Networking and Lobbying in Finance
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Mag. Gerhard HUEMER
Director Economic and Fiscal Affairs, European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Brussels
| 1986 | University Linz, Diploma in Economics |
| 1987-1998 | Economic Policy Department, Austrian Economic Chamber |
| 1994-1998 | Managing Director, Austrian Advisory Council for Economic and Social Affairs |
| since 1999 | Director for Economic and Fiscal Policies and Head of the Study Unit, UEAPME (European Association for Crafts and SMEs), Brussels |
Christoph ROSENBERG
Advisor, European Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington D.C.
| 1986-1993 | Freelance Journalist, various German business publications |
| 1989-1993 | Assistant Professor, Regensburg University, Germany |
| 1993-2005 | Various positions in the IMF's Policy Department, European II Department and African Department |
| 2005-2009 | IMF Senior Regional Representative, Warsaw, Poland |
| since 2009 | Advisor in the IMF's European Department, responsible for Eastern Europe, in particular Baltic countries, Washington D.C. |
Dr.iur. Hans-Dietmar SCHWEISGUT
Ambassador of the European Union to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia, Beijing
| 1974 | Graduation, Law Faculty (Dr. Jur.), Innsbruck University |
| 1975 | MCL, SMU, Dallas, USA |
| 1975-1977 | Postgraduate studies, Diplomatische Akademie Wien (Diplomatic Academy Vienna) |
| 1977 | Joins the Austrian diplomatic service |
| 1979-1983 | Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, New York |
| 1983-1984 | Head of the office, State Secretary for Economic Coordination in the Austrian Federal Chancellery |
| 1984-1986 | Secretary and later head of the office to the Federal Minister for Public Economy and Transport of Austria |
| 1986-1987 | Economic advisor to the Austrian Federal Minister of Finance |
| 1987-1991 | Minister at the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo |
| 1991-1999 | Director General for Economic Integration and Customs of the Federal Ministry of Finance, responsible for economic and monetary policy, international affairs, including the International Financial |
| Institutions, European Integration, Customs and excise taxes | |
| 1999-2003 | Ambassador of Austria to Japan |
| 2003-2007 | Ambassador of Austria to the People's Republic of China |
| 2007 -2010 | Permanent Representative of Austria to the European Union in Brussels |
| 2011 -2014 | Ambassador of the European Union to Japan |
Franz KAPS
Senior Partnership Advisor (Consultant), Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank, Munich
| 1964 | Masters in Law |
| 1968 | Bar Examination (Assessor iur.) |
| 1968-1970 | Assistant to Member of German Parliament, Bonn/Germany |
| 1970-1972 | World Bank Secretary s Department |
| 1972-1984 | Several operational assignments in Central America, Egypt and Yugoslavia |
| 1984-1997 | Several senior assignments in the World Bank s Africa Region, including serving as Resident Representative in Dakar Senegal (1984-88) |
| 1997-2000 | Senior Partnership Advisor, Office of the Vice President Europe and Central Asia |
| 2000-2004 | Senior Partnership Advisor, Office of the Vice President Europe and Central Asia, based in Budapest, Hungary. Prime responsibility: overall coordination between the World Bank and the European Commission (EC) concerning the enlargement process of the European Union (EU) as well as the so-called European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) |
| 2004-2007 | World Bank Special Representative for Southeast Europe and co-manager of Joint European Commission-World Bank Office for Southeast Europe, as well as ECA Senior Partnership Advisor, Brussels, Belgium |
| Retired in late May 2007 but continues to serve as World Bank consultant, especially on matters related to cooperation between the World Bank s Europe and Central Asia Region and European institutions, especially the European Commission. |
