14TH MUNICH ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Competitiveness and Innovation - The Quest for Best
21 May - 22 May 2015
To stay ahead, Europe needs to be nimbler and innovative: relying on the way that first made it prosperous will not be enough. Its companies must crank up product and process innovation, its member countries must provide infrastructure and governance to allow individuals and companies to unfold their talents, and its societies must develop entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges.
Can Europe regain its zest? The 14th Munich Economic Summit has taken an in-depth look into these issues and examined avenues for fostering both productive and social innovation.
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 21 May 2015
12.00 pm
Luncheon
by Invitation of theCity of Munich, Atrium
Welcome Address
Dieter Reiter
Lord Mayor of the City of Munich
1.30 pm
Opening of the Conference
Welcome
Michael Schaefer
Ambassador (ret.); Chairman of the Board of Directors, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Berlin and Munich
Introduction
Hans-Werner Sinn
Professor of Economics and Public Finance, University of Munich; President, Ifo Institute, Munich
Keynote Addresses
Valdis Dombrovskis
Vice-President, Euro and Social Dialogue, EU Commission, Brussels
Manuel Valls
Prime Minister, French Republic
Discussion
Coffee break
3.30 pm
Panel 1
EU Competitiveness
What Has Gone Right, What Has Gone Wrong
In the run-up to the euro crisis, some EU countries became highly competitive, such as Germany, while others became woefully uncompetitive, such as those most deeply affected by the crisis itself. What is behind this divergence? What must be done to restore the balance? Why did Ireland and the Baltics pull it off, while others are still in the doldrums? What should the EU’s strategy be?
Chairman
Paul Wallace
European Economics Editor, The Economist, London
Introduction
Daniel Gros
Director, Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Speakers
Martina Dalic
Vice President of the Budgetary and Finance Committee, Croatian Parliament
Thomas Rodermann
CEO, UBS Germany, Frankfurt
Discussion
7.00 PM
Reception and Dinner
at the Munich Residence
by Invitation of the Bavarian Minister-President, Vierschimmelsaal
7.30 AM
BMW Foundation Responsible
Leaders Awards Ceremony 2014
by Invitation of the Bavarian Minister-President, Vierschimmelsaal
Presentation Speech
Andy Goldstein
Executive Director, LMU Entrepreneurship Center; Board Member, Social Entrepreneurship Akademie, Munich
8.00 pm
Gala Dinner
Kaisersaal
Welcome
Ilse Aigner
Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology; Deputy Minister-President of Bavaria
PROGRAMME
Friday, 22 May 2015
9.00 pm
Panel 2
EU and the World
Out-Innovating the Competition
Innovations have a way of spreading around, becoming quickly part of the mainstream. So, one may never let up: the pace of innovation must be relentless. How can we nurture the innovation culture in business and society? What institutional underpinnings are sine qua non?
Keynote Address
Günther H. Oettinger
Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, EU Commission, Brussels
Chairman
Quentin Peel
Contributing Editor, Financial Times, London
Introduction
Hermann Simon
Chairman, Simon-Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants, Bonn
Speakers
Jan Mládek
Minister of Trade and Industry, Czech Republic
Ken Hu
Deputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating CEO, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Shenzhen
Sami Mahroum
Academic and Executive Director, INSEAD Innovation and Policy Initiative, Abu Dhabi
Hans J. Langer
CEO and Founder, EOS Group, Munich
Discussion
Coffee break
11.00 PM
Panel 3
Economy and Civil Society
How innovation drives change
Ideally, the main actors in competitiveness and innovation – economy, the state, society and individuals – should cross-pollinate. What is the proper role for the state in this regard: catalyst, facilitator, regulator, or should it simply step aside and let those who can, do? Should companies participate in shaping social changes, rather than merely reacting to them? What is their share in developing entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges? On the other hand, what can civil society contribute and how can it drive change in the corporate world, society and state?
Chair
Katinka Barysch
Director of Political Relations, Allianz SE, Munich
Introduction
Dietmar Harhoff
Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich
Speakers
Charles-Edouard Bouée
CEO, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Shanghai, Munich and Paris
Bill McDermott
CEO, SAP SE, Waldorf
Arko van Brakel
CEO and Chairman, deBaak, Noordwijk
Hedda Pahlson-Moller
Founder and CEO, Omnisource International (OMSINT/TIIME), Luxembourg
The available speeches of the Munich Economic Summit 2015 can be downloaded here. However, please keep in mind that the valid word is the spoken word.
Valdis Dombrovskis
Daniel Gros
Dietmar Harhoff
Jan Mládek
Dieter Reiter
Thomas Rodermann
Hermann Simon
Manuel Valls
MES 2015 Video
Photo Gallery
List of Participants
Aigner, Ilse
Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology; Deputy Minister-President of Bavaria
Albrecht, Hellmut K.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Hugo Boss AG, Munich
Alsaleh, Tarek
Bidna Capoeira, Founder, London
Ammerlahn, Nicole
Associate Partner (Family Office), Peters, Schönberger & Partner mdB, Munich
Anton-Grönemeyer, Beatrix
Managing Director, Allianz Global Investors, Frankfurt/Main
Arend, Claude
Senior Client Relationship Manager, Compagnie de Banque Privée, Luxembourg
Augustin, Stephan
Project Manager, Innovation Projects EMobility, BMW Group, Munich
von Au, Günter
Vice Chairman of the Board, Clariant AG, Munich
Barbosa, Eva-Maria
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Munich
Barysch, Katinka
Director of Political Relations, Allianz SE, Munich
Bastiani, Adriano
Head of Casualty Facultative, Munich RE, Munich
Beauvillard, Alain
Administrator, European Patent Office, Munich
Beckmann, Oliver
Head of Qualification, Social Entrepreneurship Academie, Munich
Behr, Wolfgang
Managing Director and Founder, Aventin Film Production, Munich
Belabassi, Yamina
Head of Technology Transfer Office, Institut Telecom - Télécom ParisTech, Paris
Berger, Roland
Honorary Chairman, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Munich
Bieberbach, Florian
Chief Executive Officer, Stadtwerke München, Munich
Blumkin, Tomer
Professor of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Bohnen, Johannes
Partner, Bohnen Kallmorgen & Partner; Founder and Member of the Executive Board, Atlantic Initiative e.V., Berlin
Borggreve, Hendrik
Member of the Supervisory Board, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Frankfurt/Main
Bortenlänger, Christine
Chief Executive Officer, Deutsches Aktieninstitut, Frankfurt/Main
Bouée, Charles-Edouard
Chief Executive Officer, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Shanghai, Munich and Paris
van Brakel, Arko
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, deBaak, Noordwijk
Brosius, Barbara
Vice Chairman, UBS Germany, Frankfurt/Main
Brunet, Jean-Claude
Consul General, Consulate General of France, Munich
von Büdingen, Georg
Director, European Patent Office, Munich
Ceyssens, Jan
Member of Cabinet, European Commission, Brussels
Chan, Roy
Office Managing Partner, DLA Piper, Shanghai
Chapalapalli, Sapthagiri
Director Central Europe, Tata Consultancy Services Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt/Main
Chrobog, Jürgen
State Secretary (ret.); Chairman, Foxhall Group, Berlin
Comberg, Ellen
Chairwoman of the Advisory Board, Global Female Leaders Summit, Frankfurt/Main
Coupek, Milan
Consul General, Consulate General of the Czech Republic, Munich
Dalic, Martina
Vice President of the Budgetary and Finance Committee, Croatian Parliament, Zagreb
Dieter, Heribert
Senior Fellow, Research Unit Global Issues, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin
van Dijk, Theon
Chief Economist, European Patent Office, Munich
Dombrovskis, Valdis
Vice-President, Euro & Social Dialogue, EU Commission, Brussels
Domnik, Dominik B.
Head of Business Development, Social Entrepreneurship Academy, Munich
Dornak, Jiri
Deputy Department Director, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic, Prague
Doucet, Louis
Political Chancellery, Consulate General of France, Munich
Drews, Manuela
Managing Director, pro.mara consulting, Hamburg
von Ehrlich, Maximilian
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bern
Ehweiner, Günter
Head of Family Office, Roland Berger Family Office, Munich
Erlen, Hubertus
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Robert-Koch-Foundation; Former Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board, Bayer Pharma AG, Berlin
Fabricius, Michael
Founder and Managing Director, Fabricius Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, Frankfurt/Main
Fargel, Yasmin
Professor of Human Resource Management and Organization, Technical University Nuremberg; Member of the Advisory Board, Semikron International GmbH, Nuremberg
Felbermayr, Gabriel J.
Professor, University of Munich; Director, Ifo Center for International Economics, Munich
Fidrmuc, Jarko
Professor, Zeppelin Chair for International Economics Theory and Policy, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen
Flossmann, Uwe
First Vice President, Bayern LB, Munich
Friedrich, Ingo
President, European Economic Senate, Munich; Former Vice President, European Parliament, Brussels
Gebhardt, Christiane
Vicepresident, Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen AG, St. Gallen
George, Alexander
Director, Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA, Munich
Glencorse, Blair
Founder and Executive Director, Accountability Lab, Washington, DC
Goldstein, Andy
Executive Director, LMU Entrepreneurship Center; Board Member, Social Entrepreneurship Academie, Munich
Grossmann, Volker
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Fribourg
Gros, Daniel
Director, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Harhoff, Dietmar
Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich
Harks, Enno
Deputy Director External Affairs Germany, BP Europa SE, Berlin
Hashimoto, Takuma
Senior Economist, Mitsui and Co. Benelux, Brussels
Heilmann, Dirk Hinrich
Managing Partner, Handelsblatt Research Institute, Düsseldorf
Heinzel, Claudia
Managing Director, Claudia Heinzel Consulting, Weihmichl
Heinze, Christine
Vice President and Senior Regional Manager Asia, BayernLB, Munich
Heise, Michael
Chief Economist, Allianz SE, Munich
Heker, Anja
Owner, Anja Heker - Event Management & Consulting, Munich
Hellström, Mats
Former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden; Former Governor, County of Stockholm
Hesse, Dominik
Managing Partner, Cannonball Capital GmbH, Munich
Hieber, Otto
Assessor jur., Munich
Hofmann, Jürgen
Secretary General, Wirtschaftsbeirat der Union e.V., Munich
Huber-Strasser, Angelika
Managing Partner, KPMG, Munich
Hueck, Thomas
Chief Economist, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
Hüfner, Martin W.
Chief Economist, Assenagon GmbH, Munich
Hu, Ken
Deputy Chairman of the Board, Rotating CEO, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Shenzhen
Irmen, Andreas
Professor of Macroeconomics and Applied Microeconomics, University of Luxembourg
Irwin, Fred B.
Honorary President, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, Frankfurt/Main
Ivancic, Ivo
Director of the Board Office, VERN’ University of Applied Sciences, Zagreb
Janas, Christian
Head Munich Branch, UBS Germany AG, Munich
Jungen, Peter
Chairman, Peter Jungen Holding GmbH, Cologne; Governing Board Member, Institute for New Economic Thinking, New York; Chairman, Project Syndicate, New York
Kallmorgen, Jan-Friedrich
Founder and Partner, Bohnen Kallmorgen and Partner; Founder and Member of the Executive Board, Atlantic Initiative e.V., Berlin
Kaps, Carola
Head of Press and Public Relations, Aktivsenioren Bayern e.V., Munich
Kaps, Franz H.
Chairman, Partnership for Transparency Fund e.V., Washington DC; Former Senior Partnership Advisor, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank, Munich
Karbjinski, Ulrike
Digital Transformation Unit, E.ON SE, Berlin
Karboul, Amel
Founder and President, Change, Leadership & Partners, London
Kaspar, Martin G.
Head of Business Development, Fränkische Industrial Pipes, Würzburg
Kasper-Claridge, Manuela
Head of Business and Science Department, Deutsche Welle, Berlin
Keitel, Stefan
Chief Investment Officer, Berenberg, Frankfurt/Main
Kerber, Daniel
Founder, morethanshelters GmbH, Hamburg
Kilian, Axel
Head UHNW Germany & Austria, UBS Germany, Frankfurt/Main
Klaiber, Christian-Titus
General Director, Louis Leitz GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart
Kocenda, Evzen
Professor of Economics, Center for EconomicResearch and Graduate Education, Charles University, Prague
Koers, Martin
Head of Economic and Climate Protection Policy, German Association of the Automotive Industry, Berlin
Kornblum, John C.
Chairman, Lazard & Co. GmbH, Berlin
Kortüm, Franz-Josef
Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Webasto SE, Stockdorf
Köthenbürger, Marko
Head of Public Economics Group, KOF, ETH Zurich
Kozikowski, Michael
Co-Founder, fiduCon Consulting and Coaching, Munich
Kraemer, Marita
Member of the Executive Board, Zurich Group Germany, Frankfurt/Main
Krass, Volker
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Krass Capital Group AG, Gräfelfing
Kremer, Gerd
Managing Partner, GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH, Munich
Krocke, Ingo
Chief Executive Officer, AUCTUS Capital Partners AG, Munich
Krumbach, Horst
Founder and Chairman, Generationsbrücke Deutschland, Aachen
Kübel, Moritz
Chief Executive Officer, PERPETUAL Management GmbH, Munich
Kuhnert, Felix C.
Partner, Automotive Industry Leader Germanyand Europe, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Stuttgart
Laarmann, Martin
Chief Executive Officer, Make Germany GmbH / Make, Munich
Lady Judge, Barbara
Chairman, UK Pension Protection Fund, London
Langer, Hans J.
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, EOS GmbH, Munich
Lauk, Kurt J.
President, Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V., Berlin
Leeb, Thomas
Head of Munich Office and Senior Manager, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Munich
Legrand, Jean-Christophe
Patent Examiner and Project Manager, European Patent Office, Munich
Leiter, Josef
Managing Director, Pratus Eins GmbH, Grünwald
Leiter, Stefanie
Managing Director, Pratus Eins GmbH, Grünwald
Lessmann, Christian
Professor of Economics, Institute of Economics, Technische Universität Braunschweig
Leuchtenberger, Rolf
Member of the Supervisory Board, European Economic Forum (EWiF), Hamburg
Liebfried, Rolf
Director, Management & Administration and Corporate Development, ADCURAM Group AG, Munich
Li, Lina
Consultant, ECOFYS Germany, Cologne
Lipowsky, Ursula
Managing Director, CEO Office, Swiss Re, Munich
Mahroum, Sami
Academic and Executive Director, INSEAD Innovation and Policy Initiative, Abu Dhabi
Maihöfer, Rolf D.
Owner, MaihoeferConsulting, Frankfurt/Main
Mair, Stefan
Member of the Executive Board, Federation of German Industries (BDI), Berlin
Martinsohn, Udo
Former Member of the Board, Swiss Re Europe Holdings SA, Unterföhring
Martin, Johannes Peter
Chief Executive Officer, Kaut-Bullinger & Co. GmbH & Co KG, Taufkirchen
Martin, Maximilian
Founder and Managing Director, Impact Economy SA, Geneva
Martin, Peter
Director, The European Commission Representation, Munich
McDermott, Bill
Chief Executive Officer, SAP, SE, Walldorf
Mellinghoff, Michael C.
Managing Director, Sharewise GmbH, Frankfurt/Main
Meyer, Michael
Executive Director, Meyer & Meyer Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück
Michels, Jürgen
Chief Economist and Head of Research, BayernLB, Munich
Milberg, Joachim
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, BMW AG, Munich; Member of the Board of Trustees, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Berlin and Munich
Mládek, Jan
Minister of Trade and Industry, Czech Republic, Prague
Moeller, William E.
Consul General, Consulate General of the United States of America, Munich
Mosdorf, Siegmar
CNC Communications & Network Consulting AG, Partner, Berlin
Muendler, Marc-Andreas
Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego
Müller, Eva
Editor, Manager Magazin, Munich
Müller, Irene
Managing Director; Member of Executive Board; Market Head Germany Domestic, UBS Deutschland AG, Frankfurt/Main
Müller, Kay
Chief Financial Officer, Allianz Real Estate GmbH, Munich
Naef, André
Head Germany Onshore, Coutts & Co AG, Zurich
Nagel, Jens
Managing Director Foreign Trade, Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade andServices, Berlin
Negel, Michael
Chief Executive Officer, HPI AG, Munich
Netter, Martin
Associate Partner Family Office, Peters, Schönberger & Partner mbB, Munich
Northoff, Thomas
Managing Partner Deloitte Legal GmbH, Deloitte & Touche GmbH, Munich
von Oetinger, Bolko
President Board of Trustees, Eberhard von Kuenheim Foundation, Munich
Oettinger, Günther H.
Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society, European Commission, Brussels
Ogorkiewicz, Anya
Managing Director, The Keryx Group, Warsaw
Pahlson-Moller, Hedda
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Omnisource International (OMSINT/TIIME), Luxembourg
Pearson, Clare
Manager, DLA Piper UK LLP, Beijing
Peel, Quentin
Contributing Editor, Financial Times, London
Potrafke, Niklas
Professor, University of Munich; Director, Ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy, Munich
Potrafki, Birgit
Vice President, Bosch GmbH, Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe
Poutvaara, Panu
Professor, University of Munich; Director, Ifo Center for International Institutional Comparisons and Migration Research, Munich
Prusina, Srecko
Chairman of the Board, Croatian Statehood Foundation, Zagreb
Purainer, Harald
Chief Financial Officer, Schattdecor AG, Thansau
Radeke-Pietsch, Ursula
Head of Global Capital Markets, Siemens AG, Munich
Radulescu, Doina Maria
Member of the Board of Directors, Center of Competence for Public Management, Bern
Raettig, Lutz
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt/Main
Rahman, Eirliani Abdul
Diplomat, Singapore Foreign Service
Rall, Wilhelm
Chairman Board of Trustees, University of Tuebingen
Rathgen, Matthias
Chief Information Officer, Lotus AG, Grünwald
Rault, Christophe
Professor of Economics, Université d’Orléans
Rebollar, Fernando
Embassy of Spain, Berlin
Reich, Hans Werner
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Citigroup Global Markets Deutschland AG & Co. KGaA, Frankfurt/Main
Reisach, Ulrike
Professor for Business Administration, Management and International Corporate Communications, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm
Reiter, Dieter
Lord Mayor, City of Munich
Richter, Frank-Jürgen
Chairman, Horasis: The Global Visions Community, Zurich
Robion, Pierre
Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of France, Munich
Rodermann, Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, UBS Germany, F rankfurt/Main
Roesing, Dirk
Managing Director, Scopus Capital GmbH, Munich
Saavedra, Julio
Member of the Executive Board, CESifo GmbH, Munich
Schachtner, Johann
Head of Department for International EconomicRelations and Industry, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, Munich
Schaefer, Michael
Ambassador (ret.); Chairman of the Board of Directors, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Berlin and Munich
Schenk, Dieter
Partner, Lawyer, Accountant, Noerr LLP, Munich
Schleicher, Hans
Executive Vice President, LfA Förderbank Bayern, Munich
Schmidt-Jortzig, Edzard A.
Attorney-at-law and Founding Partner, Schmidt- Jortzig Petersen Penzlin, Hamburg
Schnappauf, Werner
Former Bavarian State Minister of theEnvironment and Consumer Protection; Senior Advisor, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Berlin
Schneider, Michael
Former Chairman of the Management Board, BayernLB, Germering
von Schoeler, Jennifer
Lawyer, Sonntag & Partner, Munich
Schreckenberg, Stephan
Head Risk Research Relations, Swiss Re, Zurich
Schuermann, Franz-Josef
Country Head Germany, Infosys Limited, Frankfurt/Main
Schü, Joachim
Managing Partner, Consileon Business Consultancy GmbH, Karlsruhe
Schwannecke, Holger
General Secretary, Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks e.V., Berlin
Seeger-Regling, Sabine
EU Correspondent, VDI Nachrichten, Brussels
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