Kurt F. Viermetz

ERGO Group AG engages in the provision of insurance and financial services. Its business units include German, International, and Direct and digital business. The firm offers life insurance, health insurance, legal expenses insurance, property and casualty insurance, travel insurance, pension fund, and financial services. The company was founded on August 1, 1997 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH provides project, corporate, trade and export finance services. It offers medium to long-term financing solutions to support the German and European economy. The firm finances economic and social infrastructure in Europe, helps to secure the supply of raw materials and supports the realization of environmental and climate protection projects - all over the world. It finances for ships, aircraft and railroad vehicles as well as for investments in the expansion of airports and seaports. The firm provides tailor-made financing solutions for energy and environmental protection projects. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

American Academy in Berlin GmbH operates as an independent and privately funded non-profit center for advance study in the humanities, public policy, social sciences, and arts. Its aim is to maintain the long-term intellectual, cultural and political ties between the United States and Germany. It offers residential fellowships at its Hans Arnhold Center to American scholars, writers, journalists, policy experts, and artists. It also brings leading Americans to Berlin for visits to facilitate an exchange of views between the people of Germany and the United States. The company was founded by Richard C. Holbrooke in 1994 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

New York Philharmonic provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in New York, NY.