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Note for German citizens: please scroll down for important new information regarding
dual citizenship without retention permit (Beibehaltungsgenehmigung)
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We continued our sustainability series in March: Our panelists brought current projects into play to discuss how we can transform our infrastructure to be more sustainable ‒ from wastewater and water management, renewable energy, sustainable aviation fuel, to decarbonization while also capitalizing on the sustainable forces of nature. Great discussion and insights from different industry angles with executives Patrick Schultz (CEO, Sustainable Industries and Buildings, Veolia North America), Ksenia Kaladiouk (Partner, McKinsey & Company), Jessica Stavole (TÜV SÜD America), Pascal Mittermaier, and Tim Matthey (McKinsey & Company) who asked the right questions and got the audience engaged. Thank you to our board members Alexander Adam for opening the event and to Simon Alfano for spearheading this series on behalf of the German-American Business Council of Boston, Inc. | |
Lots of smiles celebrating International Women's Day earlier this month: We had the honor of co-hosting with our international partner organizations a wonderfully engaging (and at times very entertaining) panel discussion and networking event with a talented group of female panelists and entrepreneurs. Floris Engelhardt, co-founder of Kano Therapeutics and graduate of the Technical University of Munich, brought the life-science start-up perspective to the discussion. Marie Meslin, Darlene Hollywood, Kaarina Kvaavik completed the panel which Kara Lund expertly moderated. The overall message for (all) entrepreneurs was grit, hard work, fearlessness, enthusiasm, a good support network, mentors & coaches and (a little) craziness will get everyone very far! | |
Joann Halpern, Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in New York, provided an enthusiastic and energetic introduction into the creative concept of Design Thinking (an iterative technique to tackle a challenge or to innovate a product or a process) during an early Monday morning presentation in March hosted at Fragomen in Boston. Thank you to Jake Paul Minster and his colleagues at Fragomen for learning along with guests of the GABC! | |
Young Professionals Steering Committee | |
Meet the 2024 Young Professionals Steering Committee which just elected Thorben Beckmann and Kai Schmitz as co-chairs for 2024. Former co-chair Felix Kraus (thank you!) will continue to support the group as secretary, which is completed by Susanna Baechle, Johannes Becker, Daniel Danckert, Nadine Klabunde, Mareike Moehlmann, Shirley Sun and the committee's newest member, Jason Wong. See all bios here. | | |
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A great crowd gathered at the Lamplighter for the CAMBRIDGE Stammtisch earlier this week despite dreary weather outside. The Stammtisch, while organized by the Young Professionals, is open to EVERYONE, regardless of membership or age. Reach out to Thorben Beckmann or Kai Schmitz if you want to learn more or join the next Metro West Stammtisch (see below). | | |
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Metro West Stammtisch on April 3rd
Do you live or work in Metro West? Then this Stammtisch is for you!
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Time: 6:30PM
Location: Jack's Abby in Framingham
No strings attached ‒ just join us for conversation and if you are new to the area, meet new people. Plenty of seating at Jack's Abby and plenty of parking. Also located only 10 minutes from the commuter train station.
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Babson Economics Students Sustainability Challenge | | |
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Sustainability Project Presentations
Babson economics students just completed a 10-day trip to Germany under the leadership of Prof. Jason Wong visiting several German companies and institutions with a focus on sustainability. Following the trip, six teams are now working on solutions to their sustainability project challenges which they have to complete by and present on April 11th.
Join the students as they are presenting their projects such as on H&R Gruppe (e-fuels), ubitricity (EV charging stations), Cradle to Cradle, and a Berlin Housing Concept.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Time: 5PM to 7PM
Location: Babson College in Wellesley
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Can you be a JUROR for the challenge? If so, please indicate on the RSVP form! | |
GABC launched a quartely HR Executive Roundtable for German subsidiaries led by GABC board member Jobina Gonsalves, SVP and Head of HR at TÜV SÜD America. Interested to learn more? Contact Emily Westhoven at emily.westhoven@gabc-boston.org. | | | | |
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Navigating the IP Landscape (ScaleUp Boston)
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Join Morrison Foerster and Bayer Co.Lab for a four-part series exploring the legal aspects of startup entrepreneurship in the life sciences space. Sessions will be held at Bayer’s Co.Lab in Cambridge. More information & registration
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, 4:30PM to 6PM + networking
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Global Mobility Morning hosted by Fragomen in Boston | |
For HR professionals: Fragomen is inviting global mobility leaders to a briefing session on immigration programs, including post-H-1B cap results and options moving forward, and exploring the National Interest Waiver (NIW). More information & registration
Thursday, April 11th, 2024, 8:30AM to 11:30AM EST
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Congratulations, the Deal is Done: How Will Your Partnership Actually Work? | |
Case studies and best practices for how to make executed pharma/biotech partnerships work well. Panelists from Bayer, Third Rock Ventures, Recursion, Deloitte, Mammoth Biosciences More information & registration
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, 5PM to 7:30PM (in person)
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Aligning Your AI Strategy
with Recruitment and Training
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As AI strategies are being developed and implemented into corporate, governmental, or academic organizations at a rapid rate, the need to recruit and train staff that can efficiently, effectively, and especially correctly, use those new tools is becoming paramount. We will host an engaging discussion with expert panelists as they share insights on adopting AI in their respective fields, and how organizations can or should adapt recruitment and training programs to this new working paradigm. | |
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This event is part of the HR Forum series in partnership with FACCNE.
Thur, May 2nd, 2024
6PM
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Special Event @New England Revolution | |
We are working on a special event for executives at an upcoming soccer game at Gilette Stadium. Stay tuned! | |
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News from the German Government | |
Aktuelle Information für deutsche Staatsbürger und Staatsbürgerinnen:
Das Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts (StARModG) wurde im Bundesgesetzblatt verkündet und wird damit am 26. Juni 2024 in Kraft treten.
Die Erfordernis einer Beibehaltungsgenehmigung nach § 25 StAG bei Erwerb einer fremden Staatsangehörigkeit wird ab dem 26. Juni 2024 entfallen.
Wer NACH Inkrafttreten dieses Gesetzes eine fremde Staatsangehörigkeit annimmt, kann dann seine deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit nicht mehr verlieren.
Zu beachten: Noch gilt das derzeitige Recht. Bei Erwerb einer fremden Staatsangehörigkeit verlieren Sie - noch – die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit, wenn Ihnen nicht vorher eine Beibehaltungsgenehmigung ausgehändigt wurde!
Informationen vom Bundesverwaltungsamt
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German International School Boston hires Behnisch as Architect of Record
Behnisch Architekten is a German architectural firm with a branch office in Boston. Behnisch Architekten will closely collaborate with the German design team from gpe-Projekt to create the building plans for both campus locations.
Read About Campus Expansion
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In addition to managing the day to day HR operations of the school, the HR Manager will be responsible for processing payroll, managing and auditing benefits and ensuring HR state and federal compliance. More information | | |
Supply chain headaches begin after Key Bridge collapse |
Excerpt: "While Conley Terminal in South Boston could take more ships and cargo, "it is more likely that other major ports like Norfolk, Virginia, and New York/New Jersey will take the majority of the ships and cargo diverted away from Baltimore," said Jennifer Mehigan, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Port Authority, which oversees the port in Boston." | |  |
Bayer exec: U.S. is key in reviving beleaguered pharma’s drug pipeline |
Excerpt: "German pharmaceutical company Bayer is expanding its U.S. pharma business significantly, despite corporate turmoil and pricing pressures that have led many in the drug industry to bemoan the potential end of the American biotech innovation boom." | | | |
German Consumer Confidence Improves Marginally, Defying Fragile Economy |
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Excerpt: "German consumer confidence edged up slightly, as expectations for the economy and incomes improved, despite still strong unease surrounding the outlook.
The forward-looking consumer-climate index for Germany, published on Tuesday by research group GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions, forecasts confidence to rise slightly to minus 27.4 in April from minus 28.8 this month."
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„Der US-Markt ist keine Verlängerung des europäischen Markts" | Auszug: "Staatliche Förderpakete wie der Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), ein Riesenmarkt und eine robuste Konjunktur locken derzeit immer mehr deutsche Unternehmen in die USA. Doch viele von ihnen unterschätzen den Markteintritt. Sie glauben oft, Amerika zu kennen, und bereiten sich und die Mitarbeiter nicht auf die Unterschiede vor – so wie sie es bei einer Expansion nach China oder Afrika machen würden." | | | | | |
