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Thank you to all the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø German-American Business Summit sponsors, employer partners, and attendees! We had a highly successful GABS IX and we're well on our way to planning GABS X for February 2026. Here are some GABS IX numbers Job & Internship Expo • 215 student attendees • Employer representatives Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, SC), BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC, IFA- North America LLC, Ingenics Corporation USA, Mankiewicz Coatings USA, P3, Software Projects Consulting, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, AGRU America, Inc., KION North America, VS America, Hubner Manufacturing Corporation, USA, Kuehne+Nagel Summit • 136 employer, CofC, and community member attendees • 63 student attendees Panel Discussions • "Trends and Challenges in Manufacturing: How to Navigate the Current Market" Moderator: L. Elizabeth Gibbes - Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP Panelists: Megan Anderson - ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Regional Development Alliance, Samuel Schwarzer - Ingenics Corporation USA, Mitch Belsley - GPX Intelligence, and Daniel Schlegel - KION North America • "Soft Skills, Hard Results: The Human Advantage in the AI Era" Moderator: Nathan King - King Strategic Consulting Panelists: Fabian Grimm - Mankiewicz Coatings, Lee Murray - Robert Bosch, and Stephanie Rhodes - Further

Nine sponsors supported GABS in 2024. The Job and Internship Expo saw participation from 173 students and eight employers: BMW, Hubner, IFA, Ingenics, Mankiewicz Coatings, Mercedes-Benz Vans, P3, and Software Projects Consulting. Additionally, 115 people attended the panel discussions on AI integration and effective process management.