AGENDA

9:00am

Welcome by Dietmar Rieg

President & CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce

Keynote address by

HE Dr. Emily Haber, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany

GACC Apprenticeship Award Ceremony presented by

Mark Tomkins

President & CEO, GACC Midwest

Winner of the GACC Apprenticeship Award 2021

Greeting by Alexander Hochradel,

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

9:30am

Panel discussion moderated by Mario Kratsch, GACC Midwest

Long-term workforce development strategies

- Hannes Barske, DLR Project Management Agency,

Head of Division "Internationalization of Vocational Education & Training"

- David Langdon, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Commerce

- Brent Parton, Senior Advisor for Workforce, U.S. Department of Labor

10:45am

Panel discussion moderated by Rachel Mauer, GACC Pittsburgh

Cooperation of Community Colleges, Employers and Intermediaries

- Kathy Meisinger, Director, Strategic Partnerships & Experiential Learning , Elgin Community College

- Aaron Fichtner, President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges

- Dave Sweda, Talent Development and Safety Manager, Seyer Industries

- Sam Osten, President, Impact Guard LLC

11:45am

Panel discussion moderated by Matthew Allen, GACC New York

Green cross-sector apprenticeships for a sustainable future

- Jamie Shellenberger-Bessmann, Community Engagement Manager, EnBW

- Janine Finnell, Leaders in Energy

12:30pm

End of official program