Meet Your Business Partners
GABA accelerates your business connections and helps you build lasting professional relationships. Benefit from 20+ years of experience in strengthening transatlantic business, making deep local connections, organizing impactful events and providing access to thought leaders.
Leverage Our Expertise
Be Part of a Large Professional Network
You Are
a member of a corporation, small business, service organization, start-up, VC, or a non-profit organization with a business interest or roots in Germany or California,
convinced that a strong network, collaboration and the opportunity to connect with thought leaders will benefit your career and your business.
Our Mission
GABA is an alliance of corporations, organizations and professionals with the purpose of strengthening transatlantic business.
We have built on German-Californian networking and knowledge sharing since 2001, and we operate at the forefront of international business, trends and technology.
Connect with Us
Select your local German-American business community for local events and networking opportunities
Focus Areas of GABA Programs
New Technologies and Innovation
Data and Security
Quantum Computing
Cloud/Saas
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Machine Learning (ML)
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Media and Entertainment
Film Industry
Digital/Social Media
Gaming and Music
Virtual Reality (VR)
Augmented Reality (AR)
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Leadership, Human Capital, Future of Work
Top Talent Attraction
Workplace California
Leadership and Career Development
Living a Double-Life
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Life Sciences and Digital Health
Telemedicine
Biotech
Lab Food
Pandemic Research
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Infrastructure and Mobility
Transportation and Logistics
Autonomous Driving
Smart Cities
Renewable Energy and Storage
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“GABA has helped me in my personal life and in my role at SAP to develop meaningful connections in the ecosystem. The diversity of their network spans from early talents to thought leaders in the Silicon Valley who represent corporates, academia and the venture community. On many occasions the team was able to relate our business goals with those of other members and identify collaboration opportunities.”
“As the Bay Area based Innovation Hub for Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, we are always excited to connect with teams and companies that share our drive for innovation in the fields like Cultured Meat, Bioelectronics, and Neuromorphic systems. GABA allows us to discuss with like-minded companies in an organic way.”
Join Our Networks and Events
Thought Leadership
Annual Financial Outlook
Industry-driven Events
Transatlantic Sync Conference
Preparing for the ‘New Normal’
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Interest Groups
Executive Circle
Innovation Breakfast
GABA Film Initiative
Women in Business
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Community Focus
Annual GABA Gala
Business Mixers
European Networking
Young Professional Mixer
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We Thank Our Main Supporters
Meet Our GABA Board of Directors
Tracey Grose
Founding Principal at Next Curve Strategy
Cornelia Bohle-Neubrand
Tim Martensen
Uschi Joshua
Juliane Nandra
Caroline Raynaud
