17:30 Words of Welcome
- Dr. Rainer Seider, Head of Foreign Trade, European Economic Policy and Development Cooperation, Berlin Senate for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
17:40 Introducing Berlin’s U.S. Economic Development Representative Office
- Kristina L. García, Managing Director, Berlin Business Office, New York
17:50 U.S. Trade and Cooperation
- John McCaslin, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs & Regional Senior Commercial Officer for Central, Europe, International Trade Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Embassy – Berlin, Germany
18:00 Panel Discussion on Experiences of Berlin-U.S. Economic Cooperation
- Robert R. Bukvić, Founder & CEO rent24 GmbH
- Astrid Lurati, Hospital Director Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Thomas Willemeit, Founding Partner and CEO GRAFT GmbH
- Volker Hofmann, Managing Director Humboldt-Innovation GmbH
- Daniel-Jan Girl, CEO DGMK Deutsche Gesellschaft für multimediale Kundenbindungssysteme mbH
Moderation: Dr. Rainer Seider, Berlin Senate for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
18:25 Next Opportunity for Berlin-based companies: Business Delegation to U.S. East Coast – Washington D.C., Philadelphia, NYC, March 29 th – April 4 th , 2020
- René Ebert, Managing Director, SIBB e.V. – ICT & Digital Business Association Berlin – Brandenburg
18:30 Networking