Dec
Join us for a unique New Year’s Reception hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco. It’s a unique opportunity to mingle with the European-American entrepreneurial community in the Bay Area!
January 16, 6pm – 8pm.
Dec
Berlin Jazz Trio & Aaron Lington Jazz Orchestra
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
SF Jazz | 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
All proceeds from this event will directly benefit the Butte County Fire victims. As a #WunderbarTogether project, this concert is supported by the German Consulate General in San Francisco.
A collaboration of German Jazz musicians starring Marc Secara (Vocals), Peter Weniger (Saxophone) & Wolfgang Koehler (Piano) together with the superb, San Francisco-based Aaron Lington will perform compositions of the Great American Songbook, as well as European music in stunning and swinging arrangements.https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/berlin-jazz-trio-aaron-lington-jazz-orchestra/
Dec
The GACC West cordially invites you to the
2nd Germany California Water Symposium
&Holiday Reception with Berlin Jazz Trio
Thursday, December 13, 2018 | 3:30 PM -8:30 PM
German Consulate General | 1960 Jackson St., San Francisco, CA 94109
With a focus on transatlantic approaches, U.S. and German water experts will provide you with valuable insights on the current state of the water industry in California and opportunities on how to overcome any existing challenges. In two different panel sessions, you will also learn more about the innovative approaches of 11 German companies.
The event is part of a German water technology trade mission supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy taking place from December 10-14. The German companies participating in this trade mission will meet with private businesses, research institutions, and government representatives to exchange ideas, discuss new developments and lay the groundwork for future cooperation.
After the panel discussion, we invite our members and friends to a Holiday networking reception with our special music guests: Berlin Jazz Trio, who will play benefit shows in San Francisco for the fire victims of Butte County. For more information on their benefit show at SF Jazz click here.
FEATURED SPEAKER S
- Clifford Chan, Director of Operations and Maintenance, EBMUD (tbc)
- Scott Bryan, President, Imagine H2O (tbc)
- Falk Woelm, Advisor for International Activities, German Water Partnership
- Stefan Peikert, Managing Director & Partner, AHP International
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Water utilities and municipalities
- Integrators and installers
- Investors
- Civil engineering firms
- Project developers
- Industry and government representatives
- Researchers and students
- Renewable energy specialists
GERMAN COMPANIES
Dr. Kueke GmbH
Dr. Kueke GmbH is a supplier of water treatment technology using chlorine dioxide, with applications ranging from drinking water to cooling systems to swimming pools to breweries. Their procurement manager, Boris Hinz, is looking forward to exchanging thoughts with decision-makers in California with the final goal of opening up avenues for applications on the west coast.
ECO INNOVATION GROUP
Eco Innovation Group is a German production and development company exemplifying visionary engineering and many years of experience in water treatment despite their young age. Bringing extensive experience in water treatment and irrigation in Africa, their Managing Director, Asaad Farag, is looking for potential partner firms for knowledge exchange and collaboration with the ultimate goal of opening a production facility in California.
Huber SE
More than 40,000 installations of HUBER plants worldwide contribute to a sustainable use of water, energy and resources. They provide solutions for sewage sludge treatment and drying, membraneplants for water reclamation as well as a substantial range of support services. Their board member Rainer Köhler is looking forward to establish contact with potential partners and gain an understanding of their planned projects.
KS Ing.-Bausysteme Handelsgesellschaft mbH
KS is a german SME providing an innovative solution for water-drainage for bridges. Their CEO, Hubert Steinbauer, is looking forward to guided tours of bridges to gain an overview of the structures and the current state of water-drainage.
KSB SE & Co. KGaA
KSB is a manufacturer of water and wastewater pumps and in this function the 4th largest manufacturer worldwide. They offer holistic solutions spanning the entire water treatment supply chain, from water extraction to water and wastewater pumps and water transport. Their Sales Director, Stefan Borst, is looking for potential partners for knowledge exchange and future collaborations as well.
Neuguss Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Neuguss is an innovative service provider for pond water treatment and water homogenisation using Oloids. Oloids enable up to 50% of energy savings through energy-efficients oxygen diversion in the water.
Putzmeister
Putzmeister is a manufacturer of custom-made industry pumps for usage in water treatment plants and drinking water pipelines. They employ a holistic approach, supplying a complete water transportation infrastructure. They are European market leaders and have a subsidiary operating on the East Coast, and their Product Manager Tobias Lutz is looking for potential business partners and knowledge exchange.
Raedlinger Primus Line
Raedlinger Primusline offers an innovative solution for trenchless pipeline sanitation. With a flexible, kevlar-strengthened high-pressure hose, their solution can support pressures of up to 82 bar / 1180 psi. They have already completed more than 50 projects in Northern America and their VP of Development, Andreas Fleischmann, is looking for partners for knowledge exchange and potential future collaboration.
Roeders Textiles
Roeders is a classic German family-owned company manufacturing an innovative felt which can be used for water filtration and pressure hoses. The attributes of felt (higher permeability at equal filter performance) make it a more cost-effective solution than traditional filters. Their Key Account Manager Andreas Kiesel is looking forward to meeting future potential partners to gain an overview of the California market and raise awareness of their innovative technology.
VEGA Grieshaber KG
VEGA is a multinational company operating in more than 80 countries (including the United States East Coast) and employing more than 1400 employees. Their new instrument measures water level, density and pressure reliably at a low-cost. They are motivated to learn more about the Californian water and wastewater market and get an overview of how their new technology could be applied on the West Coast as well.
Weber Entec GmbH & Co. KG
Weber Entec is an innovative market leader for disintegration of biomass using ultrasonics. Their CEO, Christian Eichhorst, is looking forward to a fruitful exchange of knowledge and establishing first contacts for a planned market entry to California in about 2-3 years.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Nov
GABA California invites you to the annual Gala Event at the St. Francis Yacht Club on January 25th, 2019.
As a deeply-rooted community of German-American business professionals, we hope you will join us in celebrating our collective success in building a dynamic organization that unites the California Bay Area and German businesses. This gala celebration will acknowledge our achievements and pay tribute to our proud members. There is limited seating, please purchase your tickets soon.
GABA Award of Excellence
We are proud to announce Thomas Südhof, recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as our 2019 GABA Award of Excellence Winner!
Program
The tradition continues – we present GABA Gala 2019, an elegant evening at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.
Our 200 Gala guests will experience a splendid dinner, live entertainment, and an award ceremony celebrating a distinguished German-American who has exhibited passion and excellence in business, technology and cultural exchange.
6:00 – 7:00 PM Reception
7:00 – 7:10 PM Welcome Speeches by GABA Chair & Consul General Hans-Ulrich Südbeck
7:00 – 7:30 PM First Course
7:30 – 8:00 PM Award Ceremony & Presentation
8:00 – 8:30 PM Main Course
8:30 – 8:50 PM Interview with Award Winner
8:50 – 9:00 PM Closing Remarks
9:00 – 10:30 PM Mingle at the Dessert Buffet accompanied by Live Music
Cost:
Members: $165.00
Non-Members: $195.00
Nov
GABA 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.
Come and join us for a Financial Outlook for the year 2019. It has become a tradition that the Financial Outlook event concludes GABA’s event season and is hosted in the festive atmosphere of the German Consulate General in San Francisco. Our panel of distinguished speakers will reflect on the past twelve months and share their perspectives on trends and expectations for the upcoming year. Plenty of snacks and treats also remind us of our Weihnacht traditions.
Location:
German Consulate General
1960 Jackson Street (at Gough)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Date and Time:
Thursday, Dec 06, 2018
06:00 PM – 09:00 PM
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30 pm Registration / Networking Reception
6:30 – 8:00 pm Program
8:00 – 9:00 pm Networking
Complimentary appetizers, German Christmas specialties, beer and wine will be served.
Cost:
$20 members, $35 non-members, $50 at the door
Nov
GABA invites you to learn about artificial intelligence and how it reshapes human values, trust, and power around the world.
A thought-provoking examination of artificial intelligence and how it reshapes human values, trust, and power around the world.
Speakers:
Olaf J. Groth, PhD, “Solomon’s Code” Co-Author, Cambrian CEO & Strategy Professor
Mark Nitzberg, “Solomon’s Code” Co-Author, Executive Director at UC Berkeley CHAI
Whether in medicine, money, or love, technologies powered by forms of artificial intelligence are playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. As we cede more decisions to thinking machines, we face new questions about staying safe, keeping a job and having a say over the direction of our lives. The answers to those questions might depend on your race, gender, age, behavior, or nationality.
New AI technologies can drive cars, treat damaged brains and nudge workers to be more productive, but they also can threaten, manipulate, and alienate us from others. They can pit nation against nation, but they also can help the global community tackle some of its greatest challenges – from food crises to global climate change.
In clear and accessible prose, global trends and strategy adviser Olaf Groth, AI scientist and social entrepreneur Mark Nitzberg, along with seasoned economics reporter Dan Zehr, provide a unique human-focused, global view of humanity in a world of thinking machines.
“Prof Groth’s and Dr Nitzberg’s book “Solomon’s Code” demonstrates – via a synthesis of 100 interviews and the help of 30+ HULT students and alumni around the world – how the Cognitive Era is upon us, how thinking machines (“AI”) are changing power, values and trust in and across societies, and how we all need to prepare for symbio-intelligence between machines and humans. AI will change the way you work, compete, forge relationships and live your life. Through vivid examples and future life scenarios, the authors seek to send an important message about enabling ordinary people to get a seat at the table, side by side with business leaders, government policy makers and scientists, as we negotiate our digital future. This includes a proposal for a multi-stakeholder Cambrian Congress that will craft a Digital Magna Carta for the Cognitive Era. As a result, Groth and Nitzberg have attracted a global set of publishers, and have gotten much appreciated advance praise from prominent foreword/afterword authors and endorsers. They have received invitations from German and French Presidents’ offices to discuss their research, they have written essays for World Economic Forum and UN publications and they have been giving TEDx talks, TV, podcast (10/29) and XM radio(11/8) interviews in Europe and the U.S.”
Location:
Squire Patton Boggs
275 Battery Street
Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
Date and Time:
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2018
06:00 PM – 09:00 PM Pacific
Agenda:
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Registration and Networking
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Book Discussion
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Additional Networking
Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
Cost:
Early Bird until November 21st: FREE for Members, $20 Non-Members
Regular: FREE for Members, $30 Non-Members
Day of event: FREE for Members, $40 Non-Members
Oct
Silicon Valley Meets GDPR:
A Chat with Public & Private Stakeholders
Data privacy affects all of us, whether you are an entrepreneur, a tech giant, a citizen or a consumer.
Following the implementation of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May of this year and the passage of California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Washington is now exploring potential comprehensive national legislation on privacy.
The conversation is not limited to the United States and Europe as other countries take similar actions.
The European Union and Open Austria invite you to join public and private stakeholders for a discussion, followed by a Q & A session on different approaches to data protection and explore the way forward.
November 7, 2018 | 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Galvanize SoMa | 5th Floor | 44 Tehama St., San Francisco
PANELISTS
• Andrea Jelinek, Director, European Data Protection Board
• Cindy Cohn, Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Lindsey Finch, Chief Data Privacy Officer, Salesforce
• Chris Riley, Director of Public Policy, Mozilla
• Mason Weisz, International Data Protection Lawyer, ZwillGen
• Assemblymember Ed Chau, 49th state assembly district, tbc
AGENDA
5:30 – 6:00 PM Registration
6:00 – 7:30 PM Fireside Chat and Q & A
Food and drinks will be provided.
This event is sponsored by the European Union.
Oct
By Martin Naville, CEO SACC & real world insights by innovation leader Logitech with dual Swiss-US HQ by Vincent Pilette, CFO Logitech
Join us for a unique and exclusive update on international trade by example of the Swiss-US Business relationship with SACC CEO Martin Naville and Logitech CFO Vincent Pilette followed by a panel discussion.
When: Wed, Oct 10th, 5:30 PM – 7:00PM
Where: DocuSign Innovation Center, 221 Main Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
Please bring ID to access the building.
Please register here
Logitech’s CFO Vincent Pilette will provide insights into the company’s exemplary five-year transformation and how they operate in today’s global economy with potentially increasing trade barriers. Logitech has significant R&D operations in Switzerland and the US, production in Asia and global distribution.
SACC’s CEO Martin Naville will cover the success story of Swiss trade to the US which has grown 50% in the last five years and US trade to Switzerland which has grown 40% during the same time, current issues between the two countries and the outlook on a possible free trade agreement between them. Read Martin’s quarterly update on our website.
The remarks by Martin and Vincent will be followed by a panel discussion on global trade, tariff wars and nationalistic political trends and their impact on the Swiss-US relationship and businesses moderated by SACC Board Member Dennis M. Sullivan from
Sullivan Law Offices . You will also have the chance of winning Logitech gear in a mini raffle at the conclusion of the event.
Program
5:30PM Networking Reception with beverages and light snacks
6:00PM: Introduction and main speakers M. Naville, SACC CEO and V. Pilette, CFO Logitech
Followed by panel discussion and Q&A moderated by D. Sullivan, Attorney at Law, Sullivan Law Offices
7:00PM: Raffle of Logitech gear and conclusion
Sep
GABA invites you to learn from some of the groundbreaking solution providers how Germany is leading the digital transformation in the wine industry and focusing on mobility services.
Welcome Keynote by Dr. Volker Wissing, Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture
EMMA: The testing of an autonomous driving public mini bus in Mainz is of enormous importance. New forms of mobility and necessary technologies will also play a significant role for public transport in future, please also see a video here
We move it: We want to move people and goods with vehicle technology from Rhineland-Palatinate. Automotive suppliers and science are working together to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies.
Keynote: “New technologies and Blockchain in eGovernment” Dirk Kanngiesser, a technology startup entrepreneur and investor living in Silicon Valley, has more than 25 years of startup, operational and investing experience in Europe and the US. He is a co-founder and CEO of Cryptowerk Corp., a Silicon Valley start-up for enterprise blockchain applications. Dirk is an active angel investor and a board member of technology companies both in the U.S. and in Europe as well as Co-Founder and board member of the German Accelerator Tech Program.
Promoting autonomous driving into the public sector and encouraging mobility and digital transformation services will create new partnerships and collaborations between universities, corporations and the startup community in Germany and the United States.
Learn about one of the most innovative States in Germany testing autonomous driving in public buses their capital, the city of Mainz. Join the discussion on Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things and Big Data, all current challenges faced by companies and Governments worldwide. The process is in full swing, offering new opportunities not only to small and medium-sized enterprises. With digital technologies, individual customer requirements can be met in an affordable and flexible way, business and production processes can be made more efficient, and innovative offers that enable profitable growth can be developed.
Please meet a broad exchange of both global players like BASF, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as leading universities and research institutes from Rhineland-Palatinate. Learn what is bringing them to Silicon Valley and establish first business contacts during the networking sessions.
Date and Time:
Thursday, Sep 20, 2018
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Pacific
Location:
Goethe Institut
530 Bush Street #204
San Francisco, CA 94108
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30 pm Registration / Networking Reception
6:30 – 8:30 pm Program
8:30 – 9:00 pm Networking
Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
Cost:
Regular: Free for Members!!, $25 Non-Members
$50 Day of event
Sep
GABA would like to invite you to to discuss the impact and how to maximize mobile campaigns.
Just as the digital world has become mobile-first, the mobile world is steadily becoming video-first. Mobile video viewership has hit a record high, with mobile video viewer penetration surpassing 80% in many mobile-first markets such as the US, Italy, China, Australia and Indonesia. To maximize the impact of their mobile campaigns, marketers must stay on top of the rapid pace of change in the evolving digital video space.
At our event, you will gain an overview of the current mobile video space and the trending topics that are gaining importance this year. We will also include an audience Q&A, so others can share their experiences regarding successful campaigns on mobile.
Join us at Smaato’s office in Union Square to learn from industry thought leaders and explore practical solutions and best practices over cocktails and sushi at what is sure to be a memorable and insightful evening.
Location:
Smaato
240 Stockton Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Date and Time:
Thursday, Oct 11, 2018
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Pacific
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30 pm Registration / Networking Reception
6:30 – 8:00 pm Program
8:00 – 9:00 pm Networking
Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
Cost:
Early Bird until October 4th: $15 Members, $30 Non-Members
Regular: $20 Members, $35 Non-Members
$50 Day of event