Members of Parliament: Christian Flisek, Matthias Ilgen, Dieter Janecek, Lars Klingbeil, Stephan Mayer, Özcan Mutlu, Dr. Tim Ostermann, Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer, Dr. Jens Zimmermann
Industry Leaders: Dr. Nikolaus Lindner, eBay Inc. Government Relations; Dr. Gunnar Bender, Facebook Germany; Mike Cosse, SAP; Dr. Matthias Sachs, Microsoft; Benjamin Brake, IBM; Ansgar Baums, HP; Andreas Povel, AmCham Germany; Sven Harraß, AmCham Germany; Bernhard Abels, Deputy Consul General, German Consulate, San Francisco

eBay Inc. recently hosted a delegation of German Members of Parliament (MoP) and industry leaders organized by the American Chamber of Commerce - Germany, at our North San Jose campus.  The group met with senior eBay Inc. leadership to learn more about eBay Inc.'s business model and discuss issues that are critically important to the future of global commerce: trade, data protection, financial regulation and disruptive innovation.  The MoPs also got a firsthand look at how eBay Inc. is enabling new mobile and local experiences for connected consumers and retailers through a tour of eBay's popular Innovation Showcase.

Serving tens of millions of active users on both the eBay Marketplaces and PayPal platforms, Germany has a strong partner in eBay Inc.  With the German government's commitment to promote a digital agenda, the country is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities in omni-channel retailing and help lead the global commerce revolution.