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Fireside Talk “Future of Europe – Future of the European Economy”

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Feuerwehrhaus
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in deutscher Sprache

What is the future of Europe and the EU? What challenges does the EU face? How does the EU develop after the Brexit vote? What are the economic consequences of the UK leaving the EU? What about further integration or deepening? Can the EU keep (or even increase) its leading role in the world?

Director, IHS - Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
President, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna
Editor in Chief, NEWS GmbH, Vienna Chair

Dr. Univ.-Prof. Martin KOCHER

Director, IHS - Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna

2002 Doctorate, Economics, University of Innsbruck
2002-2007 Assistant Professor, University of Innsbruck and University of Amsterdam
2007-2010 Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, University of Munich
2010 Full Professor in Behavioral and Experimental Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich
since 2011 Full Professor of Economics, University of Munich
Affiliate Professor, University of Gothenburg
2012-2013 Dean, Department of Economics, University of Munich
2013 Affiliate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
2013-2016 Professor of Economics, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich
since 2016 Director, IHS - Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna

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. Esther MITTERSTIELER

Editor in Chief, NEWS GmbH, Vienna

1987-1992 Contemporary history and philosophy (Lettere e Filosofia), Bologna
1993-1996 Business editor, daily newspaper "Dolomiten", Bozen
1996 Traineeship, Italys first financial newspaper "Il sole 24ore", Milan
1996-1998 Deputy head of department of economics, "Dolomiten", Bozen
Collaboration with public radio "RAI", presentation of "Pressespiegel"
1998-2001 Financial reporter, n-tv
1998-2002 Business editor, Der Standard, Vienna
2003-2004 Freelance journalist for profil, trend, DM Euro
2004 Public Relations Adviser, Scholdan & Company
2005-2006 Editor in Chief of Finance, Business People; Deputy editor in Chief, medianet
2006-2007 Chief Reporter, WirtschaftsBlatt
2007-2012 Head of Department Companies & Markets and Chief Editorship, WirtschaftsBlatt
2012-2014 Editor in Chief, WirtschaftsBlatt
since 2015 Chief Editorship and Head of Business department, "News", Vienna
since 2017 Editor in Chief, "News", Vienna

Economic Symposium

show timetable
Genre : all

30.08.2016

08:00 - 10:30Charity Soccer Match – Good Game, Good CauseSocial
12:00 - 12:30OpeningPlenary
12:30 - 14:00Changing World – Changing WaysPlenary
14:10 - 14:45Meet the Speaker: Cesar HidalgoPlenary
14:10 - 14:45Meet the Speaker: Robin ChasePlenary
14:30 - 16:00Market Economy – Reinvent or Reboot?Plenary
16:30 - 18:00ecoplus Lower Austria EveningSocial
16:30 - 18:00Fireside Talk “Future of Europe – Future of the European Economy”Partner
18:00 - 19:30Migration – Opportunity and ChallengePlenary
19:30 - 20:30Illuminating AlpbachSocial

31.08.2016

06:00 - 07:0016th management club Business BreakfastPartner
06:00 - 07:00Country Breakfast Georgia – Ways Out of CorruptionPlenary
06:00 - 07:00Country Breakfast Israel – the Country of Start-UpsPlenary
06:00 - 07:00Country Breakfast South Korea – Education Is the KeyPlenary
07:00 - 08:30Digital Employees – Have No Fear, Technology Is HerePlenary
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 01: Online Platforms – New Working Conditions in the Digital AgeBreakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 02: The Role of a Modern State for the Economy and SocietyBreakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 03: The European Data Economy Needs a New Enlightenment!Breakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 04: Crowdsourcing – If You Have a Problem, Ask Everyone!?Breakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 05: Regional Hidden Champions: Ready for the Future?Breakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 06: New Values, New Ambitions? How Traditional Leadership Is Challenged by MillennialsBreakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 07: Motivate and Regulate – Behavioural Economics as a New Approach in PoliticsBreakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 08: The 4th Industrial Revolution – Reurbanisation of ProductionBreakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 09: FinTechs, Crowdfunding and Online Consultancy – a Change for the Whole Financial Industry?Breakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 10: Digital Transformation Through Business Model InnovationBreakout
09:00 - 11:30Breakout Session 11: The Power and Myth of CreativityBreakout
11:30 - 13:00Lunch ReceptionSocial
11:45 - 12:45World.Economy.Austria. Successful Ideas for Our CountryPartner
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 12: International Trade – Past, Present, FutureBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 13: Where Fear Reigns, Reason FadesBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 14: Big Data – a Vision of the Future, or: the End of Coincidence?Breakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 15: Leadership & Responsibility – How Responsible Leaders Do Good and Irresponsible Leaders Create HavocBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 16: Stay Innovative – the Example of Light Weight DesignBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 17: Live or Let Die? The Evolution of the Economy – Darwinism Mixes Up the MarketsBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 18: The Energy Transition – a Test for Our Economic SystemBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 19: Quo Vadis Digital Europe/Austria?Breakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 20: Hands on Jam Session – Business as Unusual: Open Innovation and Service Design ThinkingBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 21: Opinion Making Between Transparency and Headline FeverBreakout
13:00 - 15:30Breakout Session 22: Transparency – Cui Bono?Breakout
16:30 - 18:00Switch – Changing Culture, Changing Business?Plenary
17:00 - 18:30Myths and Facts. How Is it with the Austrian Economic and Social System?Partner

31.08.-30.08.2016

Magenta NightSocial

01.09.2016

06:00 - 07:00Breakfast ClubPlenary
06:30 - 07:30“Kater” BreakfastPartner
07:00 - 08:30Digital Entrepreneurship in EuropePlenary
07:00 - 08:30Fully Connected – Fully Enlightened or Fully Enslaved? – Peter Drucker Morning SessionPlenary
09:00 - 10:30Different Countries, Different Solutions – Economic Cultures in ComparisonPlenary
10:40 - 11:15Meet the Speaker: Lung YingtaiPlenary
10:40 - 11:15Meet the Speaker: Philipp BlomPlenary
14:30 - 18:00Economic DialoguePartner