German American Conference at Harvard

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The German American Conference at Harvard (GAC) is a student-led conference organized on a yearly basis since 2008. [1] The conference brings together American and German leaders from business, politics, and academia with students. [2] [3] By building a community of aspiring and established leaders in the United States and Germany, the conference aims at bettering transatlantic relations. [4]
According to the German newspaper Handelsblatt the German American conference has developed into an important "transatlantic summit". [5]

Contents

Until 2014 the conference was called German Conference at Harvard. [6]

List of Conferences

Year [7] ThemeDatesCo-Chairs [8] [9]
2008Germany in the Modern World12 April
2009Division and Unity19-20 February
2010Addressing Global Challenges: Directions for a New Decade19-20 February
2011Future18-19 February
2012Decidedly Indecisive? The German Angst of Leadership17-18 February
2013The End of the West as we Know It?15-16 February
2014The US and Germany: Drifting Apart?14-15 February
2015Germany and the U.S.: Building Our Future30-31 October
2017Connecting Future Generations7-9 April
2018In Our Own Hands5-7 OctoberRahel Dette
2019Breaking Barriers1-3 NovemberKatharina Hoebel; Philipp Simons
2020NeustartOctober - November (Virtual Event Series)Tim Menke; Katharina Hoebel
2021The Future of Problem Solving21-24 OctoberReimar Weissbach
2022If not now, when?28-30 OctoberMaike Sieben; Cecile Meier-Scherling; Linn Bieske
2023Think Beyond27-29 OctoberLiudmyla Kurnosikova; Sebastian Berns; Kai Krautter
2024Hard Conversations15-17 NovemberLukas Manske; Thilo Kerkhoff; Stephanie Armbruster
2025(Transatlantic Partnership at a) Crossroads14-16 NovemberKarlotta Garinet; Johannes Magdowski

There was no conference in 2016 because the conference date was moved from fall 2016 to spring 2017.

Innovation Lounge

Since 2015 the German American Conference at Harvard features an Innovation Lounge. Participants are given the chance to interact with Startups, Think Tanks and industry leaders from both sides of the Atlantic.

Scholarships (2025)

Topic Streams & Events (2025)

Business, Economy, and Trade

Innovation and Technology

Society and Culture

International Relations and Politics

Sustainability and Social Causes

Former Speakers

(selection) [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Last Years | German American Conference at Harvard". Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Album Archive".
  3. ↑ "Harvard Kennedy School - Student-Organized Conferences". Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  4. ↑ "German Missions in the United States - German American Conference". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Studententreffen wird zum US-deutschen Gipfel: Deutsches Harvard".
  6. ↑ http://www.bfna.org/article/annual-german-conference-at-harvard-university [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Last Years – German American Conference at Harvard". Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  8. ↑ "Coming together for 'Hard Conversations' in a time of uncertainty". www.hks.harvard.edu. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  9. ↑ "The 2023 German American Conference challenges participants to "Think Beyond"". www.hks.harvard.edu. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  10. ↑ "German American Conference at Harvard". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  11. ↑ http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/GKs/BOST/2013/02/21__GCH__pr.html [ dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Album Archive".
  13. ↑ https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/#/news/81
  14. ↑ Herrmann, Boris (2025-11-16). "Hallo Harvard, hier spricht Germany: Konferenz an US-Universiät". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  15. ↑ "The Uncharted Path Ahead for German-American Relations | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Washington, DC Office - USA, Canada, Global Dialogue". us.boell.org. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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