Thanksgiving Reception & Geopolitical Discussion

After a challenging year facing economic, geopolitical and public health crises, Atlantik-Brücke looks forward to convening once the Young Leaders community. This is the season of gratitude and friendship. Atlantik-Brücke is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and the Young Leaders program will turn 50 next year — a perfect opportunity to celebrate the connections and friendships Young Leaders Alumni have made along the way.

In order to give an outlook on the next year, experts from the Young Leaders network discuss the different challenges laying ahead: European energy security in the light of the Russian attack on Ukraine, the new German foreign and security policy after Chancellor Scholz’ “Zeitenwende”, new technologies and their implications for our democracies, and an outlook on geopolitics 2023.

The speakers are:

• Nils Aldag (YL 2020), Managing Director & Founder, Sunfire GmbH
• Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, MdB FDP (YL 1997), Deputy Chairman of the FDP Parliamentary Group
• Dr. Julia Reuss (YL 2018), Public Policy Director, Central Europe, Meta
• Jan F. Kallmorgen (YL 2004), Chief Executive Officer, Berlin Global Advisors

We would like to thank Nils Aldag, Mark Hartmann, Anna Herrhausen, Julia Reuss and Kathrin & Jan F. Kallmorgen for their generous support and hospitality.