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BerlinThe Federal Republic of Germany

International Conference

215 Park Avenue South | Suite 1712 | New York, NY 10003Tel: (212) 533-2141 | FWA.org

29th Annual International Conference: BERLIN

FWA DELEGATESStephanie Lynn Ackler, CFAManaging Director - InvestmentsAckler Wealth Management of

Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Patricia B. AddeoSenior Associate, Wealth ManagementVeris Wealth Partners

Maureen Emmert AdolfSenior Vice President of Government

RelationsNelson Levine deLuca & Hamilton

Lynette D. AshbySenior Vice President & Deputy CCO Protégé Partners

Charles BernardCEOCriteria For Success, Inc.

Rosemarie BonelliPresident of Global Surety Business,

AIG Property CasualtyAIG

Marietta K. BotteroVice President, Senior H.R. Business

Partner (Ret.)BMO Capital Markets Corp.

Alexis BrileyPh.D. Candidate Cornell University

Lisa N. BuddenhagenDirector of Operations and TechnologyFinancial Women’s Association of

New York, Inc.

Katrin Y. Dambrot PrincipalDambrot & Company

Laura del Rio Product Development Specialist, Global

Financial Services EcosystemSAP

Suzanne M. DiSabatoSupervisory Manager (Ret.) Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Patricia A. DommMarkets Editor and Columnist CNBC

Linda P. DruckerAssociate General CounselCharles Schwab & Co.

Elizabeth FischerManaging DirectorGoldman Sachs

Lucinda (Cindy) GerhardManaging DirectorCiti

Elaine S. GildePresidentGrove Street Capital LLC

David C. GossAttorneyWoodhill Enterprises, Inc.

Martha Clark GossIndependent Director

Susan N. IsquithVice President and Director of Credit Risk

ManagementFederal Home Loan Bank of New York

Françoise JeanpierreDirector, Faculty Practice FinanceColumbia University Medical Center

Deborah H. KayeManaging Director and Senior CounselThe Bank of New York Mellon

C. Mindy S. KipnessSenior Vice PresidentEaglestone Reinsurance Company,

Subsidiary of AIG, Inc.

Ichun LaiConsultantRGP

Donna La SpinaVice PresidentBNP Paribas

Raleigh MayerGravitas GuruRaleigh Mayer Consulting

Maureen W. McCarthyPrincipalLaw Offices of M.W. McCarthy

Lisa M. MezzettiRetired Attorney

Patricia G. MorrillPresident Morrill Associates, Inc.

Kalinka H. Moudrova-RothmanAttorney

Gloria S. NeuwirthPartnerDavidson, Dawson & Clark LLP

Christiane OlsenManaging DirectorUBS Financial Services, Inc.

Edward I. RiegelhauptPresident Taconic Consultants

S. Jane Rose PrincipalRose Law Firm

Deborah (Debbie) SchmidtChief Operating Officer and Head of

Transformation Office for Global Strategic Industries

SAP

Patricia SprossSenior PrincipalPromontory Financial Group

Vanessa Van BruntDirectorWells Fargo

Tina M. VizziniBusiness & Real Estate Asset StrategistTMV Consulting

Mee WarrenTrader & Vice PresidentTwo Sigma Investments

Kimberly W. WeinrickExecutive DirectorJ.P. Morgan

Nelun De Silva WijeyeratneIndependent Consultant McGraw Hill Financial

Robert WindremInvestigative ReporterNBC News

Lee F. WoodVice President, External AffairsPrudential Financial

Janet S. ZagorinChief Client Service OfficerSidley Austin LLP

FWA General Session Delegates Laura AhtoManaging DirectorBNY Mellon

Fabienne DasnoyBNP Paribas

Carmen AlarconManaging PartnerTaplow Executive Search

Silvia MischelMeriten – BNY Mellon

Steven SchrenzelRegional Director for North America, CEO of

New York OfficeTaplow Executive Search

Front Cover: The Brandenburg Gate; photo credit LN Buddenhagen

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Delegate Maureen Adolf (FWA’s President-Elect) asks a question during a session Q&A

The Berlin Wall

“What impressed me the most at the Berlin Conference was the caliber of the speakers and the diverse perspectives they presented.… They expanded my worldviews and gave me the most up‐to‐date read on financial matters, as well as shared career aspirations and challenges by professional women around the world.”

FWA President Kimberly Weinrick with Dr. Elke König, President of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority

Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt of the Board of Management of Daimler AG

Holger Fahrinkrug of BNY MellonPress panel on Economic and Political Issues in Germany and the E.U. with International Conference Co-chair Katrin Dambrot

Our panel on CEE Countries’ Financial Institutions with FWA leaders(l-r): Lisa Mezzetti, Marina Bykova, Kimberly Weinrick, Ilona Gulchak, Dragijiana Radonjic Petrovic, Katalin Cseh, Dr. Dagmar Linder and Katrin Dambrot

Adlon Kempinski Hotel Dr. Gary Smith of the American Academy

Senator Cornelia Yzer of the City of Berlin

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Right: Delegation, speakers and local guests at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin listen to the presentation of The Hon. John B. Emerson, U.S. Ambassador to Germany

(l-r): FWA President Kimberly Weinrick, The Hon. John B. Emerson, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and Delegate Stephanie Ackler

Delegates Katrin Dambrot, Kalinka Moudrova-Rothman, FWA President Kimberly Weinrick, Tina M. Vizzini and Cindy Gerhardt

Simon Schäfer provides an overview of Google Factory, an incubator for start-up technology companies

“Understanding the differences between how the US and Germany each think of private companies, public‐private partnerships, labor/management relations and the role of women in the workplace from interacting directly with senior executives and government officials will guide my thought process in the future when analyzing these issues.”

Dr. Klaus Hilleke, CEO (Bonn, Germany) of Simon Kucher & Partners

Dr. Brigitte Lammers moderates the Women in Leadership panel



Delegates enjoy the reception at the U.S. Embassy

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Several Delegates visited the Jewish Museum

Visit to Checkpoint Charlie

“The panelists have inspired me to

take action.”

Bus tour of Berlin

Delegate Raleigh Mayer moderates our panel on The Influence of Technology on the Financial Sector and Work/Life Balance: (l-r) Debbie Schmidt, Bianca de Bruijn-van der Gaag and Joanne Hannaford



CONTRIBUTORSSpecial thanks go to the following members of the FWA and its Committees, who generously donated their time and resources to the planning of the International Conference.

President, FWAKimberly W. Weinrick, J.P. Morgan

International Conference Co-ChairsKatrin Y. Dambrot, Dambrot & CompanyLisa M. Mezzetti, Retired Attorney

FWA Interim Executive DirectorKaren Karpowich

Marketing & Communications;Briefing Book Graphics and Editing;Conference Photographer; Support to the Co-ChairsLisa Buddenhagen, FWA

Coordination with the DelegationBrisejda Gjoka, FWA

General CounselLinda Lerner, Crowell & Moring LLP

Assistant General CounselDeborah H. Kaye, The Bank of New York Mellon

FWA Members and Committees Lily Klebanoff Blake, Klebanoff InternationalJoanne K. Brady, Northwest MutualMarina Bykova, Maxima Solutions GmbH and

Maxima Invest GmbHElaine Clark, ING Financial Services LLCSheila Colucci, The Chatham GroupPatti Domm, CNBCDonna La Spina, BNP ParibasCornelia Levy-Bencheton, Mindsink Strategic SolutionRaleigh Mayer, Raleigh Mayer ConsultingRay Pellecchia, Zito PartnersValerie J. Simson, Badger Financial GroupFreddy Smith, UBS Financial ServicesFran Smyth, Green: Inspired: ArtSimone Vinocour, RBC Capital MarketsNelun De Silva Wijeyeratne, Independent Consultant,

McGraw Hill FinancialRobert Windrem, NBC NewsJanet S. Zagorin, Sidley Austin LLP

Global Agenda & Outreach CommitteeMembership CommitteeMen’s Alliance CommitteePresident's Circle/Corporate Sponsorships CommitteeStrategic Marketing & Communications Committee

Delegate Patti Domm interviews Dr. Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize recipient and energy expert

SPONSORSSpecial thanks go to the following firms and organizations for their generous contributions to the success of the International Conference and its related HolidayFEST.AlphaGraphics

Bank of New York Mellon

BNP Paribas

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany –New York

Daimler AG – Berlin

Deutsche Bundesbank Eurosystem – Berlin

Google Inc.

Meriten Investment Management

Noerr LLP

SAP

Taplow Group

The United States Embassy in Berlin

Wells Fargo Advisors

Women in Leadership panelists Prof. Dr. Sabine Rau and Martine Doyon


DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

The Honorable John B. EmersonU. S. Ambassador to the Federal

Republic of GermanyU.S. Embassy in Berlin

Elizabeth CorleyChief Executive OfficerAllianz Global Investors

Noah BarkinBureau ChiefReuters – Berlin

Maggie BerryExecutive Director, EuropeWEConnect International

Gitta BlattHead of PeopleWooga

James BoughnerEconomic Minister CounselorU. S. Embassy in Berlin

Frederick BrombergExecutive Vice President and

Senior Country Executive for Germany

BNY Mellon

Bianca de Bruijn-van Der GaagRegional Head of Client Services,

Commercial Banking, Germany and Austria

ING Group

Ilona GulchakChairperson of the BoardBaltic International Bank

Joanne HannafordGlobal Co-Head of the Enterprise

Platform Team, Global Co-Head of Compliance Technology and Head of EMEA Federation Technology

Goldman Sachs

Dr. Klaus HillekeChief Executive Officer – Bonn,

GermanySimon Kucher & Partners

Dr. Christine Hohmann-DennhardtMember of the Board of Management

of Daimler AG – Integrity and Legal Affairs

Daimler AG

Valentina KerstCo-Founder, “Internet – City Cologne”,

Co-Chairman, D64 – Center for Digital Progress, and Director

Topiclodge

Dr. Elke KönigPresidentGerman Federal Financial Supervisory

Authority

Nelly KostadinovaManaging DirectorLingua-World GmbH

Marina BykovaManaging PartnerMaxima Solutions GmbH and

Maxima Invest GmbH

AC CoppensDigital Marketing Specialist

Katalin CsehDirector, Eastern Europe and

RussiaBank Julius Baer & Co., Ltd.

Katrin DambrotPrincipalDambrot & Company

Patricia A. DommMarkets Editor and ColumnistCNBC

Martine DoyonHead of Government Affairs, EMEAGoldman Sachs

Jessica EricksonFounderthe Geekettes

Holger FahrinkrugChief Economist, GermanyBNY Mellon

Camille N. FohlChairman of the Management

Board – GermanyBNP Paribas

Delegate Donna La Spina, Camille Fohl of BNP Paribas and Delegate Fabienne Dasnoy

“One experience that stands out was the opportunity to talk over dinner with [one of the speakers]. Our

conversation was inspired by Elizabeth Corley's remarks about her desire and determination to overcome adversity

and achieve personal and business success. We all exchanged very personal stories about difficult decisions we had

to make. It was a great example of how women can be at once strong leaders and very real people….”

Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Corley Delegates enjoy a Gala Dinner


DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSSimon SchäferGoogle

Deborah (Debbie) SchmidtChief Operating Officer and Head of

Transformation Office for Global Strategic Industries

SAP

Alison SmaleBureau ChiefThe New York Times – Berlin

Dr. Gary SmithExecutive DirectorThe American Academy, Berlin

Sandra StegmannExecutive Vice President, Application

Strategy and OperationsSAP

Claus TiggesRegional Bundesbank President for

Berlin and BrandenburgDeutsche Bundesbank

Harriet TorrySenior CorrespondentThe Wall Street Journal – Berlin Bureau

Barbara KusakPractice Leader, Prague OfficeNoerr LLP

Dr. Brigitte LammersPartnerEgon Zehnder International

Helena LerschPolicy Team – BerlinGoogle

Dr. Dagmar LinderManaging Director in Regional

Management for the CEE RegionDeutsche Bank AG

Raleigh MayerGravitas GuruRaleigh Mayer Consulting

Dragijana Radonjic PetrovicMember of the Board of Directors of

the Belgrade Stock Exchange and Chair of the Board

M&V Investments

Prof. Dr. Sabine B. RauWHU Otto Beisheim School of

Management

Regina UmbachHead of Media Buying Solutions DACHGoogle

Eckart Von KlaedenVice President External AffairsDaimler AG

Kimberly W. WeinrickExecutive DirectorJ.P. Morgan

Robert WindremInvestigative ReporterNBC News

Daniel YerginVice-Chairman, HIS Inc. and Founder of

Cambridge Energy Associates

Cornelia YzerSenator for Economics, Technology

and ResearchCity of Berlin

Brigitte ZypriesParliametary State Secretary and

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Federal Republic of Germany

View of Berlin from the Potsdamer Plaza observation deck

Perspectives on Careers in Technology from Women Technology Entrepreneurs panel: Jessica Erikson (moderator), Valentina Kerst, Gitta Blatt, AC Coppens and Helena Lersch

“I came away with an expanded and nuanced view of world politics, trade, business and finance, and have already had the opportunity to share some of my observations….”



Delegates Fabienne Dasnoy, Patricia Spross, Elizabeth Fischer, Debbie Schmidt, Lynette Ashby and Vanessa van Brunt


The FWA Delegation at the Deutsche Bundesbank Regional Office Luncheon at Umspanwerk Ost Restaurant

Claus Tigges, Regional Bundesbank President for Berlin and Brandenburg, engaged in private discussions with the Delegation after his presentation

The U.S. Embassy's Political Section Office Manager, Cheveda Fergerson, meets with Delegate Lee Wood

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