Tuesday, 25th of June 201314.00h to 20.30h

Economic Council Germany / Wirtschaftsrat DeutschlandHotel InterContinental, Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin

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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 2013WIRTSCHAFTSTAG 2013

Economic Council Germany / Wirtschaftsrat DeutschlandHotel InterContinental, Budapester Straße 2, 10787 BerlinEconomic Council Germany / Wirtschaftsrat DeutschlandHotel InterContinental, Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin

Prof. Dr. Kurt J. Lauk, President Wolfgang Steiger, General Secretary

Invitation

Berlin, May 2013

This year the Wirtschaftsrat celebrates its 50-years jubilee. In order to address the tremendous challenges like the EU debt and fi nancial crises, the turnaround in energy policy and the de-mographic change, a strong social market economy is more im-portant than ever today. Therefore the Presidium and the Board have chosen the following keynote topic for 2013 Economic Con-ference:

A Strong Europe – A Bright Future for GermanyThe Economic Conference will open with a keynote speech about the future of the Euro by the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi. Followed by a presentation of the important key points for a sustainable and secure energy by the EU-Com-missioner Günther Oettinger. Further contributors of the open-ing session will be Peter Terium, Chairman of the Executive Board, RWE AG, Ullrich Grillo, President of the Federation of Ger-

man Industries (BDI), and Jürgen Fitschen, Co-Chairman of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank AG. Besides the Federal Min-isters, Peter Altmaier MdB and Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, our top-class panel discussions will bring together high level politicians, business executives and representatives of major associations.

The evening session will be opened by the Vice-President of Spain, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, who will give a short report about the current reform agenda of her country. In recognition of his stability-oriented and economic reform policy we will award the Ludwig Erhard Memorial Coin in Gold to the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte. As in past years, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel MdB, will hold the closing keynote speech.

We look forward to your attendance and active involvement in the discussions at the 2013 Economic Conference.

10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.Members’ and Delegates’ Conference(for members of the Economic Council to the CDU only)

2.00 p.m. to 2.15 p.m.Chairman‘s Welcome & Opening Remarks2.15 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.Opening Keynotes4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.Panel I: Creating Sustainable Growth

and Stability in EuropePanel II: Germany‘s International Competitiveness:

Require ments of a Vital and Dynamic Industrial Location

Panel III: The Limits of the Welfare State: Rethinking of Social Solidarity

Panel IV: The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Integrated Industry

7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.Evening Session

Conference Timetable Economic Conference 2013

2.00 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. Opening Prof. Dr. Kurt J. LaukPresident of the Economic Council to the CDU

2.15 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Opening KeynotesBuilding the Bridge to a Stable European EconomyMario Draghi President of the European Central Bank

The Future of European BankingJürgen Fitschen Co-Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG

Competitive, Sustainable and Secure Energy – Progress and ProspectsGünther OettingerCommissioner for Energy, European Commission

Shaping the Energy TransitionPeter Terium Chairman of the Executive Board, RWE AG

A Smart and Innovative Industry, Responding to New and Complex ChallengesUlrich Grillo President of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Opening

Panel I4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Creating Sustainable Growth and Stability in Europe

IntroductionErkki LiikanenGovernor of the Bank of Finland & Chairman of the High-level Expert Group on reforming the structure of the EU banking sector

Dr. Theodor WeimerSpokesman of the Management Board, UniCredit Bank AG/HypoVereinsbank

Panel Andrew BosomworthManaging Director, Portfolio Manager, Pimco Germany

Dr. Stephan LeithnerCEO Europe, Member of the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG

Dr. Michael Meister MdBDeputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag

Friedrich MerzChairman, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.

Georg Graf von Waldersee Managing Partner of Ernst & Young

ModeratorDr. Lutz RaettigChairman of the Supervisory Board of Morgan Stanley Bank AG

Panel II4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Germany‘s International Competitiveness: Requirements of a Vital and Dynamic Industrial Location

IntroductionPeter Altmaier MdBFederal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Dr. Heinrich HiesingerChairman of the Executive Board, ThyssenKrupp AG

Reinhold von Eben-WorléeCEO and General Manager of the Worlée-Group

PanelDr. Michael Fuchs MdBDeputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Groupin the German Bundestag

Tuomo Hatakka Chairman of the Management Board, Vattenfall Europe AG

Dr. Frank MastiauxChairman of the Management Board, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Dr. Michael SüßMember of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, CEO Energy Sector

Peter Willbrandt Chairman of the Executive Board, Aurubis AG

ModerationHildegard MüllerChairwoman of the General Executive Management Board, BDEW - German Association of Energy and Water Industries

4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

The Limits of the Welfare State: Rethinking of Social Solidarity

IntroductionHermann Gröhe MdBSecretary General of CDU Germany

Prof. Dr. Norbert WinkeljohannSpokesman of the Executive Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG

PanelFrank BreitingManaging Director, DWS Finanz-Service GmbH

Michael DreibrodtChairman of the Executive Board, myLife Lebensversicherung AG

Prof. Dr. Christoph M. SchmidtChairman of the German Council of Economic Experts & President, Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung RWI

Dr. Uwe Schroeder-WildbergChief Executive Officer, MLP AG

Jens Spahn MdBSpokesperson for health policy of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

ModeratorProf. Hans Helmut SchetterVice-President of the Economic Council to the CDU

Panel III

Panel IV4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Integrated Industry

IntroductionProf. Dr. Johanna WankaFederal Minister of Education and Research

Frank RiemenspergerManaging Director, Accenture GmbH

PanelWalter Haas CTO, Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH

Prof. Dr. Henning KagermannPresident acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften

Wolf LichtensteinVice President DACH Region, SAS Institute GmbH

Albert Rupprecht MdBSpokesperson for Education, Research and Technology Assessment of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag

Frank SportolariPresident of UPS Germany

ModeratorDr. Klaus Mittelbach Chairman of the Management Board of ZVEI - German Electrical and Electronic. Manufacturers‘ Association

Evening Session7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

IntroductionProf. Dr. Kurt J. Lauk President of the Economic Council to the CDU

A Growth Agenda for SpainSoraya Sáenz de SantamaríaVice-President of the Government, Minister for the Presidency and Government Spokesperson of Spain

Competitiveness: The Key to Balanced Growth in Monetary UnionMark RuttePrime Minister of The Netherlands

The Social Market Economy – a Compass for EuropeDr. Angela Merkel MdBChancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Conference ManagementOverall management: Wolfgang Steiger,

General SecretaryOverall management: Dr. Rainer Gerding,

Federal ManagerPress support: Dr. Thomas Raabe,

Press SpokesmanOrganisation: Iris Hund,

Head of Organisation/Finance

Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V., Luisenstraße 44, 10117 BerlinTel. ++49 30 / 2 40 87-0, Fax ++49 30 / 2 40 87-405www.wirtschaftsrat.de, E-Mail: info@wirtschaftsrat.de

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Conference VenueHotel InterContinentalBudapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin Tel.: ++49 30 / 2602-0, Fax ++49 30 / 26022600.

Conference FeeThe conference fee is � 80 per person for members of the Council of Economic Advisers and � 290 per person for non-members and accompanying persons. No charge is made for journalists and members of the Junior Groups. You are kindly requested to pay the conference fee to Deutsche Bank AG Bonn, account number 310 04 76, bank code 380 700 59. When making the remittance please ensure that you enter the names of the person(s) participating on the remittance slip.

Organisation

We have reserved a limited number of rooms in the Hotel Inter-Continental at special rates from 21 to 29 June 2013 for partici-pants in the 2013 Economic Conference.

You are kindly requested to directly contact the Hotel Inter-Continental and make your booking by 11 June 2013 using the code “2013 Economic Conference”

Please note that registrations will be handled on a first come, first served basis.

Hotel InterContinental Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin, Tel. ++49 30 / 26 02 12 87

Deutsche Bahn AG will be allocating a limited number of railway tickets at special rates for the period from 23 to 27 June 2013.

Reservations can be made via the Deutsche Bahn AG hotline, Tel.: ++49 1805 31 11 53. Code: Wirtschaftstag.

Prices: � 99 for a second-class return ticket inside Germany; � 159 for a first-class return ticket inside Germany.

Hotel room allocation

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Tuesday, 25th of June 201314.00h to 20.30h