02: The Role of a Modern State for the Economy and Society
Supported by Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
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in deutscher SpracheStructural, demographic and technological change combined with high debt and a lack of structural reforms require a review of the role of government. In a market economy, what should the role of a modern state be, what frameworks should it provide, and where should it avoid intervention?
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Erich FOGLAR
President, ÖGB - Austrian Trade Union Federation, Vienna
| 1979-1987 | Works Council |
| 1984-1987 | Training Official, Regional Management: Vienna - Southwest |
| 1985-1987 | Deputy Chair for Manual Workers, Works Council |
| 1987-1988 | Political Secretary, Metalworkers Union |
| 1988-1992 | Deputy General Secretary, Finance Department, Metalworkers Union |
| 1992-2006 | Secretary General, Metalworkers Union (since 2000: Trade Union for Metal and Textile Workers) |
| 2006 | Executive Secretary, responsible for finances, Austrian Trade Union Federation |
| 2006-2008 | Chairman, Trade Union for Metal, Textile and Food Workers |
| since 2007 | Member of Management, Austrian Trade Union Federation |
| 2008-2009 | Acting President, Austrian Trade Union Federation |
| since 2009 | Elected President, Austrian Trade Union Federation |
Dr. Clemens FUEST
President, Ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research; Director, CES - Center for Economic Studies and Professor of Economics, Chair for Economics and Public Finance, Faculty of Economics, University of Munich; President, CESifo GmbH
| 1991-1995 | Research Assistant, Chair of Economic Policy, University of Cologne |
| 1995-2001 | Senior Research Assistant, Chair of Public Economics, University of Munich |
| 2001 | Habilitation, Venia Legendi for Economics, University of Munich |
| 2001-2008 | Professor, Chair of Public Economics, University of Cologne |
| 2008-2013 | Professor of Business Taxation and Research Director, Centre for Business Taxation, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford |
| 2013-2016 | President and Chief Executive Officer, ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim; Professor of Economics, University of Mannheim |
| since 2016 | President, Ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research; Director, CES - Center for Economic Studies and Professor of Economics, Chair for Economics and Public Finance, Faculty of Economics, University of Munich; President, CESifo GmbH |
Dr. Christian KEUSCHNIGG
Director, WPZ - Economic Policy Center, and Professor for Public Economics, University of St.Gallen
| 1987 | Doktor rer.soc.oec. (Ph.D. in Economics), Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck |
| 1995 | Venia Docendi, Economic Policy and Public Finance, University of Vienna |
| 1997-2001 | Professor of Public Economics, University of Saarland; Director of European Institute, Economics, University of Saarland |
| since 2001 | Professor of Public Economics and Director of FGN-HSG, University of St. Gallen |
| 2012-2014 | Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, Vienna |
| since 2015 | Director, Wirtschaftspolitisches Zentrum, St. Gallen |
Dr. Christoph LEITL
President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna
| 1966 | Founding Chairman, European Youth |
| 1973 | Ph.D., Economic and Social Sciences, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| 1990-2000 | Member, Government of the Federal State of Upper Austria with portfolio for Economy, Finance and European Affairs |
| 1995-2000 | Member, Committee of the Regions (CoR), SME Division |
| 2001-2005 | President, Eurochambres (Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry) |
| 2005-2009 | President, European SME Union |
| since 2006 | Honorary President, Eurochambres |
| Chairman, Global Chamber Platform | |
| Academic Posts | |
| Visiting Professor at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (International Trade Department) | |
| Guest Lectures | |
| Princeton University | |
| Fudan University, Shanghai | |
| University of Cape Town | |
| T.C. Istanbul Commerce University and Marmara University | |
| MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Harvard University |
Dr. Martina JELINEK-SALOMON
Editor-in-Chief, KURIER, Vienna
| 1984 | Promotion Dr. phil., Universität Salzburg |
| 1983-1988 | Innenpolitik-Redakteurin, Wiener Redaktion, Tiroler Tageszeitung, Wien |
| 1989-2004 | Innenpolitik-Redakteurin, DER STANDARD, Wien |
| 2004-2010 | Ressortleiterin Innenpolitik, Die Presse, Wien |
| 2010-2018 | Stellvertredende Chefredakteurin, KURIER, Wien |
| seit 2019 | Chefredakteurin, KURIER, Wien |
