The future of the market economy: Political perspectives
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in deutscher SpracheWhat does the future of the most successful economic model hold in store for Europe? What does an ideal political framework look like in which the market economy can thrive? What are the challenges to be overcome by politicians and members of the business community to ensure corporate success and a maximum amount of freedom, solidarity, and prosperity for individual citizens?
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Mag. Markus BEYRER
Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE, Brussels
| Markus J. Beyrer has been Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE since late 2012. Prior to this he held the positions of CEO of the Austrian Industry Holding ÖIAG, Director General of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) and Director for Economic Affairs of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. | |
| Before this Mr Beyrer served as Chief Economic Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel. | |
| In addition to his executive positions, Mr Beyrer held a number of non-executive board functions in various Austrian industrial companies and was a member of the non-executive board of the Austrian Central Bank. | |
| Mr Beyrer read Law and Commercial Sciences in Vienna, graduating in law at the University of Vienna. Later he completed postgraduate studies in European Law at the Danube University in Krems (Austria) and the Stanford Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. |
Dr. Bernhard FELDERER
President, Government Debt Committee; Former Director, IHS - Institute of Advanced Studies, Vienna
| 1959-1964 | Studies, Law and Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1964-1966 | Studies, Economics, Faculté de Droit et Sciences Economiques, University of Paris |
| 1964 | Doctoral degree, Vienna |
| 1973 | Habilitation, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 1966-1967 | Research Assistant of Prof. Fritz Machlup, Princeton University, New York, USA |
| 1967-1968 | Visiting Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA |
| 1968-1974 | Assistant Professor, University of Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 1974-1990 | Professor of Economics, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 1977 | 6-month appointment of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, consulting and teaching, mainly in Novosibirsk and Moscow |
| 1987-1990 | Director, Economic Seminar, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 1991-1995 | Professor of Economics, University of Bochum, Germany |
| Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Cologne, Germany | |
| 1991-2012 | Director, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| since 2006 | Chairman, Austrian Government Debt Committee |
| Chairman, Austrian Government Debt Committee |
Erich FOGLAR
President, ÖGB - Austrian Trade Union Federation, Vienna
| 1979-1987 | Betriebsrat (von 1982-1987 freigestellt) |
| 1985-1987 | Stv. Vorsitzender des Arbeiterbetriebsrates |
| 1984-1987 | Bildungsreferent der Bezirksleitung Wien-Südwest der Gewerkschaft Metall-Bergbau-Energie (GMBE) |
| 1987-1988 | Sekretär der GMBE |
| 1988-1992 | Stv. Zentralsekretär der GMBE, Finanzreferat |
| 1992-2006 | Zentralsekretär der GMBE |
| seit 2000 | Gewerkschaft Metall-Textil (GMT) |
| 2006 | Leitender Sekretär des ÖGB für Finanzen |
| 2006-2008 | Vorsitzender der Gewerkschaft Metall-Textil-Nahrung (GMTN) |
| seit 2007 | Mitglied im Vorstand, ÖGB |
| 2008-2009 | Geschäftsführender Präsident, ÖGB |
| seit 2009 Gewählter Präsident, ÖGB |
Dr. Alfred GUSENBAUER
Former Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
| Studium der Politikwissenschaft, der Philosophie und der Rechtswissenschaft, Universität Wien | |
| 1987 | Promotion Dr. phil. |
| 1981-1990 | Angestellter der SPÖ |
| 1984 | ,1990 Bundesvorsitzender der Sozialistischen Jugend (SJ) |
| 1985-1989 | Vizepräsident der Sozialistischen Jugendinternationale (IUSY) |
| 1989 | Vizepräsident der Sozialistischen Internationale (SI) |
| 1990-1999 | Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Niederösterreich |
| seit 1990 | Bezirksvorsitzender der SPÖ Melk |
| seit 1991 | Stadtparteivorsitzender der SPÖ Ybbs an der Donau, Mitglied des Landesparteipräsidiums der SPÖ NÖ, Mitglied der österreichischen Delegation zur Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates |
| 1991-1993 | Mitglied des Bundesrates |
| seit 1993 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat |
| 1995-1998 | Vorsitzender des Sozialausschusses der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates |
| 1999-2000 | Landesgeschäftsführer der SPÖ Niederösterreich |
| 2000 | Bundesparteivorsitz SPÖ |
| SPÖ-Bundesgeschäftsführer | |
| seit 2000 | SPÖ-Klubobmann, Bundesparteivorsitzender der SPÖ |
| 2007-2008 | Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich |
Mag. Heinz ZOUREK
Former Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels
| Studied Economics, University of Vienna | |
| Started his professional life in the Chamber of Labour in Vienna, where he became Director of the department for External Trade and European Integration | |
| 1990-1993 | Director, Economic Policy Department, Confederation of Austrian Trade Unions, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Member of the College, EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 1995-2001 | Deputy Director General, Directorate General for the Internal Market, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2001-2005 | Deputy Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2012 | Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2012-2016 | Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels |
| since 2016 | Retired, Special Advisor for Commissioner Moscovici |
Michael FLEISCHHACKER
Editor in Chief and Managing Director, NZZ Austria; Mentor, Alpbach Media Academy; Vienna
| ab 1988 | Studien der Theologie, Germanistik und Klassischen Philologie an der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (nicht abgeschlossen) |
| 1991-1994 | Außenpolitik-Redakteur, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1994 | Redakteur in der Chefredaktion, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1995-1997 | Chef vom Dienst, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1998-1999 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 2000-2001 | Chef vom Dienst, "Standard" |
| 2002-2004 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Die Presse" |
| 2004-2012 | Chefredakteur, "Die Presse" |
| 2013 | /14 Leiter, Media Academy, Europäisches Forum Alpbach |
| seit 2015 | Chefredakteur, "nzz.at" |
