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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 German Historical Museum)
100 Euro

 

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Space is limited.

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:
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