The Clue: Recent Episodes
AmCham Germany
The Clue is the podcast for professionals in transatlantic business produced by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany). Every month, we talk to experts, politicians, journalists and other stakeholders about the current state of transatlantic business.
In this episode, Simone Menne, AmCham Germany President, has a conversation with Dr. Marianne Janik, Area Vice President of Microsoft Germany and Patron of AmCham Germany's Female Founders Award. Both women talk about the significance of the Female Founders Award, their experience in their respective impressive careers and the role women have on innovation.
In this holiday greeting by Daniel Andrich, General Manager of AmCham Germany, he looks back at this year and outlines what the chamber and its members have accomplished during the year. Daniel Andrich also explains what 2022 holds and how AmCham Germany will continue to foster transatlantic relations.
In this new episode of the Clue, TV journalist Tina Hassel outlines the impact of the election outcome in Germany on transatlantic relations in a conversation with Katharina-Luise Kittler, Head of Communications and Government Relations at AmCham Germany. The current negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the Liberals are especially interesting in the light of economic, climate and digital policy and also stand for a new political culture in Germany.
The Clue is back from its summer break with a brand new episode about the upcoming general elections in Germany - the Bundestagswahl. In this episode, Katharina-Luise Kittler, Head of Communications and Government Relations at AmCham Germany, interviews the newly elected President of AmCham Germany, Simone Menne. The conversation evolves around the impact of the election on the transatlantic partnership and economic relations between Europe and the US in general.
In this new episode of The Clue, Katharina-Luise Kittler has a conversation with two alumni of AmCham Germany's NextGen program: Kristina Schreiner and Christine Wenzel. Through the NextGen Initiative, AmCham Germany connects young professionals with a strong interest in fostering the transatlantic partnership. In bringing together a group of aspiring people from a variety of sectors, it is the goal to support tomorrow's decision makers and transatlantic business leaders. In this episode, Kristina and Christine talk about their NextGen experience and how they benefited from the program.
The second season of The Clue starts with an interview about diversity and innovation in Germany and in the US from a business perspective. In this episode, Katharina-Luise Kittler interviews Andreas Schwaiger, Managing Director at Texas Instruments Germany, on the current challenges a transatlantic business faces during the pandemic and how diversity and innovation can boost the success of your company.
In this last episode of the year, AmCham Germany's new General Manager, Daniel Andrich, outlines the plans and activities of the chamber in 2021 and why the next year will be exciting and challenging at the same time. Everyone at AmCham Germany looks forward to foster transatlantic business relations next year together with our members and our community. Happy Holidays!
In this episode of The Clue, Dr. Adam Posen from the Peterson Institute for International Economics analyzes potential economic impacts of the upcoming US election. In the conversation with Katharina-Luise Kittler, Head of Communications and Government Relations at AmCham Germany, Posen outlines how the US economy can overcome the Corona crisis and what we can expect from the two presidential candidates and their programs.
In this new episode of The Clue, Frank Sportolari, President of AmCham Germany, outlines the expectations for the next US administration from a business perspective. In his conversation with AmCham Germany’s Head of Communications and Government Relations, Katharina-Luise Kittler, Frank Sportolari points out how strong transatlantic business ties are and how this strength can help to overcome the Corona pandemic on both sides of the Atlantic.
Simone Menne is passionate about new technologies and digital transformation. As a member of many supervisory boards of international companies and of AmCham Germany's Executive Committee, she is well-experienced in change culture, diversity management and many other areas which are of great importance for transatlantic business. In this new episode of The Clue, Katharina-Luise Kittler, Head of Communications at AmCham Germany, has a conversation with Simone Menne about the changes in our work culture due to the Corona pandemic and what Germany and the US can learn from each other when it comes to transforming business models, implementing diversity and finding new ways of communication.
In our fifth episode of The Clue, AmCham Germany's Head of Communications and Government Relations, Katharina-Luise Kittler, has a conversation with Chantal Friebertshäuser, Managing Director at MSD Germany, about innovation in the healthcare and life sciences sector and why we need transatlantic cooperation to fight the Corona pandemic.
In the new episode of The Clue, Katharina-Luise Kittler, Head of Communications at AmCham Germany, interviews the chamber's senior advisor in Washington, D.C., Frank Samolis. Frank is partner at Squire Patton Boggs and Co-Chair of their International Trade Practice. In this episode, he outlines the impacts the Corona pandemic has on international trade, what businesses should expect before the US presidential elections in November and what role Germany plays in these circumstances.
On July 1, Germany will assume the EU Council Presidency and there are a lot of expectations to fulfill. In this new episode of The Clue, the General Manager of AmCham Germany, Eveline Metzen, has a conversation with Dr. Wolfgang Dierker, Chairman of the Board of Management of GE Deutschland and Policy Advisor at AmCham Germany, about how economic recovery in Germany, Europe and the US can succeed after the coronavirus pandemic.
In the second episode of The Clue, AmCham Germany's Head of Communications, Katharina-Luise Kittler, interviews author, speaker and founder Patrick Cowden. Patrick is known for his "beyond leadership" approach and unconventional business mindset. In this episode, he points out on what companies should focus most in times of crises and how they can overcome difficult situations.
In the first episode of The Clue, AmCham Germany presents the results of this year's Transatlantic Business Barometer in the light of Covid-19. While expectations for 2020 have been positive at the beginning of the year, transatlantic business now braces for revenue decline.
The Clue is the podcast for professionals in transatlantic business. It's produced by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V. (AmCham Germany) and hosted by Eveline Metzen, the general manager. Every month, she invites guests from politics, academica, think tanks or media to discuss the current state of transatlantic business.