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Event Summary: “Energy Innovation and Research: the Status Quo and a Look to the Future in Europe and the US”

American Friends of Bucerius Energy + Innovation Initiative “Energy, Innovation and Research: the Status Quo and a Look to the Future in Europe and the US” March 31st, 2014   Speakers: Dr. Urban Keussen, Senior Vice President, E.ON SE, Technology and Innovation Dr. Klaus Lackner, Director, Lenfest Center of Sustainable Energy, Columbia University Dr. Ferdi Read More

Event Recap: “Back to the Future: the Ukraine Crisis is Germany’s Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge since the Cold War”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS TRANSATLANTIC GLOBAL AGENDA Alexander Privitera: “Back to the Future: Ukraine Crisis is Germany’s Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge since the Cold War” April 8th, 2014, 12-2pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY A Senior Fellow and Director of the Business and Economics Program at AICGS, Alexander Privitera focuses primarily on Germany’s Read More

Event Recap: “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace”

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BUCERIUS TRANSATLANTIC GLOBAL AGENDA Roya Hakakian, with commentary from JD Bindenagel, Bruno Jost, and Alexander von Stahl, Sr.: “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace” February 25, 2014, 12-2pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY  Roya Hakakian, an eminent journalist and writer, presented her book Assassins of the Turquoise Palace, as the opening Read More

Apply now for the IP Law and Licensing Summer Program!

The inaugural Summer Program in IP Law and Licensing has extended its deadline to May 15th, 2014! Apply now to reserve a spot in this English-language program, held on the beautiful Bucerius Law School campus in Hamburg, Germany. Bucerius  / UC Hastings Summer Program in IP Law and Licensing (July 20 – August 8, 2014) Read More

Event Recap: “Current Immigration and Integration Debates in Germany and the United States: What We Can Learn From Each Other”

Transatlantic Global Agenda Spencer Boyer, “Current Immigration and Integration Debates in Germany and the United States: What We Can Learn From Each Other” March 5th 2014, 12-2 pm, Alston + Bird LLP, New York, NY   On March 5th, Spencer Boyer, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations and a Visiting Scholar Read More

American Friends of Bucerius and BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Announce New Fellowship Program

To promote the mission of AFB and the BMW Foundation, we seek to remain on the cutting edge of innovation and new topics in the fields of governance, international cooperation, and international law. To that end, we have come together to establish a new fellowship in the fields of Global Governance, designed in cooperation with Read More

Dr. Nina Smidt Participates in Columbia Panel

Dr. Nina Smidt, President of AFB and Director Strategic Planning and Business Development for the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, participated on a panel titled “International Philanthropy” at the School of Continuing Education at Columbia University. The aim of the panel was to provide participants with an understanding of what it means to work in Read More

CLE News: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Supports the Program!

In addition to hosting and providing CLE credits for the Spring 2014 Continuing Legal Education Course “Can Good Lawyers be Good People?”, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has graciously contributed to cover the full costs of the CLE credits for all participants who are members of the organizing partners. As a result of Freshfields’ generous support, Read More

THE SUSTAINABLE CUP CHALLENGE IS ON!

DO School partners American Friends of Bucerius, Dekeyser & Friends Foundation, and Newman’s Own Foundation came together with New York City’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability to welcome the new fellows to New York City at the end of February. FELLOWS The Sustainable Cup Challenge has brought together 18 Fellows from 16 different countries Read More

AFB Announces New Energy + Innovation Initiative

Energy + Innovation Initiative Policy and technological developments in the energy sector have fundamentally changed the energy landscape, and the future of energy security and development has become a central focus of domestic, regional, and global policymaking. For the past two years American Friends of Bucerius has led a discussion series on Energy & Law Read More