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Asian Forum on Global Governance 2014

From October 26 to November 4, 2014, the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) will host the fourth Asian Forum on Global Governance in New Delhi, India. During the event titled ‘Contest for Mindspace: Politics of Competing Governance Narratives,’ over 50 young promising politicians, business representatives, and academics from 36 Read More

AFB Board Co-Chair Guest Lectures at Bucerius Law School

On September 17, Richard H. Walker traveled to Hamburg, Germany to meet with representatives of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession and guest lecture at Bucerius Law School. Walker, who is Co-Chairman of the American Friends of Bucerius Board and General Counsel of Deutsche Bank, gave two lectures at the law school, titled “The Read More

Event Summary: “The Power Behind New Energy”

THE POWER BEHIND NEW ENERGY How Energy Transitions in the US and Europe are Affecting Energy Markets   Speakers: Peter C. Balash, Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Analysis and Planning, United States Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory Michael Padgett, Vice President, Energy & Carbon Strategy, Alcoa Energy Gro Wermer Schnappauf, Senior Advisor, Bank Read More

Trajectories of Change — Researching Social Transformation and Political Upheaval in and around Europe

The scholarship program “Trajectories of Change” provides funding for postgraduate researchers in the humanities and social sciences engaged in projects that are focused on historical and current transformation processes in and around Europe. Mass protests, revolutionary movements, social conflicts and economic crises present challenges to non-democratic regimes at the margins of Europe. These governments cannot Read More

Interview with Katrin Kempiners

Katrin Kempiners currently covers American Friends of Bucerius events for the website and newsletter, and provides research briefs and background analysis for future programs and projects. She also supports our President as an Executive Assistant. What do you like the most about your time with American Friends of Bucerius? Having the opportunity to participate in a wide Read More

Event Summary: “Disruptive Innovation: Are Alternative Service Providers a Threat for Traditional Law Firms?”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS – ROUNDTABLE “Disruptive Innovation: Are Alternative Service Providers a Threat for Traditional Law Firms?” Thursday, May 1st 2014, 4:30-6pm, IESE Business School – University of Navarra, New York, NY Speakers: Markus Hartung, Bucerius Law School, Director of the Center on the Legal Profession Carolina Pérez, Senior Tax Counsel, Pfizer, Office of Read More

Event Summary: “Can Good Lawyers Be Good People? — Moral Dilemmas in the Practice of Law from European and U.S. Perspectives”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION “Can Good Lawyers Be Good People? – Moral Dilemmas in the Practice of Law from European and U.S. Perspectives” April 30th, 2014, 6-8pm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY “Can Good Lawyers Be Good People? – Moral Dilemmas in the Practice of Law from European and Read More

Event Summary: “Germany as a Model and Mediator for Northeast Asian Conflicts”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS TRANSATLANTIC GLOBAL AGENDA Dr. Lily Gardner Feldman: “Germany as Model and Mediator for Northeast Asian Conflicts” May 13th, 2014, 12-2pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY On May 13th, Dr. Lily Gardner Feldman presented ‘Germany as Model and Mediator for Northeast Asian Conflicts’ as part of the Transatlantic Global Agenda Read More

Former Bucerius Law School President Joins Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

Dr. Doris Koenig, Claussen Simon Chair for International Law and now former Bucerius Law School President, has joined the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany as a judge, replacing Dr. Gertrude Luebbe-Wolff on the second senate of the court. Judges for the Federal Constitutional Court are nominated and elected to the position and serve for a Read More

Transatlantic Academy Fellows Present Report Across Europe

In May and early June, Transatlantic Academy fellows and staff present the Academy’s 2013-2014 collaborative report Liberal Order in a Post-Western World at events in Berlin, Stuttgart, Brussels, London, Warsaw, and Hamburg. On May 19, Transatlantic Academy fellows begin their European dissemination trip with a presentation of the report to experts at the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin Read More