WELCOME TO ATLANTIK-BRÜCKE E.V. Annual Report 2009/2010 XXXII German-American Young Leaders Conference The XXXII German-American Young Leaders Conference took place in Hamburg-Blankenese from August 22 to 27, 2010. The theme of the conference was “Transatlantic Cooperation in an Age of Complexity and Uncertainty.” Over 60 German and American promising young professionals met to discuss solutions to current global challenges. Participants were able to delve even deeper into matters in conversation with featured guest speakers from Germany’s economic, political and military sectors. X European Young Leaders Conference in Pristina From June 13 to 17, 2010, the X European Young Leaders Conference was held in Pristina, Kosovo. Over 50 participants from 26 European countries and the United States discussed the topic “The EU and its Institutions and Members: Are they fit to deal with the aftermath of the world’s financial crisis and the challenges of the war in Afghanistan?” The conference participants, coming from the fields of politics, business, and media, also had the opportunity to hear speeches from a number of Kosovar politicians, who explained the situation in Kosovo today. 2010 Investment Bridge USA: Sixth Study Trip to China From May 14 to May 28, 2010, a high level Atlantik-Brücke delegation travelled to China. Report Investment Bridge 2010 (in German) Schmidt and zu Guttenberg Discuss Afghanistan On March 11, 2010, Atlantik-Brücke held a discussion with former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and current Defense Minister Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg on the topic ”The Bundeswehr’s Mission: The Hot Spot of Afghanistan.” The discussion, held at Helmut-Schmidt-University/University of the Bundeswehr Hamburg, was moderated by Atlantik-Brücke chairman Friedrich Merz. XVIII. Enchanted Holiday Evening in New York On December 16, 2009, the annual fundraising dinner for the benefit of the “Youth for Understanding”- Foundation was held in New York. Youth for Understanding Foundation “Signal from St. Louis” XXXI. German-American Young Leaders Conference St. Louis, Missouri August 23 to 28, 2009 Signal from St. Louis CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL RECEIVES X ERIC M. WARBURG AWARD June 25, 2009 Library of Congress, Washington, DC Dr. Thomas Enders, Chuck Hagel, Dr. Walther Leisler Kiep, Dr. Beate Lindemann, Dr. Angela Merkel Speech by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel Laudation by The Honorable Chuck Hagel Press Release Inaugural Meeting of Atlantik-Brücke’s International Advisory Council in Mumbai, India, at the Invitation of Ratan N. Tata February 19 – 20, 2009 Photographer: Daniel Biskup, BILD “The Mumbai Declaration” One hundred days following the tragic terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the International Advisory Council (IAC) of Atlantik-Brücke demonstrated its solidarity with India and underscored the crucial global mission of the transatlantic community by holding its inaugural session at the Taj Mahal Hotel, where 32 of the incidents’ 170 victims were killed. The IAC honored those whose lives were lost and India’s future through a “Mumbai Declaration,” which urges the Atlantic Community at a time of spreading financial crisis to recommit itself through concrete actions to fighting global poverty, maintaining open markets, resisting protectionism, and otherwise protecting the remarkable gains of globalization that followed the Berlin Wall’s fall nearly twenty years ago. more Conference Report Delegation of Atlantik-Brücke in the swing state Ohio during the final days of the 2008 American presidential election campaign “Signal from Hamburg” XXX German-American Young Leaders Conference August 24 to 29, 2008 in Hamburg-Blankenese, Germany Crisis, Conflict, and Change: It’s Time – Again – for Coordinated Transatlantic Action German and American Young Leaders Conference Tackles Issues with Spirit of Renewed Cooperation Sixty-four Americans and Germans from top academic, corporate, foundation, government, military and media organizations met from August 24-29 2008 in Hamburg, Germany for the 35th anniversary of the Atlantik-Bruecke’s Young Leaders conference “Beyond Transatlantic Evergreens: How Can Young Leaders Influence the Future.” more Atlantik-Brücke – A Brief History			Welcome to Atlantik-Brücke e.V.