At first Vienna and Potsdam were tight contenders, but then a clear winner emerged. We look forward to hosting our 2026 summer event in Postdam from June 12-14, 2026 . Stay tuned for more details, including the agenda and speakers! If you'd like to preview what we do at the event, take a look at this post about our past 2025 summer event in Weimar and Erfurt.

We had a great Thanksgiving dinner this year! Twenty-five adults and two kids gathered at Landhaus Diedert in Wiesbaden, and the restaurant setting was perfect for our group. The place felt cozy and festive, and the food was outstanding. The turkey was the star of the evening — perfectly roasted and juicy. Great company, great conversation, and great food, and another successful Thanksgiving Day celebration!

In 1994, Professor Helmut Schlesinger joined the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA, then called Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs) at Princeton University for one semester after stepping down as president of the Deutsche Bundesbank. At Princeton, he not only engaged in the academic community, but also shared his experiences in a graduate course on monetary policy.  This course he taught together with Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve (from...