The GIGA and the G20

The panel will discuss the fundamental contribution that the G20 process can bring to the world today, especially when globalisation faces such severe challenges. The panellists will address how the legitimacy and efficiency of this key institution can be - and indeed are being - improved under the German Presidency.

Engaging in a meaningful and inclusive discourse with African stakeholders will be a core ingredient for success in this regard. The GIGA event will offer an excellent opportunity to foster dialogue between African and German experts in the field.

State Councillor Wolfgang Schmidt has invited selected experts to this year’s Senate event to talk about the role of the European Union in the world from a Hamburg perspective.

In Cooperation with the German Asia-Pacific Business Association and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.

Cooperation Event Museum für Völkerkunde, Hamburg: 11/07/2018 Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), German–African Business Association, Afrika-Kollegium Hamburg

Ein Jahr nach dem G20-Gipfel in Hamburg – Afrika in der deutschen und internationalen Politik. Kooperationsveranstaltung mit dem Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft und dem Afrika-Kollegium Hamburg

The German G20 Presidency had set out to put economic cooperation with Africa on a new footing. The Compact with Africa was supposed to trigger more private investment and infrastructure projects in Africa. A good year after the G20 Summit in Hamburg, it is time to take a critical look at the results of the German Africa Initiative.

In his lecture, Lars-Hendrik Röller, Chief Economic Advisor to the Chancellor, will provide insights into this process of international cooperation and its recommendations for global-scale regulations.

The German-Indian government consultations at the end of May and the G20 summit at the beginning of July have provided a series of impulses that also have implications for the future course of German businesses. We would like to shed light on and assess the outcomes of these political processes regarding their significance for German-Indian trade and investment relations.

Right before the start of the G20 Summit in Hamburg on Friday, high-ranking politicians and trade experts met for a roundtable. Participants stressed the need for both globally balanced trade rules and foreign investment in development.

The implementation of the Paris climate agreement is only slowly getting off the ground. This topic will also be on the agenda at the G20 summit in Hamburg in 2017. The panel discussion will bring together experts from science and politics to discuss the role of the G20 in climate protection.

The panel will discuss the fundamental contribution that the G20 process can bring to the world today, especially when globalisation faces such severe challenges. The panellists will address how the legitimacy and efficiency of this key institution can be - and indeed are being - improved under the German Presidency.

Engaging in a meaningful and inclusive discourse with African stakeholders will be a core ingredient for success in this regard. The GIGA event will offer an excellent opportunity to foster dialogue between African and German experts in the field.

State Councillor Wolfgang Schmidt has invited selected experts to this year’s Senate event to talk about the role of the European Union in the world from a Hamburg perspective.

In Cooperation with the German Asia-Pacific Business Association and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.