Transatlantic Partnership Award

Transatlantic Partnership Award

Since 1987, the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V. has presented the prestigious Transatlantic Partnership Award (TAPA) in recognition of the commitment of outstanding individuals and organizations, who actively contribute to the positive shaping of transatlantic relations, especially German-American economic relations. The award is presented to individuals or institutions from business, politics, science, and culture from the United States and Germany.

Transatlantic Partnership Award 2025

In 2025, the award ceremony and presentation of the TAPA will be held in the realm of an exclusive gala reception hosted by AmCham Germany in Frankfurt am Main on the evening of May 27, 2025.
Please note: We have reached the capacity limits for the seated TAPA dinner. Registrations therefore can no longer be administered. We thank you for your understanding.

Award Recipient 2025

For 2025, a distinguished jury chaired by AmCham Germany President Simone Menne has selected Ola K盲llenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group, as the award recipient. He will receive the TAPA in-person on May 27, 2025.

The laudatory speech at this year's Transatlantic Partnership Award Ceremony will be held by Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank.

青青草视频s of the TAPA Jury in 2025

A distinguished jury, chaired by AmCham Germany President Simone Menne, is responsible for selecting the TAPA winners:

Simone Menne, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (Chair)

Mario Federico, President and Managing Director, McDonald's Deutschland LLC

David Knower, Managing Director and Partner, Cerberus Deutschland Beteiligungsberatung GmbH

Christina Raab, Market Unit Lead ASG, Accenture GmbH

Dr. Nico Raabe, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Gordon Repinski, Executive Editor, Germany, POLITICO

Previous Winners

Awardees

2024

Margot Friedl盲nder and Anna Winger, American writer, producer, and photographer
Laudatio: Mario Federico, Chairman of the Management Board of McDonald's Germany and Luxembourg

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September 2024, Berlin

2023

National Football League (NFL)
Laudatio: David Knower, Managing Director and Partner, Cerberus Deutschland Beteiligungsberatung GmbH

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November 2023, Frankfurt/M

2022

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Laudatio: Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference

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February 2022, Munich

2018

Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman, Munich Security Conference
Laudatios: Prof. Wolfgang Reitzle, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Linde AG & General Jim Jones, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the U.S. European Command as well as National Security Advisor

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March 1, 2018, Berlin

2016

BASF Group, BMW Group, Henkel, Trumpf Group, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Laudatio: John B. Emerson, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany

2015

Dr. Tom Enders, CEO, Airbus Group & Gregory J. Hayes, Chairman & CEO, United Technologies
Laudatio: Dr. Manfred Bischoff, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Daimler AG

2014

Die Berliner Philharmoniker & The New York Philharmonic
Laudatio: Dr. Wolfgang Sch盲uble, Federal Minister of Finance

2012

Dirk Nowitzki, NBA Champion 2011, Dallas Mavericks
Laudatio: Dr. Eric N. Olson, Professor and Chair Department of Molecular Biology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

2011

William (Bill) H. Gates III, Co-Chair and Trustee Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Laudatio: Sabine Christiansen, TV-Presenter on behalf of Dr. Michael Otto, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Otto Group

2010

Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Hasso Plattner, Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates SAP AG
Laudatio: Prof. John L. Hennessy, President of Stanford University

2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of the State of California
Laudatio: Thomas Gottschalk, Entertainer

2008

Dr. J眉rgen Weber, Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Laudatio: Robert M. Kimmitt, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, US Department of the Treasury and former US Ambassador to Germany

2007

Meg Whitman, President and Chief Executive Officer, eBay Inc.
Laudatio: Bundesjustizministerin a.D. Brigitte Zypries

2006

Professor Kurt Masur, Conductor
Laudatio: The Hon. Richard C. Holbrooke, Former Ambassador to Germany and the United Nations

2005

Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chief Executive Officer General Electric Company
Laudatio: Bundeskanzler a.D. Gerhard Schr枚der

2004

Otto Schily, Bundesinnenminister a.D.
Laudatio: Tom Ridge, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

2003

Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, United States Trade Representative
Laudatio: Frank Elbe, German Ambassador to Switzerland
October 31, 2003

2002

Dr. Otto Graf Lambsdorff, Bundesminister a.D. und Ehrenvorsitzender der FDP
Laudatio: Paul Volcker, Former Chairman, American Federal Reserve Board

2001

Prof. Dr. G眉nter Blobel, Forscher, The Rockefeller University
Laudatio: Erivan Haub, Chairman, Unternehmensgruppe Tengelmann

2000

The Hon. Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. Botschafter bei den Vereinten Nationen
Laudatio: Thomas Middelhoff, Vorstandsvorsitzender, Bertelsmann AG

1999

Ambassador Vernon A. Walters, Ehemaliger U.S. Botschafter in Deutschland
Laudatio: Bundeskanzler a.D. Dr. Helmut Kohl

1998

Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf, Ministerpr盲sident des Freistaates Sachsen a.D.
Laudatio: Dr. Mark W枚ssner, Vorstandsvorsitzender, Bertelsmann AG

1997

Dr. Mark W枚ssner, Vorstandsvorsitzender, Bertelsmann AG
Laudatio: Dr. Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State

1996

Erivan Haub, Alleingesch盲ftsf眉hrender Gesellschafter der Unternehmensgruppe Tengelmann
Laudatio: Robert M. Kimmitt, former US Ambassador to Germany

1995

Amerika H盲user in Germany
Laudatio: Bundesau脽enminister a.D. Hans-Dietrich Genscher

1994

Senator J. William Fulbright, Fulbright Program
Laudatio: Bundesau脽enminister a.D. Hans-Dietrich Genscher

1993

Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Bundesau脽enminister a.D.
Laudatio: Edzard Reuter, Vorsitzender des Vorstandes Daimler-Benz AG

1992

Edzard Reuter, Vorsitzender des Vorstandes, Daimler-Benz AG
Laudatio: Walther Leisler Kiep, former Chairman, Atlantik Br眉cke e.V.

1991

Senator Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator
Laudatio: Bundesau脽enminister a.D. Hans-Dietrich Genscher

1990

Walther Leisler Kiep, Chairman, Atlantik Br眉cke e.V., Bonn
Laudatio: Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., Chairman, The American Council on Germany

1989

Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., Chairman, The American Council on Germany
Laudatio: Dr. Dieter Kronzucker

1988

Dr. Dieter Kronzucker, Leiter, Heute Journal, ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Laudatio: Richard R. Burt, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany

1987

Berndt von Staden, Staatssekret盲r a.D.
Laudatio: Albert O. Hicks, former President of AmCham Germany