German American Conference 2026 – Connecting with Harvard Club of North Carolina
Under this year's theme, "Rethinking Transatlanticism – New Visions for a Shifting Relationship," the conference will bring together over 1,000 students, emerging leaders, and prominent figures from politics, business, academia, and civil society across five topic streams: Global Affairs & Politics, Health, Environment & Sustainability, Society & Culture, Business, Trade & Entrepreneurship, and Technology & Innovation.
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name is Jeremias (JJ) Thiel and I am a Co-Chair of the German American Conference (GAC) 2026, the world's largest student-run conference on transatlantic relations, taking place October 9-11, 2026 at the Harvard Kennedy School.
name is Jeremias (JJ) Thiel and I am a Co-Chair of the German American Conference (GAC) 2026, the world's largest student-run conference on transatlantic relations, taking place October 9-11, 2026 at the Harvard Kennedy School.Under this year's theme, "Rethinking Transatlanticism – New Visions for a Shifting Relationship," the conference will bring together over 1,000 students, emerging leaders, and prominent figures from politics, business, academia, and civil society across five topic streams: Global Affairs & Politics, Health, Environment & Sustainability, Society & Culture, Business, Trade & Entrepreneurship, and Technology & Innovation.
As part of our outreach to the Harvard alumni community, I wanted to introduce GAC to your Harvard Club and explore whether there might be interest in connecting. This could take a few different forms, depending on what feels most relevant to your club:
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Sharing the conference with alumni in your region who work on transatlantic or German-American topics
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Helping us identify potential speakers or supporters connected to your network
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Supporting our Social & Diversity Fund, which provides travel, accommodation, and fee scholarships so that participation is never limited by financial means
I would be glad to share more information. Our email address is us-outreach@germanamericanconference.org . Thank you very much for your time, and I hope we can find a way to collaborate.
Kind regards,
Jeremias (JJ) Thiel
Co-Chair, German American Conference 2026
Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA