New Growth in Europe?
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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German and English languageIs Europe facing a longer period of stagnation? Is the European social and economic system still perceived as a model system? Do we need to adapt the EU’s institutional framework to generate sustainable growth and employment? Do we have to redefine the concepts of “growth” and “welfare”?
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Ph.D. Olli REHN
European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, Brussels
| Olli Rehn joined the current college of Commissioners in February 2010 as European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, and in October 2011 he was appointed Vice-President of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro. | |
| Before that he served as Commissioner for Enlargement (November 2004 - February 2010) and Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society (July - November 2004). He was the Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Erkki Liikanen between 1998 and 2002. | |
| In 2002-2003 Olli Rehn worked as Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki. | |
| He was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1991 until 1995, when he also chaired the Finnish delegation to the Council of Europe. He was a member of the European Parliament in 1995-96. He was deputy chairman of the Centre Party in 1988-94 and chairman of the Centre Youth in 1987-89. | |
| Olli Rehn has a D.Phil. in international political economy from Oxford University (1996) and an MA in political science from the University of Helsinki (1989). In 1982-1983 he studied economics, international relations and journalism at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. |
Dr. Karl AIGINGER
Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna
| 1966-1970 | Studies of Economics, University of Vienna |
| since 1970 | Economic Researcher, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1982 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University, California |
| 1984-1987 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1991 | Visiting Professor, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1993-2000 | Member, Supervisory Board, ÖIAG - Österreichische Industrieholding, Vienna |
| 1996-1998 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1997 | Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2000-2004 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 1992 | Honorary Professor, Industrial Economics & Economic Policies, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| since 2000 | Editor, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade together with Marcel Canoy |
| 2002 | Visiting Professor, Research and Lecturing, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
| since 2005 | Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 2006 | Professor for Economic Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Coordinator, WWWforEurope (European Commission FP7) |
Mag. Christoph NEUMAYER
Director General, Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna
| Studies of History, Journalism and Law, University of Vienna | |
| Graduation with honors (Mag.phil) in History and Communication Science | |
| Degree from the 32nd Post Graduate Management University Course at the Vienna University of Economics and Business | |
| 7th Strategic Leadership Course of the LVAK (Austrian National Defence Academy) on behalf of the Federal Government and the National Security Council | |
| Postgraduate Diploma in General Management, ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin | |
| 1991-1992 | Press spokesman of the Vienna branch of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) |
| 1992-1997 | Permanent freelancer in the editorial department for ethnic minorities of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) |
| 1997-1998 | Press Officer, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), Editor-in-Chief of "Industry News Service" |
| 1998-1999 | Federal Managing Director of Young Industry / Group 1031 |
| 1999-2001 | Manager of the IV Newsroom, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) |
| 2001-2011 | Director of Marketing & Communication Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) |
| since 2011 | Director General of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) |
Ph.D. Tomás SEDLACEK
Chief Macroeconomic Strategist, CSOB - Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka a.s., Prague
| 2001 | Ph.D. in Theoretical Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University |
| 2006 | Yale University World Fellowship |
| 2001-2003 | Economic Advisor to President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic |
| 2004-2006 | Advisor to the Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic |
| since 2006 | Chief Macroeconomic Strategist, CSOB - Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka a.s., Prague |
| since 2009 | Member, National Economic Council of the Government of the Czech Republic |
| since 2013 | Council Member, World Economic Forum |
| Group Member, New Narrative for Europe, European Commission |
John PEET
Europe Editor, The Economist, London
| 1975-1985 | HM Treasury, London, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Brussels |
| 1986-1989 | Britain Correspondent, The Economist, London |
| 1989-1991 | Washington DC Correspondent, The Economist |
| 1991-1996 | Executive Editor, Surveys Editor, The Economist, London |
| 1996-1999 | Brussels (EU) Correspondent, The Economist |
| 1999-2003 | Business Affairs Editor, The Economist, London |
| since 2003 | Europe Editor, The Economist, London |
