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This Labor Day Sunday, the GABC Young Professionals are glad to host a summer meet-up at the Notch Tap Room & Biergarten (if weather permits) in Brighton, just a short bike ride away from Cambridge, Allston, and Brookline. Enjoy a pint of Altbier or Dunkelweizen to mark the end of August and for those in academia the start of the Fall semester. All those new to the greater Boston area are welcome!
In person | Notch Biergarten in Brighton | Sunday, August 31st, 2025 4PM
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Ahoy! Join Us for our popular Annual "Back-to-the-Office" Boston Sunset Cruise!
Step aboard one of City Experiences Boston’s vessels for a scenic 90-minute narrated historic Boston Sunset Harbor Cruise. We’ll cruise past landmarks before witnessing a highlight of the evening: the USS Constitution’s Sunset Ceremony, complete with a traditional cannon salute to mark the day’s end.
What to Expect:
- Stunning harbor views at golden hour
- Learn about historic landmarks
- Networking and conversation with fellow GABC Board Members, the Young Professionals Steering Committee, members, and guests
More information and photos from last year's cruise here.
This event is initiated by the GABC Young Professionals and open to all!
In person | Boston Long Wharf | Thursday, Sep 4, 2025 5:30PM to 7:30PM
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Organized and initiated by the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, the FUTURE FORUM is the organization's flagship event, designed to convene bold thinkers from academia, industry, and policy. The event includes a keynote by Executive Vice President of the Broad Institute, Stacey Gabriel, followed by a panel discussion with
(GABC is a partner organization for this event).
Program
In person | The Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA | Monday, Sep 8, 2025 4PM to 8PM
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Join us for the 31st Annual International Business Forum & Networking Evening. This year the event will focus on Global Trade in Transition: Leveraging Shifts in Policy, Partnerships and Supply Chains. Amid evolving trade policies, shifting alliances, and challenges to the global supply chain, this year's Forum explores how international businesses are adapting to a new era of global trade defined by accelerating technological change, strategic realignment and new partnerships.
Speakers confirmed to date include:
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Amy Zeng, Dean of Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School
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Michael Erb, Global Vice President, Fluence Energy
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Rahul Kappor, Director Healthtec, CPI
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Doug Banks, Executive Editor Boston Business Journal (Moderator)
In person | Suffolk University | Tuesday, October 14, 2025 5:30PM to 8:30PM
| | Other Events in the Community | | Evonik and Knauer LNP Innovation Workshop | | | | |
Evonik and Knauer are co-hosting a workshop designed to provide valuable insights into navigating the complexities of LNP development, addressing scale-up challenges, and exploring novel lipids to fully realize the potential of RNA therapeutics..
More Info & Register
In person | 238 Main Street in Cambridge | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 11:30AM to 6:00PM
| | Manufacturing Roundtable:
Innovation as a driver of onshoring in the region | | | | |
The Roundtable will feature Ben Armstrong, Executive Director, Industrial Process Center at MIT; Paul Lavoie, Vice President of Innovation and Applied Technology, University of New Haven; Jeffrey Smith, General Partner, SIP Capital Partners; Dr. Yan Wang, Co-founder: Ascend Elements Inc., Co-founder: AM Batteries Inc.
More Info & Register
(If you are a GABC member and would like to attend, please reach out to ddunn@worcesterchamber.org directly and mention GABC)
In person | Saint Gobain Abrasives 1 New Bond Street
Worcester, MA 01606 | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 8:30AM to 9:30AM
| | Save the Date for Fall Events | | | | |
We will celebrate our Annual Holiday Gala on Friday, December 12th on the 32nd floor of the UMass Club in Downtown Boston overlooking the holiday lights on the Boston Common and the City. The evening includes a champagne reception and a 3-course sit-down dinner. Mingle with members of the GABC Board of Directors and the German American Business community as we close out 2025!
More information
In person | Friday, December 12th, 6:30PM to 11PM
| | Aldi’s Passionate, Cultlike Following Fuels Its Rapid Expansion Plans | |
Excerpt: "Aldi, which originated in Europe, is rapidly expanding its footprint in the United States. This year, it plans to open 200 stores across the country, more than any other grocer, and expects to have around 2,600 locations by the end of the year, making it the third-largest supermarket chain by number of stores.
“Aldi’s growth is being attributed to the fact that it has tapped into two trends driving American shoppers: discount prices and healthy products.."
| |  | Take that, everywhere else: New survey names Mass. best state to live in U.S., again | |
Excerpt: "The other 49 states can step aside, because Massachusetts has been named the best state to live in for the second year in a row.
WalletHub conducted the “Best State to Live (2025)” survey based on 51 indicators of livability with five key factors: affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety."
| | | Swiss Airlines unveils new first class enclosed suites – with beds and total privacy | |
Excerpt: "The Switzerland-based carrier unveiled a new cabin concept called 'SWISS Senses' at Zurich Airport on Tuesday, with a redesign of all seat classes for "the biggest product investment in the company’s history," according to a press release.
Expected to be delivered in October, the airline's new Airbus A350-900s will be the first to feature the reimagined cabins, slated to initially fly European routes before servicing the Zurich to Boston long haul in the winter. "
| | | Kommentar:Trump liegt derzeit näher am Sozialismus als die Demokraten | |
Auszug: "Der derzeit diskutierte staatliche Einstieg bei Intel zeigt: Donald Trump und seine „Make America Great Again“-Bewegung kehren den klassischen republikanischen Wirtschaftswerten endgültig den Rücken. Was wir in diesen Tagen erleben, ist staatliche Intervention in die Privatwirtschaft vom Feinsten. Das klingt mehr nach Zentralkomitee in Peking als nach Weißem Haus.
(....)Tatsächlich liegt Trump mit seinen staatlichen Interventionen näher an dem von ihm verpönten „Sozialismus“ als viele der oft als „Sozialisten“ gescholtenen Demokraten."
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