GABC Leadership Award and Maifest Dinner

Steffen Bilger, MP, delivering remarks at the 2026 Leadership Award Presentation

Heather Remley (CEO of BASF Corp.), accepting the 2026 Leadership Award on behalf of GABC member company BASF

Peter Lefkin, Allianz, accepting the 2024 GABC Leadership Award

Patrik Jonsson, President of Lilly USA, accepting 2024 Leadership Award on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company

Pictured from left: Patrik Jonsson (Eli Lilly & Company), Sandra Weeser, MP (German Bundestag), Anna Schneider (Volkswagen), Rep. Alma Adams (U.S. House of Representatives), Peter Lefkin (Allianz), Sen. Mike Braun (U.S. Senate), GABC Chair Laura Lane (UPS), GABC President and CEO Ulrich (Uli) Gamerdinger

H.E. Emily Haber receives the 2023 GABC Leadership Award, presented by Rep. William (Bill) Keating (MA-09), 2014 GABC Leadership Award Recipient

Jackie Hunt, Allianz Executive Board Member, accepting 2019 Leadership Award on behalf of Allianz

Alan MacDonald, Citibank Vice-Chairman, accepting 2020 Leadership Award on behalf of Citigroup, presented by Anna Schneider, Volkswagen & GABC Board Member (center) and Peter Beyer, MdB (right)

Rick LaBerge, HARIBO Chief Commercial Officer, accepting 2023 Leadership Award on behalf of HARIBO, presented by Candi Wolff, Citigroup & GABC Vice-Chair

Mike McDermott, Pfizer Chief Global Supply Officer and Executive Vice President, accepting 2022 Leadership Award on behalf of Pfizer, presented by Anna Schneider, Volkswagen & GABC Board Member (right) and Dr. Andrew Ullmann, MdB (left)

Stefan Oschmann, Merck CEO, accepting Leadership Award on behalf of Merck KGaA, presented by Lynn Taylor, GABC Honorary Chair (right) and Wolfgang Ischinger, Munich Security Conference Chair and former German Ambassador to the U.S. (left)

UPS CEO David Abney accepts GABC Leadership Award on behalf of UPS

Lisa Davis, Chair and CEO of Siemens Corp. USA, accepting 2018 Leadership Award on behalf of Siemens AG

2016 Leadership Award Recipients, from left: BMW, accepted by Ludwig Willisch, Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, and Dagmar Freitag, MdB

GABC Leadership Award recipients, Senator Dan Coats (left) and Governor Phil Murphy (U.S. Ambassador to Germany 2009-2013)(right)

The Honorable Charlie Dent, 2018 Leadership Award Recipient

Dr. Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, receiving Leadership Award in 2015

Steffen Bilger, MP, accepting the 2026 Leadership Award

Heather Remley (CEO, BASF Corp.), accepting the 2026 Leadership Award on behalf of GABC member company BASF

Anna Schneider (GABC Vice-Chair) with Candi Wolff (Citigroup / GABC Chair)

Pictured from left: H.E. Georg Sparber (Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the US), H.E. Pjer Šimunović (Ambassador of Croatia to the US), Rep. William Keating (US House of Representatives / German-American Caucus Co-Chair), and Rep. Juan Vargas (US House of Representatives)

Pictured from left: Julia Arns, Catherine Trinkle, Heather Remley (CEO, BASF Corp.), Michael Anderson (all with BASF)

From left: Anna Schneider (GABC Vice-Chair) with Ann Fairchild (President & CEO, Siemens USA)

From left: Ulrich (Uli) Gamerdinger (President & CEO, GABC), Steffen Bilger, MP, H.E. Jens Hanefeld (Ambassador of Germany to the US), Heather Remley (CEO, BASF Corp.), Anna Schneider (GABC Vice-Chair)

From left: H.E. Petra Schneebauer (Ambassador of Austria to the US), with Kjell Gruner (President & CEO, Volkswagen Group of America)

From left: Anne Marie Chotvacs (RTX), H.E. Vladislav Kulminski (Ambassador of Moldova to the US), Rodica Kulminski (wife of H.E. Kulminski)

From left: H.E. Pjer Šimunović (Ambassador of Croatia to the US) with Brian Heindl (Linde)

GABC Staff, volunteers, and alumni, with Ulrich (Uli) Gamerdinger

Laura Lane, GABC Chair Emeritus, accepts the 2025 Leadership Award from H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė (EU Delegation) and GABC Vice-Chair Anna Schneider (Volkswagen)

Jochen Hanebeck, CEO Infineon Technologies AG, accepts the GABC 2025 Leadership on behalf of Infineon Technologies AG from H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė (EU Delegation) and GABC Vice-Chair Anna Schneider (Volkswagen)

From left to right: H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė (EU Delegation), Laura Lane (Chevron), Uli Gamerdinger (GABC), Anna Schneider (Volkswagen), Congressman William Keating (U.S. House of Representatives) and Jochen Hanebeck (Infineon Technologies, AG)

From Left to Right: Jochen Hanebeck (Infineon Technologies), H.E. Petra Schneebauer (Austrian Embassy), H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė (EU Delegation), H.E. Georg Sparber (Embassy of Liechtenstein), H.E. Pjer Šimunović (Embassy of Croatia) and Michael Boll (Infineon Technologies)

Anna Schneider (Volkswagen), Uli Gamerdinger (GABC) and H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė (EU Delegation)

H.E. Pjer Šimunović (Croatia Embassy) and Nancy Ziuzin Schlegel (Lockheed Martin)

Bernd Hops (ams OSRAM), David Schultheis (Aurubis) and H.E. Petra Schneebauer (Austria Embassy)

GABC Team and Alumni

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The GABC presents its annual Leadership Award to individuals, organizations and companies that show extraordinary leadership in their longstanding commitments to fostering a strong transatlantic partnership.

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THE 2026 MAIFEST AND LEADERSHIP AWARD DINNER TOOK PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026.

During the Maifest Dinner, the 2026 GABC Leadership Award was presented to BASF, which was accepted by Heather Remley, Chief Executive Officer on behalf of the company, and the second award was received by Steffen Bilger, MP, First Parliamentary Secretary (Majority Whip) of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag.

THE 2025 MAIFEST AND LEADERSHIP AWARD DINNER TOOK PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025.

During the Maifest Dinner, the 2025 GABC Leadership Award was presented to Infineon Technologies AG, which was accepted by Jochen Hanebeck, Chief Executive Officer on behalf of the company and the second award was received by Laura Lane, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Chevron and GABC Chair Emeritus.

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