About the Munich Economic Summit

	The Munich Economic Summit is an initiative aimed at bringing together academic scholars and decision-makers in politics, industry and finance to discuss vital European issues. The Summit convenes anually and involves only a limited number of invited participants to allow for a private atmosphere. The first Summit in 2002 focused on "Europe after Enlargement". The second Summit drew attention to the challenges Europe faces in the world economy. The economic challenges implicit in the drafting of the European Constitution are central to the third Munich Economic Summit. See a short video introduction
	The Munich Economic Summit is organised by
	A joint initiative of the Center of Economic Studies and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, CESifo is the international platform that brings the output of these two research powerhouses to an international audience.

	The BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt seeks to foster national and international dialogue between business, politics and society, and to promote a mutual understanding of these areas. This thinking underscores the Foundation's sponsoring of this Summit.

	Patron Edmund Stoiber Minister President, Bavaria

	Executive Committee CESifo Poschingerstr. 5 81679 Munich Phone +49 89 9224 1410 / 1425 Fax +49 89 9224 1409 office@cesifo.de BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt Hanauer Strasse 46 80788 Munich Phone +49 89 382 11630 Fax +49 89 382 11636 bmwstiftung.hq@bmw.de