Klaus-Christian Kleinfeld

Alcoa, Inc. engages in the lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing. Its products are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, oil and gas, defense, and industrial applications. It operates through the following segments: Alumina; Primary Metals; Global Rolled Products; Engineered Products and Solutions; and Transportation and Construction Solutions. The Alumina segment consists of a portion of Alcoa's upstream operations and consists of the company's worldwide refinery system, including the mining of bauxite, which is then refined into alumina. The Primary Metals segment comprises of Alcoa's upstream operations and consists of the company's worldwide smelter system. The Global Rolled Products segment is involved in the production and sale of aluminum plate, sheet and foil. The Engineered Products and Solutions segment involves in the production and sale of titanium, aluminum, and super alloy investment castings, hard alloy extrusions, forgings and fasteners, aluminum wheels, integrated aluminum structural systems, and architectural extrusions. The Transportation and Construction Solutions segment engages in downstream operations and produces products that are used mostly in the nonresidential building and construction and commercial transportation end markets. The company was founded by Charles Martin Hall on October 1, 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Siemens Logistics & Assembly Systems provides logistic services and factory automation equipment. It provides material handling automation, postal automation and electronics assembly systems in Europe. It has research & development and production locations worldwide. As a systems integrator, it supplies a range of products and services, from individual products and systems right up to turnkey facilities as a general contractor. It consists of four divisions: electronics assembly systems, distribution & iIndustry, airport logistics and postal automation. The company is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Partnership for New York City operates as a charitable organization. It is a network of business leaders and corporations working for the economic and cultural betterment of all five boroughs of the city. The firm provides networking opportunities, conducts research, participates in policy making and lobbies government. The company was founded by David Rockefeller in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy engages in the provision of telecommunication services. It operates through the Mobile Broadband and Global Services business units. The Mobile Broadband business unit provides mobile operators with radio and core network software together with the hardware needed to deliver mobile voice and data services. The Global Services business unit comprises customer care, network implementation and professional services. The company was founded in 2007 and is located in Espoo, Finland.

The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies is a policy research and scholarship center that focuses on political, economic, and security issues. The private company is based in Washington.

The Trilateral Commission operates a business policy-oriented forum.

The US-China Business Council is an organization that provides information, advisory, advocacy, and program services to its members. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company focuses on shaping the relationship between the United States and China. USCBC offers research and analyses on Chinese government personnel, member newsletters, and advisory services to answer sector-specific and general investment questions.

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. provides information on the German industry, economy, and economic policies. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company organizes events that bring together business, politics, science, and civil society for discussions, whether virtually, in-person, or hybrid. The company was founded by Gerhard Schempp.

The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

U.S.-Russia Business Council operates as a trade association. It provides business development, dispute resolution, government relations, and market intelligence services to its American and Russian member companies. The company represents the interests of 300 member companies operating in the Russian market. U.S.-Russia Business Council was founded in 2000 and is located in Washington, DC.

Arconic Defense, Inc. is engaged in the provision of land, sea, and air defense solutions for the Armed Forces of the United States. It offers forgings, sheets and plate, aluminum powder, aluminum investment castings, fasteners, hard alloy extrusions, mill products, and engineered products. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, MO.

Grey Orange Pte Ltd. engages in the provision of designs, manufactures and deploys advanced robotics systems for automation at distribution and fulfillment centers. Its products are butler and sorter. The company was founded by Samay Kohli, Akash Gupta and Wolfgang Höltgen in 2011 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, India.

Konux GmbH offers sensor solutions for real-time machine control and predictive maintenance. The company was founded by Husam Ghanem, Dennis Humhal, Andreas Kunze and Vlad Lata and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Fero Labs, Inc. focuses on bringing machine learning to the factory floor to optimize production and reduce wastage. It specializes in data analytics and machine-learning for the factories. The company was founded by Berk Birand and Alp Kucukelbir in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Konux, Inc. develops AI sensor solutions. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Arconic Corp. engages in manufacturing aluminum sheet, plate, extrusions and architectural products. It operates through the following business segments: Rolled Products, Extrusions, and Building and Construction Systems. The Rolled Products segment involves the production of finished goods ranging from airframes and automotive body panels to industrial plate and brazing sheet. The Extrusions segment produces extruded products, including aerospace shapes automotive shapes, seamless tubes, hollows, mortar fins and high strength rods and bars. The Building and Construction Systems segment manufactures differentiated products and building envelope solutions, including entrances, curtain walls, windows, composite panels, and coil coated sheets. The company was founded on August 14, 2019 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Carat Venture Partners (Carat Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Lars Uffhausen. The firm is headquartered in New York.