Conference Day 1 | 26. September 2022
16.00 Uhr
Opening and welcome of the participants
Gerald Braunberger, Publisher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Jörg Rocholl, President, ESMT Berlin
16.25 Uhr
Opening keynote
Solidarity, the ability to act and a policy of quick decisions – that is the future for Europe!
Dr. Anton Hofreiter, Chairman of the Committee on European Union Affairs, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, MdB
17.10 Uhr
The interactive digital panel
Europe 4.0 – What about the digital future of Europe?
- Which technologies are the gateway to the new, truly digital decade?
- Which developments are key to a sustainable European economy?
- Which requirements for the European legislator to increase European competitiveness need to be proclaimed?
- How can digital infrastructures be protected from manipulation and attack?
Kimon Zorbas, Head of Public Affairs, DATEV eG
- What now? Requirements for the European legislator to increase German and European competitiveness
Stefan Gross-Selbeck, Global Managing Partner BCG Digital Ventures
- The digital 20s – which technologies point the way to a sustainable and digital Europe? Which digital business models are key to a sustainable European economy?
Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Director, Digital Society Institute, ESMT Berlin
Moderation: Alexander Armbruster, Head of Department, Economy Online / Digitec, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
18.10 Uhr
Break
18.40 Uhr
F.A.Z. Editor’s Interview
What lies ahead for the European economic area?
- Winter is coming – is there enough energy in the EU?
- Corona bottlenecks and consequences of the Ukraine war – are there any ways out of this double burden for the economy?
- What political support does the European economy need now?
Siegfried Russwurm, President, Federation of German Industries (BDI).
Interviewer: Gerald Braunberger, Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
19.15 Uhr
Closing keynote of the first day followed by an opportunity for questions
Christian Lindner, Federal Ministry of Finance, MdB
19.45 Uhr
End of the first day followed by networking
Expand your network and meet long-standing partners over a good drop of wine and culinary delights in the historic setting of ESMT Berlin.
Conference Day 2 | 27. September 2022
9.05 a.m.
Introductory
The EU as a guarantor of prosperity and guarantor of an ecological, viable and sustainable European economy
Günther H. Oettinger, President, United Europe e.V.
9.20 a.m.
Live from Moscow:
Excursus – Life in Putin’s Russia
Friedrich Schmidt, Moscow-Correspondent, FAZ
10.00 a.m.
F.A.Z. Economist Interview
Daniel Gros, Director of the Brussels Think Tanks „Centre for European Policy Studies“ (CEPS)
Prof. Dr. B. Jacobs, Professor of Public Economics, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
Interviewer: Gerald Braunberger, Publisher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
10.30 a.m.
Keynote – Artificial Intelligence
How can Europe catch up with China and the US
Europe is at a crossroads. If we miss the opportunity to digitize our industry with the help of artificial intelligence, it will have serious consequences for the long-term competitiveness of the continent. But it’s not too late to catch up.
Michael Brigl, Head of BCG Germany, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Hungary
11.00 a.m.
Coffee Break
11.45 a.m.
Interactive Mobility Panel
Innovation and climate protection – Europe’s opportunities in an era of climate protection and energy shortages
- How important is environmental protection in the corporate strategy?
- How can Europe step up its efforts and accelerate the transition to climate neutrality?
- How should the European mobility strategy be designed and implemented in order to be able to compete internationally?
Mars Geuze, Chief Commercial Officer, Hardt Hyperloop
Dr. Stephan Peters, Member of the Management Board of Rhenus SE & Co. KG
Maria Röttger, CEO & President, Michelin Europe North
Moderation: Johannes Pennekamp, Head of Department, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
12.30 p.m.
Interview
Energy supply 2030 – how the EU can secure energy supply economically and ecologically in the future
Kerstin Andreae, Chairwoman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Committee of the BDEW
Moderation: Johannes Pennekamp, Head of Department, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
1.00 p.m.
Politics Talk
The European economic policy panel of the F.A.Z. editorial team
- Ukraine War, Corona Pandemic, Inflation and Energy Crisis – Can Europe Cope with the Unprecedented Global Challenges?
- Can we fight energy dependency, ensure a smoothly functioning internal market and implement the digital and green transformation in Europe?
- Is there a real turning point in a common European economic policy?
Gonzalo García de Andrés, Secretary of State for Economy and Support to Businesses, Spain
Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investments, Greece
Prof. Dr. Justus Haucap, Director of the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics
S.E. Ramūnas Misiulis, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania
Klaus Regling, Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (EMS)
Moderation: Heike Göbel, Head of the Economic Policy Department, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
2.00 p.m.
Concluding addresses followed by lunch
3.15 p.m.
End of event