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September 25 | Atlanta, GA | W Hotel Midtown
September 25 | Atlanta, GA | W Hotel Midtown
AGENDA
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Registration, Breakfast & Networking
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Welcome Remarks
Conference moderated by Virginia Rounds – Director, Skills Initiative & ICATTApprenticeship Program, GACC Midwest
STEFANIE ZISKA – President & CEO, GACC South
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------News from Washington
DAVE LANGDON – Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coffee & Networking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apprenticeships made in Germany – Challenges and success stories
Moderated by Mario Kratsch– Vice President, GACC Midwest
MANUELE D’AVERSA – CEO, LINDE + WIEMANN US Inc.JESUS ESPINOSA – Vehicle Test Specialist, Volkswagen Group of AmericaARNDT SIEPMANN – Deputy Director of Economic Development in the Cityof Auburn, ALMIGUEL RIVERA – Plant Engineering Manager, American Woodmark
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Coffee & Networking
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------German American Pilot Projects – Current projects to evolveapprenticeship programs
Moderated by Stefanie Ziska – President & CEO, GACC South
HANNES BARSKE – Deputy Head of Internationalization of VocationalEducation & Training, DLR Project Management AgencyMATT BRASS – State Senator, Georgia State SenateDAVID KELLER – President/Managing Director of Operations, E.G.O. NorthAmerica Inc.DR. URSINA KRUMPHOLZ – Minister Counselor, Head of the Economicand Business Section, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany,Washington
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lunch & Networking
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8:00 AM 8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:20 AM 9:50 AM 10:40 AM 11:10 AM
12:00 PM
September 25, 2019
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Apprenticeship demand in the U.S. –Survey Results
DR. JOHANN FORTWENGEL – Assistant Professor of InternationalManagement, King’s College London
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------World Café: Roundtable Discussions
TOPIC #1: How can we build strong and successful partnerships betweenEmployers and Technical Colleges to succeed in Apprenticeship Programs?
STEVE CROMER, Senior Director of Advanced Manufacturing, WestGeorgia Technical College
TOPIC #2: How do we facilitate the implementation of the GermanApprenticeship model in our communities?
SCOTT MALONE, President, Development Authority, LaGrange- GeorgiaARNDT SIEPMANN, Deputy Director of Economic Development, City ofAuburn- Alabama
TOPIC #3: How can we improve academic study programs by integratingsuccessful in-company training elements from apprenticeship courses?
HANNES BARSKE – Deputy Head of Internationalization of VocationalEducation & Training, DLR Project Management Agency ANDREAS MUELLER, Professor and Strategic Consultant, Deputy Headof Internationalization of Vocational Education & Training – DLR ProjectManagement Agency
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recap World Café
IRENE MUNN – Skills Advisor, GACC South------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
End of International Skills Conference------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GA CATT Inaugural Apprentice Class 2019 Graduation Location: Wunderbar Together PopUp Tour- 1125 Peachtree Street N5 minute walking distance from W Hotel
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1:15 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM 4:00 PM September 26, 2019
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Current trends in transatlantic business relations - Digitization,Industry 4.0, Skills Initiatives
Location: Wunderbar Together PopUp Tour- 1125 Peachtree Street NE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8:00 AM
SPEAKER INFORMATION
JESUS ESPINOZAVehicle Test Special istVolkswagen Group of
America
DR. JOHANNFORTWENGEL
Assistant Professor ofInternat ional Management
King’s Col lege London
HANNES BARSKEDeputy Head of
Internat ional izat ion ofVocat ional Educat ion
& TrainingDLR Project Management
Agency
MANUELE D’AVERSACEO
LINDE + WIEMANN US Inc.
MATT BRASSState Senator
Georgia State Senate
STEVE CROMERSenior Director of Advanced
Manufactur ing West Georgia Technical
Col lege
DAVID KELLERPresident/Managing Director
of Operat ions E.G.O. North America Inc.
MARIO KRATSCHVice President
GACC Midwest
DR. URSINA KRUMPHOLZMinister Counselor
Head of the Economic andBusiness Sect ion Embassyof the Federal Republ ic of
Germany, Washington
VIRGINIA ROUNDSDirector
Ski l ls In i t iat ive & ICATTApprent iceship Program
GACC Midwest
SCOTT MALONEPresident
Development Author i ty LaGrange-Georgia
STEFANIE ZISKAPresident & CEO
GACC South
MIGUEL RIVERAPlant Engineer ing Manager
American Woodmark
DAVE LANGDONSenior Pol icy Advisor
U.S. Department ofCommerce
IRENE MUNNSki l ls AdvisorGACC South
ARNDT SIEPMANNDeputy Director of Economic
DevelopmentCity of Auburn, AL
ANDREAS MUELLERProfessor and Strategic
Consul tantInternat ional izat ion of
Vocat ional Educat ion &Training – DLR Project
Management Agency
O C T O B E R 1 | A T L A N T A , G ADoing Business in Canada
O C T O B E R 4 | C H A R L O T T E , N CGolf Outing: Ballantyne O C T O B E R 9 | H O U S T O N , T XC4CS: Crisis Communication
O C T O B E R 1 2 | A T L A N T A , G AOktoberfest Run 2019
O C T O B E R 1 1 | D A L L A S , T XBehind the Scenes: Tour of the Houston Amazon Fulfillment Center
O C T O B E R 1 6 | G A I N E S V I L L E , F LGerman American Symposium on Green Infrastructure: Our Cities, Our Climate
O C T O B E R 2 5 | A U S T I N , T XAudi South Austin After Hours and Test Drive Event__
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N O V E M B E R 1 | H O U S T O N , T XEmployee Retention: Stay Interviews
N O V E M B E R 7 | H O U S T O N , T XMedTech Industry Forum: German Manufacturing Solutions
N O V E M B E R 2 0 | A T L A N T A , G ABeer Tasting Presented by Bank of America
N O V E M B E R 9 | A T L A N T A , G A24th Annual Gala
N O V E M B E R 2 0 | C H A R L E S T O N , S CStammtisch: Commonhouse Aleworks
N O V E M B E R 2 1 | C H A R L O T T E , N C Stammtisch: Olde Mecklenberg Brewery
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O C T O B E R 2 | C H A R L E S T O N , S CStammtisch: Commonhouse Aleworks
O C T O B E R 1 0 | W E B I N A RFast and Economical Supply Chain Digitization with the Arvato Smart Logistics Platform
O C T O B E R 2 2 | W E B I N A RCCPA: What It Is, and What You Should Be Doing About It
O C T O B E R 1 6 | S P A R T A N B U R G , S CExpansion and SC Incentives of Existing Industry for Work
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Contact the GACC South German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern U.S., Inc.
1170 Howell Mill Road, Suite 300Atlanta, GA 30318
http://[email protected]
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