The Future of German Trade: Prospects and Pitfalls
The U.S. and EU economies are two of the most modern, most developed, and most committed to high standards of consumer protection in the world – so how will ongoing trade conflicts and investment agreements shape our economic future?
Germany is the U.S.’ largest European trading partner and the sixth-largest market for U.S. exports, making this a critical relationship for global stability.As the state leader of the Free Democratic Party, Dr. Volker Wissing has worked to promote free markets and privatization, alongside pro-business internationalism. His time as the Minister of Economy, Transportation, and Agriculture has also provided him expertise on the political process behind negotiating trade agreements.
Join us as we host Dr. Volker Wissing in partnership with Klaus Becker, Honorary Consul of Germany and the NC Zeitgesit Foundation. Dr. Wissing will share his insight on the current state of global trade, as well as the road ahead for Germany.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Location:
Hilton Charlotte Center City
Check-In, Networking and VIP Reception:
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch, Presentation, and Q&A:
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Cost:
$35* WACC student/educator/TMS member
*You must be an individual WACC educator/student/TMS member to qualify for the $35 rate
$50 WACC Member Rate
$70 Non-Member Rate
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UNC Charlotte – CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
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Biography
Volker Wissing is a German lawyer and politician. Since 2011 he is national chairman of the FDP Rhineland-Palatinate, since 2013 member of the presidency of the Federal Party and since May 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture and Deputy Prime Minister. After graduation in 1989 at the State Gymnasium Bad Bergzabern graduated Wissing law studies at the University of Saarland in Saarbrücken and at the Albert -Ludwigs- University in Freiburg im Breisgau , which he finished in 1994 with the first state law exam. In 1997 his promotion to Dr. jur. at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster with the thesis “Laying Public Interest in the System of the Recycling and Waste Management Law “. In 1997 he joined as a judge at the district court Zweibrücken in the judicial service of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
In July 1997, he moved as a prosecutor to Landau district court. He was then from March to December 1999 judge at the District Court Landau in the Palatinate. From 2000 to 2004 Wissing was a personal referent of the Minister of Justice of Rhineland-Palatinate, Herbert Mertin(FDP), seconded. In 2001 he was appointed judge at the district court. On December 27, 2013, Wissing was appointed the new Secretary General of the Senate of Economy International, the international umbrella organization of the Senate of the Economy. After leaving the German Federal Wissing founded aligned in commercial law, Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, inheritance and Succession firm “Wissing Rechtsanwälte”.