Thursday, November 14, 2024
Alumni Center, University of Connecticut
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Intercultural Symposium
9am - 12pm
The Intercultural Symposium initiates sustainable engagement between five interconnected stakeholders: over 100 German companies located in Connecticut, the German Innovation and Research Institute in New York City, three of UConn's schools (CLAS, ENGR, and BUS), including the dual degree programs EUROBIZ and EUROTECH, and AdvanceCT, Connecticut's agency for business growth.
9:00
Welcome by Dr. Ngozi Taffe
Associate Vice President of Global Affairs, UConn
For over 30 years, Connecticut and the German state of Baden-Württemberg have engaged in exchange at the higher education and business levels. Since 2018, the Higher Education exchange has been housed at the University of Connecticut.
9:15-9:45
Keynote Lecture
Transatlantic Innovations: Building Intercultural Citizenship Across the Disciplines
German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH), New York
9:45-10:30
Alumni Panel
Dual Degree Programs
With
Michelle Buerkler,
Trumpf
Carolyn Costa, Environmental Engineer, CDM Smith
Sydney Smith-Romanski,
Biomedical and Systems Engineering, Healthineer, Siemens
Luke Vancraeynest, Validation Engineer, MTU
Aaditya Vyas, Senior Software Engineer,
Pratt & Whitney /
VB Technologies
Steffen Ziegler,
Lead Engineer, Eversource
Students from both Dual Degree Programs, German Studies and Engineering and German Studies and Business, will share their experiences from starting their studies at UConn to working abroad and building their international careers.
Moderators: Prof. Anke Finger, German Studies, UConn; Prof. Andreas Weißenbach, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University Mosbach
11-12
German Companies Roundtable
Welcome by Consul General of Germany Dr. Sonja Kreibich
With
Dr. Christine Benz - Sales Director, Trumpf
Marie-Anne Caye - Director CX Consumer & Pro Ecosystems, Henkel
Michael Haaser -
Vice-President and Will Trickett -
Automation Manager, Stopa America
Jonathan Leach - President & David Gould - Lead Engineer, MTU Aero Engines
Tom Siemieniak - President and
Sujan Guhathakurta - Engineer, Fischer Fixings
Peter Tolmei - HR Manager, ebm-papst
Since 2019, Germany has been Connecticut's #1 economic partner. The roundtable will address research and innovation, cultural and economic challenges, and share ideas and practices for building lasting, productive networks and relations.
Moderator: Ted Fisher, AdvanceCT
Network Luncheon
12:15-1:30
with
German Company Expo
2-5pm
The second half of the "Germany on Campus" Day, the Company Expo, connects UConn students seeking internship and career opportunities in Connecticut, New England and in Europe with German companies interested in meeting students who are trained based on intercultural and international perspectives.
Participants include:
For more information, please contact anke.finger@uconn.edu
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