AGP Business Forum: German American Business Outlook for 2024
German American Business Outlook for 2024:
Thursday, February 29, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Birmingham Business Alliance
Join us for breakfast, networking and briefing of the German American Business Outlook for 2024.
Welcome by AGP Chair, Michael Brooks, Alabama International Trade Center
Remarks by German Consul General Melanie Moltman
The German American Business Outlook 2024 will be covered by panelists:
- Matthias Hoffmann, President & CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce South
- Christoph Doerr, European Office Director, Alabama Department of Commerce
- Robert Stackpole, Alabama Office Director, Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
The German American Business Outlook (GABO) had been done annually since 2009 by the German American Chambers of Commerce. They conduct a survey targeted to German subsidiaries in the US to assess current economic developments and trends in transatlantic business. The GABO is one of the most important economic indicators of German American business relations. A briefing of the report will be presented by Matthias Hoffmann, President & CEO of the German American Chamber of Commerce South.
Alabama Department of Commerce's European Office Director, Christoph Doerr, that will give a briefing on the German (and European) market in general and their outlook of investing in Alabama in the near future. He will also talk to the energy issues in Europe.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is making substantial investment in climate and clean energy solutions throught innovative tax incentives, grant programs, and loan guarantees. Alabama Office Director for the Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, Robert Stackpole, will share how the department expect the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will affect the Foreign Direct Investments in the states and how it the IRA is promoted in Europe.
The panel will be moderated by:
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