Program Highlights

Monday, May 19, 2003
The summit will kick off with a gala dinner hosted by Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger and Mrs. Jutta Falke-Ischinger and featuring the presentation of the Batuz Foundation Milosz Portfolio to the National Gallery of Art by Hilmar Kopper, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG. William Rhodes, Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup Inc., generous sponsor of the evening, and Robert A. Lutz, Vice Chairman, General Motors Corporation, will speak. And stage, screen and recording artist Ute Lemper will perform.

Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Wolfgang Clement, German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Labor, on his first visit to Washington since taking office, will address the GAES plenary session at the US Chamber of Commerce. US Trade Representative Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick and Michael Rogowski, Chairman of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), will also address the plenary session.

The full day of meetings will also feature a CEO Roundtable and panel discussions, with an address by US Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) and remarks by Friedrich Merz (CDU), Member of the German Bundestag.

The day will close with a viewing of the exhibition "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938” at the National Gallery of Art and a dinner sponsored by Porsche Cars North America, Inc., with keynote speeches by Minister Clement and US Senator Robert Bennett, (R-UT), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.

And in a special event, Mrs. Jutta Falke-Ischinger will host an exclusive preview on May 20 of the Bogner Womenswear Fall 2003 collection in the presence of designer Sônia Bogner.

Wednesday, May 21, 2003
The Congressional Study Group on Germany and International Management and Development Institute (IMDI) are hosting a working breakfast for summit participants with senators and congressmen on Capitol Hill.

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