German-Canadian Conferences

In 1986, Atlantik-Brücke expanded its transatlantic activities to include Canada. Since then, German-Canadian conferences have been organized annually, alternating between Germany and Canada. Current issues in foreign, economic and security policy are on the agenda, in addition to bilateral questions of mutual interest vis-à-vis the United States.

DKK 2025: “Canada and Germany need closer relations”
Wenn es jemals ein Jahr gab, in dem die Stärkung der deutsch-kanadischen Beziehungen wichtiger war, dann sicherlich das Jahr 2025. Deshalb kam die Deutsch-Kanadische Konferenz am 5. und 6. Mai 2025 in Ottawa genau zur richtigen Zeit.
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„Climate change requires a political response“
Read Michael Hüther's and Pierre-Gerlier's paper on climate neutrality and regional development, one of the key topics of the German-Canadian Conference 2025, and don't miss the video interview with Michael Hüther.
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Young Atlantiks: Meet the Class of 2025
Every year, ten young professionals from Canada and Germany meet at the German-Canadian Conference as part of the Young Atlantiks Program. Meet this years cohort.
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German-Canadian Young Atlantiks Program 2025
Call for Applications: The Young Atlantiks Program promotes the “next generation” of German-Canadian transatlantic partnership.
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German-Canadian Young Atlantiks Program 2025
Call for Applications: The Young Atlantiks Program promotes the “next generation” of German-Canadian transatlantic partnership.
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2024 Young Atlantiks Program Report
From May 11-15, 2024, ten young Canadian and German professionals, with diverse backgrounds and expertise, met to discuss current and future transatlantic challenges and to attend the 37th German-Canadian Conference in Berlin.
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An Abundance of Shared Challenges and Goals
Energy and the environment; innovation and AI, industrial policy and supply chains as well as defense, security and procurement: these were the topics of the German-Canadian Conference 2023.
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A signal of closeness from Canada
Atlantik-Brücke’s German-Canadian-Conference underscored the importance of the relationship between both countries for global questions of our time.
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German Canadian Conference 2015 “Foreign and Security Policy”
As the de facto capital of the European Union and NATO, Brussels was the appropriate venue for this year’s German-Canadian Conference on foreign and security policy. From April 15 to 18, challenges arising through terrorism as well as energy security, hybrid warfare and cyber security were discussed. The German and Canadian conference participants from the […]
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