"America First, Europe Last?" Talk & Reception | June 24 in Frankfurt

We are pleased to invite you to a reception hosted by the Frankfurt Chapter of the Princeton Alumni Association of Germany (PAAG) and the Frankfurt Alumni Club of the London Business School (LBS), entitled “America First, Europe Last?”

Julius van de Laar is a proficient USA expert for politics, economy, business & communication. Ranked by the business magazine Capital among the “Top 40 under 40”, he worked as a full-time campaigner for Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 US presidential election campaigns. After his first election victories, he brought his experience as an external consultant to German and European election campaigns. Julius van de Laar advises politicians, business leaders, and NGOs on developing strategies to achieve their goals: Election victories, growth, and shaping public opinion. Julius van de Laar lectures and gives workshops on strategic communication. To many in Germany he is known as podcast commentator in the White House Briefing of ThePioneer.

Against a backdrop of shifting global alliances Julius will share insights into the forces shaping modern elections, political movements and geopolitical developments. We will discuss how politics, markets and public sentiment increasingly interact in an era of polarization and uncertainty

on Wednesday, June 24, 2026

from 6:00 to 9:00 pm

at Fabricius Vermögensverwaltung, Opernplatz 10 in Frankfurt

This evening promises to provide an opportunity to engage in inspiring conversations and to reconnect with fellow alumni as well as alumni from other cohorts, fields, and schools.

Please find more details and the link to register here (While the event might appear as fully booked, it is not.  Attendance requires an email confirmation on a first come, first serve basis due to space constraints. We are releasing the tickets as we go. Please add your name to the waitlist and we will be releasing the tickets in the next few days.)

We would be delighted to welcome you!

Best regards

Michael Fabricius (^*99)

Chair of the Frankfurt Chapter of the Princeton Alumni Association of Germany (PAAG)