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Global Business Dialogue – Berlin
Beyond Uncertain Times: A Growth Agenda

Friday, May 25, 2012 • 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Axica Convention Center • Berlin, Germany
REGISTRATION
CLOSES MAY 17

~ TICKETS ~
Global Business
Dialogue:
250 Euro

Gala Dinner and
Keynote Speech:
(at the Axica Conference Center)
100 Euro

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The Global Business Dialogue – Berlin is a world-class event that will bring together 500+ business leaders from around the globe to engage in an open discussion about critical business topics. The Thunderbird Global Business Dialogue event platform was launched in 2011 to facilitate global dialogue on vital issues affecting international business and global leadership and it has quickly developed into an unparalleled networking and engagement opportunity for both attendees and corporate partners. The Berlin Dialogue, which is being organized in partnership with Thunderbird School of Global Management, The American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, and the US Embassy in Berlin, will be the first Dialogue held in Europe.

The Berlin Dialogue will focus on Europe, with historic Trans-Atlantic relationships and the German growth model serving as a foundation for interactive debate. More than 20 top business leaders representing diverse industries will share growth strategies and key insights into what Europe must do to re-energize and regain global competitiveness. The one day Dialogue has been designed to provide knowledge and unparalleled global networking at an exceptional value.

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

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Barbara
Barrett
Interim President
Thunderbird School
of Global Management
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John
Bryson
Secretary of
Commerce
United States
of America
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Jürgen
Fitschen
Co-CEO,
Member of
Management
Board
Deutsche Bank
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Beatrice
Guillaume-
Grabisch
CEO of
Beverage
Partners
Worldwide
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Heinrich
Hiesinger
Chairman of the
Executive
Board
ThyssenKrupp
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Todd
Benjamin
Former Anchor and
Financial Editor
for CNN
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Jan
Brewer
Governor
State of Arizona,
USA
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Jim
Clancy
News Anchor
CNN International
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Jürgen
Friedrich
President and
CEO Germany
Trade & Invest
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Fred
Irwin
Vice Chairman
CitiBank
and President
American Chamber
of Commerce
in Germany
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Bindi
Karia
Head of
Emerging
Business
Microsoft
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Robert
Kimmitt
Chairman
Deloitte Center for
Cross-Border
Investment
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Marne
Levine
Vice President
Global Public Policy
Facebook
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Katharina
Lichtner
Managing Director
Capital Dynamics
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Geoffrey
Merszei
President of EMEA
Dow Chemical
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Friedrich
Merz
Chairman
Atlantik-Brücke
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Philip
Murphy
U.S. Ambassador
to Germany
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Arend
Oetker
Vice-Chairman
Federation of
German Industries
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Frank
Riemensperger
CEO
Accenture
Germany
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John
Saunders
President
EMEA
Fleishman Hillard
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Gabor
Steingart
Editor-in-chief
of Handelsblatt
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Hubert
Weber
President, Coffee
Kraft Foods

2011 DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS

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More than 1,000 executives, government officials, social sector leaders, entrepreneurs and scholars met Nov. 10-11, 2011, at the inaugural Thunderbird Global Business Dialogue. Panelists and keynote speakers tackled a range of topics — from emerging market growth to renewable energy — but conversations focused on one question: What skills will global leaders need to thrive in the 21st century?

REDEFINING GLOBAL LEADERSHIP:
11 QUESTIONS

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