Program

Innovative approaches and economic impetus to promote sustainable growth - for a strong, networked future for Europe.

Conference Day 1 | Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Daily moderator: Heike Göbel, editor responsible for economic policy, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

1.00 p.m.

Admission, registration

2.00 p.m.

Opening and welcome
Gerald Braunberger, Publisher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Günther H. Oettinger, President, United Europe e.V.
Prof. Jörg Rocholl, President, ESMT Berlin

2.30 p.m.

Opening keynote
Powering Germany's Competitiveness & Security with AI
Karan Bhatia, Global Head Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google

2.50 p.m.

Impulse and discussion
Germany & France: Working together for European technology innovation

Christian Hüttenhein, CEO, Pexus Ventures
Andre Pitie, Vice President, French Tech Berlin

Moderation: Alexander Armbruster, Editor in charge of Business Online, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

3.30 p.m.

CEO Talk
Andrea Casaluci, CEO, Pirelli
Wolfgang Meier, CEO, Pirelli Deutschland

Moderation: Johannes Pennekamp, Editor responsible for business reporting, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

4.00 p.m.

Sustainability and the green economy
Panel discussion: The future of energy and resource supply in the EU - What needs to change?

Hugh Elliott, Executive Chairman, Iberdrola Energía Internacional
Dr. Markus Krebber, CEO, RWE AG
Dr. Yun Luo, Co-Founder and CEO, ROSI SAS
Benjamin Merle, CPO, Enpal GmbH

Moderator: Dr. Christian Geinitz, business correspondent in Berlin, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

4.30 p.m.

Interjection: F.A.Z. Europa Lab
The future is created through dialog

Harald Neidhardt, CEO, Futur/io

4.35 p.m.

Break

5.05 - 7.05 p.m.

Solutions for Europe: technology and innovation

5.05 p.m.
Impulse: Innovation & future technologies - building blocks of tomorrow's economy

Dr. Laura Hirvi, Public Policy Manager DACH, Meta

5.35 p.m.

Prof. Reinhold R. Geilsdörfer, Managing Director, Dieter Schwarz Stiftung gGmbH

6.05 pm

Roman Hölzl, Co-Founder & CEO, RobCo GmbH

6.35 p.m.

Daniel Krauss, Co-Founder & CIO, Flix SE

7.05 pm

The economic policy debate
Debate: The role of the German government in Europe's economic success - a controversial assessment

Christian Dürr, Federal Chairman, FDP
Britta Haßelmann, Member of Parliament, Chairwoman, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group
Jens Spahn, Parliamentary Group Chairman, CDU/CSU parliamentary group
Sarna Röser, entrepreneur, supervisory board member and initiator, Unternehmer in Bewegung (UiB)
Armand Zorn, Member of Parliament, Deputy Chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag

Moderator: Heike Göbel, editor responsible for economic policy, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

8.00 p.m.

End of the first day and get-together

Conference Day 2 | Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Daily moderator: Heike Göbel, editor responsible for economic policy, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

9.00 a.m.

Geopolitical challenges facing the EU

Panel discussion: How is the EU responding to current wars and crises and what measures is it taking to limit their economic impact?

Dr. Moritz Brake, Managing Director, NEXMARIS GmbH and Atalantica GmbH
Dr. Claudia Schmucker, Head of the Center for Geopolitics, Geo-Economics and Technology, German Council on Foreign Relations

Moderation: Dr. Christoph Hein, Head of F.A.Z. PRO Weltwirtschaft

9.30 a.m.

Economists Talk: Economic Policy and Financial Stability

Gerald Braunberger, Editor, F.A.Z. in dialog with
Prof. Dr. Lars-Hendrik Röller, ESMT Berlin

10.00 a.m.

Impulse: Investing in infrastructure and innovation

Uta Niendorf, Partner and Member of the Executive Committee, Wavestone

10.30 a.m.

Media Talk: AI and societal change - the role of media as knowledge facilitators

Dr. Peter Figge, CEO, Jung von Matt AG
Christophe Jakubyszyn, Editorial Director, Groupe Les Echos-Le Parisien
Thomas Lindner, CEO, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Astrid Maier, Head of Strategy and deputy Editor-in-Chief, Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Moderation: Alexander Armbruster, Editor-in-Chief for Business Online, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

11.15 a.m.

Break

11.45 a.m.

Location Europe

Panel discussion: Focus on the European Economic Area - Evaluation of initiatives to increase competitiveness and innovative strength

Mark Böhm, CEO, Noventi Health SE
Andreas Mundt, President, German Federal Cartel Office
Peter Lochbihler, Global Head of Public Affairs, Booking.com
Marzena Czarnecka, Minister of Industry, Republic of Poland

Moderator: Hendrik Kafsack, economic correspondent in Brussels, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

12.30 p.m.

AI meets ESG - Innovation with responsibility

Daniela Herrmann, Co-Founder, Dynex Quantum Computing (QaaS) & Mission Leader, Dynex Moonshots
Dr. Tobias Raffel, Co-Founder and Director, Biodiversity Bridge

Moderation: Harald Neidhardt, CEO, Futur/io

1.15 p.m.

Interview

Gerald Braunberger, publisher, F.A.Z. in conversation with
Dr. Markus Söder, (MdL, CSU), Bavarian Prime Minister - live broadcast

from 1.40 pm

End of the conference followed by a networking lunch