Guest Speakers
Alongside its resident fellows, the Academy welcomes distinguished guest speakers to the Hans Arnhold Center—writers, artists, scholars, diplomats, and public figures who join us for lectures, conversations, and debates on the questions shaping the transatlantic world.
Current Guest Speakers
The writers, scholars, artists, and public figures joining the Academy’s program this semester.
Past Guest Speakers
Since 1998, more than 600 distinguished visitors and guest speakers have come to Berlin. Browse the full archive.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Professor of History and Italian Studies, New York University
James Bennet
Senior Editor and Lexington Columnist, The Economist
Samuel R. Berger (1945-2015)
Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff,
C. Fred Bergsten
Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Jagdish Bhagwati
University Professor of Economics and Law, Columbia University
Stephen D. Biddle
Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Stephen E. Biegun
Former United States Deputy Secretary of State (2019-2021),
Rosina M. Bierbaum
Dean of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
Explore our Program
More than a hundred times a year, the Academy opens its doors for lectures, readings, concerts, and debates with its fellows and guests. Most events are free and open to all.
