Sustainable growth: The theme for this year's symposium
On Monday evening, Vienna's Liechtenstein Palace was the setting for the 12th Summernight Symposium organized by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. The theme of this year's event was "The post-crisis economy – Sustainable growth based on European values". Key Austrian business leaders discussed the topic with the former President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi (Foundation for World Wide Cooperation), Günther Oettinger (European Commissioner for Energy), Dr. Ewald Nowotny (Oesterreichische Nationalbank), Dr. Franz Fischler (Ökosoziales Forum Europa), DI Wolfgang Anzengruber (Verbund AG) and Roland Berger's CEO Dr. Burkhard Schwenker as well as the firm's founder and Chairman, Dr. Roland Berger.
Despite the distinctly unseasonal weather, some 500 high-caliber guests from the worlds of financial, business and the public sector gathered for the traditional symposium. They discussed Europe's path out of the crisis toward sustainable economic growth. Despite the prevailing view, Roland Berger boss Schwenker sees Europe's future in a mainly positive light. According to Schwenker, a total crash of the economy has been avoided and the green shoots of recovery can be seen. European virtues are accelerating this upward trend. After all, a third of the world's largest companies come from Europe. And this third generates 42% of total global profits. The European single market plays a key role in and after the crisis as an economic community of 500 million people. To strategically expand the European competitive position, education, market regulation and leveraging industrial strengths are essential. Besides the long-term mindset of European companies, the diversity of languages, cultures and systems in Europe are also an asset.
The participants included Raiffeisen board members Karl Sevelda and Peter Lennkh, BAWAG board member Regina Prehofer, Dino Dogan (Telekom CFO), Gustav Poschalko (ÖBB), Peter Michaelis (Österreichische Industrieholding), Reinhold Süßenbacher (CEO of Umdasch AG), Michael Gröller (Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG) and Peter Mitterbauer (Miba AG). After the presentations, guests discussed the topics in the grand setting of the palace while enjoying refreshments.
Despite the distinctly unseasonal weather, some 500 high-caliber guests from the worlds of financial, business and the public sector gathered for the traditional symposium. They discussed Europe's path out of the crisis toward sustainable economic growth. Despite the prevailing view, Roland Berger boss Schwenker sees Europe's future in a mainly positive light. According to Schwenker, a total crash of the economy has been avoided and the green shoots of recovery can be seen. European virtues are accelerating this upward trend. After all, a third of the world's largest companies come from Europe. And this third generates 42% of total global profits. The European single market plays a key role in and after the crisis as an economic community of 500 million people. To strategically expand the European competitive position, education, market regulation and leveraging industrial strengths are essential. Besides the long-term mindset of European companies, the diversity of languages, cultures and systems in Europe are also an asset.
The participants included Raiffeisen board members Karl Sevelda and Peter Lennkh, BAWAG board member Regina Prehofer, Dino Dogan (Telekom CFO), Gustav Poschalko (ÖBB), Peter Michaelis (Österreichische Industrieholding), Reinhold Süßenbacher (CEO of Umdasch AG), Michael Gröller (Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG) and Peter Mitterbauer (Miba AG). After the presentations, guests discussed the topics in the grand setting of the palace while enjoying refreshments.
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