2024 Global Leadership Award Dinner Honoring Dr. Nikolas Stihl

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
THE AMERICAN-GERMAN INSTITUTE (AGI) CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT THE 29TH GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARD DINNER
HONORING

Dr. Nikolas Stihl

Chairman of the Advisory Board,
STIHL Holding AG & Co. KG;
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, STIHL AG

DATE

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Dinner

LOCATION

Cipriani 25 Broadway
New York, NY 10004

ATTIRE

Black tie optional


AGI invites you to attend and support the 29th annual Global Leadership Award Dinner honoring Dr. Nikolas Stihl, Chairman of the Advisory Board of STIHL Holding AG & Co. KG and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STIHL AG.

The vital work of AGI would not be possible without our sponsors. We invite you to support our mission as we focus on the most pressing issues at stake for the United States and Germany in the global arena.


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Honoree

Dr. Nikolas Stihl

Dr. Nikolas Stihl

Chairman of the Advisory Board of STIHL Holding AG & Co. KG, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STIHL AG

For 10 years, Dr. Nikolas Stihl has chaired the advisory and supervisory boards of the STIHL Group, setting the company’s path for worldwide growth and a strengthened position in the United States. As the grandson of the founder of STIHL, Dr. Stihl embodies the qualities of German economic engagement—tradition and innovation—that have made the STIHL presence in the United States such a success.

Before assuming the role of Chairman of the STIHL Advisory Board and Supervisory Board in 2012, Dr. Stihl was Managing Director of VIKING GmbH, based in Langkampfen, Austria. He joined the STIHL Group in 1992 where he held various functions, including as a product manager for the chainsaw business at the largest foreign subsidiary, STIHL Incorporated, Virginia Beach, VA. He also held positions at Arthur D. Little in Munich and Mercedes-Benz AG in Stuttgart. Dr. Nikolas Stihl studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Stuttgart and received his doctorate from the Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering at the Technical University of Chemnitz.

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About STIHL

Since its founding more than 90 years ago, STIHL has grown from a one-man business into a global chainsaw and outdoor power equipment manufacturer. Innovative ideas, in-house know-how, and meticulous craftsmanship have resulted in a broad and steadily expanding product portfolio.

The trade and investment relationship between the United States and Europe is the largest in the world, and Germany is at the heart of this economic partnership. STIHL has built a global reputation, and its name is synonymous with excellence in outdoor power equipment. For fifty years, that story of market-leading manufacturing has also been “made-in-America,” with STIHL’s presence in Virginia Beach, Virginia, at the center of the company’s U.S. operations, creating thousands of jobs and reaching across the United States. The impact that STIHL has made on global markets and the transatlantic economic relationship is the result of foresight and vision on the part of the Stihl family.

Sponsors

AGI is the only think-tank focused exclusively on the vital partnership of Germany and the United States. Dinner sponsorship is a sign of regard for Dr. Stihl and STIHL AG as well as an effective way for companies and individuals to strongly endorse the German-American relationship. Your generous donation supports a substantial portion of our operating budget and makes possible the high-quality events and publications that we produce throughout the year. Please submit your RSVP form by May 1, 2024, to Jessica Hart at jhart@aicgs.org .

Global Leaders / $50,000+

  • Table for ten, exclusive seating area
  • A full-page, four-color advertisement in the gala program booklet (first placement)
  • Automatic enrollment in the exclusive AGI corporate membership program
  • Brand spotlight: larger logo on display at your table, logo listed prominently in the gala program booklet, on the AGI website, and on the wall of the main hall entryway, in press releases and social media

Executive Leaders / $35,000+

  • Table for ten, prominent seating area
  • A half-page, four-color advertisement in the gala program booklet
  • Automatic enrollment in the exclusive AGI corporate membership program
  • Brand spotlight: logo on display at your table, listed in the gala program booklet, and on the AGI website

Corporate Leaders / $25,000+

  • Table for ten, main seating area
  • Automatic enrollment in the exclusive AGI corporate membership program
  • Logo listed in gala program booklet and on the AGI website

Business / $15,000+

  • Seating for up to five guests (half a table)
  • Automatic enrollment in the exclusive AGI corporate membership program
  • Company name listed in the gala program booklet

Associate / $10,000+

  • Seating for two guests
  • Company name listed in gala program booklet

Individual / $3,000+

  • Single seat
  • Name and affiliation listed in the gala program booklet

Can’t Attend?

Purchase an ad in the gala program booklet for you or your company

  • Full-page color ad – $10,000
  • Half-page color ad – $7,500

FAQ

Cipriani 25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004

  • John F. Kennedy International Airport
  • Newark Liberty International Airport

Bowling Green (4, 5)
Wall Street (2, 3)
Rector Street (R, W)
Broad Street (J, Z)

Black tie optional means that male guests are invited to wear tuxes and women are invited to wear evening gowns—what you would wear at a black-tie affair—but you don’t have to. It’s fine for men to wear nice dark suits and for women cocktail dresses or suits. Visit our Flickr page to see previous guests’ attire.

The Dinner ends around 10pm.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

If you are interested in an advertising package, please contact Jessica Hart at jhart@aicgs.org. A Half-Page Ad is priced at $7,500 and a Full-Page Ad is priced at $10,000. Please note that the Gala Program Booklet is 5½” x 8 ½”, and advertising packages are deductible as a business expense in the United States.

About the Award & AGI

Affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, AGI provides a comprehensive program of public forums, policy studies, research, and fellowships designed to enrich the political, corporate, and scholarly constituencies it serves. The Institute’s mission is to promote a better understanding of the challenges and choices facing Germany and the United States in a broader global arena. Every year we present our Global Leadership Award to recognize the achievements of business pioneers and government leaders who have profoundly shaped our countries’ partnership.

We are honored to welcome Dr. Stihl to the prestigious group of Global Leadership awardees.


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