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April 2021
The life and work of Albrecht Dürer: Celebrating the 550th anniversary of the artist’s birth
Join us on 20 April 2021 at 6.30pm BST for a discussion between Philip Hoare and Dr Susan Foister on the life and work of German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The event will take place on Zoom. Philip Hoare is a British author, presenter, and curator. His book, Leviathan or, The Whale, won the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize. Hoare wrote and presented the BBC Arena film The Hunt for Moby-Dick, and directed three short films for BBC’s Whale Night. He…
Find out more »The Future of Cities: Shaping Sustainable Urban Environments
Join us on 29 April at 5pm BST/6pm CET on Zoom for a discussion between Almut Möller, Representative of the City of Hamburg to the Federal Republic of Germany, and Frank Rogers, Chief Executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, on Shaping Sustainable Urban Environments. The discussion will be moderated by Nina Gillespie, Centre Manager at the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy at Chatham House. Further information on the speakers can be found here. There will be an opportunity…
Find out more »May 2021
BCCG SHeconomy Virtual Talk with Heide Baumann
The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG) has kindly given BGA members the opportunity to join their upcoming SHeconomy Virtual Talk with former BGA Trustee and Executive Committee Member Dr Heide Baumann. The talk will take place on Friday 7 May from 11am to 12.15noon BST. Dr Heide Baumann joined the Vodafone Germany Executive Committee on 1 April 2021 to lead Commercial Operations and champion customer excellence. Prior to joining Vodafone, Heide was Chief Transformation Officer at Microsoft Deutschland, leading…
Find out more »The Goethe-Institut London and the British Council Germany in conversation
Join us on 11 May at 6.30pm BST/7.30pm CET on Zoom for a conversation between Dr Katharina von Ruckteschell-Katte, Director of the Goethe-Institut London, and Paul Smith OBE, Director of the British Council Germany. We will be exploring the role of both organisations in fostering British-German relations. Further information on the speakers can be found here. There will be an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers after the discussion. Please note that registration is necessary in order to join…
Find out more »June 2021
Interview with HE Andreas Michaelis, German Ambassador to the UK
Join us on 1 June 2021 at 5pm BST for an online interview with HE Andreas Michaelis, German Ambassador to the UK, ahead of the 2021 G7 Summit. HE Andreas Michaelis studied political sciences, philosophy, English, and economics. He joined the German Foreign Service in 1989. After working as Private Secretary to Helmut Schäfer, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, he took over the position as First Secretary Political Affairs at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv. He…
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