Different Countries, Different Solutions – Economic Cultures in Comparison
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheEconomic models of the past are increasingly under pressure from migration, digitalisation and climate change. Europe is not the only market facing these challenges. The Atlantic and the Asian economies are also dealing with similar issues. How do other economic cultures approach these changes?
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Dr. Philipp BLOM
Author, Lecturer & Broadcaster, Vienna
| Philipp Blom was born in 1970 in Hamburg and grew up in Detmold, in Germany. After university studies in Vienna and Oxford, he obtained a D.Phil in Modern History. He started writing at Oxford and published a novel as well as occasional journalism. After university, he worked in London as an editor, translator, writer and freelance journalist, contributing to newspapers, magazines and radio programmes in Great Britain, the US, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, and France. In 2001, Philipp Blom moved to Paris to concentrate on his books. In 2007 he settled in Vienna, where he continues to write historical nonfiction as well as fiction, and journalism. He presents a cultural discussion programme on Austrian national radio and has lectured on philosophy and cultural history in Europe, the US, and South America. |
Ph.D. Patricia A. BUCKLEY
Managing Director, Economic Policy and Analysis, Deloitte US, Arlington, VA
| 1978 | B.Sc. Economics, Clemson University |
| 1986 | Ph.D. Economics, Georgetown University |
| 1986-1987 | Economist, Joint Economic Committee, US Congress, Washington, DC |
| 1987-1999 | Economist, Manufacturers Alliance, Arlington, VA |
| 1999-2006 | Senior Economic Advisor, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC |
| 2006-2012 | Senior Economic Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC |
| since 2012 | Director of Economic Policy and Analysis, Deloitte US, Arlington, VA |
Dr. Yingtai LUNG
Writer; Professor, University of Hong Kong; Former Minister of Culture, Taiwan
| 1999-2003 | Commissioner, Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government |
| 2005-2007 | Professor, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
| 2008-2012 | Professor, University of Hong Kong |
| 2012-2014 | Minister of Culture, Taiwan |
| since 2015 | Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities, University of Hong Kong |
Mag.a Rosa LYON
Presenter and Editor, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna
| 1994-2005 | Different jobs, from doctor´s to tax consultant office, from parliament to marketing company |
| 2000-2005 | Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| since 2005 | Journalist; Editor; Reporter, Radio Österreich 1, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
| since 2010 | Journalist; Editor; Reporter, Zeit-im-Bild, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
| since 2016 | Host ZiB, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
Dipl.-Kfm. Dr. Claus J. RAIDL
Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1970-1971 | Senior assistant, Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research |
| 1971-1974 | Worked in banking and for a certified public accountant, provided consultancy services to the OECD on international tax law and multinational corporations |
| 1974-1981 | Österreichische Volksfürsorge Allgemeine Versicherung AG |
| 1981-1982 | Member of the Executive Board, Wiener Holding Ges.m.b.H. |
| 1982-1986 | Member of the Executive Board, ÖIAG (Österreichische Industrieverwaltungs AG) |
| 1986-1988 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE AG |
| 1988-1992 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE STAHL AG |
| 1993-1994 | Member of the Executive Board, AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIES AG |
| 1991-2010 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG |
| 2007-2010 | Member, Executive Board, voestalpine AG |
| 2008-2018 | President, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
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