12: International Trade – Past, Present, Future
Supported by Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
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Hauptschule
Breakout
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in englischer SpracheThe potential impacts of international trade come in for increasingly contentious coverage in the media. What do we actually know about international trade and its consequences? How does it affect our lives? What opportunities and dangers might arise from its further intensification?
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Mag. Jürgen ROTH
Vice-President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna
| 1992-1996 | International Business Adminsitration, University of West Floria and Alpe Adria University of Klagenfurt |
| 1996 | Internship, Bank Austria Creditanstalt, New York |
| since 1998 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Roth Heizöle GmbH |
| since 2005 | President, Styrian Trade Association for fuel and petroleum distributors |
| 2005-2015 | Member of the Economic Parliament, Styrian Economic Chamber |
| 2009-2011 | Member of the Executive Board, Styria regional health insurance fund |
| since 2010 | Member of the Executive Board, Erdöl-Lagergesellschaft m.b.H. |
| President, Austrian Trade Association for fuel and petroleum distributors | |
| Member of the European Conference of Fuel Distributors, Brussels | |
| 2011-2015 | Vice-President, Styrian Economic Chamber |
| since 2011 | Chairman of the Executive Board, Internationalization Center Styria |
| Member of the Executive Board, Club International | |
| since 2015 | Member of the Board of Directors, Austrian Verbund AG |
| Vice President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
Dr. Fabienne FORTANIER
Head of Trade Statistics, Statistics Directorate, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris
| 2001-2003 | Research Associate, RSM Erasmus University, Rotterdam |
| 2003-2007 | PhD, Facutly of Economics and Business Administration, University of Amsterdam |
| 2007-2011 | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Amsterdam |
| 2007-2012 | Senior Statistician and Project Manager, Trade and Globalization Statistics, Statistics Netherlands |
| 2012-2013 | Head of International Trade Research, ING Bank Economic Research, Amsterdam |
| since 2013 | Head of Trade Statistics, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris |
BA Susanne LINDBERG ELMGREN
Research Officer, International Department and Trade Policy Advisor to the President, Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Stockholm
| 1990-1991 | Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Uppsala |
| 1991-1994 | Economic Studies, University of Växjö (now Linnaeus University) |
| 1994-1995 | International Political Economy Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 1995-1997 | Secretary General, Socialdemocratic Students of Sweden |
| 1997-1998 | Socialdemocratic Group, European Parliament, Brussels |
| 1999-2001 | Department for Industrial Policy, Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Stockholm |
| 2002-2005 | Political Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Stockholm |
| 2006-2007 | Department for Industrial Policy, Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Stockholm |
| since 2008 | International Department, Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Stockholm |
Dr. Richard MÜNCH
Senior Professor, Social Theory and Comparative Macrosociology, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen; Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Bamberg
| 1965-1970 | Studies of Sociology, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Heidelberg |
| 1970-1974 | Assistant at Chair of Sociology, University of Augsburg |
| 1974-1976 | Professor of Sociology, University of Cologne |
| 1976-1995 | Professor of Social Science, University of Düsseldorf |
| 1985 | /1986 and |
| 1988 | /1989 Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1995-2013 | Professor of Sociology, University of Bamberg |
| since 2015 | Senior Professor of Social Theory and Comparative Macrosociology, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen |
Dr. Jacques PELKMANS
Senior Fellow, CEPS - Center of European Research Studies, Brussels; Professor, College of Europe, Bruges
| 1963-1969 | Studies in Economics, Tilburg University |
| 1969-1970 | Studies in International Relations, SAIS - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, |
| 1975 | Ph.D. in Economics, Tilburg University |
| 1979-1982 | Associate Professor of Economics, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole |
| 1982-1989 | Professor of Economics, European Institute for Public Adminstration, Maastricht |
| 1990-2000 | Senior Fellow, CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels |
| 1992-2001 | Full Professor of Economics, Maastricht University |
| since 1992 | Professor, College of Europe, Bruges |
| 1995 | /1996 Founding Director, EIAS - European Institute for Asian Studies, Brussels |
| 2001-2007 | EU Advisor and Member of the WRR - Scientific Council for Government Policy, The Hague |
| 2002-2013 | Jan Tinbergen Chair and Director Economic dept., College of Europe, Bruges |
| since 2009 | Senior Fellow, CEPS - Center of European Research Studies, Brussels |
| Consultant to the European Commission; 3 Committees European Parliament, OECD, WTO, World Bank, UNIDO and ASEAN |
Dr. Ralf KRONBERGER
Director, Department Finance and Trade Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna
| 1989-1996 | Studies, International Economic Sciences (Master), University of Innsbruck |
| 1992-1993 | Erasums-Exchange Programme, Universidad de Sevilla |
| 1993 | Traineeship, Austrian Delegation of Commerce, Caracas |
| 1993-1994 | Erasmus-Exchange Programme, Catholic University of Leuven |
| 1995-1997 | Studies, Political Sciences with Selected Courses, University of Innsbruck |
| 1996-2001 | Ph.D. Programme, Social and Economic Sciences, University of Innsbruck |
| 1996 | Internship, DG 1B External Relations, European Commission, Brussels |
| Research Stay (six months), Buenos Aires and Montevideo | |
| 1996-1997 | Internship, Inter-American Development Bank/INTAL, Buenos Aires |
| 1998-1999 | Project Management, Strategic Computer Application in the Service Sector, Department Organisation and Information, Siemens AG Austria, Vienna |
| 1999-2000 | Project Management, Y2K Support, Merrill Lynch Investment Bank Limited, Vienna |
| 2000-2001 | Research Department, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| 2001-2005 | Fiscal and Trade Policy Department, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| since 2002 | Part-Time Lecturer, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business); University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt and University of Applied Sciences bfi, Vienna |
| since 2005 | Head of Department, Fiscal and Trade Policy Department, Federal Austrian Economic Chamber, Vienna |
