Friedrich Naumann Foundation

The world order and globalization hub hosted an alumni conference for past study tour participants from march 26-30 in atlanta, Georgia, welcoming 28 participants from 20 countries. The 2023 alumni conference consisted of five panels: panel 1: the future of free trade amid rising tides of protectionism, panel 2: how to build a more inclusive economy, panel 3: the post-pandemic economy and the future of work, panel 4: the global economy and systemic competition, and panel 5: navigating the intersection of business and human rights. There were additional sessions, including a meeting with charlie harper, the editor and publisher of georgiapol.com, a discussion with regional director claus gramckow on the state of american politics, as well as breakout sessions on the impact of russia's invasion of ukraine on the global economy, and how the hub can best serve its alumni network moving forward.

The fnf transatlantic dialogue (tad) conducted its annual study tour program from june 18th-25th. This year's program saw participants exploring the political, cultural, and economic landscapes of upper bavaria, munich, and berlin, and focused itself around the motto "germany's political and economic landscape in times of zeitenwende". The professional expertise of the participants ranged from industry to government affairs. Over the course of this year's tour, participants and organizers alike had the opportunity to reflect on more than 15 years of the tour's standing, as well as decades-long participation in the tad network. With this, we hope to continue to promote an active and engaged transatlantic exchange, and maintain our small contribution towards a more interconnected and cooperative global community.

In 2023, the transatlantic dialogue conference took place april 13th through april 16th in coral gables, Florida. The conference was held for former participants of the transatlantic dialogue program's yearly study tours to germany. This year 45 participants from the us, canada, and europe were part of the conference. The conference started with an update by insiders regarding the political developments in Florida. Ashley walker, a partner at mercury llc highlighted key topics within Floridian political discourse, such Florida gov. Ron desantis' veritable domination of the state's politics with a specific emphasis on social issues and school curriculum, as well as his presumptive presidential run. Walker concluded her remarks by posing the widely-debated question as to whether desantis' often 'heavy-handed' approach as governor would translate over to a national audience ahead of hotly-contested republican primary.

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