European economy and politics after the crisis: Challenges and opportunities
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Dr. Norbert WALTER
Former Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group; Managing Director, Walter & Töchter Consult, Bad Soden
Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
Promotion, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität | |
1968-1971 | Mitarbeiter, Institut für Kapitalmarktforschung in Frankfurt/Main |
Verschiedene Funktionen, u. a. Leitung der Abteilungen Konjunktur sowie Ressourcenökonomik, Kieler Institut für Weltwirtschaft | |
1987 | Deutsche Bank Gruppe |
1990-2009 | Chefvolkswirt, Deutsche Bank Gruppe |
Geschäftsführer, Deutsche Bank Research | |
seit 2010 | Walter & Töchter Consult |
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. Josef CAP
Klubvorsitzender-Stellvertreter, Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat, Sozialdemokratische Parlamentsfraktion, Wien
Studied political sciences and pedagogics, University of Vienna | |
Doctoral thesis on: "Historisch-politologische Bestimmung sozialdemokratischer Identität in Theorie und Praxis von 1978 bis 1988" | |
Deputy federal chairman of the Association of Socialist Students- VSSTÖ | |
Elected officer of the Austrian Students' Union | |
1978-1984 | Chairman of the Association of Austria's Socialist Youth |
1979-1985 | Vice-president of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) |
Member of the National Executive of Austria's Socialist Party - SPÖ | |
1983 | Elected to Austria's National Council |
since 1994 | Chairman of the SPÖ district organization Hernals, Vienna |
1988-1995 | Secretary General of the federal SPÖ organization |
1995-2001 | President of SPÖ's "Zukunfts- und Kulturwerkstätte" (think tank and platform for discussion) |
2001-2007 | Executive Chairman of the Social Democratic Group |
2007-2013 | Chairman of the Social Democratic Group |
2008-2013 | Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Austrian National Council |
since 2013 | Representative to the Chairman of the Social Democratic Group |
Prof. Dr. Zoltan CSEFALVAY
State Secretary, Ministry for National Economy of the Republic of Hungary, Budapest
1983-1990 | Research Fellow, Institute for Geography of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary |
1990-1991 | Head of the Ministerial Cabinet Office, Ministry for Industry, Budapest, Hungary |
1991-1995 | Advisor to the President, Hungarian National Bank, Budapest, Hungary |
1995-1997 | Research Fellow, Humboldt Fellowship, Department of Geography, University Heidelberg |
1995-1998 | Managing Director, Hungarian Centre of Trend Research, Budapest, Hungary |
1997-1999 | Research Fellow, Institute for Urban and Regional Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
1998-2008 | Senior Lecturer, Kodolanyi Janos College, Szekesfehervar, Hungary |
2000-2002 | Deputy Secretary of State, Department for Regional Economic Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Budapest, Hungary |
since 2002 | Professor of Economic Geography, Andrassy Gyula German University of Budapest, Hungary |
since 2010 | Secretary of State for Economic Strategy, Ministry for National Economy, Budapest, Hungary |
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 |
Dipl.-Ing. Josef PRÖLL
Ehemaliger Vizekanzler und Bundesminister für Finanzen der Republik Österreich; Vorstandssprecher, Leipnik-Lundenburger Invest Beteiligungs AG, Wien
1987-1993 | Studium an der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Studienrichtung Landwirtschaft, Studienzweig Agrarökonomie |
1993-1998 | Referent der Niederösterreichischen Landes-Landwirtschaftskammer |
1998-2000 | Wirtschaftspolitischer Referent im Österreichischen Bauernbund; Assistent der Abgeordneten Agnes Schierhuber im EU-Parlament |
1999-2000 | Direktor des Wiener Bauernbundes |
2000-2001 | Kabinettschef von Bundesminister Wilhelm Molterer im Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) |
2001-2003 | Direktor des Österreichischen Bauernbundes |
2003-2008 | Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) |
seit 2008 | Bundesparteiobmann der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
Vizekanzler und Bundesminister für Finanzen der Republik Österreich, Wien |
Andreas SCHNAUDER
Head of Department Economy, Der Standard, Vienna
1986 | Studium der Handelswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
1989-1991 | Trainee-Programm, Girozentrale |
1992-1993 | Hochschullehrgang für Journalismus, Institut für Publizistik, Universität Wien |
1992 | Volontariat (danach freier Mitarbeiter), Wirtschaftsressort, Der Standard |
1994 | Anstellung, Der Standard |
1997 | Stellvertretender Ressortleiter Wirtschaft, Die Presse |
2003-2005 | Korrespondent in Brüssel |
seit 2005 | Stellvertretender Ressortleiter Wirtschaft, Der Kurier |
seit 2007 | Ressortleiter Wirtschaft, Der Standard |