Networking and Lobbying in the European Commission
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Alpbacher Hauptschule (Turnsaal)
Plenary
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in englischer Sprache
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Mag. Barbara BRANDTNER
Leiterin, Referat Durchsetzung und Verfahrensreform, GD Wettbewerb, Europäische Kommission, Brüssel
| Studied Law at the University of Vienna, the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and the University of Michigan Law School (LLM 1992). | |
| 1993-1995 | Associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, Brussels |
| since 1996 | European Commission at the Legal Service |
| 2002-2004 | Member of the Cabinet of the Hon. Chris Patten, European Commissioner for External Relations |
| 2004-2008 | Member, then Deputy Head of Cabinet of Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition |
| since 2008 | Head of Unit "Enforcement and Procedural Reform" in DG Competition (COMP.H.4) |
Dr. Irmfried SCHWIMANN
Director, Directorate D Markets and Cases III: Financial Services, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission, Brussels
| University degree in law and political science | |
| 1984-1989 | Diplomatic Service, Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, posts in Vienna, New Delhi, Brussels |
| 1989-1999 | Head of service "International relations", Bundesländer Insurance Company; after merger/restructuring: UNIQA insurance group |
| since 1999 | European Commission |
| 1999-2006 | DG Internal Market |
| 1999-2002 | Desk officer, Unit "Payment Systems and Retail Issues" |
| 2002-2003 | Member, Commissioner Bolkestein' s cabinet |
| 2003-2006 | Head, Unit "Financial Services Policy" |
| since 2006 | Directorate General Competition |
| 2006-2009 | Head, Unit "Financial Services" (Antitrust) |
| 2007-2009 | Acting Director, "Financial Services and Health-related markets" |
| since 2009 | Director, "Markets and Cases III: Financial Services, |
| Head, Financial Crisis Task Force |
Mag. Heinz ZOUREK
Former Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels
| Studied Economics, University of Vienna | |
| Started his professional life in the Chamber of Labour in Vienna, where he became Director of the department for External Trade and European Integration | |
| 1990-1993 | Director, Economic Policy Department, Confederation of Austrian Trade Unions, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Member of the College, EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 1995-2001 | Deputy Director General, Directorate General for the Internal Market, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2001-2005 | Deputy Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2012 | Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2012-2016 | Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels |
| since 2016 | Retired, Special Advisor for Commissioner Moscovici |
Mag. Barbara SCHENNACH
Former Head, EU-Office of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Brussels
| 1998 | Eintritt in das EU-Traineeprogramm der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wirtschaftspolitische Abteilung, Abt. für Integrations- |
| und Handelspolitik | |
| 2000 | Entsendung an das EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich in Brüssel |
| 2002 | Leitung, EU-Büro des Österreichischen Sparkassenverbandes, Brüssel |
| 2003 | Stellvertretende Leiterin, EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
| seit 2005 | Leiterin, EU-Büro der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
