Industry Panel
This year, the German Technology Day features a panel discussion with important actors within industry and governance. This exclusive panel aims to provide insights related to current industry challenges and opportunities for collaboration between Canadian and German manufacturing.
Yvonne
Denz
Moderator
Canadian Germany Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Carol
McGlogan
Panelist
Electro-Federation Canada
Anne Wagner Mitchell
Panelist
Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto
Matthias Lüttenberg
Panelist
Federal Republic of Germany Ambassy in Canada
Yvonne Denz is the President and CEO of the Canadian Germany Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc. (CGCIC) since 2020. Her career with the chamber started as early as 2008 as Department Manager for Memberships and Projects. This role allowed her to focus on customer relations, create industry reports and advise for market entry. After several years, she became Vice President, followed by the position of Senior Vice President. In these functions, Yvonne developed a comprehensive service portfolio, consulted members and clients on the Canadian economy and established a Canadian German Competence Centre for Mining and Mineral Resources. In her current role as President and CEO she coordinated the design and implementation of new strategy with the board and positioned the chamber as the voice and face of Germany Canadian trade.
Yvonne studied economics in Marburg, Fribourg (Switzerland), and Berlin. She has extensive hands-on professional experience in international markets and a strong background in foreign trade promotion. During her career in Canada, she has developed a deep understanding of the Canadian economy and of German Canadian trade relations. She reports on emerging trends and topics which are relevant to industry in both countries and advises German businesses that are currently operating, or wish to start, in Canada.
The Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce is a not-for-profit organization that has been supporting German and Canadian companies in international trade for over 50 years. As a member of the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad, CGCIC is recognized by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, acting as the official representative of German trade and industry in Canada. It is the primary contact for Canadian and German companies wishing to do business in each other’s countries. CGCIC provides services – such as consulting, office solutions, and support in initiating business – as well as networking and education to help businesses thrive.
Carol McGlogan is the President and CEO of Electro-Federation Canada. Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is a national, not-for-profit association representing the dynamic electrical and automation industries, contributing to Canada’s net zero future, intelligent buildings, smart infrastructure, and Industry 4.0. EFC’s 260 member companies consist of manufacturers, distributors, manufacturer’s representatives and field service organizations. EFC members’ activities create over $15B in output for the Canadian economy and support over 100,000 jobs across the country.
Carol joined EFC in April 2017. Prior to this role, Carol spent much of her career in the lighting industry with Philips and Canlyte and had executive responsibilities in marketing, sales and channel management. During Carol’s time in the lighting industry, she spent several years volunteering with EFC as Chair of the Supply & Distribution Council in 2002 and Chairman of the Board in 2006. As President & CEO of EFC, Carol guides the association’s overall strategic vision while overseeing the development of programs and services that help member companies compete, lead and grow.
Carol graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario with a Bachelor of Business Admin degree. She is married with four children and lives in Oakville, Ontario.
Anne Wagner-Mitchell assumed the role of Consul General at the Consulate General of Germany in Toronto in July 2025.
She previously served as Germany’s Ambassador to Zambia from 2020 to 2025. Prior international postings include assignments at the German Embassy in Accra, Ghana, the German Representative Office in Ramallah, and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the OSCE in Vienna.
Within Germany, Anne Wagner-Mitchell has held significant leadership positions at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, including Head of Division and Deputy Head of Division.
She holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Münster. Her extensive legal education also includes a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Exeter and a Master in international law from Université Paris X.
Born in Leverkusen, Germany, Anne Wagner-Mitchell is married and has two children.
Matthias Lüttenberg has been the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Canada (Ottawa) together with his spouse Tjorven Bellmann since September 2024.
After completing his civilian non-military national service and studying law at the Universities of Passau and Aberystwyth (United Kingdom), he obtained an LL.M. eur. (European Business Law) from the University of Passau and passed the Second State Examination in Law in Munich in 2002.
He joined the Foreign Service in 2003. After his first assignments abroad in Pristina (Kosovo) and London, he worked in the Political Directorate-General of the Federal Foreign Office, the Political Section at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv and then again in the Political Directorate-General of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
In July 2014, he transferred to the Federal Chancellery, where he was responsible for bilateral relations with the countries of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia and the South Caucasus (with a focus on Ukraine and the Western Balkans) for seven years, being Head of Division since 2018.
In June 2021, he became Deputy Head of the Political Directorate-General of the Federal Foreign Office as Director for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
He is a recipient of the Order 3rd Class, of Ukraine, the Nazir Torekulov Medal of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Non-Article 5 NATO Medal.
He and his wife have three children.