Past Events
What impact do SPACs have on the global Venture Capital industry?
September 14, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDTWhile SPACs are not a new fundraising tool, their use has nevertheless skyrocketed since 2019. This trend catapulted many US startup companies into the investor limelight and triggered significant public…
Pitch for Success
September 9, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDTFor better or for worse, pitching is the way the film industry filters people and projects on a sea of noise. Over the years, pitching film projects has become an…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 5/5)
August 25, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am PDTFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited…
Postponed! Survival to Thrival – a fireside chat with Tae Hea Nahm
August 24, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDTThis event needed to be postponed! Please stay tune for a new date and time. Building an enterprise startup from an idea on a whiteboard into a sustainable industry-leading business…
Are Hybrid Work Models Here to Stay?
August 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDTIt’s clear that the pandemic has accelerated trends around the future of work that were nascent pre-pandemic, and are now being implemented, so it seems, with intensity and speed never…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 4/5)
August 18, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDTFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 3/5)
August 11, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDTFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 2/5)
August 4, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDTFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited…
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – OpenVINO(TM) Training program (Session 1/5)
July 28, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDTFor the Transatlantic AI Hackathon, Intel and Luxonis offer attractive tools: the OpenVINO (TM) toolkit for everyone and the LUX-ESP32 spatial AI camera for all hackathon participants. Everyone is invited…
End of an Ice Age? Peter Beyer is back!
July 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDTA Virtual Roundtable with Peter Beyer, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation of the German Government, Member of the CDU, Angela Merkel's Party
Transatlantic AI Hackathon – Challenge Introduction
July 8, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDTThis information session for the Transatlantic AI Hackathon on September 24-26 will inform potential participants, contributors, and the general public about the challenge, prizes, giveaways, sponsors, process, and requirements. The…
Venture Capital funding for AI Start-ups: Challenges and Opportunities in Germany and the US
June 22, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDTVenture Capital funding for AI start-ups: Would you like to know how AI start-ups can obtain VC funding and how corporations and VCs can find suitable AI portfolio companies? This…
Meet a VC: Relay Ventures Will Answer Your Questions
June 15, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDTStartups & entrepreneurs: What you always wanted to know from a VC and never had the opportunity to ask. Are you ready to pitch at the right level? Are you…
California Workplace – Back to “Normal”?
June 9, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDTOn June 15, California is planning to fully reopen its economy across the state. Will there be a “new normal” in the California workplace, and what will it be like…
Film Festival Strategy
June 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDTDo you feel lost in the film festival world? Sandra Lipski, the founder of The Festival Key, a consulting company for filmmakers and film festivals, shares her knowledge with us…
Covid Testing in a Vaccinated Population: Needed or Obsolete?
May 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDTWhile the number of fully vaccinated people in the U.S. continues to rise and infection numbers remain relatively low, demand for testing has decreased. Schools and many businesses, however, have…
AI: The next digital Revolution – Is Germany prepared?
May 25, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDTArtificial Intelligence – Is Germany prepared to lead in the next digital Revolution? What is required – what is lacking? How do we ignite and accelerate AI adaption and commercialization…
Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S. – Dealing with Cultural Disparities in the German and US Workplace
May 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDTCulture matters! Failed international projects or mergers have cost billions because the players were not aware of their cultural differences. This even applies to cultures that seem, at first sight,…
Creating Movies in the Cloud – and how the global pandemic influenced future production and post-production processes
May 13, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PDTOur panel of Directors, Cinematographers, Producers, Editors, VFX Artists, Colorists, and Cloud Service Providers invites us to an in-depth review of their recent work on a Global Cloud Production. The…
Venture Capital in Silicon Valley and Germany – What Do Startups Need to Know?
April 27, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PDTWhile global venture capital is thriving, investor market and investment dynamics significantly differ by geography. As startups position themselves to raise equity funding, it is imperative to fully understand how…
Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S. – Immigration
April 21, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDTThis month’s topic will cover the visa and immigration process both for the USA and for Germany (more details below). The event will be split into two parts and attorneys…
Sharing AI Knowledge and Harnessing the Future of Innovation in a German-US Partnership
April 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDTWith a new administration in the US, and elections in Germany later this year, the German-US partnership will need to be re-defined. If done right, there will be opportunities abound…
Film Marketing and Financing – Become Your Own Producer
April 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm PDTPaulo Leite will inspire us to explore the best mindset of filmmakers who want to advance their projects in the post-Covid film industry. The challenges include that regardless of your job (writer, director,…
The Rise of Motion Capture
March 25, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDTWhat does Motion Capture mean for film professionals today? How does Motion Capture Technology work? What do Motion Capture Actors do? Is Motion Capture the Future of Filmmaking? Phillip Fury…
Pandemic Management and Preparedness in Germany and the U.S.: Looking forward
March 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDTWe are delighted to present a panel discussion under the auspices of the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., with Professor Dr. Lothar Wieler, President of the German Robert Koch Institute,…
Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S. – Cross-Border Healthcare
March 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDTThe U.S. health insurance system could not be more different than that of Germany. This session will highlight the different systems as well as options for employees, the self-employed, and…
Silicon Valley Pitch Secrets: The 3 Keys to Connecting with Investors
March 2, 2021 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PSTOur presenters have written the complete guide to crafting a clear, compelling, credible pitch, designed to help entrepreneurs with their fundraising and their marketing communications. This event is for startups…
Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S.
February 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PSTLiving in the U.S., planning to relocate to Germany or vice versa? Dual Citizen with ties to both countries and wanting to optimize your cross-border planning? Our “Living a Double Life”…
Composing Unmuted
February 11, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PSTIn this GABA Film Initiative webinar, we uncover the myths of the work of film and tv composers, their process, how to talk to them as a filmmaker, and why…
The Future of Clean Energy Under Biden
February 9, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PSTHow will the Joe Biden presidency impact energy markets and climate management worldwide? With the election of Joe Biden, U.S. energy policy is likely to shift dramatically toward sustainability, electrification,…
Covid-19 Vaccines in Record Time
February 4, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PSTAs the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into 2021 and vaccination campaigns are underway, we want to discuss what lies ahead with leading experts from industry and academia, the US and Germany.…
Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S.
February 3, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PSTLiving in the U.S., planning to relocate to Germany or vice versa? Dual Citizen with ties to both countries and wanting to optimize your cross-border planning? Our “Living a Double Life”…
Rocket Launch Your Career – Four Things You Can Do Immediately
January 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PSTJoin our strategy-packed workshop with Beate Chelette, addressing career opportunities and challenges that you need to know about to move your career forward in 2021! What has worked successfully in…
Strategic vs Financially driven Corporate Venture Capital – What’s the “Right” Approach?
January 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PSTCorporate VCs have become a major force in terms of deal value in the US. Find out about their many flavors, investment strategies and business rationales.
2021 Economic & Market Outlook with Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian
January 14, 2021 @ 11:45 am - 1:15 pm PSTVirtual Luncheon with Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, one of the world's most influential economic thinkers, Chief Economic Advisor to Allianz, former CEO of PIMCO, and award-winning author.
Global Business Outlook 2021
December 10, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 pm PSTGABA and the German Consulate present this opportunity to meet leading corporate fund managers from Europe and the U.S. who will share their views of next year's overall financial climate and funding for international technology companies.
Stunt Performer – Yesterday and Today
December 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm PSTSteven Shaw, stuntman, cinematographer, actor, director, invites us in for sharing stories and memories about his career in good old Hollywood. He is best known as photo double for Burt Reynolds and as camera operator/focus puller for E.T. Also joining us...
Current and Future US-German Relations
December 2, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PSTA Virtual Roundtable with Peter Beyer, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation of the German Government, Member of the CDU, Angela Merkel's Party
