You will learn how German language skills can open up career opportunities in Business, including Wine Business, and Economics or help you get internships. Hear about local German organizations and funding opportunities, and listen to German and American industry representatives who successfully used German (and English) to advance their careers. 

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Supercharge your Career with German!

Join us for a Webinar on

Thursday, April 29, 2021, 12 noon PDT

RSVP to science@sanf.diplo.de to receive a link

We will explore how German language skills can open up career opportunities or help you get internships. Learn about local German organizations, potential German scholarship funding and hear from industry representatives who successfully used German to advance their career.

Welcome and Moderation

Sabine Blankenship, German Consulate General San Francisco

Short introductory presentations

Michaela  Ballek, German American Business Association (GABA)

Peter Kerrigan, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Panel with Industry Representative

Markus Bonsels, Bibo Runge Winery, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany

(ex-HR Head Amazon Europe)

Claudia Schug, Partner at Schug Winery, Sonoma

(former German Market Representative for California Wine Institute)

Jürgen Grieb, Head Winemaker and Owner, Treveri Cellars, Sparkling Wine House, Wapato, WA (tbc)

Preston Locher, German American Chamber of Commerce

(Manager Innovation Solutions, former SFSU student)

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Consulate General of the Federal Republic of German, San Francisco