Tobias Banik
President | Regional Manager Tesa North America
Event details:
- Event Start: March 11, 2026 - 3:00 PM EST
- Event End: March 11, 2026 - 6:00 PM EST
- Location: TRUMPF Inc. Showroom (47711 Clipper Street, 48170)
Plymouth Township, MI - Language: English
- Parking: Free parking on company lot
- Participation Fee: Member: $50 Non-Member: $65
About TRUMPF in the U.S.
The TRUMPF Group has 77 subsidiaries and branch offices and more than 19,000 employees generate sales in excess of $5.6 billion. The TRUMPF Group is a world leader in sheet metal fabrication machinery and industrial lasers. TRUMPF Inc. is the North American subsidiary of TRUMPF SE + Co. KG. based near Stuttgart, Germany. With approximately 1,200 employees, TRUMPF Inc. is the Headquarters for North America and is one of the largest manufacturers of fabricating machinery in the United States.
In proud collaboration with GABC Michigan.
Panelists
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Arnd Herwig
Vice President Development Brose North America
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Diane Forrest
Executive Director – Middle Market Banking & Specialized Industries, J.P. Morgan Chase Diane is a Banker with J.P. Morgan’s Multinational Corporations team, providing client coverage to North American subsidiaries of companies headquartered outside of the United States, mainly Europe and Asia. She is known for taking a strategic approach to helping her clients with working capital optimization, acquisition financing, and core banking needs. She has spent her 20+ year career at JP Morgan and her diverse Commercial Banking background also includes credit experience with Middle Market companies, Government, Higher Education & Not for Profit entities and workout/turnaround situations.With a history tracing its roots to 1799 in New York City, JPMorgan Chase is one of the world's oldest, largest, and best-known financial institutions—carrying forth the innovative spirit of our heritage firms in global operations across100 markets. We serve millions of customers and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional, and government clients daily, managing assets and investments, offering business advice and strategies, and providing innovative banking solutions and services.
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Henrikki Pantsar
Managing Director and Vice President of Sales TRUMPF
Moderators
What are the biggest challenges German subsidiaries in the US face in 2025? What’s going well?
The German American Business Outlook (GABO) is an annual survey of German-American business relations directed at German subsidiaries in the US assessing current economic developments and trends in transatlantic business.
Join us in Plymouth Township, Michigan at TRUMPF on March 11 for the live presentation and discussion of the results of the German American Business Outlook (GABO) survey and learn what German companies in the US predict for the coming year.
Conducted by the German American Chambers of Commerce, this US-wide survey is one of the most important economic indicators of German American business relations.
Our panel of executives will discuss the results of the survey and what they mean for German subsidiaries in the Midwest.
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Event Host
Contact
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Michael Miltenberger
Coordinator, Events & Membership
+1 (312) 585-8338 miltenberger@gaccmidwest.org
