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June 21 2018 | Stuttgart

Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH

ICS (International Congress Center Stuttgart)

Messeplatz 1

70629 Stuttgart

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program

08:30 Uhr _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b Registration and breakfast

09:00 Uhr _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b Welcome and introduction

_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905- Stefanie Ziska, Managing Director, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Johannes Schmalzl, General Manager of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Region Stuttgart

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • Ed Castile, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Alabama Department of Commerce, representing den

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Premium Sponsor State of Alabama

09:30 Uhr _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ Opening Panel: Transatlantic Relations_cc781905-94cdebb31-94cdebb

Moderator: Moritz Koch, Senior Correspondent, Handelsblatt

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Baden- _cc7819 -136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Württemberg

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Daniel Andrich, President and CEO, Representative of German Industry and Trade
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • Prof. JD Bindenagel, US-Botschafter aD, Henry-Kissinger-Professor und Leiter des Center for _cc781905-5c de-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_International Security and Governance, Rhe Indian Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn

10:30 Uhr _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ Coffee break

11:15 Uhr _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Panel: German companies and the US government

Moderation: Matthias Heinz, stellvertretender Vorsitzender, Außenwirtschaftsausschuss der Industrie- und _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Handelskammer ( IHK) Region Stuttgart

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Rodney Hunter, Business Director North/South America and MEA, Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • Peter Riehle, President & CEO, WITTENSTEIN holding, Corp. und Präsident, German American Chamber of _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ , Inc. Commerce of the Midwest
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Klaus Zellmer, President & CEO, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. und Präsident, German American _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.

12:45 p.m Summary panel
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ • Klaus Zellmer, President & CEO, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. und Präsident, German American _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc7819 05-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.

12:50 Uhr Mittagspause und networking

14:00 Uhr WORKSHOPS ( 3 parallel workshopsrespectively60 minutes)

1. Current developments in US visa and immigration law

Moderation: Susanne Gellert, Stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin, German American Chamber of Commerce, _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Inc., New York_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Hilde Holland, Attorney at Law and Partner, Wuersch & Gering LLP

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Teri A. Simmons, Attorney Gregor Arnall LP, Goldeny Lp and Partner
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 Brendan C. James, Consul, Non-Immigrant Visa Unit, US Consulate General Frankfurt
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 Peter Limberger, Chairman and CEO, CL Enterprises LLC

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Dr. Siegmar Pohl, Attorney at Law and Partner, Squire Patton Boggs LLP

2. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and challenges of digital transformation
_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Moderation: Mark Tomkins, Geschäftsführer , German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc.

_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Jackson Bond, Co-Founder, Chief Industry Evangelist, New Business, relayr GmbH

_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Michael Butschek, Senior Vice President "Digital Enterprise", Siemens AG, Digital Factory

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Peter Riehle, President & CEO, WITTENSTEIN holding, Corp. und Präsident, German American _cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58 d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc.

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Rainer Strohm, VP Corporate Sector Information SystemsotherServices, Robert Bosch GmbH

3. Sales Strategies USA – Be ready to rethink
Moderation: Stefanie Ziska, Geschäftsführerin, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ US, Inc.

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Karsten Böhrs, CEO, The Simpleshow Company SA
Rudi Herbst, President & CEO, United Soft Plastics

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Rodney Hunter, Business Director North/South America and MEA, Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG

_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ •_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Carsten Salewski, Board Member - Sales, Marketing and International Business, Viscom AG

15:00 Uhr WORKSHOPS ( 3 parallel workshopsrespectively60 minutes)

1. Current developments in US visa and immigration law

2. Industry 4.0 - Opportunities and challenges of digital transformation

3. USA Sales Strategies - Be ready to rethink

16:00 Uhr Pressegespräch mit the Ministry of Economy and business leaders
_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ _cc781905-5c de-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ at the booth of the AHK-USA (booth no. 2C12)