ERCIS students foster transatlantic relations at the German American Conference (GAC) at the Harvard Kennedy School

From 15 to 17 November 2024, students Lars Heimann, Maja Kirschnick, Theresa Hilp, Jonathan Grundmann and Lena Schleupen from the University of Münster's School of Business and Economics participated in the German American Conference (GAC) at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, MA. The GAC is a largest student-led conference in northern America and has been held annually since 2008. It brings together American and German thought leaders from business, politics and academia with talented students to strengthen transatlantic cooperation.
This year's motto was ‘Hard Conversations’. Our students heard keynotes on the role of the German constitution from Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth, President of the Federal Constitutional Court, discussed the Republican perspective on the US election results with Thomas E. Price, M.D., former US Secretary of Health and Human Services, and learned from Dr. Andrej Levin, Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, how companies generate value through AI. Finally, the transatlantic relations were celebrated over the rooftops of Boston in the spectacular The View. Dr. Thomas Haskamp, associated researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), also gave a tour of the MIT, including a visit to the famous MIT Media Lab.
The European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS) organised and financially supported the trip for all students of the School of Business and Economics. Special thanks go to Prof. Jan vom Brocke, Dr. Thomas Haskamp, Dr. Armin Stein and Dr. Michael Räckers for making the conference possible.