On the eve of this year’s German American Conference at Harvard, this podium discussion with prominent guests sheds light on the current state of transatlantic relations. Karen Donfried, President of the German Marshall Fund, Dieter Kempf, President of the Federation of German Industries, Johannes Ebert, Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut, and Prof. Matthias Risse of the Harvard Kennedy School (requested) are among those on the panel.