
TAVEC Week 2024
Hochschule Fresenius‘ International Business School in Cologne/Germany and Adelphi University’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business in New York/USA are proud to present the collaboration results of our TAVEC Project Week live in our fourth Trans-Atlantic Student Conference on November 18th, 2024.
Thank you very much for participating!
Our Conference Winners
Group 1 “Content Crusaders”
Shaghayegh Talebi, Leticia Kouekam, Vira Bangaru, Hoanglong Le
Group 2 “Vision Vanguards”
Isabel Wetz, Charu Chandra Chandil, Mahsa Abdollahi Mirzanagh, Shruti Patel, Le Gia Han Nguyen
Congratulations to all winning students!
Selection Committee / Panel of Judges

Lara Oebel
HR Manager Projects & Implementation, DHL Supply Chain, Bonn/Germany

Dr. med. Patricia John
Occupational Health Physician & Board Certified Urologist, Deutsche Post & DHL, Germany

Katrin Otto
Head of Talent Acquisition, DHL Supply Chain, Bonn/Germany
TAVEC Week and Conference Agenda
All times shown are US Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)/ Central European Time (CET). Times are subject to change at short notice.
1-2:30pm (NY) / 7-8:30pm (CGN):
- Introduction of TAVEC Team
- Agenda of TAVEC Week
- Announcement of Student Groups
- Get to know your Team
- Introduction of the TAVEC Week Project Task
- Q&A / Group Discussion
9am-12pm (NY) / 3-6pm (CGN):
- Welcome
- Agenda of the Week
- Keynote: Introduction to LifeTime Brands
- Q&A with LifeTime Brands
- Introduction to Agile Methods an Trello Boards (Carolina Bensch and Madeleine Winkler – Hochschule Fresenius)
- Group Work – Research
- Social Activity: Geoguesser
9am-12pm (NY) / 3-6pm (CGN):
- Agenda of the Day
- Workshop: Mastering Presentations as Virtual Teams (Amit Ray – Hochschule Fresenius)
- Group Work
- Social Activity: Game
9am-12pm (NY) / 3-6pm (CGN):
- Agenda of the Day
- Keynote: Social Media Marketing (Stephanie Berger – Adelphi University)
- Group Work
9am-12pm (NY) / 3-6pm (CGN):
- Q&A with LifeTime Brands
- Group Work
9am-1pm (NY) / 2-6pm (CGN):
- Trans-Atlantic Student Conference (TASC): Student groups present their final results in front of an external panel of judges of business experts from Germany and the US.
Organizing Committee

Madeleine Winkler Hochschule Fresenius
TAVEC Project Coordination

Carolina Bensch Hochschule Fresenius
TAVEC Project Coordination

Noreen Gillin Adelphi University
TAVEC Project Administration

Prof. Rakesh Gupta Adelphi University
Associate Professor

Raghida Abdallah Yassine, Ph.D. Adelphi University
Assistant Professor

Dr. Pamela Buckle, Ph.D. Adelphi University
Professor, Faculty Director

Prof. Dr. Barbara Lier Hochschule Fresenius
Associate Dean International Affairs, Head of International Business School (Cologne), Program Director

Amit Ray, M.Eng. Hochschule Fresenius
Program Director, Intercultural Academic Development
Spread the Word!
The TAVEC project is also present on many social media channels and we invite you to join our trans-atlantic exchange and discover more about the project and the people involved. We have prepared a quick overview with some additional information for our participants and audience.
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