Webinar Archive

Thanks to a generous grant from the “Wunderbar Together 2020” initiative, the American Bundestag Network (ABN) and Cultural Vistas/CBYX facilitated five meetings for German-American alumni in fall 2020.

Below are the supporting materials from each webinar, including the webinar recordings and a Closing Resolution adopted by all present on October 19, 2020.

September 14, 2020: Kick-Off Event: A Transatlantic Perspective
Participant biographies
Webinar recording

September 22, 2020: Transatlantic Networking and Mentoring
Participant biographies
Emily Commer Keynote Slides
Webinar recording (no breakout session content)

October 4, 2020: The Power of Citizen Diplomacy
Participant biographies
Webinar recording (all presentations)

Presentation Documents
Andrew Thomas, German American Partnership Program
Amanda Daquila, Heidelberg University Association
Patrick Finsterseifer and Matthias Prautzsch, PPP-Alumni e.V.
Markus Scholz and Dominik Vinke, ViceVersa
Allie Drexler, Design Thinking Workshop

October 14, 2020: Elections 2020-21: Anticipating Future Transatlantic Relations
Participant biographies
Webinar recording

October 19, 2020: Wrap-Up Celebration: Moving Forward Together
Participant biographies
Webinar recording
Alumni Resolution

In addition to the joint grantees above, the following organizations supported the Wunderbar Webinars:

Bosch Alumni Association + Robert Bosch Foundation Alumni Association, Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Alumni Association, DAAD Alumni Association, German Fulbright Alumni Association, German-American Partnership Program, University of Köln Liaison Office New York, PPP Alumni e.V., and the Heidelberg Alumni U.S., New York. 

Event Highlights

Dagmar Freitag MdB

Representative
John Shimkus

Ambassador
Emily Haber