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WE BRING CANADA AND GERMANY TOGETHER ON INNOVATION
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Greetings from the Canadian Patron of the GCC
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Isabelle Poupart
Chargée d'Affaire,
Embassy of Canada to Germany
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As we seek to address the critical challenges facing humanity, it is difficult to think of two better suited partners than Canada and Germany. We both value and respect democracy and human rights, we both are actively pursuing a green energy transition to achieve similar net-zero goals and we both strive to create a sustainable, robust and fair society with economic opportunities for all. These shared goals are also underpinned by long-standing political, cultural and academic linkages, as well as robust commercial relations.
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The German Canadian Concourse (GCC) is a prime example of the vitality of Canada-Germany bilateral relations and of our collective interest in achieving our goals through innovation and science. I am pleased to be the patron of the Concourse. Initiated in 2012 by the Canada Meets Germany Network, the GCC gathers experts to discuss an issue of current bilateral interest. The program includes a transatlantic conference session (co-hosted at Kanada Haus, the premises of the Embassy of Canada in Berlin, with a video link to a co-host institution in Canada) and a "field trip" to a partner organization to enrich the participants' understanding of the conference theme. This has proven to be a successful formula!
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Given today's turbulent geopolitical context, it is clear that friendship and cooperation is more important than ever to achieve our goals. Based on the positive response from participants and speakers at previous Concourses, I warmly encourage the involvement of German and Canadian professionals in the Concourse to fuel constructive dialogue and to expedite bilateral projects.
The Embassy Team looks forward to welcoming the next iteration of the German Canadian Concourse at Kanada Haus in November! »
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Greetings from the German Patron of the GCC
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Dear supporters and friends of the German Canadian Concourse,
Over the past years we have seen the continued growth and success of a unique transatlantic initiative: the German Canadian Concourse. Although Germany and Canada have created many bilateral exchange institutions, the Concourse provides a platform for connection that is new. Nowhere else can leaders of all disciplines from both sides of the Atlantic focus in the same way on innovation and the future.
Your symposia underline our common and critically important commitment to the exciting opportunities provided by international cooperation in science and technology. The personal connections made here contribute not only to stronger ties between Germany and Canada, they also demonstrate to a world under pressure that cooperation is the way forward for all of us.
I am truly honoured to be the patron of such a shining example of transatlantic partnership. »
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Her Excellency
Sabine Sparwasser
Ambassador of the Federal Republic
of Germany in Canada
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Greetings from the Chairman of the GCC
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Canadian-German relations are manifold and have an important part in the transatlantic exchange. Germany and Canada have established over many decades a fruitful partnership in the fields of business, technology, research, culture and politics. Canadian-German initiatives have an influence on European and North-American cooperation; yet, they do not receive the public attention they deserve.
The German Canadian Concourse (GCC) actively illustrates the various facets of the German-Canadian partnership. By highlighting specific areas of this transatlantic cooperation, the GCC is contributing to a better awareness of the importance of the relations between Germany and Canada and initiates fruitful discussions about future bilateral projects.
Despite the geographical distance and the embedment into different ecosystems, both countries share on many levels similar political, economic and societal challenges; those common challenges are filling the theme pool for the Concourse.
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Dr. Matthias Mück
President of the Canada Meets Germany Network
Chairman of the German Canadian Concourse
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With the ratification and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, the German-Canadian partnership is gaining in importance. Canada's strategic role for European companies as a springboard to the North-American market will grow, while Canada will expand its cooperation with Europe. This coalescence process will be benefitted by German-Canadian linkages and the German Canadian Concourse will play its part in maintaining and growing these connections.
With the organization of annual events, the GCC brings together people who share a common interest in a range of bilateral topics and who are motivated to put the theme in a Canadian-German context. Driven by this idea, the Concourse has contributed to diverse experts' dialogues on transatlantic start-up ecosystems, technology cooperation in space, energy efficiency aspects in transportation, e-health and telemedecine, autonomous flying and artificial intelligence – to name a few.
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The GCC is recognized as a prime forum to explore current trends in both
economies, to gain insight into latest policies, to receive information on social initiatives and to expand professional networks. The Concourse has a track record of connecting business partners at its conferences and has facilitated the transatlantic endeavours of Canadian and German start-ups.
The transatlantic character of the German Canadian Concourse is underlined through running the conference simultaneously at two hubs, in Berlin and in a metropolis in Canada, both sessions being interlinked via video conference, jointly moderated and broadcast to the internet. This literal transatlantic dialogue allows the participation of a much larger audience and guarantees a representative reflection of views from both sides of the Atlantic.
In this sense, the German Canadian Concourse is a unique platform to grasp the real-time transatlantic dialogue.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the next German Canadian Concourse. »
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