporate & Business Law Steering Committee and of the NextGen

Program Steering Committee of AmCham Germany

Employer Branding

Expert Webinar with Bird & Bird LLP and m/e brand communica-

tion (June 2021)

In this expert briefing, the speakers showcased the close connection

between employment law and brand perception as decisive factors in

the context of employer branding. How and where do they create syner-

gies, strengthen each other in order to position companies and help

them be perceived as most-wanted employers attracting new talents

and retaining valued and trusted employees? The event focussed on

case studies and opportunities, particularly for medium-sized entities.

speakers: Dr. Martin Nebeling, Partner, Employment Law, Bird & Bird

LLP, Düsseldorf; Ralf Weber, President and CEO, m/e brand communica-

tion GmbH, Düsseldorf

Expert Briefings and Webinars offer AmCham

Germany members the following:

• Customized marketing support by collaborating

with the member company to highlight desired

offerings

• A networking platform for business development

and venue for showcasing expertise

• The opportunity to address a captive audience

while sharing in-depth information on current

developments in corporate, economic, and legal

matters

• Increased visibility within the AmCham Germany

network through event logo placement including

additional event promotion via social media and

the AmCham Germany website

To discuss this exclusive member opportunity in

more detail, please contact AmCham Germany’s

Membership Engagement and Events team at

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Communication ActivitiesAmCham Germany offers its members a variety of content and communication channels.

Whether in our newsletters, briefings or articles, we believe that sharing knowledge is the

best way to achieve growth and success.

Website

Our website provides information on

current transatlantic developments and

the work of AmCham Germany’s Policy

and Regional Committees. Members

can register for events, profit from

various business services, and listen to

the podcast The Clue on our website.

>> www.amcham.de

Newsletters

Our regularly published newsletters provide

members with a transatlantic update of

what is happening at AmCham Germany,

including our advocacy work and events as

well as relevant news affecting the business

community.

Social Media

On Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and

YouTube, AmCham Germany fosters online

dialogue and informs its members as

well as the general public about Chamber-

related activities as they happen.

Frequent posts ensure AmCham Germany

remains a well-recognized name in the

public discourse on transatlantic affairs.

our goals AmCham Germany's goals are to support unrestricted trade and

investment between the United States and Germany, and to promote

a healthy, open and productive business climate between the two

countries. AmCham Germany represents the business interests of

American firms located in Germany and the US and also acts on

behalf of its German members, many of whom maintain significant

holdings in the United States.

our focus AmCham Germany provides a strong contribution to current policy

debates through its communication activities. We provide a succinct

and interesting portrayal of the Chamber’s activities and membership

and emphasize the importance of strong European-American relations.

our tools Complex transatlantic issues increasingly require an innovative

and effective set of communication tools to broadcast our mes-

sages. The Chamber continuously advances its thought leadership

through a variety of communication tools such as social media,

videos, podcasts, surveys and press activities. The annual reports

sums up all activities throughout the year.

our vision In light of current changes, such as the new administration in

the US and the upcoming federal elections this fall, as well as

the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic, it is enormously

important for the transatlantic partnership to stay connected and

identify common goals.

online activities

LinkedIn followers:

+ 6,300 (June 2021)

Twitter impressions:

+ 520,000 (June 2021)

social media in numbers

Total social media followers:

~ 10,000

Total impressions:

~ 770,000

http://www.amcham.de/


Communication Activities / Social Media

interviews

Top Postings

America is back - and it will be back, says @FedericaMog @collegeofeurope. We are one because of our shared values, history and

future. #TransatlanticBusinessConference #tbc2020 ~ 12,200 impressions

“Investment in your #transatlantic #friends, in #multilateralism, is an investment in your-self", said @FedericaMog at the 14th #Trans-

atlanticBusinessConference, organized in cooperation with @Der_BDI, @commerzbank & @DeloitteDE. Read our #event #report https://bit.ly/2Uo1w1J ~ 9,900 impressions

Our Executive Vice President @simone_menne with a message to all #women in #startups. Apply for our #FemaleFoundersAward by

March 7, 2021: https://bit.ly/3rLX8b9 pic.twitter.com/zyhDTfmkVR ~ 11,100 impressions

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s #FemaleFoundersAward: Hannah Helmke, Co-Founder and CEO of right. based on science,

and Julia Piechotta, Co-Founder & CMO, CFO, Spoontain-able. ~ 9,300 impressions

Our latest episode of #TheClue is now out! Tune in to listen to our interview with Andreas Schwaiger, Managing Director at Texas Instru-

ments Germany, on #transatlantic #business during #COVID19, #diversity and #innovation. ~ 9,700 impressions

BIG NEWS: We're pleased to announce that Daniel Andrich has been appointed the new General Manager of AmCham Germany. Andrich

is currently President and CEO at @RGIT_USA and will assume his position with us on November 1, 2020. ~ 12,200 impressions

Transatlantic Business Barometer

The AmCham Germany Transatlantic Busi-

ness Barometer is an exclusive survey

among US investors in Germany and

German investors in the US. The survey

provides a well-founded analysis of invest-

ment sentiment as well as a business

assessment of both countries. The Trans-

atlantic Business Barometer 2021 was

published in March 2021 by AmCham

Germany along with the consulting firm

Roland Berger.

TOP 50 Ranking

The AmCham Germany TOP 50 Rank-

ing of US Companies in Germany is

an annual ranking and survey con-

ducted by AmCham Germany with

Accenture Deutschland. The ranking

is based on net revenue from the

previous year, i.e. revenue not includ-

ing any taxes.

Member Surveys

In addition to the Transatlantic

Business Barometer and the TOP

50 Ranking, AmCham Germany

frequently surveys its members on

current developments in transatlan-

tic affairs. Recent surveys include

the US presidential election, the

first 50 days of President Biden and

Germany’s EU Council presidency.

surveys

Schwerpunktthemen: Bundestagswahl und neue US-Administration

WIE US-INVESTOREN DEN WIRTSCHAFTS-STANDORT DEUTSCHLAND EINSCHÄTZEN

AmCham Germany Business Barometer 2017

ENGLISH

SUMMARY

INSIDE

Frank Sportolari, President of

AmCham Germany, on transatlantic

relations (FAZ, October 20, 2020;

Handelsblatt, January 21, 2021)

Simone Menne, Executive Vice President

of AmCham Germany, on Deutsche Welle

TV on President Biden’s first 100 days

in office (April 29, 2021)

https://bit.ly/2Uo1w1J

https://bit.ly/3rLX8b9

http://pic.twitter.com/zyhDTfmkVR


The Clue – Our Podcast for Professionals in Transatlantic Business

The Clue is the monthly podcast for professionals in

transatlantic business produced by AmCham Germany.

Every month, we talk to experts, politicians, journalists

and other stakeholders from the transatlantic commu-

nity about the current state of transatlantic business.

The Clue was launched in April 2020. The Clue is available

on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and the AmCham

Germany website.

Episodes in 2020/2021 Speakers Topics

1 AmCham Germany's Plans for 2021December 2020

Daniel Andrich, General Manager of AmCham Germany

AmCham Germany's new General Manager outlines the plans and activities of the chamber in 2021.

2 Transatlantic Economy at the CrossroadsOctober 2020

Dr. Adam Posen from the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Dr. Posen talks about how the US economy can overcome the Corona crisis and what to expect from the two presidential candi-dates and their programs.

3 US Election 2020: Transatlantic Business Expectations September 2020

Frank Sportolari, President of AmCham Germany

Interview on the expectations for the next US administration from a business perspective.

4 Diversity Drives InnovationMarch 2021

Andreas Schwaiger, Managing Director at Texas Instruments Germany

Interview on the current challenges a trans-atlantic business faces during the pandemic and how diversity and innovation can boost the success of your company.

5 The Next Generation of Transatlantic LeadersApril 2021

Kristina Schreiner and Christine Wenzel, both alumni of AmCham Germany’s NextGen program

Kristina and Christine talk about their Next-Gen experience and how they benefited from the program. Through the NextGen Initiative, AmCham Germany connects young professionals with a strong interest in fostering the transatlantic partnership.

Communication Activities / Podcast

listenership steadily increasing:

+ 3,000 Downloads of various episodes of The Clue

(since its launch in April 2020)


The Navigator – AmCham Germany’s Take on Transatlantic Business

The Navigator is AmCham Germany’s policy newsletter

and is circulated every eight weeks. The newsletter is

available to members, political stakeholders, journalists,

or any other individuals interested in transatlantic

business.

The Navigator contains interviews with government

and business representatives on current events, position

papers and briefings on transatlantic relations, guest

commentaries as well as podcasts and videos.

Chamber News – AmCham Germany’s membership and events newsletter

Chamber News is circulated every eight weeks and is

produced exclusively for our members — in contrast to

our policy newsletter The Navigator, which is available

to the public.

Chamber News contains information about business

services and benefits for our members, current briefings

on US politics and transatlantic trade, event announce-

ments as well as reports and stories from member

companies.

Communication Activities / Newsletters

Subscribers:

2,388

Opening rates:

30.66%(June 2021)

Subscribers:

2,368

Opening rates:

31.15%(June 2021)


AmCham Germany / Staff and Departments as of June, 2021

Vanja WüsterManager Head of Finance & AdministrationT +49 69 929104-60E [email protected]

Management

Administration

Communications & Government Relations

David WörrleExecutive Assistant to the General ManagerT +49 30 2130056-20E [email protected]

Daniel AndrichGeneral ManagerT +49 69 929104-20E [email protected]

Manuela RothAssistantAccounting & AdministrationT +49 69 929104-61E [email protected]

Katharina-Luise KittlerManagerHead of Communications & Government Relations T +49 30 2130056-34E [email protected]

Philipp MittagSpecialistGovernment RelationsT +49 30 2130056-24E [email protected]

Ines RerbalSpecialistGovernment RelationsT +49 30 2130056-26E [email protected]

Juliane ReitzigManager Government RelationsT +49 30 2130056-28E [email protected]

Daniel J. HawkManager CommunicationsT +49 30 2130056-27E [email protected]

Patricia LimburgManager CommunicationsT +49 69 929 2014-40E [email protected]

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Karen HeckmanSpecialistCommunicationsT +49 30 2130056-23E [email protected]

AmCham Germany’s executive office is based in Frankfurt am Main, while it maintains an additional office and its official domicile in Berlin.

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Milena BelogortsevaSpecialistMembership & Business DevelopmentT +49 69 929104-50E [email protected]

Heather LiermannManagerHead of Membership Engagement & EventsT +49 69 929104-51E [email protected]

Johanna GregoryManager Conferences & Special Events(Parental leave)

Elena LewalterManager EventsT +49 69 929104-34 E [email protected]

Barbara Biemann-BennkeManager Events & ProjectsT +49 30 2130056-21E [email protected]

Thomas HennebergManagerEvents & Membership EngagementT +49 30 2130056-22E [email protected]

Anna Lea FächnerSpecialistMembership & Business DevelopmentT +49 69 929104-52E [email protected]

Frances EdenStudent AssistantT +49 69 929104-22E [email protected]

Evgenia BodakStudent AssistantT +49 30 2130056-25E [email protected]

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Congratulations and thank you!70 years anniversary Messe Frankfurt GmbH

In celebration of its 70-year-membership anniversary, we spoke with Detlef Braun, Member of

the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt GmbH, about current challenges of the event industry,

about being a member of AmCham Germany and about transatlantic relations.

Messe Frankfurt has one of the most important

economic impacts in the Rhine-Main region.

How does the current situation affect business

regarding internationally oriented trade shows?

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the entire

event sector hard. In Germany, physical trade

fairs have been sidelined for over a year. An Ifo

study found that Messe Frankfurt events in

Germany generated purchasing power of €3.6

billion every year while safeguarding more than

33,000 jobs. These effects are being lost to the

pandemic, which is preventing us from promot-

ing business development in the region. So that

our customers still have order and interaction

platforms, we have implemented new hybrid

and digital formats since the outbreak of the

pandemic. Although well received, they are no

substitute for physical trade fairs.

What trends do you foresee for the next year?

What role will hybrid event concepts play in

the future?

Messe Frankfurt has been investing in digital

events and related services for over two decades.

The pandemic gave an additional boost to our

digitalisation activities, which we developed

further using our many years of expertise. We

very much expect that our physical events will

continue to have digital elements, whether in the

form of individual lead generation, matchmaking

or providing information. This depends on the

sectors in question. But one thing is for sure:

nothing can replace personal interaction.

How has your company benefited from being

a member of AmCham Germany over the past

years?

Messe Frankfurt has been a member of AmCham

Germany since 1951 and we value the organ-

isation’s work greatly. AmCham Germany is

preparing itself for transparent dialogue at

international level and for an open, productive

business climate. We share these values, given

that events thrive on interaction between busi-

ness partners at international level. Our trade

fairs worldwide play host to many exhibitors

and visitors from North and South America and,

with our local subsidiaries, we organise events in

Atlanta, Chicago, Mexico City, Toronto, etc. I look

forward to continuing the working relationship

we have always enjoyed with AmCham.

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Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemi-

cals companies. We may not manufacture tires, mat-

tresses, medications, or animal feeds, but Evonik is

part of all of those products –and many more. While

we often contribute only small amounts of material,

those contributions are precisely what make the dif-

ference. That's because Evonik products make tires

fuel-efficient, mattresses more elastic, medications

more effective, and animal feeds healthier. That’s

what specialty chemicals are all about. And when it

comes to specialty chemicals, we're among the best

in the world.

Evonik is active in more than 100 countries around

the world and generated sales of €12.2 billion and

an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of €1.9 billion

in 2020. Evonik goes far beyond chemistry to create

innovative, profitable and sustainable solutions for

customers. About 33,000 employees work together for

a common purpose: We want to improve life, today

and tomorrow.

facts and figures

• Worldwide number of employees:

about 33,000

• Headquarter in Germany: Essen

Top Executives:

Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board

Dr. Harald Schwager, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board

Ute Wolf, Chief Financial Officer

Thomas Wessel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Industrial Relations Director

Follow us on: www.evonik.com

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Texas Instruments has been making

progress possible for decades. We are

a global semiconductor company

that designs, manufactures and sells

analog and embedded processing

chips. Our passion to create a better

world by making electronics more

affordable through semiconductors

is alive today as each generation of

innovation builds upon the last

to make our technology smaller,

more efficient, more reliable and

more affordable – opening new

markets and making it possible

for semiconductors to go into

electronics everywhere. We think

of this as Engineering Progress.

At our European headquarter in Fre-

ising, employees from 60 different

countries work together and the dif-

ferent cultures and perspectives are

inspiring us every day. We believe

diversity makes our culture more

inclusive, our company stronger

and products more innovative. We

thrive by being inclusive and cre-

ate an environment that unlocks

everyone’s potential.

We invest heavily in helping equip,

empower and prepare future genera-

tions of innovators by supporting

science, technology, engineering

and math (STEM) education. We

partner with universities and sup-

port national and local MINT ini-

tiatives like Girls’ Day or FabLab, a

makerspace in Freising. A special

commitment for us is supporting

girls and women to go into a career

in STEM.

We believe strong companies build

strong communities so we’re engag-

ing with regional organizations,

work with local schools and work

to continuously improve environ-

mental performance and efficiency

at our sites worldwide.

spotlight

facts and figures

• Number of employees: 30,000 globally

• EMEA headquarter: Freising, Germany,

with 1,500 employees

• Global headquarter: Dallas, Texas

Chairman, president and CEO:

Richard K. Templeton

Follow us on: www.ti.com

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AmCham Germany enjoys a long tradition

of support from its strong membership

base that includes numerous companies

with memberships going back as far

as 70 years. AmCham Germany honors

its long-standing members and thanks

all members for their active support

over many decades.

In 2021 the following companies celebrate

an anniversary:

70 Years

Messe Frankfurt GmbH

60 Years

Bank of America Europe

Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Procter & Gamble Germany GmbH

50 Years

ERGO Digital Ventures AG

Linklaters LLP

Philipp Morris GmbH

40 Years

Bayer AG

Boehringer Ingelheim

Egon Zehnder International GmbH

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg

Lapp Holding AG

MAHLE GmbH

Miller Anlagen GmbH

ProMinent Deutschland GmbH

UBS Europe SE

30 Years

Baker Tilly Holding GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Capgemini Deutschland Holding GmbH

Ferber & Co. GmbH

GLEISS LUTZ

Hans-Andreas Fein & Associates Strategy Consultants and Trainers

Paul André Arend Language Consultant

25 Years

ANWALTSCONTOR Kast

Bristol-Myers Squibb GmbH & Co. KGaA

Buchart Horn GmbH

CA Deutschland GmbH

German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States, Inc. Atlanta Office

Herbalife International Deutschland GmbH

Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden

perma-tec GmbH & Co. KG

Prey & Beheim Steuerberatungsgesell-schaft mbH

The Westin Grand Munich

Wieland Unternehmens- und Personalberatung

20 Years

Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG

Allen & Overy LLP

American Institute For Foreign Study (Deutschland) GmbH

Biotype GmbH

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Rechtsanwälte, Attorneys at Law, Advocats à la Cour

DEHNEN.Rechtsanwälte

Deutsche Post DHL Group

Enterprise Florida Germany State of Florida – Economic Development Office

Lateinamerika Verein e.V.

Lazard & Co. GmbH

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen

The Westin Grand Frankfurt

TMF Deutschland AG

Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Wesch & Buchenroth Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

WRC World Resources Company GmbH

10 Years

AGCO Corporation

b-k-p Consulting GmbH

Biogen GmbH

Branson Ultraschall Niederlassung der Emerson Technologies GmbH & Co.

Deutsche Hospitality

GERNS & PARTNER rechtsanwälte notare

Gilead Sciences GmbH

Hapag-Lloyd AG

Helbling Business Advisors GmbH

Herbacin cosmetic GmbH

ICV Individual Consulting Vogelsang

InterContinental Düsseldorf

Jones Lang LaSalle SE

MÖHRLE HAPP LUTHER Auditors – Tax Advisors – Attorneys-at-Law

NEUSSEL MARTIN Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB

QVC Handel S.à r.l. & Co. KG

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechts-anwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH

WTS Group AG Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Membership Certificate Recipients 2020/21

Imprint AmCham Germany

frankfurt office

American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e. V.

Börsenplatz 13–15

60313 Frankfurt am Main

T +49 69 929104-0

berlin office

American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e. V.

Charlottenstr. 42

10117 Berlin

T +49 30 2130056-0

E [email protected]

www.amcham.de

general manager

Daniel Andrich

editorial offices

Patricia Limburg (coordination)

& the entire AmCham Germany team

design

M8 Medien GmbH, Priska Wollein

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